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DEX #0393

Piplup

Water

Piplup · #0393

Piplup is a Water-type mons. Base stats: Attack 112 · Defense 102 · Stamina 142. Maximum CP at level 50 is 1229. The shiny variant is released and can be encountered in the game. Use the IV calculator below to lock the exact stats from your appraisal bars.

Hundo CP — Piplup at 100% IV

The exact CP a perfect 15/15/15 Piplup shows at each encounter type. If the CP matches, it can be a hundo — verify with the IV calculator.

Field Research rewardCP 460
Raid / egg / breakthroughCP 614
Weather-boosted raidCP 767
Wild (L30 cap)CP 921
Wild, weather-boosted (L35)CP 998
Shadow (grunt catch) → purifies to hundoCP 234
Shadow (leader / shadow raid) → purifies to hundoCP 595

Purify-to-hundo: a shadow Piplup caught at exactly these CPs is 13/13/13 — purification adds +2 to every IV, making it a guaranteed 15/15/15.

Base stats

Attack112
Defense102
Stamina142

CP tier

Lower-tier raid pick — better in PvP brackets (1229 max CP)

Is Piplup worth powering up?

Not for raids — with 1229 max CP, Piplup matters more in PvP brackets, where stat product beats raw power. Check its league ranks before investing.

IV note: Piplup has functional-hundo spreads — certain sub-perfect IVs perform identically to a 15/15/15 at the level cap, so don't transfer a near-miss before checking.

Evolution line — stages and candy cost

Every stage of Piplup's evolution line with the candy cost between stages. IVs carry through evolution — a high-IV early stage is worth keeping and evolving.

Piplup25 candyPrinplup100 candyEmpoleon

Recommended movesets

Auto-ranked from the learnable-move pool by DPS scoring — a starting point, not a meta-tier verdict.

Weakness chart — what beats Piplup

These attacker types deal 1.6× damage to a Water-type mons. Tap a type to see its full weakness chart.

Best counter recommendations

Open the per-type counter pages to see the top picks ranked by raid DPS.

Frequently asked

What is Piplup's max CP?

Piplup reaches a maximum CP of 1229 at level 50 with perfect 15/15/15 IVs (weather-boosted or lucky). At level 40 the CP cap is roughly 88% of that.

Is shiny Piplup available?

The shiny variant is released and can be encountered in the game.

Is Piplup good in raids?

Piplup is not a top raid pick. It shines more in PvP brackets where stat-product matters more than raw power.

Is Piplup worth powering up?

Not for raids — with 1229 max CP, Piplup matters more in PvP brackets, where stat product beats raw power. Check its league ranks before investing.

Functional Hundo IVs for Piplup

Certain sub-15/15/15 IV spreads reach the exact same stat product as a true hundo at the level cap. See which spreads qualify and at which level.

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Data last updated: 2026-07-15

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