Purrloin (Pokémon)

Total: 1
Purrloin
0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	1 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

Purple

Base friendship

70

External Links

On Smogon Pokédex:
Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Purrloin (Japanese: チョロネコ Choroneko) is a Dark-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into Liepard starting at level 20.

Biology

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.

Purrloin is a mischievous Pokémon that likes to steal from people. Purrlion feels amusement from the frustration of those it steals from. feel It will put on a cute act in order to get its victims to let its guard down. Should this succeed, the victim is left with stinging scratches and broken pride from its laughter. However, it is often forgiven even if it is caught stealing due to its charm. When angered, it fights back with its claws. In Galar, Purrloin has a fierce rivalry with Nickit.

In the anime

Purrloin in the anime

Major appearances

Purrloin made its main series debut in Purrloin: Sweet or Sneaky?, under the ownership of Misha. Oshawott and Meowth both fell in love with Purrloin, but Misha later revealed that Purrloin was actually a boy and had been tricking them with feminine behavior.

A Purrloin appeared in Clash of the Connoisseurs!, under the ownership of Ricard Nouveau. It was used in a battle against Cilan, where it battled Crustle; it was eventually defeated by a combination of Shell Smash and Rock Wrecker. Purrloin reappeared in a flashback in Survival of the Striaton Gym!.

A Purrloin appeared in Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!, under the ownership of Mrs. Ripple. Having witnessed the theft of the Eye of Liepard, it tried to help Cilan's investigation, but Cilan was scared of Purrloin. However, it eventually revealed Teaque as the culprit of the theft.

Minor appearances

Purrloin debuted in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.

A Trainer's Purrloin appeared in Climbing the Tower of Success!.

A Purrloin appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice during the Swords of Justice legend.

A Purrloin appeared in a flashback in Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!.

A Purrloin appeared in a flashback in To Catch a Rotom!.

A Purrloin appeared in Genesect and the Legend Awakened as a resident of Pokémon Hills.

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

A Trainer's Purrloin appeared in Summer of Discovery!, Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!, and Battling Into the Hall of Fame!, where it was one of the Pokémon that participated in the Pokémon Summer Camp.

A Purrloin appeared in Day Three Blockbusters!, under the ownership of a Pokémon Performer.

A Trainer's Purrloin appeared in Confronting the Darkness!.

A Trainer's Purrloin appeared in Adventures in Running Errands!.

A Trainer's Purrloin appeared in A Performance Pop Quiz!.

A Purrloin appeared in Party Dancecapades!, under the ownership of a Pokémon Performer attending Monsieur Pierre's dance party.

Three Trainers' Purrloin appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.

Four Purrloin appeared in The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!, each under the ownership of a different Trainer.

Pokédex entries

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
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

Purrloin in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pocket Monsters BW manga

N's Purrloin was only shown interacting with him while Clefairy was recording his voice to sell CD's.

In the Pocket Monsters BW: Good Partners manga

A Purrloin first appeared in BWGP02, where Takurō caught it after it was abandoned by its Trainer.

In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga

A Purrloin first appeared in Justice Trainer Shin Appears!, under the ownership of N. It was used to deliver a letter to Togari.

In the Pokémon RéBURST manga

Rug has a Purrloin, which she uses as her Burst form.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A Trainer's Purrloin appeared in An Odd Speech.

A Purrloin appeared in Letting Go, under the ownership of N. He was used to battle Black in Accumula Town.

A Team Plasma Grunt used a Purrloin in Homecoming.

Prior to 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

Main article: Purrloin (TCG)

Other appearances

Detective Pikachu

A Purrloin appeared in Detective Pikachu.

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Unova
BW: #015

Unova
B2W2: #012

White 2
Black	They steal from people for fun, but their victims can't help but forgive them. Their deceptively cute act is perfect.
White	Its cute act is a ruse. When victims let down their guard, they find their items taken. It attacks with sharp claws.
Black 2	Their cute act is a ruse. They trick people and steal their valuables just to see the looks on their faces.

Generation VI

Kalos
Mountain #042

Hoenn
#—

X	Its cute act is a ruse. When victims let down their guard, they find their items taken. It attacks with sharp claws.
Y	They steal from people for fun, but their victims can't help but forgive them. Their deceptively cute act is perfect.
Omega Ruby	Its cute act is a ruse. When victims let down their guard, they find their items taken. It attacks with sharp claws.
Alpha Sapphire	They steal from people for fun, but their victims can't help but forgive them. Their deceptively cute act is perfect.

Generation VII

Alola
#—

Kanto
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII.

Generation VIII

Galar
#044

Sword	It steals things from people just to amuse itself with their frustration. A rivalry exists between this Pokémon and Nickit.
Shield	Opponents that get drawn in by its adorable behavior come away with stinging scratches from its claws and stinging pride from its laughter.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Black

White

Routes 2 and 3, Dreamyard

Black 2

White 2

Routes 3, 19, and 20
Route 2 (N's Pokémon)

Generation VI

X

Y

Generation VII

Sun

Unobtainable

Generation VIII

Sword

Shield

Route 2, Lake of Outrage, Dappled Grove, West Lake Axewell, Watchtower Ruins, East Lake Axewell, North Lake Miloch, Motostoke Riverbank

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

Generation V

Rumble Blast

Forest: Challenger's Ground, World Axle - B1F; Field: Challenger's Ground

PokéPark 2

Cove Area

Rumble U

Frenzy Square: Guard the Fort!

