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Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon
Welcome back to Generation Preparation, Trainers. This article will analyze Empoleon and its pre-evolutions, and their potential in Pokémon GO. Let's dive in!

PIPLUP

  • CATEGORY: Penguin Pokémon
  • PRONOUNCED: PIP-plup
  • TYPE: Water
  • HEIGHT: 1' 04"
  • WEIGHT: 11.5 lbs.
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attack:  112

defense:  103

stamina:  106

max  cp:  947

Piplup is the Water-type starter of Generation 4. As with Squirtle, Totodile, Mudkip, and the other starters, we expect you will be able to hatch Piplup out of 5KM Eggs. We also expect it to cost 25 Piplup Candy to evolve a Piplup into Prinplup.
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PRINPLUP

  • CATEGORY: Penguin Pokémon
  • PRONOUNCED: PRIN-plup
  • TYPE: Water
  • HEIGHT: 2' 07"
  • WEIGHT: 50.7 lbs.
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attack:  150

defense:  143

stamina:  128

max  cp:  1549

Prinplup is Piplup's evolved form. We expect it to require 100 Piplup Candy to evolve a Prinplup into Empoleon, and to follow the starter trend of taking 3KM to earn a Candy when walking it as a Buddy.
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EMPOLEON

  • CATEGORY: Emperor Pokémon
  • PRONOUNCED: em-PO-lee-on
  • TYPE: Water / Steel
  • HEIGHT: 5' 07"
  • WEIGHT: 186.3 lbs.
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attack:  210

defense:  193

stamina:  168

max  cp:  2741

PLACE IN THE META: As with the other starters, Empoleon's place in the meta will depend on the moves Niantic decides to give it.

One thing Empoleon has going for it is its large amount of resistances. As a Water-type and a Steel-type, Empoleon resists Normal-, Water-, Psychic-, Flying-, Rock-, Dragon-, Bug-, and Fairy-type attacks. It greatly resists Steel-type and Ice-type attacks. Empoleon is only weak to Electric-, Ground-, and Fighting-type attacks.


​LIKELY MOVEPOOL: Out of the Fast Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Empoleon:
  • Steel Wing
  • Waterfall

Out of the Charged Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Empoleon:
  • Flash Cannon
  • Hydro Pump
  • Ice Beam

Should Niantic add any new moves, the following are good candidates for Infernape's movepool:
  • Hydro Cannon
  • Liquidation

LOOKING AHEAD: Looking beyond Generation 4, Empoleon gains no evolution, Mega Evolution, or exclusive Z-Move.
Thanks for reading, Trainers. Stay tuned for our Staraptor analysis next time.
SOURCE: Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook, The Official National Pokédex: Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition, Stats Calculated by GO Hub | IMAGE CREDIT: The Pokémon Company
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