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Piplup is a Water-type Pokémon from the Sinnoh region. It evolves into Prinplup when fed 25 candies and its final evolution is Empoleon.
Pokédex description
Penguin Pokémon
Because it is very proud, it hates accepting food from people. Its thick down guards it from cold.
- Piplup's cry
Possible attacks
Fast attacks
Charged attacks
Evolution family
Piplup is part of a three-member family.
Event Pokémon forms
These Event Piplup forms cannot evolve.
| Regular | Shiny |
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| Halloween | |
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Availability
- Piplup was released with the main release of Sinnoh-region Pokémon on October 16th, 2018.
Shiny form of Piplup was released on the twenty-fifth Community Day on January 19th, 2020.
| Method | Maximum CP | Details |
|---|---|---|
 Wild |
921 998 (weather boosted) |
In wild since 2018 Oct 16
Increased spawns in: |
 Eggs |
614 |
Increased chance/Previously in: |
 Raid Battles |
614 767 (weather boosted) |
Tier 1 CP 3,364
Visit List of Raid Bosses changes for complete appearance |
 Research tasks |
460 | Field Research: Catch 2 Piplup: Pokémon BD & SP Event (hats) Catch 5 Ghost-type Pokémon: Halloween 2021 (costume) Make 5 Great Throws: 5th Anniversary Power up Pokémon 4 times: Sinnoh Cerebration Event Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon: Lake Legends Event Give your buddy a treat: Throwback Challenge 2020: Sinnoh Catch 3 Piplup: January 2020 Community Day Special Research/Timed Research: December Community Day 2021 - 4th part: Catch 5 different species of Pokémon Animation Week Research - 7th part: Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms Jump-Start Research - 4th part: Catch a Legendary Pokémon from Field Research Breakthrough or raid |
 GO Battle League |
614 | Obtainable starting from rank: 14 (Season 6) |
Gallery
Piplup Pokédex entry
Avatar Items
Stickers
Trivia
- In Generation IV of core series games, Piplup was a Starter Pokémon and now, in Pokémon GO, though it is not official, it is considered a Sinnoh-region Starter Pokémon in players community.
External links
- Piplup page, on the official Pokédex website
- Piplup article, on the Bulbapedia
- Piplup article, on the Pokémon Wiki
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| Nihilego |
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| Meltan |
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| Melmetal |
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| Skwovet |
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| Greedent |
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| Wooloo |
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| Dubwool |
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| Obstagoon |
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| Perrserker |
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| Sirfetch'd |
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| Mr. Rime |
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| Runerigus |
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| Falinks |
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| Zacian |
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| Zamazenta |
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| Zarude |
Legendary Pokémon • Mythical Pokémon • Shiny Pokémon • Lucky Pokémon • Shadow Pokémon • Region-exclusive Pokémon • Starter Pokémon • Baby Pokémon • Fossil Pokémon
List of Pokémon (by release date • by Pokédex data • by statistics • by evolution family • by gender ratio) • Pokémon with different forms • Pokémon with gender differences • List of Shiny Pokémon (Comparison)
