Dipplin: Comprehensive Guide to Movesets, Builds, and Competitive Play
Dipplin, the evolved form of Applin introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, presents a unique Grass/Dragon-type Pokémon with interesting abilities and strategic potential. This guide explores Dipplin's capabilities, optimal movesets, and effective builds for competitive play. Dipplin is two creatures in one Pokémon. Its evolution was triggered by a special apple grown only in one place. The head sticking out belongs to the fore-wyrm, while the tail belongs to the core-wyrm.
Dipplin's Key Features
Dipplin coat their apples with syrup produced within their bodies. The head and tail appear to belong to two separate creatures; both help each other out from within their shared apple.
Dipplin is a green worm-like Pokémon that lives in a red apple spewing a similarly colored mixture. Its head greatly resembles the head of Applin, but with a long, thin protuberance in the middle of its eyestalks. Dipplin has the ability to produce a sweet syrup from its body. This syrup can be used to beguile opponents.
Understanding Dipplin's Design Inspiration
Much like the rest of its evolutionary line, Dipplin is based on the trope of worms in apples, with the added pun on the wyrm, a type of dragon. Additionally, it is based on the candied apple, a type of apple which is coated in sugar and sold in festivals. It may also take inspiration from depictions of the serpent who tells Eve in the biblical Book of Genesis to eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and evil, the fruit of which is often depicted as an apple due to a mistranslation in the Latin Vulgate.
How to Evolve Applin into Dipplin
To evolve Applin into Dipplin, you need to use a Syrupy Apple, which is a new item you can obtain in Kitakami. Syrupy Apples can be bought in a shack for ₽500 in the Mossfell Confluence. Level up the Grass/Dragon-type Dipplin while knowing the move Dragon Cheer to evolve it into Hydrapple in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) The Indigo Disk DLC.
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Abilities
Dipplin's best Ability is Supersweet Syrup, which lowers the Evasion of all Pokemon on the field. Dipplin's Gimmick comes from its Supersweet Syrup Evasion debuff gimmick.
Held Item
The best Held Item is Eviolite, which was found to work with Dipplin. Dipplin, though decently bulky with Eviolite, will be unable to take repeated super-effective hits.
Base Stats
- 100 HP
- 60 Atk
- 135 Sp. Atk
- 130 Sp. Def
Nature
- Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Sp.
Sample Builds and Movesets
Here are a few sample builds for Dipplin, focusing on different strategic approaches:
Offensive Special Attacker
- Nature: Modest (+Sp. Atk, -Sp.
- EVs: 252 Sp. Atk / 4 Sp. Def / 252 HP
- Tera Type: Fire
- Moves:
- Syrup Bomb
- Energy Ball
Explanation: This build maximizes Dipplin's special attack to deal significant damage. The majority of the EVs are put into Dipplin's HP and Sp. Def, while the remaining EVs are put into Sp. Fire is the best Tera Type for this build as it can give Dipplin a resistance to Ice, Bug, and Fire. Syrup Bomb is a strong Grass-type STAB option that lowers the target's Speed by one stage over three turns. Energy Ball is a Grass-type STAB option that is a 100% accurate unlike Syrup Bomb.
Sun Team Special Attacker
- Nature: Modest (+Sp.
- EVs: 196 HP / 76 Sp. Atk / 236 Sp.
- Tera Type: Fire
- Moves:
- Syrup Bomb
- Energy Ball
Explanation: Used only on Sun Teams. Will increase Dipplin's Sp. Fire is the best Tera Type for this build as it can give Dipplin a resistance to Ice, Bug, and Fire. Syrup Bomb is a strong Grass-type STAB option that lowers the target's Speed by one stage over three turns. Energy Ball is a Grass-type STAB option that is a 100% accurate unlike Syrup Bomb.
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Defensive Build
- Nature: Modest (+Sp.
- EVs: 180 HP / 76 Atk / 130 Def / 137 Sp. Atk / 130 Sp.
- Tera Type: Fire
- Moves:
- Syrup Bomb
- Energy Ball
Explanation: Fire is the best Tera Type for this build as it can give Dipplin a resistance to Ice, Bug, and Fire. Syrup Bomb is a strong Grass-type STAB option that lowers the target's Speed by one stage over three turns. Energy Ball is a Grass-type STAB option that is a 100% accurate unlike Syrup Bomb.
Moves Dipplin Can Learn
Moves learnt by level up in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Dipplin learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.
Moves learnt on evolution in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Dipplin learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).
Moves learnt by reminder in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Dipplin learns the following extra moves when using the Remember Moves feature in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.
Egg moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Dipplin does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.
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Moves learnt by level up in Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Dipplin does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
Moves learnt by TM in Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Dipplin cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
Strategic Considerations
Team Synergy
Dipplin pairs well with other Fire and Water-type Pokemon since they complete the Fire/Grass/Water defensive core.
Tera Types and Strategies
- Lv. Tera+STAB Attacker: Pokemon who stack their Tera Type damage boost with STAB to get a 2x damage boost for one type.
- Tera Boost Coverage: Pokemon who use a Tera Type different from their main types to get a 1.5x boost in a new typing for greater coverage.
- Weakness Protection: Pokemon who use a Tera Type to reduce or remove one of their critical weaknesses.
Status and Utility Moves
Forces the opponent to switch Pokemon. Increases the user's Attack and Special Attack by one stage. Protects the user from attacks. The user attacks 2-5 times nonstop. Protects the user from attacks. Forces the opponent to switch Pokemon. The user survives any attack for a turn, leaving them with at least 1 HP. The user attacks 2-5 times nonstop. The attack's power is based on the target's weight. The heavier the target, the greater the power. The user charges in the first turn and attacks in the next turn instead. When used while the user is Terastallized, this move's type changes depending on the its Tera Type. The move inflicts more damage if the user is slower than the target. Gets a 1-stage increased Speed priority in Grassy Terrain, allowing it to go faster than most moves. Increases the user's Defense by one stage. The user uses the same attack for 5 turns, doubling the damage for each successful hit. The user damages the opponent if they're about to use a damaging move.
