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[[Image:KennyPrinplup.JPG|right|200px|thumb|[[Kenny (coordinator)|Kenny]] and his Prinplup]]
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'''Kenny's Prinplup''' (Japanese:''Kengo's Pottaishi'') is [[Kenny (coordinator)|Kenny's]] main [[Pokémon]] in the [[Pokémon anime|anime]].  
{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
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type2=Steel|
trainername=Kenny|
pokemonname=Empoleon|
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jpokemonname=エンペルト|
tmtrainername=Kengo|
tmpokemonname=Emperte|
image=[[File:Kenny Empoleon.png|250px]] |
caption=Kenny's Empoleon |
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firstevonametiming=Prior to|
firstevoname=Arrival of a Rival!|
secondevoep=DP174 |
secondevonametiming=Prior to|
secondevoname=Last Call — First Round!|
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epname=Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!|
current=[[Party|With Kenny]]|
enva2=Unknown|
enva3=[[Bill Rogers]]|
java1=N/A|
java2=[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]|
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}}
'''Kenny's Empoleon''' (Japanese: '''ケンゴのエンペルト''' ''Kengo's Emperte'') is {{si|Kenny}}'s [[first partner Pokémon]].


Prinplup was first seen in [[DP026|''Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!'']]. It proved to be very strong when it was battling against [[Ash Ketchum|Ash's]] [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]]. In [[DP027|the next episode]], it put up a good fight against [[Dawn|Dawn's]] [[Dawn's Piplup|Piplup]].  
==History==
Empoleon was first seen as a {{p|Prinplup}} in ''[[DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!]]''. It proved to be very strong when it battled [[Ash's Pikachu]] despite Pikachu having the [[type]] disadvantage. In [[DP027|the next episode]], it put up a good fight against [[Dawn's Piplup]]. At first, Prinplup didn't want to be friends with its weaker, pre-evolved form, but after being saved by Piplup, they soon became friends.


It seem's to be [[Kenny (coordinator)|Kenny's]] signature Pokémon.
Prinplup appeared in a flashback in ''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way Out Of This!]]''. It then made a cameo appearance in ''[[DP055|Throwing the Track Switch]]'' during [[Marian]]'s [[television]] show, in which it was revealed to have helped Kenny win the [[Sage Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]], earning Kenny his second [[Ribbon]].
[[File:Kenny Prinplup.png|thumb|left|250px|As a Prinplup]]
Prinplup briefly appeared in the beginning of ''[[DP060|Journey to the Unown!]]'' with Kenny. In ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'', Prinplup helped Kenny get to the final round of the [[Solaceon Town]] Contest, but eventually lost to [[Jessie's Dustox]].


=Attacks Used=
Prinplup made a cameo with Kenny on television in ''[[DP106|A Breed Stampede!]]'', where it was revealed to have helped him earned his third Ribbon.
* {{m|Bubblebeam}}
* {{m|Metal Claw}}
* {{m|Drill Peck}}
* {{m|Mist}}


==Related articles==
In ''[[DP122|Stopped in the Name of Love!]]'', Prinplup appeared alongside [[Barry's Empoleon]] and Dawn's Piplup. As it tried to help search for Piplup, who had run away while trying to resist [[evolution]], Prinplup and Barry's Empoleon were kidnapped by {{TRT}}'s [[Team Rocket's mechas|Piprinoleon robot]]. Prinplup was recovered through Dawn and Piplup's teamwork.
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see {{p|Prinplup}}.


{{animestub}}
In ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]'', Prinplup was used in the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]] of the {{to|Sandalstraw}} {{pkmn|Contest}}. It managed to defeat its first two opponents to reach the finals, where it went up against [[Dawn's Ambipom]]. Prinplup started the battle by using {{m|Drill Peck}}, but Ambipom blocked the attack with {{m|Swift}} and then used {{m|Double Team}}. After that, Prinplup used {{m|Bubble Beam}} to destroy the illusory copies Ambipom had created. However, before the attack could hit the real Ambipom, Dawn had the idea to implement ping pong moves into the battle and asked Ambipom to use {{m|Focus Punch}}, sending the bubbles back to Prinplup.
[[File:Kenny and Empoleon.png|thumb|250px|Empoleon and Kenny]]
[[File:Kenny Empoleon Grand Festival.png|thumb|left|250px|Empoleon in the Grand Festival]]
Seeing that, Kenny asked Prinplup to repel the bubbles with {{m|Metal Claw}}. The bubbles went back and forth for a while until Prinplup used Bubble Beam again. This time, instead of repelling the bubbles, Ambipom used Double Hit to destroy them. With the bubbles keeping Ambipom busy, Prinplup approached her with Drill Peck, but Ambipom saw Prinplup coming and countered with Focus Punch. The two clashed in midair but Prinplup quickly recovered, jumping high and then using Drill Peck while nosediving and spinning. Ambipom proceeded to use Double Hit, but the move was unable to stop Prinplup. Ambipom was taken aback by this and Prinplup attacked her with another Drill Peck, knocking her out and winning the battle. This victory gave Kenny the Sandalstraw Ribbon, his fourth Contest Ribbon overall.
 
