Purugly #0432

The Tiger Cat Pokémon

Typing	Normal
Abilities	Thick Fat - Ability 1 Own Tempo - Ability 2 Defiant - Hidden
Classification	The Tiger Cat Pokémon
National ID	#0432
Regional ID	#0077

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Fighting

Immune x0

Ghost

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This page displays data from Shining Pearl (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	71	131—178
Attack	82	78—147
Defense	64	62—127
Sp. Attack	64	62—127
Sp. Defense	59	57—122
Speed	112	105—180
Total	452	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 38

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	24.90% 75.10%
Height	1.0 m (3'3")
Weight	43.8 kg (96.6 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	158
Catch Rate	75
Catch Chance	~17.52% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Brilliant Diamond "It is a brazen brute that barges its way into another Pokémon’s nest and claims it as its own." Shining Pearl "To make itself appear intimidatingly beefy, it tightly cinches its waist with its split tail."
Legends: Arceus "Though impudent and difficult to tame, Purugly enjoys great popularity due to its fur, the beauty of which surpasses even velveteen."
X "It would claim another Pokémon’s nest as its own if it finds a nest sufficiently comfortable." Y "To make itself appear intimidatingly beefy, it tightly cinches its waist with its twin tails."
Alpha Sapphire "To make itself appear intimidatingly beefy, it tightly cinches its waist with its twin tails." Omega Ruby "It would claim another Pokémon’s nest as its own if it finds a nest sufficiently comfortable."
Black White "It binds its body with its tails to make itself look bigger. If it locks eyes, it will glare ceaselessly."
Black 2 White 2 "It binds its body with its tails to make itself look bigger. If it locks eyes, it will glare ceaselessly."
Diamond "It is a brazen brute that barges its way into another Pokémon’s nest and claims it as its own." Pearl "To make itself appear intimidatingly beefy, it tightly cinches its waist with its twin tails."
Platinum "It binds its body with its tails to make itself look bigger. If it locks eyes, it will glare ceaselessly."
HeartGold SoulSilver "It would claim another Pokémon’s nest as its own if it finds a nest sufficiently comfortable."

Learnset

Level-up Evolution Egg TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Purugly via level-up in Pokémon Shining Pearl:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Fake Out	40	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Growl	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Play Rough	90	90	Fairy	Phys.
1	Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Sucker Punch	70	100	Dark	Phys.
1	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
5	Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
8	Growl	—	100	Normal	Stat.
13	Hypnosis	—	60	Psychic	Stat.
17	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
20	Fury Swipes	18	80	Normal	Phys.
25	Charm	—	100	Fairy	Stat.
29	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
32	Retaliate	70	100	Normal	Phys.
37	Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.
45	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
52	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
60	Hone Claws	—	—	Dark	Stat.

Learnset via Evolution

The following moves are learned by Purugly upon evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Purugly as Egg Moves in Pokémon Shining Pearl:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Assurance	60	100	Dark	Phys.
Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
Fake Tears	—	100	Dark	Stat.
Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Last Resort	140	100	Normal	Phys.
Quick Attack	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Sand Attack	—	100	Ground	Stat.
Tail Whip	—	100	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Purugly via TM in Pokémon Shining Pearl:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM005	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM010	Work Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM012	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM023	Iron Tail	100	75	Steel	Phys.
TM024	Thunderbolt	90	100	Electric	Spec.
TM025	Thunder	110	70	Electric	Spec.
TM028	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM034	Shock Wave	60	—	Electric	Spec.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM041	Torment	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM065	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM066	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Flash	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM077	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM085	Dream Eater	100	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM087	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM089	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM093	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation IV

Diamond

Transfer

Pearl

Catchable

Platinum

Transfer

HeartGold

Transfer

SoulSilver

Transfer

Generation V

Black

Transfer

White

Transfer

Black 2

Transfer

White 2

Evolve

Generation VI

X

Transfer

Y

Transfer

Alpha Sapphire

Catchable

Omega Ruby

Catchable

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Transfer

Ultra Moon

Transfer

Generation VIII

Brilliant Diamond

Transfer

Shining Pearl

Catchable

Legends: Arceus

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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Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

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Purugly #0432

The Tiger Cat Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Learnset via Evolution

Egg Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

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