Piplup Weaknesses and Strengths

Piplup is a Water type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Water Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Grass	160%
Electric	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Steel	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Water	62.5%
Ice	62.5%

Best Moves for Piplup in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Piplup.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Bubble	Drill Peck	40.26	216.24
Pound	Drill Peck	39.93	209.28
Bubble	Bubble Beam	40.42	208.56
Pound	Bubble Beam	40.09	199.05
Bubble	Icy Wind	30.18	173.86
Pound	Icy Wind	29.85	167.25

All Moves for Piplup

Below are all the moves that Piplup can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Bubble Beam	Charged	45	28.42	1900ms	-33
Drill Peck	Charged	65	28.26	2300ms	-33
Icy Wind	Charged	60	18.18	3300ms	-33
Pound	Quick	7	11.67	600ms	6
Bubble	Quick	12	12	1200ms	14

Piplup Evolution

Piplup	Requires 25x Candy	Prinplup
Prinplup	Requires 100x Candy	Empoleon

Best Piplup Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Piplup Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Piplup in a raid.

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