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Piplup in Little League
Water#235of 528 ranked
73PvPoke score
Piplup is a niche pick that needs the right team around it in Little League. Little League caps every Pokémon at 500 CP and only allows Pokémon that can still evolve.
Best moveset
BubbleFast · Water · 8 damage, 11 energy in 3 turns93% of top players
Drill PeckCharged · Flying · 70 damage, 40 energy45% of top players
Icy WindCharged · Ice · 60 damage, 45 energy31% of top players
Second charged move: 10,000 stardust and 25 candy; buddy distance 3 km.
Play it by the counts
How many Bubbles it takes to charge each move from empty. Count them in the fight and you know when a shield decision is coming — for you and for your opponent.
4Bubble → Drill Peck4 fast moves, 12 turns
5Bubble → Icy Wind5 fast moves, 15 turns
What Piplup beats
Vulpixwins this matchup68
Vulpix (Alolan)wins this matchup68
Vullabywins this matchup66
Vulpix (Shadow)wins this matchup63
Sandshrew (Alolan)wins this matchup62
What beats Piplup
Nickitloses this matchup23
Meowth (Galarian)loses this matchup25
Bronzorloses this matchup31
Pawniardloses this matchup32
Togepiloses this matchup39Battle rating out of 100 in a one-shield simulation; above 50 is a win.
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