Purugly (Pokémon)

Total: 2
Purugly
0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	2 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

Shape

Footprint

Pokédex color

Gray

Base friendship

70

External Links

On Smogon Pokédex:
Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

It evolves from Glameow starting at level 38.

Biology

Purugly is a rotund gray and white feline Pokémon with a crescent-shaped head. Its ears are pointed and tipped purple. It has whiskers with a zigzag-like pattern at the end of them. The frilly portion of its spiraling tail is forked, but it usually keeps it clasped around its waist, which makes it appear less fat. Despite appearing very sluggish, Purugly will not be reluctant to attack if angered and can be quite fast.

Purugly attempts to make itself look larger and more intimidating by cinching its waist with its forked tail. It barges into the nests of other Pokémon and frightens them off so Purugly can claim the nest as its own. It can be found in both urban areas and heavily wooded forests.

In the anime

Main series

Purugly in the anime

Mars's Purugly

Mars's Purugly appeared in Double Team Turnover!, which also marked the species' main series debut, Steeling Peace of Mind! and Saving the World From Ruins!.

Other

In For The Love Of Meowth!, Mamie's Purugly evolved from a Glameow after it was hurt by James's Carnivine's Bullet Seed. Meowth had been attracted to Purugly as a Glameow, but once it evolved and had a sudden personality change, Meowth lost all interest in it.

In A Little Rocket R & R!, a Team Rocket Grunt's Purugly attacked the Resort Area. It reappeared in Nightfall? Nightmares! and A Midsummer Night's Light!.

An Alternate World Team Rocket Grunt's Purugly appeared in JN090.

Minor appearances

Purugly debuted in The Rise of Darkrai, where it was on a rooftop.

A Purugly appeared in the opening sequence of Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

In Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!, a Coordinator's Purugly competed in a Double Performance along with a Roserade in the Daybreak Town Pokémon Contest.

In An Old Family Blend!, a Trainer's Purugly competed in the Lily of the Valley Conference.

Ash helped an old lady's Purugly to cross the street in Sleuths for Truth!.

Pokédex entries

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
DP178	Purugly	Dawn's Pokédex	Purugly, the Tiger Cat Pokémon, and the evolved form of Glameow. By rounding its tail around itself, it can appear to be bigger, and when locking eyes with another, it can stare forever.

Pokémon Evolutions

Purugly in Pokémon Evolutions

Mars's Purugly

A Purugly appeared in The Rival under the ownership of Mars. She used it in a battle against Lucas and his Infernape at the Spear Pillar, but was quickly defeated.

In the manga

Purugly in Pokémon Adventures

Purugly in Pocket Monsters DP

Pocket Monsters DP

Main article: Mars's Purugly

Mars's Purugly appeared in PMDP13.

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Mars's Purugly

A Purugly appeared in Belligerent Bronzor, under the ownership of Mars. While bulky, Purugly is a powerful battler that aided her escape from the Valley Windworks. Mars later calls upon Purugly to battle Diamond, defeating the Drifblim Fantina entrusted to him.

A Purugly appeared in a picture in Omega Alpha Adventure 4.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Main article: Mars's Purugly

Purugly appears as one of Mars's Pokémon in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!. In The Mystery Boy, Jun!!, it was sent out to fight Hareta and Jun. Purugly had the upper hand when it cut the power to the Valley Windworks, but Hareta's Shinx solved the problem by restoring power with its Spark. It later battled, and was quickly defeated by, Deoxys.

In the TCG

Main article: Purugly (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity: Purugly appears as one of the chief commanders of Munna's gang that was enlisted by Kyurem to help eliminate any humans that came to the Pokémon world to stop the Bittercold. At the Glacier Palace, she gets together a group of Excadrill as part of helping to ward off the player, partner, and their teammates.

	Spoilers end here.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.

Generation IV

Sinnoh
#077

Johto
#—

SoulSilver
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	It would claim another Pokémon's nest as its own if it finds a nest sufficiently comfortable.

Generation V

Unova
#—

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

Generation VI

Kalos
#—

Hoenn
#—

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

Generation VII

Alola
#—

Kanto
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII.

Generation VIII

Galar
#—

Sinnoh
#077

Hisui
#153

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sword and Shield.
Brilliant Diamond	It is a brazen brute that barges its way into another Pokémon's nest and claims it as its own.
Shining Pearl	To make itself appear intimidatingly beefy, it tightly cinches its waist with its twin tails.
Legends: Arceus	Though impudent and difficult to tame, Purugly enjoys great popularity due to its fur, the beauty of which surpasses even velveteen.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.

