- Attack
- 98
- Defense
- 73
- HP
- 121
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 441
- min 371
- Weather boostLv25
- 551
- min 464
- MaxLv50
- 872
- Lv40 772
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Purrloin is a Dark-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 441 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 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 Shadow 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
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 872 / 883
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
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
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- 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.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Sucker PunchDark PulseBest100% efficiency7.5TDO 51 - 2Sucker Punch
Play Rough95% efficiency7.1TDO 49 - 3
ScratchDark Pulse94% efficiency7.0TDO 49 - 4Sucker PunchNight Slash93% efficiency7.0TDO 48
- 5ScratchPlay Rough90% efficiency6.7TDO 46
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. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. 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 Shadow 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
- 81.0
- Actual Defense
- 43.8
- Actual HP
- 81
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). 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 80% 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
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- 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
Shadow 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
- Shadow PurrloinViewingBest movesSucker PunchDark Pulse
- 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