Popplio (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Popplio (disambiguation).

Popplio Sea Lion Pokémon アシマリ Ashimari #728 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Torrent Cacophony Cacophony Liquid Voice Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Water 1 and Field Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 1'04" 0.4 m Popplio 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 16.5 lbs. 7.5 kg Popplio 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 64	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Popplio 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F728.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Blue	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Popplio (Japanese: アシマリ Ashimari) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.

It evolves into Brionne starting at level 17, which evolves into Primarina starting at level 34.

Along with Rowlet and Litten, Popplio is one of three starter Pokémon of Alola available at the beginning of Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon.

Along with Rowlet and Litten, it was the second Generation VII Pokémon to be revealed to the public on May 10, 2016.

Biology

Popplio is a pinniped Pokémon that is primarily blue. It has large eyes, a long, white snout with black whiskers, and round, pink nose. There is a small, rounded earflap on each side of its head. Around its neck is a light blue ruff, which extends past its shoulders. It has four flippers. The front flippers are larger than the hind, and have white markings separating its toes.

Popplio is able to snort bubbles of water from its nose, which it uses as part of its battle strategy. On land, it uses the elasticity of its bubbles to perform acrobatic stunts and jumps. It practices daily with increasingly larger water bubbles. It can swim at 25 mph (40 km/h)

In the anime

Popplio in the anime

Major appearances

Lana's Popplio

Popplio made its debuted in Alola to New Adventure! as Lana's main Pokémon. It is often seen outside of its Poké Ball. It evolved into Brionne in Evolving Research!, and again into Primarina in SM120.

Minor appearances

A Popplio briefly appeared alongside a Rowlet and Litten in I Choose You!.

A Trainer's Popplio appeared in a flashback in Battling the Beast Within! as a resident of what is now the Ultra Ruin.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry SM005 Popplio Rotom Pokédex Popplio, the Sea Lion Pokémon. A Water type. Popplio can control water balloons, and works hard so it can make bigger balloons.

In the manga

Popplio in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Popplio debuted in The Delivery of Rotom and the Girl, under the ownership of Professor Kukui. In PASM16, he was revealed to have given it to Hau.

In the TCG

Main article: Popplio (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.

Generation VII Alola #007 Kanto #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!‎. Sun This Pokémon snorts body fluids from its nose, blowing balloons to smash into its foes. It's famous for being a hard worker. Moon This Pokémon can control water bubbles. It practices diligently so it can learn to make big bubbles. Ultra Sun The balloons it inflates with its nose grow larger and larger as it practices day by day. Ultra Moon Popplio gets on top of its bouncy water balloons to jump higher. It's quite the acrobatic fighter!

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Sun Moon Starter Pokémon from Hala in Iki Town Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Starter Pokémon from Professor Kukui in Route 1

In side games

Cross-Generation Shuffle Event: Popplio Appears

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 50		110 - 157	210 - 304
Attack: 54		53 - 116	101 - 227
Defense: 54		53 - 116	101 - 227
Sp. Atk: 66		63 - 129	123 - 254
Sp. Def: 56		54 - 118	105 - 232
Speed: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Total: 320	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VII Other generations: VIII - IX

SM   USUM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 0011 0011 Pound Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 35 0011 0011 Water Gun Water Special 04040 100}}100% 25 0044 0044 Growl Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 40 0088 0088 Disarming Voice Fairy Special 04040 00—}}—% 15 01111 01111 Baby-Doll Eyes Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 30 01515 01414 Aqua Jet Water Physical 04040 100}}100% 20 N/AN/A 01616 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 01818 01818 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 02222 02222 Bubble Beam Water Special 06565 100}}100% 20 02525 02525 Sing Normal Status 0000— 055}}55% 15 02929 02929 Double Slap Normal Physical 01515 085}}85% 10 03232 03232 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 03636 03636 Moonblast Fairy Special 09595 100}}100% 15 03939 03939 Captivate Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 04343 04343 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 04646 04646 Misty Terrain Fairy Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Popplio Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Popplio

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 TM01 Work Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM07 TM07 Hail Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM13 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM14 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM49 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 TM55 TM55 Scald Water Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM62 TM62 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM94 TM94 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM98 TM98 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Popplio Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Popplio

By breeding

Generation VII Other generations: VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Amnesia Psychic Status — —% 20 Aqua Ring Water Status — —% 20 Aromatic Mist Fairy Status — —% 20 Charm Fairy Status — 100% 20 Perish Song Normal Status — —% 5 Wonder Room Psychic Status — —% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Popplio in Generation VII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Popplio in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Popplio Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Popplio

By tutoring

Generation VII Other generations: VIII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  S M US UM Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10 S M US UM Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25 S M US UM Helping Hand Normal Status — —% 20 S M US UM Hyper Voice Normal Special 90 100% 10 S M US UM Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 S M US UM Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 S M US UM Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 S M US UM Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10 S M US UM Water Pledge Water Special 80 100% 10 S M US UM Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20 S M US UM Wonder Room Psychic Status — —% 10

A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Popplio can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Popplio cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Popplio Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Popplio

Side game data

Pokémon Shuffle Water Attack Power: 50 - 115 10 #713 Block Shot Erases two unbreakable-block disruptions and increases damage.

Pokémon: Magikarp Jump Friendship Item: Splash Plate (500) ★: Random treasure Skill: Drops sunken treasure Recovery time: 7 hours

Evolution

Unevolved Popplio  Water

Level 17 →

First evolution Brionne  Water

Level 34 →

Second evolution Primarina  Water  Fairy

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Popplio images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Popplio shares its category with Seel and Dewgong. They are all known as the Sea Lion Pokémon.
• Popplio's Japanese name and its romanization were revealed in a tweet of their trademark on April 17, 2016.

Origin

Popplio may be based on a sea lion with elements of a circus clown.

Name origin

Popplio may be a combination of sea lion pup, pop, pōpō (Hawaiian for ball), and ʻīlio-holo-i-ka-uaua (Hawaiian for the Hawaiian monk seal; meaning "dog that runs in rough water").

Ashimari may be a combination of 海驢 ashika (sea lion), 鞠 mari (ball), and marine.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese アシマリ Ashimari From 海驢 ashika, 鞠 mari, and marine French Otaquin From otarie, taquin, and arlequin Spanish Popplio Same as English name German Robball From Robbe and Ball Italian Popplio Same as English name Korean 누리공 Nurigong From 온눌 onnul and 공 gong Mandarin Chinese 球球海獅 / 球球海狮 Qiúqiúhǎishī From 球 qiú and 海獅 / 海狮 hǎishī Cantonese Chinese 球球海獅 Kàuhkàuhhóisī From 球 kàuh and 海獅 hóisī

More languages Hebrew פופליו Popplio Transcription of English name Russian Попплио Popplio Transcription of English name

Related articles

• Lana's Popplio
• Starter Pokémon

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