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National Pokédex #393 · Generation 4

Released in GOSinnohStandard species

Piplup

Water

Piplup is National Pokédex #393, a Water-type standard species associated with Sinnoh and Generation 4. It is released in Pokémon GO. Its recorded evolution routes lead to Prinplup.

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At a glance

Piplup facts

These facts combine DexJourney's National Pokédex, Pokémon GO metadata, release, form and costume catalogs.

Pokédex#393
Generation4
Region groupSinnoh
TypeWater
ClassStandard species
GO statusReleased

Evolution Journey

How Piplup evolves

Direct incoming and outgoing evolution routes are shown with every Candy, item, buddy, time, gender, trade or task requirement recorded by DexJourney.

Evolution requirements reviewed July 10, 2026.

Acquisition

How to obtain Piplup

Encounter, reward or trade

Piplup is released, but DexJourney does not currently record one permanent acquisition method. Availability can rotate through wild encounters, raids, Eggs, research, events, regional access or trades.

Check the current in-game Today view and official Pokémon GO announcements before planning a hunt.

Form Dex

Piplup forms and variants

No separate forms and variants entries are recorded for this species in the catalog reviewed 2026-07-15.

Open Piplup in Forms & Costumes →

Costume Dex

Piplup costumes

  • Dawn's hatReleased
    Costume · Dawn's hat · First released 2021
    Shiny released
  • Halloween MischiefReleased
    Costume · Halloween Mischief · First released 2021
    Shiny released
  • Lucas's hatReleased
    Costume · Lucas's hat · First released 2021
    Shiny released

Costume entries are historical released appearances, not a promise of current availability.

Search like Pokémon GO

Piplup search examples

Paste these into DexJourney Collection search. Combine terms with &, use | for alternatives, or add ! to exclude a term.

  • Piplup by name
    piplup
  • Exact Pokédex number
    #393
  • Evolution family
    +piplup
  • Missing and released
    missing&released&piplup
  • Shiny checklist
    shiny&piplup
  • Water-type collection
    water

PvP & raids

Best Piplup movesets

Compare a dedicated recommendation for every permanent GO Battle League and a separate raid-attacking set.

1,500 CP

Great League

#1069 · 54.5
Fast MoveBubble
Charged Move 1Drill Peck
Charged Move 2Icy Wind

Overall open-league recommendation for Piplup.

2,500 CP

Ultra League

Moveset estimate
Fast MoveBubble
Charged Move 1Drill Peck
Charged Move 2Icy Wind

Piplup is not ranked in the current open-league simulation; this fallback favors energy generation, damage efficiency and coverage.

No CP limit

Master League

Moveset estimate
Fast MoveBubble
Charged Move 1Drill Peck
Charged Move 2Icy Wind

Piplup is not ranked in the current open-league simulation; this fallback favors energy generation, damage efficiency and coverage.

Water-type attacker

Raid attack moveset

Neutral estimate
Fast MoveBubble
Charged Move 1Bubble Beam
Estimated neutral cycle18.00damage/sec

Use this as a starting point for Piplup. The actual best raid set depends on the boss's weaknesses, weather, Party Power and available forms.

How to read these recommendations

PvP sets are open-league starting points, not guarantees for every team or matchup. Ranked sets come from PvPoke simulations; unranked Pokémon receive a clearly labeled DexJourney estimate. The raid set is a neutral same-type cycle estimate rather than a boss-specific counter ranking.

Review current PvPoke rankings ↗ · Pokémon GO Game Master source ↗

Battle data reviewed July 21, 2026. Move balance can change after seasonal updates.

All recorded Piplup move names

BubbleBubblebeamDrillpeckIcywindPound

The complete move-name list supports collection search. Moves marked Elite TM / legacy may require an Elite TM or a limited event.