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Prinplup's Type

WATER

Prinplup's Pokédex #s

National #: 394

Sinnoh #: 8

Prinplup's Base Stats

HP:: 64

Attack:: 66

Defense:: 68

Sp. Atk:: 81

Sp. Def:: 76

Speed:: 50

Total:: 405

Misc. Info

Height:: 2'7" (0.8m)

Weight:: 50.7 lbs. (23 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Water 1 / Field

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

EV Yield:: 2 Sp. Atk

Base EXP:: 142

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Prinplup's Abilities

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

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

Defiant: Raises Prinplup's Attack by two stages whenever any of its stats are lowered in battle.

Weaknesses & Resistances

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

2×: ELECTRIC

GRASS

½: FIRE

WATER

ICE

STEEL

Prinplup's Evolution Line

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

Piplup: starting form

Prinplup: at level 16

Empoleon: at level 36

Prinplup's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Prinplup can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM 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 Prinplup 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
Evo.	Metal Claw Has a 10% chance of raising Prinplup's Attack by one stage.	STEEL	50	95%	35	One Target
1	Metal Claw Has a 10% chance of raising Prinplup's Attack by one stage.	STEEL	50	95%	35	One Target
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Growl Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	40	Nearby Enemies
1	Pound Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
4	Growl Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	40	Nearby Enemies
8	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
11	Charm Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.	FAIRY	--	100%	20	One Target
15	Peck Damages the target.	FLYING	35	100%	35	One Target
19	Bubble Beam 10% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	WATER	65	100%	20	One Target
24	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
28	Fury Attack Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
33	Brine Does double damage if the target's HP is 50% or less.	WATER	65	100%	10	One Target
37	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
42	Mist Prevents stats from being lowered for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	30	User's Field
46	Drill Peck Damages the target.	FLYING	80	100%	20	One Target
50	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Prinplup can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM03	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
TM07	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM10	Work Up Raises Prinplup's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TM13	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TM14	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TM17	Protect Protects Prinplup from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Prinplup's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM39	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM40	Aerial Ace Doesn't miss the target.	FLYING	60	--	20	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Prinplup is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Prinplup restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM49	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TM55	Brine Does double damage if the target's HP is 50% or less.	WATER	65	100%	10	One Target
TM56	Fling Throws Prinplup's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Prinplup's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM86	Grass Knot Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	GRASS	varies	100%	20	One Target
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM88	Pluck Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Prinplup consumes that Berry immediately.	FLYING	60	100%	20	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Prinplup's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM93	Cut Damages the target.	NORMAL	50	95%	30	One Target
TM95	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TM96	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
TM97	Defog Lowers the target's evasion by one stage. Removes effects on the enemy's field such as Light Screen, Reflect, etc.	FLYING	--	--	15	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target
TM99	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Prinplup 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 Prinplup.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Double Hit Hits the target two times in a row.	NORMAL	35	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Supersonic Confuses the target.	NORMAL	--	55%	20	One Target
EGG	Yawn Makes the target fall asleep at the end of the next turn.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
EGG	Mud-Slap 100% chance of lowering the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	20	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Prinplup's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Agility Raises Prinplup's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
EGG	Aqua Ring Restores 1/16 the user's max HP between turns.	WATER	--	--	20	User
EGG	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
EGG	Feather Dance Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.	FLYING	--	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies

Prinplup's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Prinplup'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 Prinplup's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Prinplup 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	238	269	301	332	64
Attack	137	168	200	231	66
Defense	141	172	204	235	68
Sp. Atk	167	198	230	261	81
Sp. Def	157	188	220	251	76
Speed	105	136	168	199	50
Total					405

Where to Find Prinplup in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Location information on where to find Prinplup in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Prinplup

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby

It lives alone, away from others. Apparently, every one of them believes it is the most important.

Y Alpha Sapphire

It lives a solitary life. Its wings deliver wicked blows that can snap even the thickest of trees.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

Because every Prinplup considers itself to be the most important, they can never form a group.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond

It lives alone, away from others. Apparently, every one of them believes it is the most important.

Pearl

Its wings deliver wicked blows that snap even the thickest of trees. It searches for prey in icy seas.

Platinum

Because every PRINPLUP considers itself to be the most important, they can never form a group.

HeartGold SoulSilver

It lives a solitary life. Its wings deliver wicked blows that can snap even the thickest of trees.