Purrloin (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

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Purrloin is a primarily purple, feline Pokémon. Its head has tufted fur on its ears and cheeks. There are long, tapered violet markings above its green, eyes. It has a diminutive black nose on its creamy muzzle, and a small, oval, cream-colored marking above each eye. Its neck, shoulders, back, and hind paws are also cream-colored. The tip of its tail has a curved, vaguely scythe-like extension. Purrloin is a quadruped Pokémon, but it can stand and walk on its hind legs as well.

==In the anime==

===Major appearances===

A Purrloin appeared in ''[[BW080|Clash of the Connoisseurs!]]'', under the ownership of [[Ricard Nouveau]]. It was used in a battle against {{an|Cilan}}, where it battled {{TP|Cilan|Crustle}}; it was eventually defeated by a combination of {{m|Shell Smash}} and {{m|Rock Wrecker}}. Purrloin reappeared in a flashback in ''[[BW140|Survival of the Striaton Gym!]]''.

A {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s Purrloin appeared in ''[[BW069|Climbing the Tower of Success!]]''.

A Purrloin appeared in a flashback in ''[[BW120|Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!]]''.

A Purrloin appeared in a flashback in ''[[BW128|To Catch a Rotom!]]''.

A Trainer's Purrloin appeared in a fantasy or a flashback in ''[[BW134|The Journalist from Another Region!]]''.

A Purrloin appeared in ''[[XY040|Day Three Blockbusters!]]'', under the ownership of a [[Pokémon Performer]].

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{{Animedexbody|BW044|Purrloin|Ash's Pokédex|Purrloin, the Devious Pokémon. Purrloin fools people into letting their guard down so it can steal their possessions. When angered, it uses its claws to fight back.}}

==In the manga==

[[File:N Purrloin Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Purrloin in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]

===In the Pokémon RéBURST manga===

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

Prior to ''[[PS531|Unforgettable Memories]]'', [[Hugh]] received a Purrloin from his grandfather, and later gave it to his younger sister for her birthday. It was stolen by [[Team Plasma]] when Hugh and his sister were out battling.

==In the TCG==

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==Game data==

{{Dex/Gen/2|gen=VII|reg1=Alola|reg2=Kanto}}

{{Dex/NE|[[Generation VII]]}}

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===Learnset===

====By [[Level|leveling up]]====

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====

====By [[Move Tutor|tutoring]]====

===Side game data===

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* Purrloin was seen first in the [[Pokémon Sunday]] special episode preview on September 6, 2010. It was later removed from the same preview, much like the revelation of {{p|Zekrom}}'s secondary type earlier.

* Purrloin is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 281.

===Origin===

====Name origin====

|zh_cmn=扒手貓 / 扒手猫 ''Páshǒumāo''|zh_cmnmeaning=Literally "Pickpocket cat".

|ru=Пуррлойн ''Purrloyn''|rumeaning=Transcription of English name

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