Pokedex · v4.0.3 / English v1.0.0-rc8
Piplup
Piplup in Pokemon Origin HeartGold: Water typing, base stats, Abilities, evolution requirements, learnsets and where to find it.
Content reviewed
wild: Pal Park, Fixed Catch mode (Thursdays, Saturdays); Scripted wild battle (Lv 10), Pal Park — standing Pokémon — After the Cianwood Gym story opens the Resort Zone, enter Pal Park’s Fixed Catch mode for $10,000 with room for six more Pokémon in the PC. This standing Pokémon appears on Thursday or Saturday. Bring your own Poké Balls.; Gift (Lv 5), Two Island — Earn the Mineral Badge, then pass the Two Island captain’s Water-type quiz. Answers: 29; Quagsire; Marill; Gastrodon; Armaldo holding a Passho Berry. One gift per save. Leave a free party slot.
Base stats Total 314
Abilities
Normal Ability slots
- Slot 1: Torrent
- Slot 2: Competitive
Where to find Piplup
wild: Pal Park, Fixed Catch mode (Thursdays, Saturdays); Scripted wild battle (Lv 10), Pal Park — standing Pokémon — After the Cianwood Gym story opens the Resort Zone, enter Pal Park’s Fixed Catch mode for $10,000 with room for six more Pokémon in the PC. This standing Pokémon appears on Thursday or Saturday. Bring your own Poké Balls.; Gift (Lv 5), Two Island — Earn the Mineral Badge, then pass the Two Island captain’s Water-type quiz. Answers: 29; Quagsire; Marill; Gastrodon; Armaldo holding a Passho Berry. One gift per save. Leave a free party slot.
| Location | Method / time | Level | Chance / weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pal Park, Fixed Catch mode: Thursday | Grass/cave, any time | 20 | 10% |
| Pal Park, Fixed Catch mode: Saturday | Grass/cave, any time | 20 | 10% |
| Source | Location | Level | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| static | Pal Park — standing Pokémon | 10 | After the Cianwood Gym story opens the Resort Zone, enter Pal Park’s Fixed Catch mode for $10,000 with room for six more Pokémon in the PC. This standing Pokémon appears on Thursday or Saturday. Bring your own Poké Balls. |
| gift | Two Island | 5 | Earn the Mineral Badge, then pass the Two Island captain’s Water-type quiz. Answers: 29; Quagsire; Marill; Gastrodon; Armaldo holding a Passho Berry. One gift per save. Leave a free party slot. |
Encounter notes
- Pal Park: The wild table changes with the day of the week (by the DS clock). You get in through the Catching Show's Fixed Catch mode at the Pal Park reception ($10,000; bring your own Poké Balls). Sunday's table is the same as Cerulean Cave's, probably by mistake in the hack, so it also has Surf and fishing slots: the park has a pond and a stretch of sea.
Evolution & forms
Evolves from
None recorded.
Evolves into
Prinplup · Lv 16at Lv 16
Moves Piplup can learn
Level-up (13)
| Method | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lv. 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| Lv. 4 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| Lv. 6 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| Lv. 11 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| Lv. 15 | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| Lv. 18 | Bubble Beam | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| Lv. 22 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| Lv. 25 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| Lv. 29 | Brine | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| Lv. 32 | Whirlpool | Water | Special | 40 | 90 | 10 |
| Lv. 36 | Mist | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| Lv. 39 | Drill Peck | Flying | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| Lv. 43 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 90 | 10 |
TMs & HMs (31)
| Method | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM07 | Hail | Ice | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | var. | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | var. | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM55 | Brine | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | var. | 100 | 10 |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM76 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | var. | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Pluck | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM101 | Scald | Water | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM03 | Surf | Water | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| HM05 | Whirlpool | Water | Special | 40 | 90 | 10 |
| HM07 | Waterfall | Water | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
Move tutors (3)
Egg moves (11)
| Method | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breeding | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| Breeding | Aqua Ring | Water | Status | — | — | 20 |
| Breeding | Double Hit | Normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| Breeding | Feather Dance | Flying | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| Breeding | Flail | Normal | Physical | var. | 100 | 15 |
| Breeding | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 90 | 10 |
| Breeding | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| Breeding | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| Breeding | Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| Breeding | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| Breeding | Yawn | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
Training & breeding
- Catch rate value
- 45 (not a catch percentage)
- Gender ratio
- 12.5% female
- Egg groups
- Water 1 / Field
- Growth rate
- Medium Slow
- EV yield
- 1 Sp. Atk
- Possible held items
- None recorded
Notes and limitations
Documentation differs or is incomplete about evolution requirements. Use this page’s values and requirements for this version; the discrepancy has not been resolved by a gameplay test.