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Purrloin, a Dark type Pokémon, official artwork

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Purrloin: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Purrloin is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Speed (66) and Attack (50), with a base stat total of 281.

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What is Purrloin weak to?

How much damage Purrloin takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toBugFairyFighting
0.5×ResistsDarkGhost
0×Immune toPsychic

Purrloin takes super-effective damage from Bug, Fairy, Fighting. It resists Dark, Ghost and is immune to Psychic.

Best moveset for Purrloin

Purrloin has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Gunk ShotPoison120
  • Dream EaterPsychic100
  • Iron TailSteel100
  • Foul PlayDark95

Best nature for Purrloin

Careful or Bold. Purrloin's mixed stats mean the best nature depends on the set: boost whichever defense or attacking stat your build leans on.

Abilities

  • LimberThis Pokemon cannot be paralyzed. Gaining this Ability while paralyzed cures it.
  • UnburdenSpeed is doubled on held item loss; boost is lost if it switches, gets new item/Ability.
  • PranksterThis Pokemon's Status moves have priority raised by 1, but Dark types are immune.

Evolution line

Purrloin
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Full learnset (74 moves; tap to expand)

Purrloin is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
Dream EaterPsychic100100%Special
Iron TailSteel10075%Physical
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Play RoughFairy9090%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Lash OutDark75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Night SlashDark70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
Sucker PunchDark70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
AssuranceDark60100%Physical
CovetNormal60100%Physical
Feint AttackDark60-Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
RoundNormal60100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
SnarlDark5595%Special
CutNormal5095%Physical
PaybackDark50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Echoed VoiceNormal40100%Special
Fake OutNormal40100%Physical
Pay DayNormal40100%Physical
PursuitDark40100%Physical
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
ScratchNormal40100%Physical
Fury SwipesNormal1880%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
AssistNormal--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
CopycatNormal--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EmbargoDark-100%Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Fake TearsDark-100%Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
Hone ClawsDark--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Role PlayPsychic--Status
Sand AttackGround-100%Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SnatchDark--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TormentDark-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
YawnNormal--Status