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Piplup, a Water type Pokémon, official artwork

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Piplup: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Piplup is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Sp. Atk (61) and Sp. Def (56), with a base stat total of 314. Competitively it is a Little Cup Pokémon.

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What is Piplup weak to?

How much damage Piplup takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricGrass
0.5×ResistsFireIceSteelWater

Piplup takes super-effective damage from Electric, Grass. It resists Fire, Ice, Steel, Water.

Best moveset for Piplup

Piplup has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • BlizzardIce110
  • Hydro PumpWater110
  • Drill PeckFlying80
  • Tera BlastNormal80

Best nature for Piplup

Careful or Bold. Piplup's mixed stats mean the best nature depends on the set: boost whichever defense or attacking stat your build leans on.

Abilities

  • TorrentAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Water attacks.
  • CompetitiveThis Pokemon's Sp. Atk is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.

Evolution line

Piplup
Prinplup
Empoleon
Full learnset (53 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Drill PeckFlying80100%Physical
Ice SpinnerIce80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Water PledgeWater80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
BrineWater65100%Special
Bubble BeamWater65100%Special
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Flip TurnWater60100%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Disarming VoiceFairy40-Special
PoundNormal40100%Physical
Water GunWater40100%Special
PeckFlying35100%Physical
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Power TripDark20100%Physical
Triple AxelIce2090%Physical
Fury AttackNormal1585%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
Aqua RingWater--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Feather DanceFlying-100%Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
HazeIce--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
MistIce--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoostFlying--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SnowscapeIce--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SupersonicNormal-55%Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
YawnNormal--Status