Generation VI

Battle Trozei

Infinite Ruins: Stage 1

Shuffle

Sandy Bazaar: Stage 13
Nacht Carnival: Stage 508

Rumble World

Starlight Islands: Halloween Village (All Areas), Legend Terrain: Primeval Thicket (All Areas)

Picross

Area 10: Stage 07

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
Stat		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 41		101 - 148	192 - 286
Attack: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Defense: 37		37 - 97	71 - 190
Sp. Atk: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Sp. Def: 37		37 - 97	71 - 190
Speed: 66		63 - 129	123 - 254
Total: 281	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.

Type effectiveness

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

Damaged
normally by:

Normal

1×

Flying

1×

Poison

1×

Ground

1×

Rock

1×

Steel

1×

Fire

1×

Water

1×

Grass

1×

Electric

1×

Ice

1×

Dragon

1×

Weak to:

Fighting

2×

Bug

2×

Fairy

2×

Immune to:

Psychic

0×

Resistant to:

Ghost

½×

Dark

½×

Notes:

If Miracle Eye is used by an opponent or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of Psychic-type moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII - IX

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
011	Scratch	Normal	Physical	04040	100100%	35
011	Growl	Normal	Status	0000—	100100%	40
044	Sand Attack	Ground	Status	0000—	100100%	15
055	Fake Out	Normal	Physical	04040	100100%	10
1212	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	01818	08080%	15
1616	Torment	Dark	Status	0000—	100100%	15
2121	Assurance	Dark	Physical	06060	100100%	10
2424	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	0000—	00——%	15
2828	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	07070	100100%	5
3232	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	0000—	00——%	20
3636	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	07070	100100%	15
4040	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	09090	09090%	10

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

By TM/TR

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII - IX

	TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM02	TM02	Pay Day	Normal	Physical	04040	100}}100%	20
TM14	TM14	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	0000—	090}}90%	20
TM16	TM16	Screech	Normal	Status	0000—	085}}85%	40
TM21	TM21	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM23	TM23	Thief	Dark	Physical	06060	100}}100%	25
TM24	TM24	Snore	Normal	Special	05050	100}}100%	15
TM25	TM25	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM29	TM29	Charm	Fairy	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
TM31	TM31	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
TM33	TM33	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	5
TM34	TM34	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	5
TM39	TM39	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM40	TM40	Swift	Normal	Special	06060	00—}}—%	20
TM47	TM47	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
TM56	TM56	U-turn	Bug	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM57	TM57	Payback	Dark	Physical	05050	100}}100%	10
TM58	TM58	Assurance	Dark	Physical	06060	100}}100%	10
TM65	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	07070	100}}100%	15
TM76	TM76	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
TM85	TM85	Snarl	Dark	Special	05555	095}}95%	15
TR20	TR20	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR26	TR26	Endure	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR27	TR27	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR29	TR29	Baton Pass	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	40
TR30	TR30	Encore	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	5
TR31	TR31	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100100	075}}75%	15
TR33	TR33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
TR37	TR37	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
TR38	TR38	Trick	Psychic	Status	0000—	100}}100%	10
TR42	TR42	Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TR58	TR58	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
TR59	TR59	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
TR68	TR68	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
TR73	TR73	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120120	080}}80%	5
TR77	TR77	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	0000—	100}}100%	20
TR81	TR81	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	09595	100}}100%	15
TR90	TR90	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	09090	090}}90%	10

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

By breeding

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Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Purrloin 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 Purrloin in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Purrloin
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Purrloin
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

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By tutoring

Generation VIII

Other generations:
V - VI - VII - IX

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

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

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Blast

Attack	●
Defense	●
Speed	●●●

PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond


	PokéPark Pad entry:
	She is a capricious lady. Even with her mischievous behavior, she has a mysterious noble look. No Pokémon hates her.

Pokémon Battle Trozei

Dark

Attack Power:

★★★★★

Pokémon Shuffle

Dark

Attack Power: 40 - 115

15

#34

Opportunist

Rarely increases damage.

Swappable Skill(s): Flash Mob

Pokémon GO

Base HP: 121	Base Attack: 98	Base Defense: 73
Egg Distance: 2 km	Buddy Distance: 1 km	Evolution Requirement: 50
Fast Attacks: Scratch, Sucker Punch
Charged Attacks: Night Slash, Play Rough, Dark Pulse

Evolution

Unevolved

Purrloin
Dark

Level 20
→

First evolution

Liepard
Dark

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.

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

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

Trivia

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 Zekrom's secondary type earlier.
Purrloin is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 281.
Purrloin shares its category with Morgrem. They are both known as the Devious Pokémon.

Origin

Purrloin appears to be based on a tuxedo cat. Its fur pattern, behavior, and feline influence suggest that it may also be based on a female thief, commonly known as a cat burglar.

Name origin

Purrloin is a combination of purr (a sound a cat makes) and purloin (to steal).

Choroneko may be a combination of ちょろまかす choromakasu (to pilfer) and 猫 neko (cat).

In other languages

Language	Title	Meaning
Japanese	チョロネコ Choroneko	From ちょろまかす choromakasu and 猫 neko
French	Chacripan	From chat and sacripant
Spanish	Purrloin	Same as English name
German	Felilou	From felis and filou
Italian	Purrloin	Same as English name
Korean	쌔비냥 Ssaebinyang	From 쌔비다 ssabida and 냥 nyang
Mandarin Chinese	扒手貓 / 扒手猫 Páshǒumāo	Literally "Pickpocket cat".
Cantonese Chinese