Liepard
Cruel Pokémon
This stealthy Pokémon sneaks up behind prey without making any sound at all. It competes with Thievul for territory.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Nasty Plot
ZUAll-out Attacker
ZUSource: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Liepard
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Liepard can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assist Randomly selects and uses one of the trainer’s other Pokémon’s moves. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Fake Out Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to flinch. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 12 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 15 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 23 | Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Hone Claws Raises the user’s Attack and accuracy by one stage. | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 34 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 34 | Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 38 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 46 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 47 | Snatch Steals the target’s move, if it’s self-targeted. | Dark | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 52 | Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
12 sprites & renders for Liepard.






Across the games






More Dark-type Pokémon
Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.
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Cite this page
“Liepard”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/liepard.
Species data from PokéAPI.