Shadow Piplup

Table of Contents

Overview and stats
Moves Analysis
Shadow Piplup CP Chart
Shadow Piplup in the meta
Mega boost
Catch Rates and Power Up Costs
Pokédex information
Evolution Chart
Shadow Piplup family
Sprites
Shadow Piplup Pokédex entries
Costumes
Frequently Asked Questions

Shadow Piplup is a Water-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Water-type Pokémon, Shadow Piplup is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves.

Shadow Piplup's maximum Combat Power stat is 1215 CP, and its recommended Pokémon GO moveset is Bubble / Bubble Beam. Shadow Piplup encounters are boosted during Rain weather. Shiny Shadow Piplup is available! ✨

Shadow Piplup Stats and Max CP

112 ATK

102 DEF

142 HP

Lvl 50 Max CP

1215 CP

Lvl 40

1075 CP

Lvl 25 Weather Boost

767 CP

Lvl 20 Raids

614 CP

Lvl 15 Research

460 CP

Shadow Piplup's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Water-type

Little Cup

Great League

Shadow Piplup Type Chart

Shadow Piplup takes increased damage from:

Electric160.0%

Grass160.0%

Shadow Piplup takes reduced damage from:

Fire62.5%

Ice62.5%

Steel62.5%

Water62.5%

Moves Analysis

Bubble + Bubble Beam

Bubble

Bubble Beam

Shadow Piplup's best Water-type moveset is Bubble / Bubble Beam, with 5.67 DPS and 40.5 TDO. These moves are boosted by Rain weather. Shadow Piplup ranks #219 (F Tier) as a Water attacker with that moveset.

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Pound	Drill Peck	6.08	43.4	4.50
2.	Bubble	Drill Peck	5.90	42.1	4.37
3.	Pound	Bubble Beam	5.89	42.0	4.36
4.	Bubble	Bubble Beam	5.67	40.5	4.20
5.	Pound	Icy Wind	5.39	38.4	3.99
6.	Bubble	Icy Wind	5.11	36.5	3.78
7.	Pound	Frustration	0.10	0	0
8.	Bubble	Frustration	0.10	0	0

Fast Attacks

Pound650.5s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 6
Energy 5
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.2s - 0.4s
Trainer Battles
Damage 4
Energy 4

Effects
Pound has no special effects.
See Pound details page ↗
Bubble10121.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ground
Rock
Fire
62.5%
Water
Grass
Dragon
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 12
Weather boost
Rain
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.6s - 0.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 8
Energy 11

Effects
Bubble has no special effects.
See Bubble details page ↗

Damage	6
Energy	5
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.2s - 0.4s

Damage	4
Energy	4

Damage	10
Energy	12
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Damage	8
Energy	11

Charged Attacks

Drill Peck70332.5s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Fighting
Bug
Grass
62.5%
Rock
Steel
Electric
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 70
Energy 33
Weather boost
Windy
Duration 2.5s
Damage window 1.9s - 2.3s
Trainer Battles
Damage 70
Energy 40

Effects
Drill Peck has no special effects.
See Drill Peck details page ↗
Icy Wind65333.5s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Flying
Ground
Grass
Dragon
62.5%
Steel
Fire
Water
Ice
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 65
Energy 33
Weather boost
Snow
Duration 3.5s
Damage window 2.2s - 3.0s
Trainer Battles
Damage 60
Energy 45

Effects
Special
Icy Wind has a 100.0% chance to:
Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
See Icy Wind details page ↗
Frustration10332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 33
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.0s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 10
Energy 70

Effects
Frustration has no special effects.
See Frustration details page ↗
Bubble Beam45332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ground
Rock
Fire
62.5%
Water
Grass
Dragon
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 45
Energy 33
Weather boost
Rain
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.6s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 25
Energy 40

Effects
Special
Bubble Beam has a 100.0% chance to:
Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
See Bubble Beam details page ↗

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.9s - 2.3s

Damage	70
Energy	40

Damage	65
Energy	33
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.2s - 3.0s

Damage	60
Energy	45

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Damage	10
Energy	70

Damage	45
Energy	33
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.6s - 1.8s

Damage	25
Energy	40

More information

The following chart shows Shadow Piplup's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shadow Piplup's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Shadow Piplup has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Shadow Piplup in the meta

PvE Analysis

Recommended moves

Water Attacker:Bubble Bubble Beam

Shadow Piplup is the shadow form of the water-type starter Pokémon from Sinnoh and the first of a three-stage evolutionary line. As such, Piplup has a max CP of only 1215 and isn’t really strong enough to be a raid attacker.

PvP Analysis

Recommended moves

Little League:Bubble Drill Peck Icy Wind
Great League:Bubble Drill Peck Icy Wind

With a max 1215 CP, Shadow Piplup is too weak for any of the main three leagues. It doesn’t perform particularly well in the 500 CP Little Cup format either.

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#393
Height	0.4 m
Weight	5.2 kg
Region	Generation 4
Can be traded	Allowed
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	25 10000

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Piplup	25 Candy	Prinplup
Prinplup	100 Candy	Empoleon

Piplup evolves into Prinplup which costs 25 Candy.
Prinplup evolves into Empoleon which costs 100 Candy.

