Dawn's Piplup/Anime/Personality

Piplup initially would not accept food from ; as described in the Pokédex, Piplup are very proud and dislike accepting food from people. However, he seems to have a large appetite for Pokémon food and does not like having any taken away from him. He shows signs of having a short temper, frequently getting into disagreements with other and his. One of his distinguishing traits is his tendency to lose it when things go wrong, such as when a stole the last of his food in Following A Maiden's Voyage!, when he repeatedly missed out on eating a Berry and started a fight with a  in The Rise of Darkrai, or when Dawn said Ash's Gible did not have ill intent when he was practicing his  in Piplup, Up and Away!.

Despite his prideful and fierce attitude, Piplup was fairly weak at first, being easily defeated by Nando's Budew in his first. He has grown in strength since then, helping Dawn a  in Setting the World on Its Buneary! and a  in Buizel Your Way Out Of This!.

Piplup is Dawn's main battling partner, being used more than any of and having helped her win her first two  Ribbons in the Sinnoh region. He seems to be very competitive and will always try to overcome the odds to impress Dawn and get her fullest attention. He often wants to be the first one to start an event for Dawn and commonly tries to peacefully talk to enemies, rather than just attacking them, as seen in The Psyduck Stops Here!.

It has been shown that Dawn and Piplup have a close bond with each other. In Staging a Heroes' Welcome!, he helped Dawn recover her confidence by shooting at her face. Two episodes later, in Strategy with a Smile!, he barely edged out May's Glaceon by only half a point to help Dawn win the.

In A Breed Stampede!, Piplup was shown to be quite adamant and overconfident. He even tried to stop from charging. However, each attempt resulted with him being launched into the sky and knocked out. Despite this, he would get straight back up on his feet even when completely knocked out. He tried again when had already evolved into, but the result was the same.

Ever since Ash's Gible made his debut in A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!, Piplup has constantly been the target of his, mostly by accident but considered a. This event was expanded in Piplup, Up and Away!, where Piplup ran away from following another accidental attack. However, these events helped him learn. Comically, it was implied in Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama! that Draco Meteor can be used to differentiate Piplup from other members of its species.