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Piplup is found in the waters of the Polar Biome in the Terarium, and is a Water-type Starter Pokemon returning in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) The Indigo Disk DLC. Learn how to get Piplup and all locations, and the stats, abilities, Gen 9 learnset of all moves, best Tera Type and Nature, and weaknesses of Piplup here.

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Piplup Location

Appears in Polar Biome

Overworld Location Map Location
Pokemon SV - Piplup Location 1
Pokemon SV - Piplup Location 2

Piplup appears in the vast icy waters of the Polar Biome in the Terarium. Fly to the Polar Rest Area fly point to quickly get to the center of the Polar Biome's icy waters. Piplup will only appear in this location after completing the Boost Biodiversity in the Polar Biome Support Board request.

Polar Biome Map and Pokemon List

Complete Boost Polar Biome Biodiversity Support Board Request

Pokemon SV Indigo Disk - Complete Boost Biodiversity Support Board Requests

Piplup will appear in the Polar Biome once you complete the Boost Polar Biome Biodiversity request in the Support Board. This request costs 3000 BP, so you need to farm a lot of points before you can complete it,

All Blueberry Quests (BBQs)

Terarium Habitat and Locations

Piplup Indigo Disk Location Map
Habitat
Polar Biome

Terarium: Blueberry Academy Interactive Map

Sinnoh Starter Egg from Jacq

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV The Teal Mask DLC - Sinnoh Egg

You can find Jacq outside of Mossui Town on the east side. He will give you an egg which can hatch into one of three Sinnoh Starter Pokemon.

Sinnoh Starter Egg Location

Piplup Type and Abilities

Piplup Type, Abilities, and Type Effectiveness

Blueberry #197 Type
Piplup ImagePiplup
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Icon
Abilities
Torrent
Competitive (Hidden)
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:		 (1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Ability Name Description
Torrent Increases the damage of Water-type moves by 50% when the user's HP is below 1/3 its max.
Competitive
(Hidden)		 Increases the user's Special Attack by two stages when the user's stats get lowered.

Piplup Evolution

Piplup Evolution Line
Piplup ImagePiplup Lv. 16
→		 Prinplup ImagePrinplup Lv. 36
→		 Empoleon ImageEmpoleon

Piplup Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
53
622
Atk
51
675
Def
53
608
SpAtk
61
468
SpDef
56
558
Speed
40
671
Total
314
655
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 160 160 128 128 113
Atk 113 103 71 63 50
Def 115 105 73 65 52
SpAtk 124 113 81 72 59
SpDef 118 108 76 68 54
Spd 101 92 60 54 40
  • Max: Max IVs & EVs and a stat-boosting Nature
  • 0Nat: Max IVs & EVs and a neutral Nature
  • 0EV: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a neutral Nature
  • -Nat: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
  • Min: 0 IVs & EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
Introduction to EVs, IVs, and Natures

Piplup Best Tera Type

All Tera Types Ranked

Normal Fire Water Grass Electric Ice
- - ★★ ★ - -
Fighting Poison Ground Flying Psychic Bug
- - - - - -
Rock Ghost Dragon Dark Steel Fairy
- - ★ - - -
Key ★★: Great! ★: Good

Best Tera Type for Each Moveset

Tera+STAB Attacker
Pokemon Water Type Icon
Tera Boost Coverage
-
Weakness Protection
Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon

Tera+STAB Attacker:
Pokemon who stack their Tera Type damage boost with STAB to get a 2x damage boost for one type.
Tera Boost Coverage:
Pokemon who use a Tera Type different from their main types to get a 1.5x boost in a new typing for greater coverage.
Weakness Protection:
Pokemon who use a Tera Type to reduce or remove one of their critical weaknesses.

Should You Terastallize Piplup?

Terastallized Pokemon gain a 1.5x damage bonus to moves of their Tera Type, while also removing weaknesses and resistances from their original typings while maintaining those typings' STAB.

Tera Types Explained

Piplup Best Nature in The Indigo Disk DLC

Nature Stat Changes
Modest ↑ SpAtk, ↓ Attack
Quiet ↑ SpAtk, ↓ Speed

Nature Chart and How to Check Natures

Piplup Egg Groups and Details

Egg Groups
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water 1 Egg Group Egg GroupWater 1
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Field Egg Group Egg GroupField
EV Yield TBD
Category Penguin Pokemon JP Name ポッチャマ(Pocchama)
Height 0.4 m Weight 5.2 kg
Generation 4 Gender Ratio 87.5%／12.5%

Piplup Learnset in The Indigo Disk DLC

narrow down the range of conditions

Learnset by Leveling Up

Lv. Move Type Cat Power Acc.
Base Pound Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 40 100
4 Growl Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - 100
8 Water Gun Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 40 100
11 Charm Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Fairy Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - 100
15 Peck Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Flying Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 35 100
18 Bubble Beam Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 65 100
22 Swagger Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - 85
25 Fury Attack Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 15 85
29 Brine Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 65 100
32 Whirlpool Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 35 85
36 Mist Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ice Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - -
39 Drill Peck Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Flying Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 80 100
43 Hydro Pump Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 110 80

Learnset by TM

No. Move Type Cat Power Acc.
2 Charm Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Fairy Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - 100
4 Agility Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Psychic Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - -
7 Protect Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - -
11 Water Pulse Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 60 100
19 Disarming Voice Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Fairy Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 40 -
22 Chilling Water Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 50 100
25 Facade Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 70 100
27 Aerial Ace Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Flying Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 60 -
32 Swift Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 60 -
34 Icy Wind Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ice Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 55 95
36 Rock Tomb Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Rock Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 60 95
43 Fling Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Dark Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves - 100
47 Endure Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - -
50 Rain Dance Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - -
52 Snowscape Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ice Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - -
58 Brick Break Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Fighting Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 75 100
70 Sleep Talk Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - -
77 Waterfall Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 80 100
81 Grass Knot Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves - 100
85 Rest Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Psychic Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - -
103 Substitute Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - -
110 Liquidation Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 85 100
123 Surf Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 90 100
124 Ice Spinner Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ice Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 80 100
130 Helping Hand Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - -
135 Ice Beam Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ice Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 90 100
142 Hydro Pump Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 110 80
143 Blizzard Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ice Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 110 70
145 Water Pledge Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 80 100
171 Tera Blast Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 80 100
174 Haze Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ice Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - -
193 Weather Ball Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 50 100
196 Flip Turn Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 60 100
203 Psych Up Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - -
208 Whirlpool Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 35 85
212 Triple Axel Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Ice Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 20 90
216 Feather Dance Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Flying Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - 100

Learnset via Egg Moves

Move Type Cat Power Acc.
Aqua Ring Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - -
Feather Dance Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Flying Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - 100
Power Trip Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Dark Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Physical Type Moves 20 100
Roost Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Flying Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - -
Snore Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Special Type Moves 50 100
Supersonic Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - 55
Yawn Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Normal Type Moves Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Status Type Moves - -

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Best Pokemon by Type
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Previous and Next Pokemon

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