More information

Shadow Piplup family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Shadow Piplup in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Size information

No size information available for this Pokémon

Encounter data

No encounter data available

How to purify Shadow Piplup

Purification cost	3 Candy
Purification cost	3000 Stardust
Shadow Charge Move	Frustration
Purified Charge Move	Return

Shadow Piplup CP Chart

Shadow Piplup's has 1215 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Piplup obtained from Raids can be encountered from 532 CP to 614 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 665 CP to 767 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Piplup can be found in the 426 CP to 460 CP range.

Max CP	1215 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	426 CP - 460 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	568 CP - 614 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	532 CP - 614 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	665 CP - 767 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

More information

Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shadow Piplup Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP
1	15 CP	2	47 CP	3	80 CP
4	112 CP	5	145 CP	6	177 CP
7	209 CP	8	242 CP	9	274 CP
10	307 CP	11	337 CP	12	368 CP
13	399 CP	14	430 CP	15	460 CP
16	491 CP	17	522 CP	18	552 CP
19	583 CP	20	614 CP	21	645 CP
22	675 CP	23	706 CP	24	737 CP
25	767 CP	26	798 CP	27	829 CP
28	860 CP	29	890 CP	30	921 CP
31	936 CP	32	952 CP	33	967 CP
34	982 CP	35	998 CP	36	1013 CP
37	1028 CP	38	1044 CP	39	1059 CP
40	1075 CP	41	1088 CP	42	1102 CP
43	1116 CP	44	1130 CP	45	1144 CP
46	1158 CP	47	1172 CP	48	1186 CP
49	1200 CP	50	1215 CP

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Piplup

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Piplup's Water-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Shadow Piplup.

Water

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Catch Rates and Power Up Costs

The base catch rate for Shadow Piplup in Pokémon GO is 16.74%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 37.32% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 50.38%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	16.74%	19.00%	24.03%	28.75%
No Berry	Curve	26.76%	30.10%	37.32%	43.79%
Razz Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
Razz Berry	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	28.09%	31.56%	39.02%	45.67%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	42.91%	47.52%	56.87%	64.55%
Golden Razz Berry	-	36.74%	40.94%	49.69%	57.14%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	54.09%	59.15%	68.90%	76.32%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Shadow Piplup, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Shadow Piplup Pokémon GO Power Up Costs

	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
LVL 50	624,000	406	360
LVL 40	336,000	406	12
LVL 35	228,000	274	-
LVL 30	150,000	185	-
LVL 25	96,000	136	-
LVL 20	57,000	97	-
LVL 15	30,600	67	-
LVL 10	13,200	38	-
LVL 5	3,600	18	-

Shadow Piplup Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Shadow Piplup from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 624,000 Stardust, 406 Candy, and 360 Candy XL to fully power up Shadow Piplup in Pokémon GO.