Between helping Kenny win the Sandalstraw Ribbon and Kenny's participation in the [[Grand Festival]], Prinplup evolved into {{p|Empoleon}} and learned two new [[move]]s: {{m|Flash Cannon}} and {{m|Hydro Cannon}}.
 
In ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]'', Kenny used Empoleon alongside his {{p|Floatzel}} in the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]] of the [[Sinnoh Grand Festival]]. However during an attempt to create a Flash Cannon-{{m|Whirlpool}} [[Contest combination|combination]], Empoleon accidentally knocked Floatzel out, its Flash Cannon being too powerful for Floatzel to handle. As a result of this mistake, Kenny failed to make it past the first round.
 
In ''[[DP180|Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!]]'', Kenny used Empoleon in a battle against [[Ash's Buizel]], in which it was able to defeat Buizel. It also seemed to have developed a rivalry with Buizel following its win.
 
==Personality and characteristics==
Natural of its species, Empoleon is always very proud and doesn't give others respect until they have, in its eyes, 'proved themselves worthy'. This was seen both when it met [[Dawn's Piplup]] for the first time and when it was pitted against [[Ash's Buizel]]. Like Buizel, Empoleon can be quite headstrong, developing their short-lived rivalry over a trivial issue, after Buizel's {{m|Sonic Boom}} attack nearly hit its target. Kenny has utilized Empoleon's prideful personality into making effective {{pkmn|Contest}} performances.
 
==Moves used==
{{anmov/h|water|steel|Kenny Empoleon {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Hydro Cannon|1=Metal Claw|2=Flash Cannon|3=Drill Peck}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Hydro Cannon|1=Metal Claw|2=Flash Cannon|3=Drill Peck}}|image2=Kenny Prinplup {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Mist|1=Drill Peck|2=BubbleBeam|3=Metal Claw}}.png|caption2=Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Mist|1=Drill Peck|2=Bubble Beam|3=Metal Claw}}<br>as a Prinplup}}
{{anmov|steel|Metal Claw|DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|water|Bubble Beam|DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!}}
{{anmov|flying|Drill Peck|DP026|Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|ice|Mist|DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!}}
{{anmov|water|Hydro Cannon|DP174|Last Call — First Round!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|steel|Flash Cannon|DP174|Last Call — First Round!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov/f|steel}}
===Moves improvised===
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|-
! {{color|FFF|Picture}}
! {{color|FFF|First Used In}}
! {{color|FFF|Moves Involved}}
! {{color|FFF|Partnered With}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Hydro Canon Razor Wind combo.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]''
| {{m|Hydro Cannon}}, {{m|Razor Wind}}, and {{m|Aqua Jet}}
| {{si|Kenny}}'s {{p|Floatzel}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Empoleon uses Hydro Cannon on Floatzel's Aqua Jet to power it up. Floatzel then uses Razor Wind to slice up the water.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Flash Whirlpool combo.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP174|Last Call — First Round!]]''
| {{m|Whirlpool}} and {{m|Flash Cannon}}
| {{si|Kenny}}'s {{p|Floatzel}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:'''  Floatzel uses Whirlpool and points it at Empoleon, who then uses Flash Cannon into the Whirlpool. The attack was too strong for Floatzel though, and it ended up failing.
|}
 
==See also==
{{Animespeciesevo2|Piplup|Prinplup|Empoleon}}
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[[Category:Rivals' Pokémon]]
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[[fr:Pingoléon de Kenny]]
[[it:Empoleon di Kenny]]
[[ja:ケンゴのエンペルト]]
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