Purrloin #0509

The Devious Pokémon

The data on this page are from Sword and Shield, the most recent appearance of Purrloin. Use the left menu (blue tab) to see data from other games!

Typing	Dark
Abilities	Limber - Ability 1 Unburden - Ability 2 Prankster - Hidden
Classification	The Devious Pokémon
National ID	#0509

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Fighting

Bug

Fairy

Resists x½

Ghost

Dark

Immune x0

Psychic

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Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	41		101—148
Attack	50	49—91	55—102	60—112
Defense	37	37—80	42—89	46—97
Sp. Attack	50	49—91	55—102	60—112
Sp. Defense	37	37—80	42—89	46—97
Speed	66	63—106	71—118	78—129
Total	281	Calculated Stat Range Based on Nature

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

At Level 20

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.20% 49.80%
Height	0.4 m (1'4")
Weight	10.1 kg (22.3 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	56
Catch Rate	255
Catch Chance	~43.87% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Purrloin via level-up in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Growl	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
4	Sand Attack	—	100	Ground	Stat.
5	Fake Out	40	100	Normal	Phys.
12	Fury Swipes	18	80	Normal	Phys.
16	Torment	—	100	Dark	Stat.
21	Assurance	60	100	Dark	Phys.
24	Hone Claws	—	—	Dark	Stat.
28	Sucker Punch	70	100	Dark	Phys.
32	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
36	Night Slash	70	100	Dark	Phys.
40	Play Rough	90	90	Fairy	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Purrloin as Egg Moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Quick Attack	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Covet	60	100	Normal	Phys.
Copycat	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Yawn	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Purrloin as Tutor Moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Lash Out	75	100	Dark	Phys.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Purrloin via TM in Pokémon Sword and Shield:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM002	Pay Day	40	100	Normal	Phys.
TM014	Thunder Wave	—	90	Electric	Stat.
TM016	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM020	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM023	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM024	Snore	50	100	Normal	Spec.
TM025	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM026	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM027	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM029	Charm	—	100	Fairy	Stat.
TM029	Baton Pass	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM030	Encore	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM031	Iron Tail	100	75	Steel	Phys.
TM031	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM033	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM033	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM034	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM037	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM038	Trick	—	100	Psychic	Stat.
TM039	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM040	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM042	Hyper Voice	90	100	Normal	Spec.
TM047	Fake Tears	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM056	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM057	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
TM058	Assurance	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM058	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
TM059	Seed Bomb	80	100	Grass	Phys.
TM065	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM068	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
TM073	Gunk Shot	120	80	Poison	Phys.
TM076	Round	60	100	Normal	Spec.
TM077	Grass Knot	1	100	Grass	Spec.
TM081	Foul Play	95	100	Dark	Phys.
TM085	Snarl	55	95	Dark	Spec.
TM090	Play Rough	90	90	Fairy	Phys.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation V

Black

Catchable

White

Catchable

Black 2

Catchable

White 2

Catchable

Generation VI

X

Obtainable

Y

Obtainable

Alpha Sapphire

Transfer

Omega Ruby

Transfer

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Transfer

Ultra Moon

Transfer

Generation VIII

Sword

Catchable

Shield

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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Liepard (#0510)