Purugly
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Scratch and Play Rough, worth 8.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Purugly can learn 6 combinations. Scratch with Play Rough 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 |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | 55 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Play Rough | Fairy | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Thunder | Electric | 100 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Purugly has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,208 at level 50, 1,953 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,116 CP at level 20, or 1,395 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,053 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 172 attack · 133 defense · 174 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1 m and 43.8 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Purugly does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Dragon, Dark.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Scratch + Play Rough | 10.5 |
| Dragon | Scratch + Play Rough | 10.5 |
| Dark | Scratch + Play Rough | 10.5 |
| Ghost | Shadow Claw + Thunder | 9.5 |
| Psychic | Shadow Claw + Thunder | 9.5 |
| Scratch + Thunder | 9.4 | |
| Water | Scratch + Thunder | 9.4 |
| Bug | Scratch + Aerial Ace | 9.3 |
| Grass | Scratch + Aerial Ace | 9.3 |
| Normal | Scratch + Play Rough | 8.1 |
| Ground | Scratch + Play Rough | 8.1 |
| Rock | Shadow Claw + Play Rough | 8.1 |
| Electric | Scratch + Play Rough | 8.1 |
| Ice | Scratch + Play Rough | 8.1 |
| Fairy | Scratch + Play Rough | 8.1 |
| Poison | Scratch + Thunder | 7.8 |
| Steel | Shadow Claw + Thunder | 7.8 |
| Fire | Scratch + Thunder | 7.8 |
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 Purugly is actually for.
Counters: what beats Purugly
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 41.7 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 38.2 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 38.0 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 37.7 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 36.0 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 34.8 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 34.4 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 34.3 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 34.0 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 33.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Purugly's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.