Prinplup

Type

Attack

Defense

Speed

Special Attack

Special Defense

Total

405

#100

0' 3.1"
50.71 lbs.

Penguin Pokémon

Because every Prinplup considers itself to be the most important, they can never form a group. It searches for prey in icy seas.

Ability capacity:
80

Egg group(s):
Water 1
Field

EV Yield:
Special Attack: 2

Growth:
Medium Slow

Catch Rate:
45

Evolution

Piplup	Level 16	Prinplup	Level 36	Empoleon

Wild Encounters

Type	Map	Chance	Level
Land	Argadnel Lake	5%	13-17
Overworld	Centauri City (after defeating Team Nova)	10.0%	14
	Centauri City (after obtaining 2 badge(s))	12.0%	19
	Centauri City (after obtaining 3 badge(s))	15.0%	24

Trainers

Swimmer Phelps

Prinplup Lv. 27
	Abilities		Moves
	Torrent Early Bird Swift Swim		Water Sport Peck Bubble Beam Hydrofoil

Golduck Lv. 28
	Abilities		Moves
	Damp Swift Swim		Disable Screech Zen Headbutt Aqua Tail

Battle Frontier

Prinplup @ Mystic Water
	Abilities		Moves
			Ice Beam Water Pledge Scald Signal Beam

Prinplup @ Wacan Berry
	Abilities		Moves
	Torrent Early Bird		Bubble Beam Polar Plunge Ice Beam Double Team

Move learnset

By leveling up

Level	Move	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Evolve	Metal Claw	50	95	35
1	Whirlpool	35	85	15
1	Chilling Water	50	100	20
4	Growl	—	100	40
8	Bubble	40	100	30
11	Water Sport	—	100	15
15	Peck	35	100	35
19	Bubble Beam	65	100	20
24	Hydrofoil	50	100	20
28	Fury Attack	15	85	20
33	Brine	65	100	10
37	Polar Plunge	80	95	15
42	Mist	—	—	30
46	Drill Peck	80	100	20
50	Hydro Pump	110	80	5
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Prinplup Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Prinplup

By TM

TM		Move	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM 002	Aqua Jet	40	100	20
	TM 005	Toxic	—	90	10
	TM 007	Hail	—	—	10
	TM 010	Hidden Power	60	100	15
	TM 013	Blizzard	110	70	5
	TM 017	Protect	—	—	10
	TM 018	Rain Dance	—	—	5
	TM 023	Return	—	100	20
	TM 027	Double Team	—	—	15
	TM 031	Brick Break	75	100	15
	TM 036	Attract	—	100	15
	TM 046	Scald	80	100	15
	TM 076	Surf	90	100	15
	TM 078	Strength	95	100	15
	TM 088	Polar Plunge	80	95	15
	TM 099	Liquidation	85	100	10
	TM 100	Ice Beam	90	100	10
	TM 105	Water Pulse	60	100	20
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Prinplup Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Prinplup

By breeding

Parents

Move

Type

Cat.

Pwr.

Acc.

Agility

—

Aqua Ring

—

Arctic Ambush

100

Bide

—

Double Hit

Feather Dance

—

100

Flail

—

100

Hydro Pump

110

Icy Wind

Mud-Slap

100

Mud Sport

—

100

Polar Plunge

Power Trip

100

Roost

—

Snore

100

Supersonic

—

Yawn

—

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Prinplup
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Prinplup

By tutoring

Move	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Aerial Ace	60	—	20
Agility	—	—	30
Aqua Ring	—	—	20
Arctic Ambush	70	100	20
Baby-Doll Eyes	—	100	30
Bide	—	—	10
Blubber Bump	80	100	10
Brine	65	100	10
Bubble	40	100	30
Bubble Beam	65	100	20
Captivate	—	100	20
Charm	—	100	20
Chilling Water	50	100	20
Confide	—	—	20
Covet	60	100	25
Cut	50	95	30
Defog	—	—	15
Dig	80	100	10
Dive	80	100	10
Double-Edge	120	100	15
Double Hit	35	90	10
Drill Peck	80	100	20
Echoed Voice	40	100	15
Endure	—	—	10
Facade	70	100	20
Feather Dance	—	100	15
Flail	—	100	15
Fling	—	100	10
Frustration	—	100	20
Fury Attack	15	85	20
Grass Knot	—	100	20
Growl	—	100	40
Headbutt	70	100	15
Hydro Pump	110	80	5
Hydrofoil	50	100	20
Ice Spinner	80	100	15
Icy Wind	55	95	15
Life Dew	—	—	10
Mist	—	—	30
Mud-Slap	20	100	10
Mud Sport	—	100	15
Natural Gift	—	100	15
Odor Sleuth	—	—	40
Peck	35	100	35
Pluck	60	100	20
Pound	40	100	35
Power Trip	20	100	10
Quash	—	100	15
Rest	—	—	10
Rock Smash	40	100	15
Rock Tomb	60	95	15
Roost	—	—	10
Round	60	100	15
Secret Power	70	100	20
Signal Beam	75	100	15
Sleep Talk	—	—	10
Snore	50	100	15
Stealth Rock	—	—	20
Substitute	—	—	10
Supersonic	—	55	20
Swagger	—	85	15
Tackle	40	100	35
Water Gun	40	100	25
Water Pledge	80	100	10
Water Sport	—	100	15
Waterfall	90	100	15
Whirlpool	35	85	15
Work Up	—	—	30
Yawn	—	—	10
Hone Claws	—	—	15
Metal Claw	50	95	35
Shadow Claw	70	100	15
Triple Axel	20	90	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Prinplup Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Prinplup

