Piplup
Piplup 16/17 is a Common Pokémon TCG card from POP Series 9 in the Platinum series. View its artwork, printed details and Normal finish.

Card details
- Expansion
- POP Series 9
- Series
- Platinum
- Collector number
- 16/17
- Rarity
- Common
- Card release
- 1 March 2009
- Supported finishes
- Normal
Card prices
Ungraded market references; condition and edition affect actual sale prices. Estimates are labeled. TCGplayer data via TCGCSV · source updated Nov 5, 2026.
Printed card text
Basic · 50 HP · Water
Water Sport — 10+ damage
Energy cost: Water
If Piplup has less Energy attached to it than the Defending Pokémon, this attack does 10 damage plus more 10 more damage.
Wavelet — 40 damage
Energy cost: Water, Colorless, Colorless
If you have Buizel in play, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness: Lightning +10 · Retreat cost: 1 Colorless energy
It lives along shores in northern countries. A skilled swimmer, it dives for over 10 minutes to hunt.
Illustrated by Midori Harada
Where to pull this printing
Choose the finish you are missing, then open an eligible virtual pack in Poke Fun Play.
| Finish | Eligible virtual packs |
|---|---|
| Normal | POP Series 9 |
These routes come from this website’s configured pack models, including supplemental collection slots. They describe virtual pulls, not physical booster contents or official pull rates.
Other Piplup printings
Collector numbers, rarity and card text can differ even when the name matches. Compare the artwork and details of these printings.
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