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Shadow Piplup is a Water-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It reaches 1,075 CP and is weak to Electric and Grass-type moves. Its recommended moveset is Pound / Drill Peck. It is boosted by Rain weather. Its shiny form is available.

Shadow Piplup Stats and Max CP

Shadow Piplup's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

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PvE Analysis

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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.

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Recommended moves

• Little Cup:BubbleDrill PeckIcy Wind
• Great League:BubbleDrill PeckIcy 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.

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Little Cup

D#90

Great League

F#1114

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%

Shadow Piplup best moveset

Pound + Drill Peck

Pound

Drill Peck

Shadow Piplup's best moveset is Pound and Drill Peck, with 6.73 DPS (damage per second) and 53.9 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Partly Cloudy and Windy weather.

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#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	eDPS	DPS	TDO
1.	Pound	Drill Peck	5.13	6.73	53.9
2.	Bubble	Drill Peck	5.02	6.58	52.7
3.	Pound	Bubble Beam	4.93	6.47	51.8
4.	Bubble	Bubble Beam	4.79	6.28	50.3
5.	Pound	Icy Wind	4.42	5.80	46.4
6.	Bubble	Icy Wind	4.24	5.55	44.5
7.	Pound	Frustration	0	0.10	0
8.	Bubble	Frustration	0	0.10	0

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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 ↗

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	50
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Bubble Beam has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

  See Bubble Beam details page ↗

More information

The following chart shows Shadow Piplup's DPS and TDO for every fast and charged 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 Charged Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charged 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 CP Chart

Shadow Piplup reaches a maximum of 1,075 CP at Level 50. Raid encounters have 532–614 CP, rising to 665–767 CP when weather boosted. Field and Special Research encounters have 426–460 CP.

Max CP	1075 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	426 CP - 460 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	568 CP - 614 CP
	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

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• 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 6 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 6/6/6 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 6 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 6/6/6 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 guaranteed 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. CP Calculator

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 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.

▾How to purify Shadow Piplup

Purification cost	3 Candy
	3000 Stardust
Shadow Charged Attack	Frustration
Purified Charged Attack	Return

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

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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.

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.

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

Piplup

Prinplup

Empoleon

Shadow Piplup

Shadow Prinplup

Shadow Empoleon

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Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Piplup

• Regular Shadow PiplupCopy shortcode
• Shiny Shadow PiplupCopy shortcode

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.

• #393
• #393

Official artwork

Wallpaper

List of Shadow Piplup costumes

A list of Shadow Piplup costumes available in Pokémon GO.

• GEMS_1_2021_NOEVOLVECopy shortcode
• GEMS_1_2021_NOEVOLVE ✨Copy shortcode
• GEMS_2_2021_NOEVOLVECopy shortcode
• GEMS_2_2021_NOEVOLVE ✨Copy shortcode
• HALLOWEEN_2021_NOEVOLVECopy shortcode
• HALLOWEEN_2021_NOEVOLVE ✨Copy shortcode