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Piplup 36/162 · BREAKthrough

Piplup, BREAKthrough #36

Piplup is Pokédex #393, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Piplup is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Prinplup, Prinplup (#394) under evolves to.

Piplup sits at 36/162 in BREAKthrough, position 36 of 165. Before it is 35 M Glalie-EX, and after it is 37 Prinplup. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on November 4, 2015. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 165 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Wave Splash lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Because it is very proud, it hates accepting food from people. Its thick down guards it from cold."

Piplup (#393) has 24 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2025. The earliest other card is Piplup 93/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kanako Eo illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Piplup list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kanako Eo. I count 99 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

BREAKthrough set binder is where a full BREAKthrough set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Piplup can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.

Card facts

Number
36/162
Set
BREAKthrough
Series
XY
Released
November 4, 2015
Rarity
Common
Supertype
Pokémon
Subtypes
Basic
HP
60
Type
Water
Illustrator
Kanako Eo
Pokédex
Piplup (#393)
Evolves to
Prinplup
Weakness
Grass ×2
Retreat
1

Attacks and card text

AttackWave Splash

Damage 30 · Cost Water, Colorless

Flavor text

Because it is very proud, it hates accepting food from people. Its thick down guards it from cold.

Binders this card belongs in

Other printings in the list

Next to it in the set

Questions about this card

What set does Piplup belong to?

BREAKthrough, in the XY series. It was released on November 4, 2015. The printed size is 162.

Which number is printed on this card?

36/162. It is entry 36 of 165 in this checklist.

Who illustrated it?

Kanako Eo. The catalog lists 99 other cards with that illustrator.

What rarity is listed?

Common.

What Pokédex number does the card use?

Piplup #393, generation 4 (Sinnoh).

Which attacks are printed?

Wave Splash (30).