Purugly • Generation VIII Pokédex

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Purugly
Pokédex Page for Purugly

This is the Marriland Pokédex page for Purugly, showing its information and moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Purugly is not available in Pokémon Sword or Shield and cannot be used in or sent to those versions.

Purugly

Purugly
Sprite of Purugly in Pokémon HOME

Purugly's Type

NORMAL

Purugly's Pokédex #s

National #
432
Sinnoh #
77

Purugly's Base Stats

HP:
71
Attack:
82
Defense:
64
Sp. Atk:
64
Sp. Def:
59
Speed:
112
Total:
452

Misc. Info

Height:
3'3" (1m)
Weight:
96.6 lbs. (43.8 kg)
Gender Ratio:
Egg Groups:
Field
EXP At Lv. 100:
800,000
EV Yield:
2 Speed
Base EXP:
158
Catch Rate:
75
Base Happiness:
70

Purugly's Abilities

Here are what abilities Purugly can possibly have, along with their effects.
Thick Fat
Reduces the damage Purugly takes from Fire- and Ice-type moves by 50%.
Own Tempo
Purugly cannot become confused.
Defiant
Raises Purugly's Attack by two stages whenever any of its stats are lowered in battle.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Purugly's weakness and resistance is to various types.
FIGHTING
immune
GHOST

Purugly's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Purugly evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.
Glameow
Glameow
starting form
Purugly
Purugly
at level 38

Purugly's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Below is a list of all of the moves that Purugly can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Purugly learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.
Lv. Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
Evo.
Swagger
Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 85% 15 One Target
1
Swagger
Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 85% 15 One Target
1
Fake Out
+3 priority. 100% chance of making the target flinch. Fails unless used on the first turn Purugly is sent out.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
40 100% 10 One Target
1
Scratch
Damages the target.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
40 100% 35 One Target
1
Growl
Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack by one stage.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 100% 40 Nearby Enemies
1
Sucker Punch
Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.
DARK
PHYSICAL
70 100% 5 One Target
1
Play Rough
10% chance of lowering the target's Attack by one stage.
FAIRY
PHYSICAL
90 90% 10 One Target
5
Scratch
Damages the target.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
40 100% 35 One Target
8
Growl
Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack by one stage.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 100% 40 Nearby Enemies
13
Hypnosis
Puts the target to sleep.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- 60% 20 One Target
17
Aerial Ace
Doesn't miss the target.
FLYING
PHYSICAL
60 -- 20 One Target
20
Fury Swipes
Hits the target two to five times in a row.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
18 80% 15 One Target
25
Charm
Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.
FAIRY
STATUS
-- 100% 20 One Target
29
Taunt
Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.
DARK
STATUS
-- 100% 20 One Target
32
Retaliate
Damage is doubled if one of your Pokémon fainted during the previous turn.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
70 100% 5 One Target
37
Slash
Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
70 100% 20 One Target
45
Body Slam
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
85 100% 15 One Target
52
Attract
Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 100% 15 One Target
60
Hone Claws
Raises Purugly's Attack and accuracy by one stage.
DARK
STATUS
-- -- 15 User

