Among other species it looks pale; its highest stat is Speed. Its weakest point is Sp. Def — lower than 92% of species. Taken together these numbers say little in its favor: below 89% of the Pokédex. This is not the final form yet — it evolves once more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. On defense it has 3 weaknesses, 2 resistances and 1 full immunity. Psychic-type moves do nothing to it at all. Very easy to catch, often with the first Poké Ball.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: Defense.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Speed, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
Attack (50) and Sp. Atk (50) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.
- Lonely +Atk · −Def The boost goes into the stronger offensive stat and the drop into a defense that does not decide anything anyway.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 5
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Unova | #015 | Black / White |
|---|---|---|
| Unova | #012 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Kalos | #042 | X / Y |
| Galar | #044 | Sword / Shield |
| Hyperspace | #053 | Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension |
Abilities
- Limber Prevents paralysis.
- Unburden Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.
- Prankster Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.
Pokédex entry
They steal from people for fun, but their victims can’t help but forgive them. Their deceptively cute act is perfect.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Purrloin takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
2010–2016The sprites come straight from the games in which Purrloin appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (10)
All Purrloin cards →Purrloin has 10 cards in 9 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 275 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (16)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Galar
Unova
Moves (74)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (53 via TM/TR, 12 via Egg, 15 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 40 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 4 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 5 | Fake Out | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 10 |
| 6 | Assist | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 12 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80% | 15 |
| 15 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100% | 20 |
| 16 | Torment | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 21 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 |
| 24 | Hone Claws | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 28 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 5 |
| 30 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 32 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 33 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 36 | Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 39 | Snatch | Dark | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 40 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90% | 10 |