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Popplio's Type

WATER

Popplio's Pokédex #s

National #: 728

Popplio's Base Stats

HP:: 50

Attack:: 54

Defense:: 54

Sp. Atk:: 66

Sp. Def:: 56

Speed:: 40

Total:: 320

Misc. Info

Height:: 1'4" (0.4m)

Weight:: 16.5 lbs. (7.5 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Water 1 / Field

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,059,680

EV Yield:: 1 Sp. Atk

Base EXP:: 64

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Popplio's Abilities

Here are what abilities Popplio can possibly have, along with their effects.

Torrent: Increases the damage of Popplio's Water-type moves by 50% when it is at 1/3 or less HP.

Liquid Voice: Sound-based moves used by Popplio become Water-type instead of their usual type.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Popplio's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: ELECTRIC

GRASS

½: FIRE

WATER

ICE

STEEL

Popplio's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Popplio evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Popplio: starting form

Brionne: at level 17

Primarina: at level 34

Popplio's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Popplio can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Popplio learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Pound Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Growl Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	40	Nearby Enemies
3	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
6	Disarming Voice Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	FAIRY	40	--	15	Nearby Enemies
9	Aqua Jet Has higher priority.	WATER	40	100%	20	One Target
12	Baby-Doll Eyes +1 priority. Lowers the target's Attack by one stage.	FAIRY	--	100%	30	One Target
15	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
18	Sing Puts the target to sleep.	NORMAL	--	55%	15	One Target
21	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
24	Encore Forces the target to use its recent move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	5	One Target
27	Misty Terrain Activates Misty Terrain for 5 turns, which protects non-airborne Pokémon from status conditions and halves damage from Dragon-type moves.	FAIRY	--	--	10	Entire Field
30	Hyper Voice Damages all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Nearby Enemies
33	Moonblast 30% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Atk by one stage.	FAIRY	95	100%	15	One Target
36	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Popplio can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM21	Rest Popplio restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Popplio from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM27	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM29	Charm Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.	FAIRY	--	100%	20	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM35	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM36	Whirlpool Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn. Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	35	85%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Popplio is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM41	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
TM45	Dive Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	WATER	80	100%	10	One Target
TM55	Brine Does double damage if the target's HP is 50% or less.	WATER	65	100%	10	One Target
TM71	Wonder Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense stats are swapped.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM78	Acrobatics Damage is doubled if Popplio has no held item when this attack hits.	FLYING	55	100%	15	One Target
TM87	Draining Kiss Heals Popplio by 75% of the damage dealt to the target.	FAIRY	50	100%	10	One Target
TM89	Misty Terrain Activates Misty Terrain for 5 turns, which protects non-airborne Pokémon from status conditions and halves damage from Dragon-type moves.	FAIRY	--	--	10	Entire Field

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Popplio can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR03	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
TR04	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TR05	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TR06	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TR16	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR17	Amnesia Raises Popplio's Special Defense by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Popplio's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Popplio's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR30	Encore Forces the target to use its recent move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	5	One Target
TR31	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TR35	Uproar Lose control for up to 5 turns. While the Uproar is active, no Pokémon can be asleep.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Random Enemy
TR42	Hyper Voice Damages all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR84	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR85	Work Up Raises Popplio's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TR90	Play Rough 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack by one stage.	FAIRY	90	90%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Popplio can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Popplio.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Aqua Ring Restores 1/16 the user's max HP between turns.	WATER	--	--	20	User
EGG	Perish Song All Pokémon on the field are knocked out after 3 turns unless they switch out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	All Pokémon
EGG	Life Dew Heals Popplio and all of its allies by 25% of their max HP.	WATER	--	--	10	All Allies

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Popplio can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Flip Turn Forces Popplio to switch out after dealing damage.	WATER		60	100%	20	One Target
TUTOR	Triple Axel Hits up to three times in a row, with 20, 40, and 60 power. Each hit is affected by accuracy and evasion, and the move ends if it misses a hit.	ICE		20	90%	10	One Target

Popplio's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Popplio's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Popplio's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Popplio is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	210	241	273	304	50
Attack	113	144	176	207	54
Defense	113	144	176	207	54
Sp. Atk	137	168	200	231	66
Sp. Def	117	148	180	211	56
Speed	85	116	148	179	40
Total					320

Where to Find Popplio in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Popplio, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Popplio in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Popplio

Given as a gift on the Isle of Armor (DLC) after locating 100 Alolan Diglett on the isle and if your starter Pokémon was Sobble.

Pokédex Entries for Popplio

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

It creates special bouncy balloons to send at its opponents. When the balloons pop, the sheer force of their bursting is what deals damage.

Shield

If Popplio want to create big, powerful balloons, they must be persistent. It takes daily practice for these Pokémon to develop their skills.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun

This Pokémon snorts body fluids from its nose, blowing balloons to smash into its foes. It's famous for being a hard worker.

Moon

This Pokémon can control water bubbles. It practices diligently so it can learn to make big bubbles.

Ultra Sun

The balloons it inflates with its nose grow larger and larger as it practices day by day.

Ultra Moon

Popplio gets on top of its bouncy water balloons to jump higher. It's quite the acrobatic fighter!