Dawn's Piplup: Difference between revisions

In ''[[DP004|Dawn Of A New Era!]]'', Piplup battled [[Nando's Budew]]. He started the {{pkmn|battle}} with a {{m|Peck}} attack but {{p|Budew}} dodged easily and used {{m|Bullet Seed}}. He managed to avoid the glowing yellow seeds and use Bubble Beam, getting a clean hit. However, the {{type|Water}} [[move]] had little effect on the Bud Pokémon. When [[Nando]] ordered Budew to use {{m|Solar Beam}}, Dawn thought the move would take a while to charge and had Piplup using Peck. To her surprise, the {{m|Sunny Day}} Budew used before the battle was still in effect and Solar Beam charged immediately, hitting Piplup and rendering him [[Fainting|unable to battle]].

In ''[[DP007|Like It or Lup It!]]'', Piplup started practicing for the upcoming [[Jubilife City]] [[Pokémon Contest]]. He had a hard time trying to use Bubble Beam while spinning around in the air, getting dizzy and falling down to the ground in each of his attempts. However, after being motivated by Dawn when helping a group of Water-type Pokémon that had their food stolen by {{TRT}}, he managed to perfect the technique. During ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', this technique was used again as a variation of [[Counter Shield]] in ''[[BW086|Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!]]''.

Piplup made his stage debut in ''[[DP011|Mounting a Coordinator Assault!]]'', where he was used in the Performance Stage of the Jubilife Contest. He came out of a [[Seal|Foamy Seal]] and used Bubble Beam to keep the bubbles from the Seal suspended in the air before storing up energy for a Peck. The stored energy made his beak extend and he used the {{type|Flying}} attack to explode all the bubbles. With this simple yet remarkable performance, Piplup managed to advance Dawn to the [[Contest Battle]]s.

In ''[[DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!]]'', Piplup learned {{m|Whirlpool}} upon seeing Team Rocket escaping with [[Kenny's Prinplup]]. He used the new move to absorb {{TP|James|Cacnea}}'s {{m|Pin Missile}}, {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}}'s {{m|Psybeam}}, and {{TP|James|Carnivine}}'s {{m|Bullet Seed}} before launching it towards them, restoring {{p|Prinplup}}'s energy and allowing it to free itself. After that, he and Prinplup forgot the rivalry they started earlier in the episode and became friends, working together to send Team Rocket blasting off again.

In ''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]'', Piplup was used in the Battle Stage of the {{to|Floaroma}} Contest. His first battle in the event was against [[Jessie]]'s {{p|Dustox}}, during which he used {{m|Bide}} to return double the damage he took from {{m|Poison Sting}} before knocking the Poison Moth Pokémon out with a Peck attack. After that he was seen defeating a {{p|Bagon}} to advance to the finals of the competition. There he went up against {{si|Kenny}}'s Prinplup. They both used Bubble Beam to start the battle and their moves collided in the center of [[Contest Hall|the stadium]], creating a shower of sparkles. Piplup proceeded with Peck but Prinplup intercepted with {{m|Metal Claw}}, catching and tossing him into the air. Prinplup then used {{m|Drill Peck}} and Piplup countered the attack with Bide. After recovering, Prinplup used Metal Claw but Piplup dodged and used Whirlpool. The large water vortex engulfed Prinplup, costing Kenny precious points, but was ultimately destroyed by a powerful Bubble Beam. Prinplup followed with {{m|Mist}} to cloak the stage before using Drill Peck and Piplup answered with another Whirlpool. The two Pokémon jumped into the vortex and faced off inside it, with Piplup using Peck and Prinplup using Metal Claw. They then used Bubble Beam again and the time ran out. Piplup won the match by points, giving Dawn her first [[Ribbon]].

In ''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!]]'', Piplup was used in the Performance Stage of the Hearthome City Pokémon Contest along with Pachirisu. He used Bubble Beam to encase the hearts of Pachirisu's Sweet Kiss and his Whirlpool was dissipated in a flash of sparkles by Pachirisu's Discharge. Their performance received positive reviews from the [[Contest Judge]]s but it wasn't impressive enough to advance Dawn to the Contest Battles.

In ''[[DP050|Tag! We're It...!]]'', Piplup was seen battling alongside [[Conway]]'s {{p|Slowking}} against {{OBP|Giant|DP050}}'s {{p|Koffing}} and his partner's {{p|Scyther}} in the first round of the [[Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition]]. Together they managed to defeat their opponents and advance their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s to the second round.