Complete Shadow Piplup Power Up Costs Table

LVL	Power Ups	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL	Total Stardust	Total Candy	Total Candy XL
1	1	240	2	-	240	2	-
1.5	2	240	2	-	480	4	-
2	3	240	2	-	720	6	-
2.5	4	240	2	-	960	8	-
3	5	480	2	-	1,440	10	-
3.5	6	480	2	-	1,920	12	-
4	7	480	2	-	2,400	14	-
4.5	8	480	2	-	2,880	16	-
5	9	720	2	-	3,600	18	-
5.5	10	720	2	-	4,320	20	-
6	11	720	2	-	5,040	22	-
6.5	12	720	2	-	5,760	24	-
7	13	960	2	-	6,720	26	-
7.5	14	960	2	-	7,680	28	-
8	15	960	2	-	8,640	30	-
8.5	16	960	2	-	9,600	32	-
9	17	1,200	2	-	10,800	34	-
9.5	18	1,200	2	-	12,000	36	-
10	19	1,200	2	-	13,200	38	-
10.5	20	1,200	2	-	14,400	40	-
11	21	1,560	3	-	15,960	43	-
11.5	22	1,560	3	-	17,520	46	-
12	23	1,560	3	-	19,080	49	-
12.5	24	1,560	3	-	20,640	52	-
13	25	1,920	3	-	22,560	55	-
13.5	26	1,920	3	-	24,480	58	-
14	27	1,920	3	-	26,400	61	-
14.5	28	1,920	3	-	28,320	64	-
15	29	2,280	3	-	30,600	67	-
15.5	30	2,280	3	-	32,880	70	-
16	31	2,280	3	-	35,160	73	-
16.5	32	2,280	3	-	37,440	76	-
17	33	2,640	3	-	40,080	79	-
17.5	34	2,640	3	-	42,720	82	-
18	35	2,640	3	-	45,360	85	-
18.5	36	2,640	3	-	48,000	88	-
19	37	3,000	3	-	51,000	91	-
19.5	38	3,000	3	-	54,000	94	-
20	39	3,000	3	-	57,000	97	-
20.5	40	3,000	3	-	60,000	100	-
21	41	3,600	4	-	63,600	104	-
21.5	42	3,600	4	-	67,200	108	-
22	43	3,600	4	-	70,800	112	-
22.5	44	3,600	4	-	74,400	116	-
23	45	4,200	4	-	78,600	120	-
23.5	46	4,200	4	-	82,800	124	-
24	47	4,200	4	-	87,000	128	-
24.5	48	4,200	4	-	91,200	132	-
25	49	4,800	4	-	96,000	136	-
25.5	50	4,800	4	-	100,800	140	-
26	51	4,800	5	-	105,600	145	-
26.5	52	4,800	5	-	110,400	150	-
27	53	5,400	5	-	115,800	155	-
27.5	54	5,400	5	-	121,200	160	-
28	55	5,400	5	-	126,600	165	-
28.5	56	5,400	5	-	132,000	170	-
29	57	6,000	5	-	138,000	175	-
29.5	58	6,000	5	-	144,000	180	-
30	59	6,000	5	-	150,000	185	-
30.5	60	6,000	5	-	156,000	190	-
31	61	7,200	8	-	163,200	198	-
31.5	62	7,200	8	-	170,400	206	-
32	63	7,200	8	-	177,600	214	-
32.5	64	7,200	8	-	184,800	222	-
33	65	8,400	10	-	193,200	232	-
33.5	66	8,400	10	-	201,600	242	-
34	67	8,400	10	-	210,000	252	-
34.5	68	8,400	10	-	218,400	262	-
35	69	9,600	12	-	228,000	274	-
35.5	70	9,600	12	-	237,600	286	-
36	71	9,600	12	-	247,200	298	-
36.5	72	9,600	12	-	256,800	310	-
37	73	10,800	15	-	267,600	325	-
37.5	74	10,800	15	-	278,400	340	-
38	75	10,800	15	-	289,200	355	-
38.5	76	10,800	15	-	300,000	370	-
39	77	12,000	18	-	312,000	388	-
39.5	78	12,000	18	-	324,000	406	-
40	79	12,000	-	12	336,000	406	12
40.5	80	12,000	-	12	348,000	406	24
41	81	13,200	-	12	361,200	406	36
41.5	82	13,200	-	12	374,400	406	48
42	83	13,200	-	15	387,600	406	63
42.5	84	13,200	-	15	400,800	406	78
43	85	14,400	-	15	415,200	406	93
43.5	86	14,400	-	15	429,600	406	108
44	87	14,400	-	18	444,000	406	126
44.5	88	14,400	-	18	458,400	406	144
45	89	15,600	-	18	474,000	406	162
45.5	90	15,600	-	18	489,600	406	180
46	91	15,600	-	21	505,200	406	201
46.5	92	15,600	-	21	520,800	406	222
47	93	16,800	-	21	537,600	406	243
47.5	94	16,800	-	21	554,400	406	264
48	95	16,800	-	24	571,200	406	288
48.5	96	16,800	-	24	588,000	406	312
49	97	18,000	-	24	606,000	406	336
49.5	98	18,000	-	24	624,000	406	360

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Piplup

Shadow Piplup high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Shadow Piplup. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

Wallpaper

Shadow Piplup Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Diamond	Because it is very proud, it hates accepting food from people. Its thick down guards it from cold.
Pearl	It lives along shores in northern countries. A skilled swimmer, it dives for over 10 minutes to hunt.
Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2	A poor walker, it often falls down. However, its strong pride makes it puff up its chest without a care.
HeartGold, SoulSilver	It doesn’t like to be taken care of. It’s difficult to bond with since it won’t listen to its Trainer.
X, Omega Ruby	It doesn’t like to be taken care of. It’s difficult to bond with since it won’t listen to its Trainer.
Y, Alpha Sapphire	Because it is very proud, it hates accepting food from people. Its thick down guards it from cold.
Legends: Arceus	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.

List of Shadow Piplup costumes

A list of Shadow Piplup costumes available in Pokémon GO.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Shadow Piplup’s strengths and weaknesses?

As a Water-type Pokémon, Shadow Piplup is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves.

What are the best moves for Shadow Piplup in Pokémon GO?

The best moves for Shadow Piplup in Pokémon GO are Pound and Drill Peck. This moveset has a DPS (Damage Per Second) of 6.078 and a TDO (Total Damage Output) of 43.366.

How does Shadow Piplup perform in Raids?

Shadow Piplup's Raid attacker tier is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.

How does Shadow Piplup rank as a Water-type attacker?

Shadow Piplup is an F-Tier Water-type attacker and not recommended for Raid battles.

What Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Piplup?

The following Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Piplup: Mega Blastoise, Mega Slowbro, Mega Gyarados, Mega Swampert, Mega Sharpedo, and Primal Kyogre.

What is Shadow Piplup’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Shadow Piplup’s maximum CP at Level 40 is 1075 CP and 1215 CP at Level 50.

Can Shadow Piplup be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Piplup can be Shiny in Pokémon GO ✨.

Can Shadow Piplup Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Piplup cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.