Prefers cold climes and appears along coasts. It's an adorable little thing—as cute as any child—but it's also prideful, unwilling to accept handouts from people.
Base stats
HP53
Attack51
Defense53
Sp. Attack61
Sp. Defense56
Speed40
Total314
Type matchups
Worked out for the full Water combination, so dual-type
multipliers are already applied.
Piplup has a catch rate of 45, which is tricky
by Cobblemon standards. Bring its HP as low as you can without knocking it out, ideally with
False Swipe, then apply sleep or paralysis before throwing. Those two things matter far more than
which ball you use.
Where it appears depends on biome, time of day and weather. Our
spawn biome guide explains how to steer the spawn pool
toward what you are hunting.
Shiny odds are the same for every species, roughly 1 in 8,192 per spawn, so hunting a shiny
Piplup is purely a volume game. See shiny hunting.
Where Piplup spawns
Read from the Cobblemon 1.7.3 data files.
5 spawn entries.
Servers can and do edit these.
The rarest spawn tier in the game. Most people get one by trading or breeding instead.
Piplup FAQ
What type is Piplup in Cobblemon?
Piplup is a Water-type Pokemon, number 393 in the Cobblemon Pokedex. Cobblemon uses the same typing as the main series games, so its matchups behave exactly as you would expect.
What is Piplup weak to?
Piplup takes extra damage from Electric and Grass moves.
Where does Piplup spawn in Cobblemon?
Piplup spawns as ultra rare in Frozen ocean, Cold ocean, Frozen river, Glacial at level 5-31. Conditions that apply: sky light level 8 to 15; requires open sky; requires cover (no open sky). Spawn data is read straight from Cobblemon 1.7.3, so servers running spawn edits may differ.
How hard is Piplup to catch in Cobblemon?
Piplup has a catch rate of 45 out of 255, making it hard to catch. Lowering its HP into the red and applying sleep or paralysis moves the odds far more than upgrading your ball does, so bring a status move before you bring better balls.
What does Piplup evolve into?
Piplup is the final stage of its evolution line. The full line is piplup to prinplup to empoleon.
What egg group is Piplup in?
Piplup belongs to the Water 1 and Field egg groups. It can breed with any Pokemon of the opposite gender that shares one of those groups, or with a Ditto.
What are Piplup's base stats?
Piplup has a base stat total of 314. Its highest stat is Sp. Attack at 61. Base stats are identical for every Piplup you catch; IVs, EVs and nature are what separate one from another.
What abilities can Piplup have?
Piplup can have Torrent. Its hidden ability is Competitive, which is much rarer and usually comes from breeding rather than a wild catch.
