#0509

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.

In Pokémon GO · 772 max CP 5 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height0.4 m

Weight10.1 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate255(43.9%)Easy catch

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP56

Abilities

Limber

Prevents paralysis.

Unburden

Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.

PranksterHidden

Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.

Egg groups: Field

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

281

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Utility

Moves

Item

Eviolite / Berry Juice

AbilityPrankster

NatureCareful+SpD/−SpA

EV spread

HP188

Atk36

Def140

SpD▲60

Spe68

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Purrloin

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Evolution

#0509Purrloin

Lv. 20

#0510Liepard

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Purrloin can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	40
1	Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
4	Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Ground	Status	—	100	15
5	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
6	Assist Randomly selects and uses one of the trainer’s other Pokémon’s moves.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
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
21	Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn.	Dark	Physical	60	100	10
24	Hone Claws Raises the user’s Attack and accuracy by one stage.	Dark	Status	—	—	15
28	Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.	Dark	Physical	70	100	5
30	Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
32	Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
33	Captivate Lowers the target’s Special Attack by two stages if it’s the opposite gender.	Normal	Status	—	100	20
36	Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Dark	Physical	70	100	15
39	Snatch Steals the target’s move, if it’s self-targeted.	Dark	Status	—	—	10
40	Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage.	Fairy	Physical	90	90	10