Generation IV

Routes 222 and 229

Generation V

Generation VI

Mirage Forests (west of Route 114, north of Lilycove City, north of Route 124), Mirage Island (north of Route 125)

Generation VII

Unobtainable

Generation VIII

Unobtainable

Routes 222 and 229

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.

Generation IV

Old Mansion, Ice Temple

Generation V

Rumble Blast

Meadow: Everspring Valley

MD GTI

Worldcore (B1-B13), Moonlit Forest (Uncharted Road), Rusty Mountain (Uncharted Road, Gilded Hall), Jaws of the Abyss (Gilded Hall), Smoking Mountain (Gilded Hall), Mt. Travail (13F-20F)

Rumble U

Frenzy Square: Guard the Fort!, Challenge Battle: The Battle for Sky and Land

Generation VI

Battle Trozei

Safari Jungle: Stage 3 ^Mo

Shuffle

Violeta Palace: Stage 362

Rumble World

Diamond Crater: Fledgling Field (All Areas), Black Realm: Grim Rendezvous (All Areas)

Generation VII

Rumble Rush

Arceus Sea, Rowlet Sea^Final

Held Items

Game		Held Item(s)
Diamond	Pearl	Cheri Berry (5%)

Base stats

Stat		Range
Stat		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 71		131 - 178	252 - 346
Attack: 82		78 - 147	152 - 289
Defense: 64		62 - 127	119 - 249
Sp. Atk: 64		62 - 127	119 - 249
Sp. Def: 59		57 - 122	110 - 238
Speed: 112		105 - 180	206 - 355
Total: 452	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed
2/4	★★☆☆

Power
4/5	★★★★☆

Skill
1/2	★☆

Stamina
4/4	★★★★

Jump
2/3	★★☆

Total
13/18	★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:

Damaged
normally by:

Normal

1×

Flying

1×

Poison

1×

Ground

1×

Rock

1×

Bug

1×

Steel

1×

Fire

1×

Water

1×

Grass

1×

Electric

1×

Psychic

1×

Ice

1×

Dragon

1×

Dark

1×

Fairy

1×

Weak to:

Fighting

2×

Immune to:

Ghost

0×

Resistant to:

None

Notes:

If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of Ghost-type moves is 1×.
If this Pokémon has Thick Fat, the effectiveness of Fire-type moves is ½× and the effectiveness of Ice-type moves is ½×.

Learnset

Purugly is available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

By leveling up

BDSP

Generation VIII

Other generations:
IV - V - VI - VII

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
011	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	08585%	15
011	Fake Out	Normal	Physical	04040	100100%	10
011	Scratch	Normal	Physical	04040	100100%	35
011	Growl	Normal	Status	0000—	100100%	40
011	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	07070	100100%	5
011	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	09090	09090%	10
Evo.Evo.	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	08585%	15
055	Scratch	Normal	Physical	04040	100100%	35
088	Growl	Normal	Status	0000—	100100%	40
1313	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	0000—	06060%	20
1717	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	06060	——%	20
2020	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	01818	08080%	15
2525	Charm	Fairy	Status	0000—	100100%	20
2929	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100100%	20
3232	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	07070	100100%	5
3737	Slash	Normal	Physical	07070	100100%	20
4545	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	08585	100100%	15
5252	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100100%	15
6060	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	0000—	——%	15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Purugly
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Purugly
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

LA

Generation VIII

Other generations:
IV - V - VI - VII

Learn	Mastery	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	9	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
5	14	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	70%	20
10	19	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—%	20
16	26	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15
23	33	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100%	15
31	42	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	85	90%	10
40	52	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	100	100%	5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Purugly
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Purugly
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM

Generation VIII

Other generations:
IV - V - VI - VII

	TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM03	TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	06060	100}}100%	20
TM05	TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
TM10	TM10	Work Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
TM11	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
TM12	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
TM15	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150150	090}}90%	5
TM17	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM18	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
TM23	TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100100	075}}75%	15
TM24	TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	09090	100}}100%	15
TM25	TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110110	070}}70%	10
TM28	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
TM30	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
TM32	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
TM34	TM34	Shock Wave	Electric	Special	06060	—}}—%	20
TM40	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	06060	—}}—%	20
TM41	TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
TM42	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM44	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM45	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
TM46	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	06060	100}}100%	25
TM58	TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM65	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	07070	100}}100%	15
TM66	TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	05050	100}}100%	10
TM68	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150150	090}}90%	5
TM70	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
TM77	TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM82	TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM83	TM83	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
TM85	TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100100	100}}100%	15
TM87	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	085}}85%	15
TM89	TM89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM90	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM93	TM93	Cut	Normal	Physical	05050	095}}95%	30

