Elite Redux LeafGreen
#394

Prinplup

The Penguin Pokémon

Water

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

Base stat total
405
Height
0.8 m
Weight
23 kg
Catch rate
45

Base stats

405 total
HP 64 269 332
Atk 66 151 254
Def 68 154 258
SpA 81 178 287
SpD 76 169 276
Spe 50 122 218

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Grass 2× Electric 2×
Takes less
Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Ice ½×

The other 12 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Competitive Lowered stats up Sp. Atk. Defiant Lowered stats up Attack. Big Pecks Blocks Defense drops; blocked drops raise Attack.
Innate always active, all of them Torrent Boosts Water moves by 20%, or 50% at low HP. Antarctic Bird Ice-type and Flying-type moves get a 1.3x power boost. Swift Swim Raises Speed in rain.

Evolution line

Piplup Piplup BST 314
Prinplup Prinplup BST 405 Level · 16
Empoleon Empoleon BST 530 Level · 36

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Competitive new Defiant Big Pecks now innate Torrent
Innates added Antarctic BirdSwift Swim

Details

Height
0.8 m
Weight
23 kg
Gender
87.5% male · 12.5% female
Egg groups
Water 1, Field
Egg cycles
20
Catch rate
45
Base exp
142
Growth rate
Medium Slow
EV yield
2 SpA
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Blue

Moves

14 level-up · 0 egg · 94 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Growl Normal Status — 100 40
4 Growl Normal Status — 100 40
8 Bubble Water Special 55 100 30
11 Water Sport Water Status — ∞ 15
15 Peck Flying Physical 35 100 35
16 Metal Claw Steel Physical 65 100 20
19 Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100 20
24 Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
28 Fury Attack Normal Physical 20 100 20
33 Brine Water Special 65 100 10
37 Whirlpool Water Special 35 85 15
42 Mist Ice Status — ∞ 30
46 Drill Peck Flying Physical 80 100 20
51 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 5

No egg moves.

MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 ∞ 20
Agility Psychic Status — ∞ 30
Aqua Ring Water Status — ∞ 20
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status — 100 30
Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 5
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 15
Brine Water Special 65 100 10
Bubble Water Special 55 100 30
Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100 20
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Charm Fairy Status — 100 20
Chilling Water Water Special 50 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Covet Normal Physical 60 100 25
Cut Steel Physical 60 100 20
Defog Flying Status — ∞ 15
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Disarming Voice Fairy Special 40 ∞ 15
Dive Water Physical 80 100 10
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Hit Normal Physical 35 90 10
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Drill Peck Flying Physical 80 100 20
Echoed Voice Normal Special 20 90 15
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Feather Dance Flying Status — 100 15
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Fling Dark Physical 90 100 10
Flip Turn Water Physical 60 100 20
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Fury Attack Normal Physical 20 100 20
Grass Knot Grass Special 1 100 20
Growl Normal Status — 100 40
Hail Ice Status — ∞ 10
Haze Ice Status — ∞ 30
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Hone Claws Dark Status — ∞ 15
Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 5
Ice Beam Ice Special 90 100 10
Ice Spinner Ice Physical 80 100 15
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95 15
Liquidation Water Physical 85 100 10
Metal Claw Steel Physical 65 100 20
Mist Ice Status — ∞ 30
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
Mud Sport Ground Status — ∞ 15
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Peck Flying Physical 35 100 35
Pluck Flying Physical 60 100 20
Pound Normal Physical 40 100 35
Power Trip Dark Physical 20 100 10
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psych Up Normal Status — ∞ 10
Quash Dark Status — 100 15
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Rock Smash Fighting Physical 60 100 15
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15
Roost Flying Status — ∞ 5
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Scald Water Special 80 100 15
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100 15
Signal Beam Bug Special 85 100 15
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Snowscape Ice Status — ∞ 10
Stealth Rock Rock Status — ∞ 20
Strength Normal Physical 80 100 15
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Supersonic Normal Status — 85 5
Surf Water Special 90 100 15
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swift Normal Special 60 ∞ 20
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Triple Axel Ice Physical 20 90 10
Waterfall Water Physical 80 100 15
Water Gun Water Special 40 100 25
Water Pledge Water Special 80 100 10
Water Pulse Water Special 80 100 20
Water Sport Water Status — ∞ 15
Weather Ball Normal Special 50 100 10
Whirlpool Water Special 35 85 15
Work Up Normal Status — ∞ 30
Yawn Normal Status — ∞ 10

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table. Evolve Piplup instead.