
Piplup
#16/17 in POP Series 9, Common, 50 HP, Water, illustrated by Midori Harada.
- Set
- POP Series 9
- Card number
- #16/17
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50 HP
- Type
- Water
- Language
- English
- Release date
- March 1, 2009
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
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Collector Notes
Piplup
Piplup appears in the English print of POP Series 9, released on March 1, 2009. Piplup is a common rarity and 50 HP. The POP Series 9 set contains 17 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Midori Harada.
Collector Insights
Piplup is a Water-type Pokémon with 50 HP. It features two attacks: Water Sport, which costs 1 Water Energy and deals 10+ damage, adding 10 more if Piplup has fewer Energy attached than the defending Pokémon, and Wavelet, requiring 1 Water and 2 Colorless Energy to deal 40 damage while also striking each of the opponent’s Benched Pokémon for 10 damage if Buizel is in play. The card has a retreat cost of 1 Colorless Energy and no resistances, though it is weak to Lightning with a +10 damage weakness. Piplup’s flavor text describes it as a skilled swimmer living along northern shores, diving for over 10 minutes to hunt. It was released in the POP Series 9 set on March 1, 2009, and is part of the POP series. The card is illustrated by Midori Harada and has a rarity of Common, with a card number of 16. Its design aligns with the Water-type theme and the series’ aesthetic.
It lives along shores in northern countries. A skilled swimmer, it dives for over 10 minutes to hunt.
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