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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.
Details
Height0.4 m
Weight10.1 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate255
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
41
Attack
50
Defense
37
Sp. Atk
50
Sp. Def
37
Speed
66
Total
281
Base Stat Total
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Purrloin can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
12 sprites & renders for Purrloin.






Across the games






Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | 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 |
Breeding & egg moves
Purrloin can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.