Special
Balanced
DTier
40Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Popplio's spread. It leans mixed with Sp. Atk out front. And you'll get 1 Sp. Atk EV per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP50
D
Attack54
D
Defense54
D
Sp. Atk66
C
Sp. Def56
D
Speed40
D
Total320
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.4 m
1'04"Tiny
Weight7.5 kg
16.5 lbsFeather
Base XP64
Low Yield
Abilities
TorrentPopular
Strengthens water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
Liquid VoiceHAPopular
Sound-based moves become Water-type.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe
Special Attack training source
Pokedex Entries
No Scarlet Violet entries available

It creates special bouncy balloons to send at its opponents. When the balloons pop, the sheer force of their bursting is what deals damage.

Popplio Weakness

Popplio is weak to Electric and Grass. The Water typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Popplio's Water typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.

Popplio Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Water, Ice, Steel
Type ChartGood
2Weak
4Resist
0Immune
Score0
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
ElectricGrass
½xResist
FireWaterIceSteel
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (3)
FireGroundRock
How to Beat Popplio in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)
Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric
A
Electric is super effective against PopplioView Jolteon →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

Popplio kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Brionne all the way to Primarina. For breeding, quick to hatch with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 210 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Popplio
#728Popplio
17
Level 17
Brionne
#729Brionne
34
Level 34
Primarina
#730Primarina
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Popplio
Water
Brionne
Water
Primarina
WaterFairy
HP
50
60+10
80+20
ATK
54
69+15
74+5
DEF
54
69+15
74+5
SP.ATK
66
91+25
126+35
SP.DEF
56
81+25
116+35
SPE
40
50+10
60+10
BST
320D-Tier
420D-Tier+100
530B-Tier+110
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Utility
Special
Special

Breeding

Easy

Breed Popplio easily with 206 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aqua Ring, Life Dew, Perish Song to offspring.

Egg Groups
GroundWater1
Gender
♂87.5%♀12.5%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
3moves
Breed With (best first)
raichuazumarillpikachugolduckampharosblastoiseferaligatrkingdraswampertmiloticempoleonrhydon
12 of 206·

Scarlet & Violet Popplio Best Moveset

Popplio hasn't fully evolved, but Eviolite's 50% bulk boost makes it viable anyway. Modest nature with spread EVs shapes the defensive spread, and Liquidvoice adds utility.

Best Build

Experimental
Special Tank
Ability
Liquid Voice
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Popplio
Modest+SPA

Popplio best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def

EVs

Special Tank Moveset

  • MoonblastCoverage
  • Hyper Voice
  • Ice Beam
  • Perish Song

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Popplio. Aqua Ring and Life Dew come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Hydro Pump and Surf and Normal and Fairy coverage and more.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
D—10040Normal
Lv 1
Pound
—4010035Normal
Lv 3
Water Gun
D4010025Water
Lv 6
Disarming Voice
D40—15Fairy
Lv 9
Aqua Jet+1
D4010020Water
Lv 12
Baby-Doll Eyes+1
D—10030Fairy
Lv 15
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
Lv 18
Sing
D—5515Normal
Lv 21
Bubble Beam
C6510020Water
Lv 24
Encore
C—1005Normal
Lv 27
Misty Terrain
C——10Fairy
Lv 30
Hyper Voice
S9010010Normal
Lv 33
Moonblast
S9510015Fairy
Lv 36
Hydro Pump
C110805Water

TM Moves

TM
TM14
Acrobatics
D5510015Flying
TM128
Amnesia
C——20Psychic
TM143
Blizzard
D110705Ice
TM02
Charm
C—10020Fairy
TM22
Chilling Water
D5010020Water
TM19
Disarming Voice
D40—15Fairy
TM37
Draining Kiss
D5010010Fairy
TM122
Encore
C—1005Normal
TM47
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM25
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM196
Flip Turn
B6010020Water
TM130
Helping Hand+5
C——20Normal
TM142
Hydro Pump
C110805Water
TM117
Hyper Voice
S9010010Normal
TM135
Ice Beam
A9010010Ice
TM124
Ice Spinner
D8010015Ice
TM34
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
TM139
Misty Terrain
C——10Fairy
TM127
Play Rough
D909010Fairy
TM07
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM50
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM85
Rest
C——5Psychic
TM70
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM103
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM123
Surf
B9010015Water
TM32
Swift
D60—20Normal
TM171
Tera Blast
D8010010Normal
TM212
Triple Axel
D209010Ice
TM191
Uproar
D9010010Normal
TM145
Water Pledge
C8010010Water
TM11
Water Pulse
D6010020Water
TM77
Waterfall
C8010015Water
TM208
Whirlpool
D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Aqua Ring
C——20Water
Egg
Life Dew
C——10Water
Egg
Perish Song
B——5Normal

Tutor Moves

Popplio can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Popplio in Scarlet & Violet

Popplio doesn't appear in Scarlet & Violet. Transfer it from Sun or Ultra Sun to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Popplio is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

SunUltra Sun

Popplio Guide

  • Popplio becomes Brionne at level 17, then Primarina at level 34. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

  • Popplio evolves into Brionne at level 17. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.

  • In Scarlet & Violet, For a casual playthrough, Popplio works as a placeholder. Water coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Brionne. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • Popplio is catchable in Scarlet & Violet. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 3 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Since Sun & Moon, Popplio has been obtainable in 4 games. A Generation 7 debut means a shorter history, but Popplio has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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