Piplup DP03/56 · DP Black Star Promos
DP Black Star Promos is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 May 2007. The printed size is 56, and the checklist is the same length. Piplup is DP03/56, in position 3 of 56 on this checklist. Before it is DP02 Chimchar, and after it is DP04 Pachirisu. The listed rarity is Promo.
Piplup is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 9. In the Pokédex this is Piplup (#393), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists Prinplup, Prinplup (#394) under evolves to.
Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 other cards in the catalog.
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. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Piplup list a different HP.
The attack Peck lists 10 damage. Water Splash is another attack lists 20+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage. Weakness is Lightning +10. 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."
I keep a set binder for DP Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the DP Black Star Promos set binder. 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
- DP03/56
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
- Released
- 1 May 2007
- Rarity
- Promo
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 60
- Type
- Water
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex
- Piplup (#393)
- Level
- 9
- Evolves to
- Prinplup
- Weakness
- Lightning +10
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
AttackWater Splash
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage.
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
Which set is Piplup from?
DP Black Star Promos, in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 May 2007. The printed size is 56.
What is the collector number?
DP03/56. It is entry 3 of 56 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Atsuko Nishida. The catalog lists 408 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Promo.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Piplup #393, generation 4 (Sinnoh).
Which attacks are printed?
Peck (10) and Water Splash (20+).