Piplup Community Day is just around the corner but, don’t let that cute face fool you! This Pokémon is difficult and doesn’t like to listen.
No need to worry; however, G2G has everything you need to know to help you get the most out of CD!
| PIPLUP COMMUNITY DAY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVENT DATE/TIME: | Date: Sunday, January 19, 2020 | ||||
| Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Local Time (Northern Hemisphere) and 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Local Time (Southern Hemisphere) | |||||
| FEATURES: | Piplup will spawn more frequently in the wild and in raids during the event window. You might even encounter a Shiny Piplup! | ||||
| If you evolve Prinplup between 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Local Time (Northern Hemisphere) and 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Local Time (Southern Hemisphere), Empoleon will learn the Exclusive Move Hydro Cannon! | |||||
| BONUSES: | 1/4 Hatch Distance | ||||
| 3-hour Lure Modules | |||||
PIPLUP COMMUNITY DAY BONUSES
1/4 HATCH DISTANCE
This months’ bonuses include the 1/4 Hatch Distance bonus!
On Piplup Community Day, 1/4 Hatch Distance will be active for the whole 3-hour window! Hatching Eggs is a great way to collect Stardust, so make sure to hatch as many Eggs as you can! Below, you can find a handy Hatch Distance Chart in which you can check the reduced distance for each Egg.
| REGULAR INCUBATOR | |||
| 2 km | 5 km | 7 km | 10 km |
| 0.50 km | 1.25 km | 1.75 km | 2.50 km |
| SUPER INCUBATOR | |||
| 2 km | 5 km | 7 km | 10 km |
| 0.33 km | 0.83 km | 1.17 km | 1.67 km |
1/4 Hatch Distance Tips & Tricks
- Incubate your Eggs AFTER CD started.
- Try to collect as many 10km Eggs as possible before CD to maximize your Stardust gain.
- Run a Lucky Egg + Star Piece for the full 3 hours.
3-HOUR LURE MODULES
During Piplup Community Day hours, Lures will last 3 hours! These Lures will also have increased Piplup spawns.
Lure Modules Tips & Tricks
- Activate your Lure Modules AFTER your CD started.
- Glacial, Magnetic, and Mossy Lure Modules will NOT have increased Piplup spawns.
SHINY PIPLUP FAMILY
| NORMAL | SHINY |
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| Piplup | |
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| Prinplup | |
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| Empoleon | |
EXCLUSIVE MOVE: HYDRO CANNON
If you evolve your Prinplup between 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Local Time (Northern Hemisphere) and 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. Local Time (Southern Hemisphere), Empoleon will learn the Community Day Exclusive Move Hydro Cannon!
Note: You’ll be able to obtain the Exclusive Move up to 2 hours after boosted spawns end. Below, you can find Hydro Cannon stats, as well as a brief analysis of how Hydro Cannon performs in both PvE and PvP.
HYDRO CANNON STATS
| PvE STATS | |
|---|---|
| Base Power | 90 |
| DPS | 47.37 |
| Charge Bars | 2 |
| Damage Window | 0.50s |
| Cooldown | 1.9s |
| Pvp STATS | |
| Base Power | 80 |
| Charge Energy | -40 |
| Damage per Energy | 2.00 |
| *STATS COURTESY OF GAMEPRESS* | |
HYDRO CANNON PVE ANALYSIS
In PvE, Hydro Cannon Empoleon won’t be a game-breaker. Hydro Cannon is a powerful move, and it most certainly will improve Empoleons performance in Gyms and Raids. This, unfortunately, isn’t enough to make it very viable, mainly due to the stats of the Iron Penguin. Kyogre, Kingler, and Swampert are better picks, as Empoleon clearly gets outclassed by them. It also gets hit with neutral damage from Fire- and Ground-types, to which it is super effective. Short: It will be better, but it won’t be great.
HYDRO CANNON PVP ANALYSIS
In PvP, Empoleon makes up for its disappointing performance in PvE. With 8 single and 2 double resistances, Empoleon has some foundation to build on. In open Great League formats, it won’t shine and will be inferior to King Mudboi Swampert (as a Hydro Cannon user). In certain metas, it definitely will be useful, again thanks to his Steel-typing.
Look at the Silph Arena’s current running cup, the Fusion Cup. Empoleon will cause a meta shift, and whether it will be small or big, you better prepare for it! By the looks of it now, Empoleon will have a dominating role with notable wins against A LOT of the Fusion Meta. Consider using it, and if not, definitely make sure you can counter it!
Below is an analysis of a Rank 1, Hydro Cannon, Empoleon in each PvP League.
| CP: 1500 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attack IV | Defense IV | Stamina IV |
| 0 | 13 | 15 |
| Piplup Catch CP Cap for GL | ||
| 523 | ||
| CP: 2500 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attack IV | Defense IV | Stamina IV |
| 1 | 15 | 14 |
| Piplup Catch CP Cap for UL | ||
| 878 | ||
| CP: 2900 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attack IV | Defense IV | Stamina IV |
| 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Piplup Catch CP Cap for ML | ||
| 998 | ||
| *DATA COURTESY OF GOSTADIUM & KitsuneKurisu* | ||
PIPLUP 100% CP'S
In the chart below, you can find all possible CP values for a 100% Piplup in the wild. The chart includes all CP’s for Level 1-35 Piplup, as these are the Levels at which you can find a Piplup in the wild. After your Community Day, you can check your Pokémon Storage for 100% Piplup by typing ‘Piplup&4*‘ in the Search Bar.
| Lvl | CP | Lvl | CP | Lvl | CP |
| 1 | 15 | 12 | 368 | 24 | 737 |
| 2 | 47 | 13 | 399 | 25 | 767 |
| 3 | 80 | 14 | 430 | 26 | 798 |
| 4 | 112 | 15 | 460 | 27 | 829 |
| 5 | 145 | 16 | 491 | 28 | 860 |
| 6 | 177 | 17 | 522 | 29 | 890 |
| 7 | 209 | 18 | 552 | 30 | 921 |
| 8 | 242 | 19 | 583 | 31 | 936 |
| 9 | 274 | 20 | 614 | 32 | 952 |
| 10 | 307 | 21 | 645 | 33 | 967 |
| 11 | 337 | 22 | 675 | 34 | 982 |
| Source: GO HUB | 23 | 706 | 35 | 998 | |
PIPLUP CD INFOGRAPHICS
PIPLUP AR PHOTOGRAPHY
PIPLUP CD Gifts
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