Ability Learnset

By leveling up

Level	Ability	Cost	Description
1	Torrent	14	Powers up Water-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
10	Swift Swim	60	Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.
25	Early Bird	1	The Pokémon awakens from sleep twice as fast as other Pokémon.
40	Snow Cloak	2	Boosts evasiveness in a hailstorm.
55	Water Veil	17	The Pokémon is covered with a water veil, which prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
70	Refrigerate	77	Normal-type moves become Ice-type moves. Their power is boosted a little.
85	Defiant	32	Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat sharply when its stats are lowered.
100	Competitive	32	Boosts the Sp. Atk stat sharply when a stat is lowered.
Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled

By Disc

Disc		Ability	Cost	Description
	Disc 11	Ball Fetch	0	If the Pokémon is not holding an item, it will fetch the first failed thrown Poké Ball.
	Disc 13	Cloud Nine	32	Eliminates the effects of weather.
	Disc 19	Liquid Voice	32	All sound-based moves become Water-type moves.
	Disc 34	Water Absorb	15	Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move instead of taking damage.
	Disc 41	Swift Swim	60	Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.
	Disc 46	Fog Veil	11	Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in eerie fog.
	Disc 52	Damp	2	Prevents the use of explosive moves, such as Self-Destruct, by dampening its surroundings.
	Disc 60	Overcoat	2	Protects the Pokémon from things like sand, hail, and powder.
Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled

By tutoring

Ability	Cost	Description
Big Pecks	6	Protects the Pokémon from Defense-lowering effects.
Competitive	32	Boosts the Sp. Atk stat sharply when a stat is lowered.
Defeatist	-17	Halves the Pokémon's Attack and Sp. Atk stats when its HP becomes half or less.
Defiant	32	Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat sharply when its stats are lowered.
Distillize	77	Normal-type moves become Water-type moves. Their power is boosted a little.
Early Bird	1	The Pokémon awakens from sleep twice as fast as other Pokémon.
Emergency Exit	-22	The Pokémon, sensing danger, switches out when its HP becomes half or less.
Hydration	23	Heals status conditions if it's raining.
Ice Body	11	The Pokémon gradually regains HP in a hailstorm.
Inner Focus	11	The Pokémon's intensely focused, and that protects the Pokémon from flinching.
Klutz	-25	The Pokémon can't use any held items.
Mimicry	22	Changes the Pokémon's type depending on the terrain.
Pickup	1	The Pokémon may pick up the items, both during and outside of battle.
Predictable	-13	This Pokémon's predictable maneuvers make moves hit against it without fail.
Rattled	2	Dark-, Ghost-, and Bug-type moves scare the Pokémon and boost its Speed stat.
Refrigerate	77	Normal-type moves become Ice-type moves. Their power is boosted a little.
Run Away	0	Enables a sure getaway from wild Pokémon.
Slow Start	-94	For five turns, the Pokémon's Attack and Speed stats are halved.
Slush Rush	51	Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in a hailstorm.
Snow Cloak	2	Boosts evasiveness in a hailstorm.
Sprinkle Spit	43	The Pokémon makes it rain when it's hit by an attack.
Torrent	14	Powers up Water-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
Truant	-67	The Pokémon can't use a move if it had used a move on the previous turn.
Water Veil	17	The Pokémon is covered with a water veil, which prevents the Pokémon from getting a burn.
Weak Bones	-19	Halves the Pokémon's Defense stat.
Butterfingers	-3	The Pokémon may drop its held item when hit by a damaging move.
Heavy Water	7	Boosts the Pokémon's Defensive stats in Rain.
Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled