Forms
Linoone Galar
Rushing Pokémon
It uses its explosive speed and razor-sharp claws to bring down prey. Running along winding paths is not its strong suit.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Linoone Galar
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 Linoone Galar can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Baby-Doll Eyes Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Lick Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Pin Missile Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95 | 20 |
| 1 | Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Switcheroo User and target swap items. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 9 | Snarl Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Dark | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 12 | Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 15 | Hone Claws Raises the user’s Attack and accuracy by one stage. | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 18 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 23 | Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 28 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 33 | Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 38 | Counter Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 43 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 48 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
Sprites & renders
8 sprites & renders for Linoone Galar.






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“Linoone Galar”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/linoone-galar.
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