#394 · Pokémon Exceeded · unchanged from the official games
Prinplup
WaterCompetitive, Defiant (hidden)
In Exceeded: Not in the wild: evolve Piplup at level 16. Its type (Water) and base stats (total 405) are the same as in the official games.
Level-up moves 18
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Metal Claw A claw attack that may raise the user's Attack. | Steel | Phys | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Bubble An attack using bubbles. May lower the foe's Speed. | Water | Spec | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Growl Growls cutely to reduce the foe's Attack. | Normal | Stat | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Metal Claw A claw attack that may raise the user's Attack. | Steel | Phys | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle Charges the foe with a full- body tackle. | Normal | Phys | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 4 | Growl Growls cutely to reduce the foe's Attack. | Normal | Stat | — | 100 | 40 |
| 8 | Bubble An attack using bubbles. May lower the foe's Speed. | Water | Spec | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 11 | Water Sport The user becomes soaked to raise resistance to fire. | Water | Stat | — | 100 | 15 |
| 15 | Peck Attacks the foe with a jabbing beak, etc. | Flying | Phys | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 16 | Metal Claw A claw attack that may raise the user's Attack. | Steel | Phys | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 19 | BubbleBeam Forcefully sprays bubbles that lowers Speed. | Water | Spec | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 23 | Bide Endures attack for 2 turns to retaliate double. | Normal | Phys | 1 | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Fury Attack Jabs the foe 2 to 5 times with sharp horns, etc. | Flying | Phys | 25 | 90 | 10 |
| 33 | Brine Does double damage to foes with half HP. | Water | Spec | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 37 | Whirlpool Traps and hurts the foe in a whirlpool for 2 to 5 turns. | Water | Spec | 80 | 85 | 10 |
| 42 | Mist Stops reduction of stats. Reduces foes accuracy. | Ice | Stat | — | — | 30 |
| 46 | Drill Peck A corkscrewing attack with the beak acting as a drill. | Flying | Phys | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Hydro Pump Blasts water at high power to strike the foe. | Water | Spec | 110 | 80 | 5 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs 31
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Water Pulse Sootopolis City Gym — Gym 1F | Water | 60 |
| TM06 | Toxic Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data | Poison | — |
| TM07 | Hail Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data | Ice | — |
| TM10 | Hidden Power Slateport City | Normal | 60 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam Mauville City — Game Corner | Ice | 95 |
| TM14 | Blizzard Lilycove City — Department Store 4F | Ice | 110 |
| TM17 | Protect Lilycove City — Department Store 4F | Normal | — |
| TM18 | Rain Dance Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data | Water | — |
| TM21 | Frustration Pacifidlog Town — House 2 | Normal | 1 |
| TM27 | Return Fallarbor Town — Cozmo's House | Normal | 1 |
| TM28 | Dig Route 114 — Fossil Maniac's House | Ground | 80 |
| TM31 | Brick Break Sootopolis City — House 1 | Fighting | 75 |
| TM32 | Double Team Mauville City — Game Corner | Normal | — |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb Rustboro City Gym | Rock | 60 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace Fortree City Gym | Flying | 60 |
| TM42 | Facade Petalburg City Gym | Normal | 70 |
| TM43 | Secret Power Slateport City | Normal | 70 |
| TM44 | Rest Lilycove City — House 2 | Psychic | — |
| TM45 | Attract Verdanturf Town — Battle Tent Lobby | Normal | — |
| TM51 | Brine Dewford Town — House 2 | Water | 65 |
| TM52 | Work Up Littleroot Town — Professor Birch House 2F | Normal | — |
| TM59 | Natural Gift Slateport City | Normal | 1 |
| TM62 | Frozen Terrain Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data | Ice | — |
| TM65 | Fog Fortree City — School | Flying | — |
| TM66 | Headbutt Petalburg Woods | Normal | 70 |
| HM01 | Cut Rustboro City — Cutter's House | Normal | 50 |
| HM03 | Surf Petalburg City — Wally's House | Water | 90 |
| HM04 | Strength Route 112 | Fighting | 80 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash Mauville City — House 1 | Fighting | 40 |
| HM07 | Waterfall Sootopolis City | Water | 80 |
| HM08 | Dive Mossdeep City — Steven's House | Water | 80 |
Where to find Prinplup
Not found in the wild — evolve or trade for it.
Other changes in this game
- Has 3 abilities at once: whichever of its 2 ordinary abilities it was born with, plus 2 innates always on
- Innates (always active): Torrent, Swift Swim
- What the innates do: Torrent — Ups Water moves in a pinch. · Swift Swim — Raises Speed on swamp terrain.
- Abilities you pick one of: Competitive — Lowered stats up Sp. Atk. · Defiant — Lowered stats up Attack.
- Hidden ability: Defiant
- How its abilities arrive: Competitive, Torrent from the start; Defiant at Lv 21; Swift Swim at Lv 27; Rain Dish at Lv 38
- Abilities a tutor can teach it: Bug Catcher
- Evolves into Empoleon at level 36
- Tutor moves: Endure, Icy Wind, Mud-Slap, Signal Beam, Sleep Talk, Snore, Substitute, Swagger, Water Ball
- Egg groups: Water 1 / Field
- Catch rate 45