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Purrloin
Devious Pokémon
Opponents that get drawn in by its adorable behavior come away with stinging scratches from its claws and stinging pride from its laughter.
Purrloin Profile
- Height
- 0.4 m
- Weight
- 10.1 kg
- Abilities
- Limber, Unburden, Prankster (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Field
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Catch rate
- 255 / 255 (100%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation V
Purrloin Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Purrloin's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Purrloin?
See the full Purrloin weakness guide — best counters included →
Purrloin Evolutions
Lv. 20
Where to Catch Purrloin
In Black, Purrloin can be found at 3 locations — highlighted on the Unova map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
- Route 2
- Walking · Lv 4-5 · Spring
- Route 3
- Walking · Lv 9 · Spring
- Walking · Lv 11 · Spring
- Dreamyard
- Overground · Walking · Lv 8-11 · Spring
Purrloin Moves
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| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growl | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 40 | |
| Scratch | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Sand Attack | Ground | Status | Lv. 4 | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Fake Out | Normal | Physical | Lv. 5 | 40 | 100% | 10 | |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | Lv. 12 | 18 | 80% | 15 | |
| Torment | Dark | Status | Lv. 16 | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Assurance | Dark | Physical | Lv. 21 | 60 | 100% | 10 | |
| Hone Claws | Dark | Status | Lv. 24 | — | — | 15 | |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | Lv. 28 | 70 | 100% | 5 | |
| Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | Lv. 32 | — | — | 20 | |
| Night Slash | Dark | Physical | Lv. 36 | 70 | 100% | 15 | |
| Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | Lv. 40 | 90 | 90% | 10 | |
| Attract | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Baton Pass | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 40 | |
| Charm | Fairy | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Encore | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Fake Tears | Dark | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Foul Play | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 95 | 100% | 15 | |
| Grass Knot | Grass | Special | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 80% | 5 | |
| Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | TM / HM | 100 | 75% | 15 | |
| Pay Day | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 40 | 100% | 20 | |
| Payback | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 10 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Round | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 15 | |
| Screech | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 85% | 40 | |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 15 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Snarl | Dark | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Snore | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 15 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Swift | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Taunt | Dark | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | TM / HM | — | 90% | 20 | |
| Trick | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| U-turn | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Copycat | Normal | Status | Egg | — | — | 20 | |
| Covet | Normal | Physical | Egg | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | Egg | — | — | 15 | |
| Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | Egg | 40 | 100% | 30 | |
| Slash | Normal | Physical | Egg | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Yawn | Normal | Status | Egg | — | — | 10 | |
| Lash Out | Dark | Physical | Tutor | 75 | 100% | 5 |
Purrloin Questions & Answers
- What is Purrloin weak to?
- Purrloin takes extra damage from Fighting (2×), Bug (2×), and Fairy (2×) type attacks.
- What is Purrloin resistant to?
- Purrloin takes reduced damage from Ghost (½×) and Dark (½×) type attacks and is immune to Psychic type attacks.
- What is Purrloin strong against?
- Purrloin's Dark type attacks are super effective against Ghost and Psychic Pokémon.
- What type is Purrloin?
- Purrloin is a Dark-type Pokémon.
- What does Purrloin evolve into?
- Purrloin evolves into Liepard.
- What are Purrloin's base stats?
- Purrloin has a base stat total of 281 — HP 41, Attack 50, Defense 37, Sp. Atk 50, Sp. Def 37, Speed 66.