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Purugly

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General

Purugly
normal

Abilities

Own Tempo
This Pokémon cannot become Confused.
Thick Fat
Fire and Ice moves only do half damage against this Pokémon.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum DPPT
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
432
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
n/a
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
n/a
Diamond/Pearl Sinnoh
77

Names

Japanese
ブニャット
Romaji
Bunyatto

Flavor

Height
3'3.4" or 1 m
Weight
96.6 lb or 43.8 kg
Species
Tiger Cat
Color
gray
Cry
mp3 here
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
n/a
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code
n/a

Breeding

Gender
¼ male; ¾ female (code: 191 or 0xbf)
Breeding groups
5: Ground
Steps to hatch
5,120
Compatible with
63 families; 131 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP
183 or 0xb7
Capture rate
75 or 0x4b
Base happiness
70 or 0x46
Growth rate
fast
Effort points
2 Speed
Wild held items
Cheri Berry (5%)

Evolution Chain

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

BasicStage 1
431 Glameow Base form 432 Purugly Raise to level 38

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
71
 178 346 64.1
Attack
82
 134 263 62.9
Defense
64
 116 227 46
Special Attack
64
 116 227 48.5
Special Defense
59
 111 217 38.9
Speed
112
 164 323 95.5
Average
75.3
 - - 58

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

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.

Locations

Route 222
Route 229

Note: this ONLY shows Diamond locations for the moment. (New Pokédex with all three games' encounters is in the works.)

Area Section Level Method
Route 222
Route 229

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Purugly's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical () moves.

Purugly gets the STAB from normal moves.

Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- Fake Out normal physical 10 40 100% 1 Goes first. Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to Flinch.
-- Growl normal none 40 -- 100% Lowers the target's Attack.
-- Scratch normal physical 35 40 100% Inflicts regular damage.
5 Scratch normal physical 35 40 100% Inflicts regular damage.
8 Growl normal none 40 -- 100% Lowers the target's Attack.
13 Hypnosis psychic none 20 -- 70% Puts the target to Sleep.
17 Faint Attack dark physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
20 Fury Swipes normal physical 15 18 80% Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
25 Charm normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Attack by two levels.
29 Assist normal none 20 -- 100% Randomly selects and uses one of the trainer's other Pokemon's moves.
32 Captivate normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
37 Slash normal physical 20 70 100% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
38 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
45 Body Slam normal physical 15 85 100% Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
53 Attract normal none 15 -- 100% Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Tutored moves
Platinum Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Platinum Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Platinum Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Platinum Rollout rock physical 20 30 90% Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns.
Platinum Fury Cutter bug physical 20 10 95% Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
Platinum Knock Off dark physical 20 20 100% Target drops its held item.
Platinum Last Resort normal physical 5 130 100% Can only be used after all of the user's other moves have been used.
Platinum Sucker Punch dark physical 5 80 100% 1 Goes first. Only works if the target uses a damaging move this turn.
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum TMs and HMs
Chains 40 Aerial Ace flying physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 45 Attract normal none 15 -- 100% Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
Chains 78 Captivate normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
Chains H1 Cut normal physical 30 50 95% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 28 Dig ground physical 10 80 100% User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Chains 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 85 Dream Eater psychic special 15 100 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
Chains 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains 70 Flash normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Accuracy.
Chains 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 68 Giga Impact normal physical 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 15 Hyper Beam normal special 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 23 Iron Tail steel physical 15 100 75% Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense.
Chains 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 66 Payback dark physical 10 50 100% Inflicts double damage if the user receives damage before using this move.
Chains 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 77 Psych Up normal none 10 -- 100% Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
Chains 18 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Chains 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 05 Roar normal none 20 -- 100% -6 Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
Chains 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 30 Shadow Ball ghost special 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 65 Shadow Claw ghost physical 15 70 100% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Chains 34 Shock Wave electric special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 49 Snatch dark none 10 -- 100% 4 Goes first. Steals the target's move, if it is self-targeted.
Chains 90 Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Chains 11 Sunny Day fire none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
Chains 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 12 Taunt dark none 20 -- 100% For the next two turns, the target can only use moves that inflict damage.
Chains 46 Thief dark physical 10 40 100% Takes the target's item.
Chains 25 Thunder electric special 10 120 70% Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 24 Thunderbolt electric special 15 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 41 Torment dark none 15 -- 100% Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row until it leaves battle.
Chains 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
Chains 89 U-Turn bug physical 20 70 100% User must switch out after attacking.
Chains 03 Water Pulse water special 20 60 100% Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target.

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