Dawn's Piplup: Difference between revisions

In ''[[DP079|Strategy with a Smile!]]'', Dawn used Piplup in the finals of the Wallace Cup, where he went up against [[May's Glaceon]]. He started with Bubble Beam, but the {{type|Ice}} Pokémon dodged and used {{m|Secret Power}}, {{status|paralysis|paralyzing}} him. The battle proceeded with Glaceon using {{m|Ice Shard}}, which hit the paralyzed Piplup hard. After that, Piplup jumped in the pool to get rid of the paralysis. When out of the water, he used Whirlpool, but Glaceon received the attack with {{m|Mirror Coat}} and returned it to him, sending him flying backwards. Piplup quickly recovered and used Bubble Beam again, this time hitting Glaceon. When the Fresh Snow Pokémon used {{m|Shadow Ball}}, Piplup spun and dodged it. Glaceon then decided to take advantage of the water covering the stage and attack with Secret Power to try and put Piplup to {{status|sleep}}. Despite being hit and sent flying in the air, Piplup was able to spin gracefully and land in a pose, rendering Glaceon's attack unsuccessful. Glaceon fired another Shadow Ball but Piplup used Bubble Beam once more, destroying it. Piplup followed with Peck, but Glaceon dodged and used Ice Shard. The icy projectiles did not hit Piplup, though, as he used Whirlpool to defend himself. With only one minute left on the clock, Dawn and {{an|May}} had the same amount of points. Piplup then charged at Glaceon surfing in his own Whirlpool. Before Piplup could reach it, Glaceon used Shadow Ball to destroy the Whirlpool, creating a curtain of water. Taking advantage of the situation, Piplup came out from behind the curtain and used Bubble Beam, surprising Glaceon, who then used another Shadow Ball. Piplup destroyed the shadowy blob with a Peck attack, creating a dark purple curtain. This time, it was Glaceon who took advantage of the curtain, using Ice Shard to strike Piplup. Piplup used Whirlpool one last time and Glaceon once again countered with Mirror Coat. Both Pokémon were hit by the water from the Whirlpool and the time ran out. Piplup won the match by points, breaking Dawn's [[DP049|losing]] [[DP061|streak]] and giving her the {{DL|Ribbon|Aqua Ribbon}}, her second {{pkmn|Contest}} [[Ribbon]] overall.

[[File:Dawn Piplup no evolution.png|thumb|left|250px|Resisting his Evolution]]

When Piplup was about to train with {{cat|Dawn's Pokémon|Dawn's other Pokémon}} in ''[[DP122|Stopped in the Name of Love!]]'', he collapsed from exhaustion, worrying Dawn. Soon after, he started to [[Evolution|evolve]] into {{p|Prinplup}}. However, he used Bide to stop the process and collapsed again. As a result, Brock rushed him to the [[Pokémon Center]], where Nurse Joy explained he just needed some rest. Later, when Dawn was talking to him, he started to evolve again. She told him to let it happen this time, but he used Bide to discontinue the process. As she questioned his motives and spoke to him about the pros of evolving, he got angry and fled the Center. Dawn followed him through the woods, but he kept running away from her, angry at her for not understanding his unwillingness to evolve. While running, he got caught in a web. Dawn tried to help him, but an Ariados appeared and attacked her. The attack destroyed the web and freed Piplup, who landed in Dawn's arms. After that, several Ariados appeared and attacked them with {{m|Hyper Beam}}, but Piplup used Bide to send them flying, just like the day he and Dawn first met. Making matters worse, Team Rocket appeared and captured Piplup. While trying to retrieve her Pokémon, Dawn learned that past events have motivated Piplup to stay the way he is. This made Dawn realize that on the day she chose Piplup, he chose her as well. After sending Team Rocket blasting off, they returned to the Center, where Nurse Joy gave Dawn an {{evostone|Everstone}} to prevent Piplup's Evolution for as long as he wants.

In ''[[DP138|Strategy Begins at Home!]]'', Piplup was used alongside Pachirisu in a [[Double Battle]] against [[Johanna's Glameow]] and {{p|Umbreon}}. They started the battle by using a combination of Whirlpool and Discharge. However, the combination didn't last long as [[Johanna]]'s Pokémon were able to gracefully dodge it with a double {{m|Quick Attack}} and destroy it with a double Shadow Ball. After that, Dawn had Piplup using Bubble Beam, but Glameow and Umbreon dodged once again. This was part of Dawn's plan, though, as Bubble Beam was meant to build a barrier of bubbles and hide Pachirisu. When Pachirisu came out from behind the barrier, it caught Glameow and Umbreon by surprise and attacked them with a spinning {{m|Super Fang}}. Johanna's Pokémon quickly fought back with a double {{m|Attract}}, {{status|infatuation|infatuating}} both Pachirisu and Piplup before attacking them with a double {{m|Swift}} and knocking them out.

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| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Piplup uses Bubble Beam while spinning in the air, creating a circle of bubbles around himself. When the bubbles explode, sparkles from the glittering water surround Piplup. It was first used during preparations for the {{ci|Jubilife}} {{pkmn|Contest}}. It was used again in ''[[BW086|Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!]]'' as a variation of [[Counter Shield]] during a battle against [[Cilan's Pansage]] to protect Piplup from a {{m|Rock Tomb}}.

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| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Blaziken uses Fire Spin and Piplup follows up with Bubble Beam. The two moves fuse into a water and fire whirlwind surrounded by sparks which traps the opponents. It was inspired by {{FB|Dome Ace|Tucker}}'s tactical fusion of {{t|Fire}}- and {{type|Water}} [[Move|attacks]]. It was used in ''[[DP076|A Full Course Tag Battle!]]'' during a [[Multi Battle|Tag Battle]] against [[Roman]]'s {{p|Girafarig}} and [[Kylie]]'s {{p|Drifloon}} in the [[Seven Stars Restaurant]].

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==Trivia==

[[File:Piplup C-Gear skin.png|thumb|190px|A [[C-Gear]] skin featuring Piplup]]

* The opening sequence of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl shows Dawn's Piplup coming out of his [[Poké Ball]] with a trail of stars behind him. However, Dawn did not use a star seal with Piplup's Poké Ball until ''[[DP161|Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!]]'', three seasons later.

* Piplup's gender was confirmed to be male in ''[[DP142|Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!]]''.

* Piplup is the second Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}} to stop evolving while the process is happening, the first being [[Ash's Bulbasaur]].

* Piplup was featured in a [[List of Pokémon Global Link promotions/Skins#C-Gear skins|promotional C-Gear]] skin alongside [[Brock's Croagunk]] in Japan to celebrate the [[SS024|anime]] [[SS025|specials]] featuring {{an|Dawn}} and {{an|Brock}}. This Piplup was later distributed as [[List of Wi-Fi Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation V#Recital Piplup|event]] Pokémon for Japanese games to commemorate his appearance in ''[[Best Wishes series|Best Wishes! Season 2]]''.

* Piplup was referenced by Ash in ''[[XY022|Going for the Gold!]]'', when he and his [[Ash's friends|friends]] met a troop of many Piplup at the Ambrette Aquarium. Ash recalled that Piplup had been rather prideful and stubborn.

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