Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.0 m
- Weight
- 43.8 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender25.0% ♂ · 75.0% ♀
Catch rate75(17.5%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratefast
Base EXP158
Base stats
HP
71
Attack
82
Defense
64
Sp. Atk
64
Sp. Def
59
Speed
112
Total
452
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Purugly
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Evolution
Lv. 38
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Purugly can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
23 of 23
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 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 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep. | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 |
| 10 | Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 16 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 17 | Aerial Ace Never misses. | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 17 | Feint Attack Never misses. | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 20 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 23 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Charm Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages. | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 29 | Assist Randomly selects and uses one of the trainer’s other Pokémon’s moves. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 29 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 31 | Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 32 | Captivate Lowers the target’s Special Attack by two stages if it’s the opposite gender. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Retaliate Has double power if a friendly Pokémon fainted last turn. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 40 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 45 | Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 52 | Attract Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 60 | Hone Claws Raises the user’s Attack and accuracy by one stage. | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 |
Sprites & renders
18 sprites & renders for Purugly.
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Cite this page
“Purugly”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/purugly.
Species data from PokéAPI.