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'''Dawn's Piplup''' (Japanese: '''ヒカリのポッチャマ''' ''Hikari's Pochama'') is {{an|Dawn}}'s [[starter Pokémon|first]] [[Pokémon]]. She befriended it after saving it from an {{p|Ariados}}'s [[move|attack]], when Piplup and {{p|Chimchar}} had fled from [[Professor Rowan]]'s lab. He is voiced by 小桜エツ子 ''[[Etsuko Kozakura]]'' in Japanese and [[Michele Knotz]] in English.
'''Dawn's Piplup''' (Japanese: '''ヒカリのポッチャマ''' ''Hikari's Pochama'') is {{an|Dawn}}'s [[starter Pokémon|first]] [[Pokémon]]. She befriended him after saving him from an {{p|Ariados}}'s [[move|attack]], when Piplup and {{p|Chimchar}} had fled from [[Professor Rowan]]'s lab. He is voiced by 小桜エツ子 ''[[Etsuko Kozakura]]'' in Japanese and [[Michele Knotz]] in English.


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
Piplup initially would not accept food from Dawn—as described in the [[Pokédex]], Piplup are very proud and dislike accepting food from people. However, he seems to have a large appetite for [[Pokémon food]] and does not like having any taken away from it. He shows signs of having a short temper, frequently getting into disagreements with other Pokémon and his {{pkmn|Trainer}}.
Piplup initially would not accept food from Dawn—as described in the [[Pokédex]], Piplup are very proud and dislike accepting food from people. However, he seems to have a large appetite for [[Pokémon food]] and does not like having any taken away from him. He shows signs of having a short temper, frequently getting into disagreements with other Pokémon and his {{pkmn|Trainer}}.


Despite his prideful and fierce attitude, he was fairly weak at first. [[Jessie's Seviper]] easily defeated the starter Pokémon in his first {{pkmn|battle}}. He has grown in strength since then, helping Dawn {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}} in ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary]]'', as well as {{AP|Dawn's Buizel|Buizel}} in ''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way Out of This!]]''.
Despite his prideful and fierce attitude, he was fairly weak at first. [[Jessie's Seviper]] easily defeated the starter Pokémon in his first {{pkmn|battle}}. He has grown in strength since then, helping Dawn {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} {{TP|Dawn|Buneary}} in ''[[DP009|Setting the World on its Buneary]]'', as well as {{AP|Dawn's Buizel|Buizel}} in ''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way Out of This!]]''.
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Piplup is Dawn's main battling partner, used more than any of Dawn's other Pokémon and has helped Dawn win her first two [[ribbon]]s in Sinnoh. Piplup seems to be very competitive; he will always try to overcome the odds and impress Dawn and get her fullest attention. He often wants to be the first one to start an event for Dawn, and also often tries to peacefully talk to enemies, rather than just attacking them, as seen for example in ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]''.
Piplup is Dawn's main battling partner, used more than any of Dawn's other Pokémon and has helped Dawn win her first two [[ribbon]]s in Sinnoh. Piplup seems to be very competitive; he will always try to overcome the odds and impress Dawn and get her fullest attention. He often wants to be the first one to start an event for Dawn, and also often tries to peacefully talk to enemies, rather than just attacking them, as seen for example in ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]''.


It has been shown that Dawn and Piplup have a close bond with each other. In ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes' Welcome!]]'', Piplup helped Dawn recover her confidence by shooting {{m|BubbleBeam}} at her face.
He has been shown that Dawn and Piplup have a close bond with each other. In ''[[DP077|Staging a Heroes' Welcome!]]'', Piplup helped Dawn recover her confidence by shooting {{m|BubbleBeam}} at her face.


In ''[[DP079|Strategy With a Smile!]]'', Piplup barely edged out [[May's Glaceon]] by only a half a point to help Dawn win the Wallace Cup Ribbon.
In ''[[DP079|Strategy With a Smile!]]'', Piplup barely edged out [[May's Glaceon]] by only a half a point to help Dawn win the Wallace Cup Ribbon.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*For ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Dawn's Piplup. He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about it: ポッチャマが　みずにとびこむ　ぽっちゃんと ''{{tt|Pochama|Piplup}} ga, mizu ni tobikomu, potchanto''
*For ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets]]'', [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about Dawn's Piplup. He writes this [[Pokémon 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}} ga, mizu ni tobikomu, potchanto''
*The opening sequence of Pokémon shows Dawn's Piplup coming out of its [[Poké Ball]] with a trail of stars behind it. However, Dawn has never used a star seal with Piplup's Poké Ball.
*The opening sequence of Pokémon shows Dawn's Piplup coming out of his [[Poké Ball]] with a trail of stars behind him. However, Dawn has never used a star seal with Piplup's Poké Ball.
[[Image:Hikaritopochama.jpg|Dawn and her very confident Piplup|thumb|right]]
[[Image:Hikaritopochama.jpg|Dawn and her very confident Piplup|thumb|right]]
*Dawn has been keeping Piplup outside of its ball, instead of inside of it, much like Ash keeps his {{AP|Pikachu}}, though Piplup never expressed distinctly that it did not like being inside of the ball.
*Dawn has been keeping Piplup outside of his ball, instead of inside of it, much like Ash keeps his {{AP|Pikachu}}, though Piplup never expressed distinctly that he did not like being inside of the ball.
**In addition, Piplup wasn't ready to obey Dawn when they first met. Eventually, they became fast friends after Pikachu and Piplup saved their respective trainers from an attacking group of Pokémon; Pikachu saved Ash from a flock of {{p|Spearow}} while Piplup saved Dawn from a swarm of {{p|Ariados}}.
**In addition, Piplup wasn't ready to obey Dawn when they first met. Eventually, they became fast friends after Pikachu and Piplup saved their respective trainers from an attacking group of Pokémon; Pikachu saved Ash from a flock of {{p|Spearow}} while Piplup saved Dawn from a swarm of {{p|Ariados}}.
***Also, it has expressed reluctance to evolve and chose to stay in its base form for the time being, and Dawn was given an [[Everstone]] to prevent Piplup from evolving.
***Also, he has expressed reluctance to evolve and chose to stay in his base form for the time being, and Dawn was given an [[Everstone]] to prevent Piplup from evolving.
*Piplup is Dawn's only Pokémon whose species is not based on a real-world mammal.
*Piplup is Dawn's only Pokémon whose species is not based on a real-world mammal.
*Piplup has battled its two evolutions; a {{TP|Kenny|Prinplup}} in ''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]'', and an {{p|Empoleon}} in ''[[The Rise of Darkrai]]''.
*Piplup has battled his two evolutions; a {{TP|Kenny|Prinplup}} in ''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]'', and an {{p|Empoleon}} in ''[[The Rise of Darkrai]]''.
* During an interview with former director and storyboard artist of the [[Pokémon anime]], [[Masamitsu Hidaka]], he revealed that Dawn's Piplup will probably not evolve very soon, referring to its evolutions as "ugly" or not good for contests.
* During an interview with former director and storyboard artist of the [[Pokémon anime]], [[Masamitsu Hidaka]], he revealed that Dawn's Piplup will probably not evolve very soon, referring to his evolutions as "ugly" or not good for contests.
* Of the current number of {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} episodes, Piplup has only been completely absent from 17.
* Of the current number of {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} episodes, Piplup has only been completely absent from 17.
* Piplup is the second Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}} to stop evolving while the process is happening, the first being {{Ash}}'s {{AP|Bulbasaur}}.
* Piplup is the second Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}} to stop evolving while the process is happening, the first being {{Ash}}'s {{AP|Bulbasaur}}.
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