Popplio
Sea Lion Pokémon
If Popplio want to create big, powerful balloons, they must be persistent. It takes daily practice for these Pokémon to develop their skills.
Details
Base stats
Where to find Popplio
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Popplio can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 3 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 6 | Disarming Voice Never misses. | Fairy | Special | 40 | — | 15 |
| 9 | Aqua Jet Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | Baby-Doll Eyes Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | Icy Wind Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 18 | Sing Puts the target to sleep. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 15 |
| 21 | Bubble Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Encore Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| 27 | Misty Terrain For five turns, protects all Pokémon on the ground from major status ailments and confusion, and halves the power of incoming Dragon moves. | Fairy | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 29 | Double Slap Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 |
| 30 | Hyper Voice Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 33 | Moonblast Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 39 | Captivate Lowers the target’s Special Attack by two stages if it’s the opposite gender. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
Breeding & egg moves
Popplio can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
No other Pokémon can pass this move down — obtainable another way.
Sprites & renders
11 sprites & renders for Popplio.
Across the games
More Water-type Pokémon
Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.
Community notes
No reader notes on Popplio yet.
Cite this page
“Popplio”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/popplio.
Species data from PokéAPI.