Prinplup Weaknesses and Strengths

Prinplup 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 Prinplup in Pokemon GO

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

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	Hydro Pump	59.27	330.80
Metal Claw	Hydro Pump	58.70	305.33
Bubble	Bubble Beam	40.42	279.32
Metal Claw	Bubble Beam	39.85	263.92
Bubble	Icy Wind	30.18	232.85
Metal Claw	Icy Wind	29.61	222.18

All Moves for Prinplup

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

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Hydro Pump	Charged	130	47.27	3300ms	-100
Icy Wind	Charged	60	18.18	3300ms	-33
Bubble Beam	Charged	45	28.42	1900ms	-33
Bubble	Quick	12	12	1200ms	14
Metal Claw	Quick	8	11.43	700ms	7

Prinplup Evolution

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

Best Prinplup Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Prinplup 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) Prinplup in a raid.

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