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Purugly
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Purugly
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII

Other generations:
IV - V - VI - VII

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100%	10
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
Fake Tears	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
Last Resort	Normal	Physical	140	100%	5
Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
Sand Attack	Ground	Status	—	100%	15
Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100%	30

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Purugly in Generation VIII
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Purugly in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Purugly
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Purugly
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

BDSP

Generation VIII

Other generations:
IV - V - VI - VII

Game					Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Purugly
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Purugly
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

LA

Generation VIII

Other generations:
IV - V - VI - VII

Game					Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—%	20
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Swift	Normal	Special	60	—%	20
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	5
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	—%	20
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	10
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	120	90%	5
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	85	90%	10
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	120	90%	5
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	80	100%	10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Purugly
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Purugly
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation VIII

Other generations:
IV - V - VI - VII

Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Purugly
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Purugly
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky

	Body size: 1
	Recruit rate: -10%
	IQ group: G

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

Group:

Normal

Poké Assist:

Normal

Field move:

(Tackle ×2)

Browser entry R-040

It attacks with shock waves.

Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs

Group:

Normal

Poké Assist:
(present)

Normal

Field move:
(present)

(Tackle ×2)

Poké Assist:
(past)

Normal

Field move:
(past)

(Tackle ×1)

Browser entry R-163/N-148

It lets loose shock waves to attack.

Pokémon Rumble

Attack	●●●
Defense	●●
Speed	●●●●

Pokémon Rumble Blast

Attack	●●●
Defense	●●
Speed	●●●●

Pokémon Rumble Rush

	Walking Speed: 1.25 seconds	Base HP: 53
	Base Attack: 76	Base Defense: 51	Base Speed: 70

Pokémon Battle Trozei

Normal

Attack Power:

★★★★★

Pokémon Shuffle

Normal

Attack Power: 60 - 105

5

#512

Power of 4

Increases damage when you make a match of four.

Pokémon GO

Base Stamina: 174	Base Attack: 172	Base Defense: 133
Egg Distance: N/A	Buddy Distance: 3 km	Evolution Requirement: N/A
Fast Attacks: Scratch, Shadow Claw
Charged Attacks: Play Rough, Thunder, Aerial Ace

Evolution

Unevolved

Glameow
Normal

Level 38
→

First evolution

Purugly
Normal

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.

Generation IV

Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver


Front	Back	Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation V

Black	White	Black 2	White 2


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VI

X	Y	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VII

Sun	Moon	Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VIII

HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Purugly images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Origin

Purugly is based on a wild tiger cat, though its appearance is closer to an overweight tabby cat. It may also be based on the nekomata, a type of cat-based yōkai. The way it binds its stomach with its tail is similar to a corset.

Name origin

Purugly is a combination of purr and ugly. It may also be a play on "pure ugly".

Bunyatto may be a combination of デブ debu (fat), ニャー nyā (the sound a cat makes), and cat. Bu may also derive from 不細工 busaiku (ugly).

In other languages

Language	Title	Meaning
Japanese	ブニャット Bunyatto	From デブ debu (fat), ニャー nyā (the sound a cat makes), and cat. Bu may also derive from 不細工 busaiku (ugly)
French	Chaffreux	From chat and affreux. The name is also an allusion to Chartreux, a domesticated cat from France.
Spanish	Purugly	Same as English name
German	Shnurgarst	From schnurren and garstig
Italian	Purugly	Same as English name
Korean	몬냥이 Monnyangi	From 못나다 motnada and 고양이 goyang'i
Cantonese Chinese
Mandarin Chinese	東施喵 Dōng Shī Miāo	東施 comes from the idiom 東施效顰 Dōngshī xiào pín. Its origin is about an ugly woman, who later earned the nickname "東施" for attempting to imitate 西施 Xī Shī, an extremely beautiful woman. 喵 is the onomatopoetic sound of a cat.

More languages
Hindi	पुरुगली Purugly	Transliteration of English name
Thai	บูเนียตโตะ Buniatto	Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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Purugly (Pokémon)

Biology

In the anime

Main series

Mars's Purugly

Other

Minor appearances

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Evolutions

Mars's Purugly

In the manga

Pocket Monsters DP

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

In the TCG

Game data

NPC appearances

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held Items

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

By breeding

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Side game data

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

Origin

Name origin

In other languages

Related articles

External links