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Purugly can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.
TM Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
TM03
Water Pulse
Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.
WATER
SPECIAL
60 100% 20 One Target
TM05
Roar
Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 20 One Target
TM10
Work Up
Raises Purugly's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 30 User
TM11
Sunny Day
Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.
FIRE
STATUS
-- -- 5 Entire Field
TM12
Taunt
Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.
DARK
STATUS
-- 100% 20 One Target
TM15
Hyper Beam
Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).
NORMAL
SPECIAL
150 90% 5 One Target
TM17
Protect
Protects Purugly from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TM18
Rain Dance
Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.
WATER
STATUS
-- -- 5 Entire Field
TM23
Iron Tail
30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.
STEEL
PHYSICAL
100 75% 15 One Target
TM24
Thunderbolt
Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
90 100% 15 One Target
TM25
Thunder
30% chance of paralyzing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
110 70% 10 One Target
TM28
Dig
Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
80 100% 10 One Target
TM30
Shadow Ball
20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.
GHOST
SPECIAL
80 100% 15 One Target
TM32
Double Team
Raises Purugly's Evasion by one stage.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 15 User
TM34
Shock Wave
Doesn't miss the target.
ELECTRIC
SPECIAL
60 -- 20 One Target
TM40
Aerial Ace
Doesn't miss the target.
FLYING
PHYSICAL
60 -- 20 One Target
TM41
Torment
Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.
DARK
STATUS
-- 100% 15 One Target
TM42
Facade
Does double damage if Purugly is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
70 100% 20 One Target
TM44
Rest
Purugly restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TM45
Attract
Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 100% 15 One Target
TM46
Thief
Damages the target and steals its held item.
DARK
PHYSICAL
60 100% 25 One Target
TM58
Endure
Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TM65
Shadow Claw
Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)
GHOST
PHYSICAL
70 100% 15 One Target
TM66
Payback
Does double damage if Purugly attacks after the target.
DARK
PHYSICAL
50 100% 10 One Target
TM68
Giga Impact
Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
150 90% 5 One Target
TM70
Flash
Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 100% 20 One Target
TM77
Psych Up
Copies all stat modifiers on the target.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 One Target
TM82
Sleep Talk
Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Purugly's moves at random.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TM83
Bulldoze
100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
60 100% 20 All But Self
TM85
Dream Eater
Heals Purugly by half the damage dealt. Fails unless foe is asleep.
PSYCHIC
SPECIAL
100 100% 15 One Target
TM87
Swagger
Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 85% 15 One Target
TM89
U-turn
Forces Purugly to switch out after dealing damage.
BUG
PHYSICAL
70 100% 20 One Target
TM90
Substitute
Costs 25% of Purugly's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TM93
Cut
Damages the target.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
50 95% 30 One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Purugly can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Purugly.
Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
EGG
Bite
Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.
DARK
PHYSICAL
60 100% 25 One Target
EGG
Tail Whip
Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 100% 30 Nearby Enemies
EGG
Quick Attack
Has higher priority.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
40 100% 30 One Target
EGG
Sand Attack
Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.
GROUND
STATUS
-- 100% 15 One Target
EGG
Fake Tears
Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.
DARK
STATUS
-- 100% 20 One Target
EGG
Assurance
Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.
DARK
PHYSICAL
60 100% 10 One Target
EGG
Flail
Does more damage when Purugly's HP is low.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
varies 100% 15 One Target
EGG
Last Resort
Fails unless all other moves have been used at least once first.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
140 100% 5 One Target

Purugly's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Purugly's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Purugly's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Purugly is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.
Stats at
level 100
0 EVs 252+ EVs Base Stat
Min Max Min Max
HP
252 283 315 346 71
Attack
169 200 232 263 82
Defense
133 164 196 227 64
Sp. Atk
133 164 196 227 64
Sp. Def
123 154 186 217 59
Speed
229 260 292 323 112
Total
452

Where to Find Purugly in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Location information on where to find Purugly in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Purugly

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby
It would claim another Pokémon's nest as its own if it finds a nest sufficiently comfortable.
Y Alpha Sapphire
To make itself appear intimidatingly beefy, it tightly cinches its waist with its twin tails.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2
It binds its body with its tails to make itself look bigger. If it locks eyes, it will glare ceaselessly.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond
It is a brazen brute that barges its way into another Pokémon's nest and claims it as its own.
Pearl
To make itself appear intimidatingly beefy, it tightly cinches its waist with its twin tails.
Platinum
It binds its body with its tails to make itself look bigger. If it locks eyes, it will glare ceaselessly.
HeartGold SoulSilver
It would claim another Pokémon's nest as its own if it finds a nest sufficiently comfortable.
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