No.0394 · Penguin Pokémon
Prinplup
ポッタイシ
Strengthens water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
Raises Special Attack by two stages upon having any stat lowered.
02 //Base stats
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 57%
- Attacktop 60%
- Defensetop 51%
- Sp. Atktop 32%
- Sp. Deftop 37%
- Speedtop 71%
03 //Type matchups
04 //Evolution
05 //Easily confused with
Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
06 //Where to find it
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
SV | Transfer from Pokémon HOME or trade (needs The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero) | |
SV | Evolve Piplup (in The Teal Mask) | |
SV | Evolve Piplup (in The Indigo Disk) | |
ZA | Not in this game | |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
07 //Moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Page → | Steel | 50 | 95 | 35 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | 100 | 40 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Water | 40 | 100 | 25 | ||
| 15 | Page → | Flying | 35 | 100 | 35 | ||
| 19 | Page → | Water | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 24 | Page → | Normal | — | 85 | 15 | ||
| 28 | Page → | Normal | 15 | 85 | 20 | ||
| 33 | Page → | Water | 65 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 37 | Page → | Water | 35 | 85 | 15 | ||
| 42 | Page → | Ice | — | — | 30 | ||
| 46 | Page → | Flying | 80 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 50 | Page → | Water | 110 | 80 | 5 |
Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.
08 //Pokédex entries
It swims gracefully through the frigid sea and sings with a voice like the roaring tide. It has powerful, sturdy wings and dignity to match.
It lives a solitary life. Its wings deliver wicked blows that can snap even the thickest of trees.
Because every Prinplup considers itself to be the most important, they can never form a group.
Its wings deliver wicked blows that snap even the thickest of trees. It searches for prey in icy seas.
It lives alone, away from others. Apparently, every one of them believes it is the most important.
09 //Names in other languages
- Japanese
- ポッタイシ
- Rōmaji
- Pottaishi
- Korean
- 팽태자
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 波皇子
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 波皇子
- French
- Prinplouf
- German
- Pliprin
- Spanish
- Prinplup
- Italian
- Prinplup
10 //Training & breeding
Training
Breeding
Other names
Regional Pokédex numbers
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