- Attack
- 98
- Defense
- 73
- HP
- 121
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 441
- min 401
- Weather boostLv25
- 551
- min 502
- MaxLv50
- 872
- Lv40 772
At a glance
Basics
Purrloin is a Dark-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 441 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 551 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 872 at level 50. It is weak to Fighting/Bug/Fairy attacks (1.6×). It resists Ghost/Dark/Psychic attacks. In raids, Sucker Punch + Dark Pulse is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Liepard with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Devious Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 10,000 Stardust · 25 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 872 / 883
They steal from people for fun, but their victims can't help but forgive them. Their deceptively cute act is perfect.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Sucker PunchDark PulseBest100% efficiency6.5TDO 53 - 2
ScratchDark Pulse95% efficiency6.1TDO 51 - 3Sucker Punch
Play Rough95% efficiency6.1TDO 50 - 4Sucker PunchNight Slash93% efficiency6.0TDO 49
- 5ScratchPlay Rough90% efficiency5.8TDO 48
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sucker PunchBestDark · 0.5s · STAB | 5 | +6 | 12 | 12 |
| ScratchNormal · 0.5s | 6 | +4 | 12 | 8 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark PulseBestDark · 3s · STAB | 80 | 50 | 32 | 1.92 |
| Play RoughFairy · 3s | 90 | 50 | 30 | 1.8 |
| Night SlashDark · 2s · STAB | 45 | 33 | 27 | 1.64 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Purrloin's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 67.5
- Actual Defense
- 52.6
- Actual HP
- 81
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Sucker PunchDark PulseBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 83% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 772 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Purrloin only reaches CP 872 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 872 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 869 | 99.1% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 865 | 99.1% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 867 | 98.9% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 866 | 98.2% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 861 | 98.2% |
| 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 857 | 98.2% |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 864 | 98.0% |
| 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 860 | 98.0% |
| 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 862 | 97.7% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- PurrloinViewingBest movesSucker PunchDark Pulse
- Purified Pokémon need about 10% less Candy to evolve (e.g. 50 → 45 Candy).
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fighting
BugFairy - ×0.625
GhostDark - ×0.39
Psychic
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1
Electric×1
Grass×1
Ice×1- Fighting×1.6
Poison×1
Ground×1
Flying×1- Psychic×0.39
- Bug×1.6
Rock×1- Ghost×0.625
Dragon×1- Dark×0.625
Steel×1- Fairy×1.6
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2022.10.04Spotlight Hour: Purrloin · 2× evolution XP
- 2020.04.07Spotlight Hour: Purrloin · 2× Catch XP