Dawn's Piplup/Trivia


 * For Wild in the Streets, Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia is about Dawn's Piplup. He writes this about him: 「ポッチャマが　みずにとびこむ　ぽっちゃんと」 " jumps into the water with a splash."
 * The of Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl shows Dawn's Piplup coming out of his  with a trail of stars behind him. However, Dawn did not use a Star Seal with Piplup's Poké Ball until Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!, three seasons later.
 * During an interview with former director and storyboard artist of the Pokémon anime, Masamitsu Hidaka, he revealed that Dawn's Piplup would likely not evolve very soon, referring to his  as "ugly" or not good for Pokémon Contests.
 * Of all 191 episodes, Piplup was only completely absent from 17.
 * Piplup is the second Pokémon in the to stop evolving while the process is happening, the first being Ash's Bulbasaur.
 * Piplup was featured in a promotional C-Gear skin alongside Brock's Croagunk in Japan to celebrate the anime specials featuring and . This Piplup was later distributed as event Pokémon for Japanese games to commemorate his appearance in Best Wishes! Season 2.
 * Piplup was referenced by Ash in Going for the Gold!, when he and met a troop of many Piplup at the . Ash recalled that Dawn's Piplup had been rather prideful and stubborn.
 * Starting in Pokémon DP: Battle Dimension, Dawn keeps Piplup out of his Poké Ball, apart from rare cases like in Pokémon Contests.