Plinfa

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Platin
Rarity (source): Häufig
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Source reference: pl1-85

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The Pokémon’s story

Piplup moves with a pride that does not depend on its balance. Even when it falls while walking, it can get back up and puff out its chest as though the incident did not matter. It struggles to accept human help, especially food. Beneath its endearing appearance is a little character attached to its independence, making trust less immediate than one might imagine.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

In the water, Piplup is much more assured than on its feet. Pokémon Pearl describes it as able to dive for over ten minutes to hunt. The cold coasts it frequents thus provide the setting for genuine swimming skill.

Sources for this background

Pokédex — background source

Card details

HP: 60
Type (source): Wasser
Stage (source): Basis
Pokédex number: 393
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Elektro +10

Printed card text — German

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

Es fällt leider oft hin. Allerdings ist es sehr stolz und so rappelt es sich immer wieder ohne Sorge auf.

Attacks

Lehmbrühe

Cost: Wasser

Damage: 10

Dieser Angriff fügt 1 Pokémon auf der Bank deines Gegners 10 Schadenspunkte zu. (Wende Schwäche und Resistenz bei Pokémon auf der Bank nicht an.)

Pfund

Cost: Wasser · Farblos

Damage: 20

Documented variants

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Normal
Reverse
Normal · Standard
Reverse · Standard

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