Popplio (Pokémon)

Popplio enjoys making bubbles from water!

Popplio is a pinniped Pokémon that is primarily blue. It has large eyes, a long, white snout with black whiskers, and a round, pink nose. There is a small, rounded earflap on each side of its head. Around its neck is a light blue ruff, which extends past its shoulders. It has four flippers. The front flippers are larger than the hind and have white markings separating its toes.

Popplio can snort bubbles of water from its nose, which it uses as part of its battle strategy. On land, it uses the elasticity of its bubbles to perform acrobatic stunts and jumps. Popplio practices daily with increasingly larger water bubbles. The sheer force of their bubbles bursting can deal a lot of damage. It can swim at 25 mph (40 km/h)^[1] Popplio has complete control of its water bubbles. Popplio is famous for its hard-working nature. It has been recently seen living in the Terarium of Blueberry Academy.

Popplio and its evolved forms are the only known Pokémon that can have Liquid Voice as an Ability.

Evolution

Popplio evolves into Brionne, which evolves into Primarina.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Popplio  Water

→

First Evolution Brionne  Water

→

Second Evolution Primarina  Water  Fairy

Pokédex entries

Popplio in the Alolan Pokédex	Popplio in the Blueberry Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

In events

Wild Area News

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Popplio is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM002 TM002 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM011 TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM019 TM019 Disarming Voice Fairy Special 04040 00—}}—% 15 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM032 TM032 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM034 TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM037 TM037 Draining Kiss Fairy Special 05050 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM077 TM077 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM117 TM117 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM122 TM122 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM123 TM123 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM124 TM124 Ice Spinner Ice Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM128 TM128 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM135 TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM139 TM139 Misty Terrain Fairy Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM142 TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TM143 TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM145 TM145 Water Pledge Water Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM191 TM191 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM196 TM196 Flip Turn Water Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM208 TM208 Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM212 TM212 Triple Axel Ice Physical 02020 090}}90% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Popplio Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Popplio Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Aqua Ring Water Status — —% 20 Life Dew Water Status — —% 10 Perish Song Normal Status — —% 5

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Popplio Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Popplio Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Popplio

Side game data

Pokémon Shuffle Water Attack Power: 50 - 115 10 #713 Block Shot Erases two unbreakable-block disruptions and increases damage.

Pokémon: Magikarp Jump Friendship Item: Splash Plate (500) ★: Random treasure Skill: Drops sunken treasure Recovery time: 7 hours

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.55 seconds Base HP: 48 Base Attack: 69 Base Defense: 49 Base Speed: 60

Pokémon GO Base HP: 137 Base Attack: 120 Base Defense: 103 Egg Distance: 5 km Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 25 Fast Attacks: Pound, Water Gun Charged Attacks: Aqua Jet, Water Pulse, Aqua Tail

Evolution data

Unevolved Popplio  Water

Level 17 →

First Evolution Brionne  Water

Level 34 →

Second Evolution Primarina  Water  Fairy

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Popplio images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Main series

Popplio in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Major appearances

Lana's Popplio

Popplio debuted in Alola to New Adventure! as Lana's main Pokémon. It evolved into a Brionne in Evolving Research!, and again into a Primarina in The One That Didn't Get Away!.

Minor appearances

A Popplio briefly appeared alongside a Rowlet and Litten in I Choose You!.

A Trainer's Popplio appeared in a flashback in Battling the Beast Within! as a resident of what is now the Ultra Ruin.

A Popplio appeared in a fantasy alongside the other first partner Pokémon in Getting More Than You Battled For!.

A Trainer's Popplio appeared in HZ058.

Pokédex entries

GOTCHA!

A Popplio briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

Pokémon Evolutions

A Popplio briefly appeared playing with some children in The Eclipse.

Popplio in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Popplio debuted in The Delivery of Rotom and the Girl, under the ownership of Professor Kukui. In A Photoshoot and the Abandoned Thrifty Megamart, he was revealed to have given it to Hau. It later evolved into Brionne and eventually further into Primarina.

Pokémon Horizon

A Popplio appeared in a fantasy in Journey to a New Horizon.

A Popplio appeared in a fantasy in Traveling Trainer Tokio.

Main article: Popplio (TCG)

• Popplio shares its category with Seel and Dewgong. They are all known as the Sea Lion Pokémon.
• Popplio's Japanese name and its romanization were revealed in a tweet of their trademark on April 17, 2016.
• Popplio and its evolved forms are the only first partner Pokémon to have a piscine body.

Origin

Popplio may be based on a sea lion and a Hawaiian monk seal with elements of a circus clown. Popplio's propensity for blowing bubbles from its nose may also be based on common circus trick where sea lions balance balls on their noses or on the hooded seal and its inflatable nasal cavity.

Name origin

Popplio may be a combination of sea lion pup, pop, pōpō (Hawaiian for ball), and ʻīlio-holo-i-ka-uaua (Hawaiian for the Hawaiian monk seal; meaning "dog that runs in rough water").

Ashimari may be a combination of 海驢 ashika (sea lion), 鞠 mari (ball), and marine.

• Lana's Popplio
• First partner Pokémon

• Article on Wikipedia

First partner trios

Kanto

Bulbasaur

Charmander

Squirtle

Johto

Chikorita

Cyndaquil

Totodile

Hoenn

Treecko

Torchic

Mudkip

Sinnoh

Turtwig

Chimchar

Piplup

Unova

Snivy

Tepig

Oshawott

Kalos

Chespin

Fennekin

Froakie

Alola

Rowlet

Litten

Popplio

Galar

Grookey

Scorbunny

Sobble

Paldea

Sprigatito

Fuecoco

Quaxly

See also: List of the player's first Pokémon • Pikachu (Yellow) • Partner Pokémon (LGPE) • Hisui first partner Pokémon

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