Dawn's Piplup: Difference between revisions

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* For ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets]]'', [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]] is about Dawn's Piplup. He writes this {{wp|senryū}} about him: 「ポッチャマが みずにとびこむ ぽっちゃんと」 ''"{{tt|Pochama|Piplup}} jumps into the water with a splash."''
* For ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets]]'', [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]] is about Dawn's Piplup. He writes this {{wp|senryū}} about him: 「ポッチャマが みずにとびこむ ぽっちゃんと」 ''"{{tt|Pochama|Piplup}} jumps into the water with a splash."''
* The {{so|Diamond and Pearl|opening sequence}} of [[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]] shows Dawn's Piplup coming out of his {{i|Poké Ball}} with a trail of stars behind him. However, Dawn did not use a [[Seal|Star Seal]] with Piplup's Poké Ball until ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]'', three seasons later.
* The {{so|Diamond and Pearl|opening sequence}} of [[S10|Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl]] shows Dawn's Piplup coming out of his {{i|Poké Ball}} with a trail of stars behind him. However, Dawn did not use a [[Seal|Star Seal]] with Piplup's Poké Ball until ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]'', three seasons later.
* During an interview with former director and storyboard artist of the [[Pokémon anime]], [[Masamitsu Hidaka]], he revealed that Dawn's Piplup would likely not [[Evolution|evolve]] very soon, referring to his {{p|Prinplup|evolved}} {{p|Empoleon|forms}} as "ugly" or not good for [[Pokémon Contest]]s.{{fact}}
* During an interview with former director and storyboard artist of the [[Pokémon anime]], [[Masamitsu Hidaka]], he revealed that Dawn's Piplup would likely not [[Evolution|evolve]] very soon, referring to his {{p|Prinplup|evolved}} {{p|Empoleon|forms}} as "ugly" or not good for [[Pokémon Contest]]s.<ref>https://www.pokebeach.com/2008/07/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points</ref>
* Of all 191 ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' episodes, Piplup was only completely absent from 17.
* Of all 191 ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' episodes, Piplup was only completely absent from 17.
* Piplup is the second Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}} to stop [[Evolution|evolving]] while the process is happening, the first being [[Ash's Bulbasaur]].
* Piplup is the second Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}} to stop [[Evolution|evolving]] while the process is happening, the first being [[Ash's Bulbasaur]].
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