Piplup - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Piplup can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Piplup artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Piplup learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
4	Growl	Normal	—	100
8	Water Gun	Water	40	100
11	Charm	Fairy	—	100
15	Peck	Flying	35	100
18	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
22	Swagger	Normal	—	85
25	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
29	Brine	Water	65	100
32	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
36	Mist	Ice	—	—
39	Drill Peck	Flying	80	100
43	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80

Egg moves

Piplup learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
Feather Dance	Flying	—	100
Power Trip	Dark	20	100
Roost	Flying	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Piplup is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Charm	Fairy	—	100
04	Agility	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
11	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
19	Disarming Voice	Fairy	40	∞
22	Chilling Water	Water	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
34	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
52	Snowscape	Ice	—	—
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
77	Waterfall	Water	80	100
81	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
110	Liquidation	Water	85	100
123	Surf	Water	90	100
124	Ice Spinner	Ice	80	100
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
135	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
142	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
143	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
145	Water Pledge	Water	80	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
174	Haze	Ice	—	—
193	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
196	Flip Turn	Water	60	100

Piplup egg move parents

In other generations
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9

Piplup

Piplup's egg groups: Field, Water 1

The egg moves for Piplup are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Piplup with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Piplup with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Aqua Ring

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seel Dewgong Vaporeon Marill Azumarill Milotic Ducklett Swanna Alomomola Dewpider Araquanid
Breeding	Squirtle Wingull Pelipper Piplup Buizel Floatzel Popplio Sobble Drizzile Inteleon Cramorant Eiscue (Ice Face)
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Aqua Ring

Feather Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Torchic Ducklett Swanna Quaxwell Quaquaval
TM	Torchic Combusken Blaziken
Breeding	Piplup Cramorant Wattrel Kilowattrel
Reminder	Combusken Blaziken
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Feather Dance

Power Trip

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Zangoose Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Morpeko (Full Belly Mode)
Breeding	Piplup Litten
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Power Trip

Roost

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dragonite Dunsparce Wingull Pelipper Ducklett Swanna Wattrel Kilowattrel Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Piplup Cramorant Quaxly Quaxwell Quaquaval
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Roost

Snore

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Teddiursa Ursaring Spoink Grumpig Dedenne Ursaluna Ursaluna (Bloodmoon)
Breeding	Snubbull Phanpy Donphan Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Piplup
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Snore

Supersonic

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Wingull Pelipper Finizen Palafin (Zero Form)
Breeding	Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Marill Azumarill Piplup
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Supersonic

Yawn

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slowpoke Galarian Slowpoke Slowbro Galarian Slowbro Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Slowking Galarian Slowking Dunsparce Kingdra Poochyena Mightyena Slakoth Slaking Camerupt Hippopotas Hippowdon Yungoos Gumshoos Komala Fuecoco Crocalor Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Clodsire Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Squirtle Psyduck Golduck Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Teddiursa Ursaring Mudkip Numel Camerupt Torkoal Piplup Shellos Gastrodon Leafeon Glaceon Tepig Cubchoo Beartic Litleo Pyroar Espurr Sylveon Oranguru Ursaluna Fidough Dachsbun Greavard Houndstone Cetoddle Cetitan
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Yawn