Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Pokédex

Prinplup #0394

The Penguin Pokémon

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Typing	Water
Abilities	Torrent Defiant - Hidden
Classification	The Penguin Pokémon
National ID	#0394

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Grass

Electric

Resists x½

Steel

Fire

Water

Ice

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	64		124—171
Attack	66	63—106	71—118	78—129
Defense	68	65—108	73—120	80—132
Sp. Attack	81	77—119	86—133	94—146
Sp. Defense	76	72—115	81—128	89—140
Speed	50	49—91	55—102	60—112
Total	405	Calculated Stat Range Based on Nature

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

At Level 16

At Level 36

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Water 1 Field
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5100
Gender Ratio	88.14% 11.86%
Height	0.8 m (2'7")
Weight	23.0 kg (50.7 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Sp. Attack
Base Exp. Yield	142
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	50

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Prinplup via level-up in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Growl	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.
1	Pound	40	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Tackle	40	100	Normal	Phys.
4	Growl	—	100	Normal	Stat.
8	Water Gun	40	100	Water	Spec.
11	Charm	—	100	Fairy	Stat.
15	Peck	35	100	Flying	Phys.
19	Bubble Beam	65	100	Water	Spec.
24	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
28	Fury Attack	15	85	Normal	Phys.
33	Brine	65	100	Water	Spec.
37	Whirlpool	35	85	Water	Spec.
42	Mist	—	—	Ice	Stat.
46	Drill Peck	80	100	Flying	Phys.
50	Hydro Pump	110	80	Water	Spec.

Learnset via Evolution

The following moves are learned by Prinplup upon evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Prinplup as Egg Moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Aqua Ring	—	—	Water	Stat.
Double Hit	35	90	Normal	Phys.
Feather Dance	—	100	Flying	Stat.
Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Hydro Pump	110	80	Water	Spec.
Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Snore	50	100	Normal	Spec.
Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
Yawn	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Prinplup via TM in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM007	Hail	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM010	Work Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM013	Ice Beam	90	100	Ice	Spec.
TM014	Blizzard	110	70	Ice	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM028	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM031	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM039	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Scald	80	100	Water	Spec.
TM055	Brine	65	100	Water	Spec.
TM056	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM065	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM076	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM086	Grass Knot	1	100	Grass	Spec.
TM087	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM088	Pluck	60	100	Flying	Phys.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM093	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
TM095	Surf	90	100	Water	Spec.
TM096	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
TM097	Defog	—	—	Flying	Stat.
TM098	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM099	Waterfall	80	100	Water	Phys.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Piplup (#0393)

Empoleon (#0395)