Purrloin
Dark
Best attacking moveset: Sucker Punch and Dark Pulse, worth 5.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Purrloin can learn 6 combinations. Sucker Punch with Dark Pulse does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scratch | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | 5 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Night Slash | Dark | 45 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Play Rough | Fairy | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Purrloin has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 872 at level 50, 772 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 441 CP at level 20, or 551 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 401 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 98 attack · 73 defense · 121 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy |
| Size | 0.4 m and 10.1 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Purrloin does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ghost, Psychic, Dragon.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Sucker Punch + Dark Pulse | 8.9 |
| Psychic | Sucker Punch + Dark Pulse | 8.9 |
| Dragon | Sucker Punch + Play Rough | 7.3 |
| Fighting | Scratch + Play Rough | 6.6 |
| Dark | Scratch + Play Rough | 6.6 |
| Normal | Sucker Punch + Dark Pulse | 5.7 |
| Sucker Punch + Dark Pulse | 5.7 | |
| Poison | Sucker Punch + Dark Pulse | 5.7 |
| Ground | Sucker Punch + Dark Pulse | 5.7 |
| Rock | Sucker Punch + Dark Pulse | 5.7 |
| Bug | Sucker Punch + Dark Pulse | 5.7 |
| Steel | Sucker Punch + Dark Pulse | 5.7 |
| Fire | Sucker Punch + Dark Pulse | 5.7 |
| Water | Sucker Punch + Dark Pulse | 5.7 |
| Grass | Sucker Punch + Dark Pulse | 5.7 |
| Electric | Sucker Punch + Dark Pulse | 5.7 |
| Ice | Sucker Punch + Dark Pulse | 5.7 |
| Fairy | Scratch + Play Rough | 5.2 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Purrloin is actually for.
Counters: what beats Purrloin
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 70.1 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Focus Blast | 68.2 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 66.7 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 63.9 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 63.4 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 59.2 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 58.5 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 57.9 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 57.7 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 57.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Purrloin's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.