Pokemon Legends Arceus Purugly | Locations, Moves, Stats

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Purugly

Tiger Cat Pokémon

Hisuian Pokedex: #153

Pokemon Legends Arceus Purugly is a Normal Type Tiger Cat Pokémon with a Fast growth rate and a 2 Speed EV Yield. Purugly can be found with Thick Fat, Own Tempo and Defiant as an Ability; we recommend the Naive Nature, based on 452 total combined Base Stats in PLA.

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Purugly Stats and Abilities

Based on Purugly Base IVs we consider this pokemon C-Tier choice. Purugly Highest IV Stat is Speed (112) and the Lowest being Special Defense (59).

Purugly Stats
Rank	Stat	Value
F	HP	71
C	Attack	82
E	Defense	64
D	Special Attack	64
E	Special Defense	59
C	Speed	112
C	Total	452

Purugly Details
Purugly	Detail
Best Nature	Naive ↑ +10% Speed ↓ -10% Special Defense
Liked Foods	Hearty Grains Plump Beans
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	15% Ball of Mud 35% Caster Fern
Catch Rate	75 (9.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Field

Purugly Abilities
Abilities	Description
Ability 1	Thick Fat Thick Fat reduces the damage taken from Fire-type and Ice-type moves by 50%.
Ability 2	Own Tempo Prevents the Pokémon from becoming confused.
Hidden Ability	Defiant When its stats are lowered its Attack increases. (Single Use Only)

How To Evolve Purugly in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Glameow requires (Level 38) to evolve into Purugly.

Purugly Evolutions
Base Form		Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Glameow		Level 38 →	Purugly

Purugly Evolution Stat Changes
Evolutions	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
Glameow	310	49	55	42	42	37	85
Stat Change	+142	+22	+27	+22	+22	+22	+27
Purugly	452	71	82	64	64	59	112

Alpha Purugly Locations

List of Locations you can find Alpha Purugly in PLA.

Alpha Purugly Map Locations in Cobalt Coastlands

Cobalt Coastlands Purugly Alpha Pokemon Locations
Lv.	Location	Description
45	Cobalt Coastlands	Veilstone Cape

Where To Find Purugly Locations in Pokemon Legends Arceus

List of Locations where you can find and catch Purugly in PLA.

Pokemon LA Purugly Weakness

Purugly is a Normal Type pokemon. This will cause Purugly to take More Damage from Fighting Type Moves, and Less Damage from Ghost Type moves.

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Purugly Type Weakness
Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Fighting
0.5x Less Damage
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage	Ghost

What pokemon is Purugly Weak Against?

Purugly Weak Against
Tier	Pokemon
A	Infernape
A	Hisuian Decidueye
B	Lucario
B	Gallade
B	Sneasler

What pokemon is Purugly Strong Against?

Purugly Strong Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Giratina Origin
S	Giratina Altered
A	Hisuian Typhlosion
A	Basculegion
B	Dusknoir

How To Complete Purugly Research Tasks in PLA


Research Task	Task 1	Task 2	Task 3	Task 4	Task 5
Number caught	1	2	4	10	15
Number of heavy specimens caught	1	2	5	7	10
Number you've caught without being spotted	1	2	4	6	10
Number defeated	1	3	6	12	25
Times you have seen it use Play Rough	1	3	6	12	25
Times you have seen it use Double-Edge	1	3	8	20	40
Times you've given it food	1	5	10	15	20

Best Purugly Moves in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Best Moveset for Purugly Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Purugly Best Moves
Level	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
40	Double-Edge	Physical	180	100	15	User receives recoil damage.
31	Play Rough	Physical	90	90	10	May lower opponent's Attack.
23	Night Slash	Physical	70	100	15	High critical hit ratio.
16	Slash	Physical	105	100	20	High critical hit ratio.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in Bold

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Purugly Level Up Moves in PLA

List of Moves Purugly can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Legends Arceus. Level Requirements within (#) are the Level you (Master) the move at; this allows you to use the move in Agile and Strong Stance.

Purugly Level Up Moves
Level	Move	Description
1 (9)	Tackle	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
5 (14)	Hypnosis	Power: — Acc: 60 PP: 20 Status Puts opponent to sleep.
10 (19)	Nasty Plot	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Sharply raises user's Special Attack.
16 (26)	Slash	Power: 105 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical High critical hit ratio.
23 (33)	Night Slash	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical High critical hit ratio.
31 (42)	Play Rough	Power: 90 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical May lower opponent's Attack.
40 (52)	Double-Edge	Power: 180 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical User receives recoil damage.

Purugly Move Shop Attacks in PLA

List of Moves Purugly can learn from the Move Shop.

Purugly Move Shop Moves
Move Shop	Description
Bulldoze	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Lowers opponent's Speed.
Aerial Ace	Power: 60 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Swift	Power: 90 Acc: — PP: 20 Special Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
Shadow Claw	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical High critical hit ratio.
Iron Tail	Power: 100 Acc: 75 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
Water Pulse	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May confuse opponent.
Shadow Ball	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Giga Impact	Power: 225 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
Play Rough	Power: 90 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical May lower opponent's Attack.
Hyper Beam	Power: 225 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
Thunderbolt	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May paralyze opponent.

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S	Arceus	720	120	120	120	120	120	120
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A	Ursaluna	550	130	140	45	105	80	50
A	Snorlax	540	160	110	65	65	110	30
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