Prinplup #0394

The Penguin Pokémon

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

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GrassElectric

Resists x½

SteelFireWaterIce

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	64	124—171
Attack	66	63—129
Defense	68	65—132
Sp. Attack	81	77—146
Sp. Defense	76	72—140
Speed	50	49—112
Total	405	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 16

At Level 36

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field Water 1
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5100
Gender Ratio	88.19% 11.81%
Height	0.8 m (2'7")
Weight	23.0 kg (50.7 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Sp. Attack
Base Exp. Yield	143
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~6.25% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

HeartGold

SoulSilver

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

Learnset

Level-up Pre-evo Egg Tutor TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Prinplup via level-up in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Growl	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Tackle	35	95	Normal	Phys.
4	Growl	—	100	Normal	Stat.
8	Bubble	20	100	Water	Spec.
11	Water Sport	—	—	Water	Stat.
15	Peck	35	100	Flying	Phys.
16	Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.
19	Bubble Beam	65	100	Water	Spec.
24	Bide	1	—	Normal	Phys.
28	Fury Attack	15	85	Normal	Phys.
33	Brine	65	100	Water	Spec.
37	Whirlpool	15	70	Water	Spec.
42	Mist	—	—	Ice	Stat.
46	Drill Peck	80	100	Flying	Phys.
51	Hydro Pump	120	80	Water	Spec.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Prinplup via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Pound (Piplup)Levelup	40	100	Normal	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Prinplup as Egg Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

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	120	80	Water	Spec.
Mud Sport	—	—	Ground	Stat.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
Yawn	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Prinplup as Tutor Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Dive	80	100	Water	Phys.
Headbutt	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Signal Beam	75	100	Bug	Spec.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Prinplup via TM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM007	Hail	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM013	Ice Beam	95	100	Ice	Spec.
TM014	Blizzard	120	70	Ice	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM031	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM039	Rock Tomb	50	80	Rock	Phys.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
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.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM086	Grass Knot	1	100	Grass	Spec.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM088	Pluck	60	100	Flying	Phys.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Prinplup via HM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM01	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
HM03	Surf	95	100	Water	Spec.
HM04	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
HM05	Whirlpool	15	70	Water	Spec.
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.
HM07	Waterfall	80	100	Water	Phys.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Prinplup via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Defog	DP Pt	—	—	Flying	Stat.
Pound	DP Pt	40	100	Normal	Phys.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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