Popplio - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Popplio can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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.

Popplio artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
7
8
9

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Popplio learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Pound	Normal	40	100
3	Water Gun	Water	40	100
6	Disarming Voice	Fairy	40	∞
9	Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
12	Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	—	100
15	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
18	Sing	Normal	—	55
21	Bubble Beam	Water	65	100
24	Encore	Normal	—	100
27	Misty Terrain	Fairy	—	—
30	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
33	Moonblast	Fairy	95	100
36	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80

Egg moves

Popplio learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Ring	Water	—	—
Life Dew	Water	—	—
Perish Song	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Popplio can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Flip Turn	Water		60	100
Triple Axel	Ice		20	90

Moves learnt by TM

Popplio is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
29	Charm	Fairy	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
35	Hail	Ice	—	—
36	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
45	Dive	Water	80	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
71	Wonder Room	Psychic	—	—
76	Round	Normal	60	100
78	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
87	Draining Kiss	Fairy	50	100
89	Misty Terrain	Fairy	—	—

Moves learnt by TR

Popplio is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
04	Surf	Water	90	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
16	Waterfall	Water	80	100
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
30	Encore	Normal	—	100
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
42	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
84	Scald	Water	80	100
85	Work Up	Normal	—	—
90	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90

Moves learnt by level up

Popplio does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Egg moves

Popplio does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by TM

Popplio cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by level up

Popplio does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Popplio egg move parents

In other generations
7
8
9

Popplio

Popplio's egg groups: Field, Water 1

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

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

Aqua Ring

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vaporeon Marill Azumarill Corsola Mantine Milotic Tympole Palpitoad Seismitoad Dewpider Araquanid
Breeding	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Wingull Pelipper Wailmer Wailord Spheal Popplio Brionne Primarina Sobble Drizzile Inteleon Cramorant Eiscue (Ice Face)
Sketch	Smeargle