What does Glameow evolve into?

Get Glameow to Purugly at level 38. At 310 BST, Glameow is just the starting point.

At what level does Glameow evolve?

Level 38 gets you Purugly . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Glameow?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Glameow works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Purugly . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Glameow?

You can find Glameow in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 10 other games across the series.

Glameow - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Glameow's spread. It leans mixed with Speed out front. And you'll get 1 Speed EV per KO for it. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP49

Attack55

Defense42

Sp. Atk42

Sp. Def37

Speed85

Total310

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.5 m

Weight3.9 kg

Base XP62

Abilities

Limber

Prevents paralysis.

Own Tempo

Prevents confusion.

Keen EyeHA

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It claws if displeased and purrs when affectionate. Its fickleness is very popular among some.

Glameow Weakness

Glameow's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Glameow's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.

Glameow Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Glameow in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

Heracross BugFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 43 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Glameow Close Combat 2x 252-297%KO Focus Blast 2x 115-136%KO Brick Break 2x 159-188%KO Rock Smash 2x 86-102%KO View Heracross builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Glameow Focus Blast 2x 95-112%KO Brick Break 2x 133-157%KO Vital Throw 2x 123-146%KO Low Sweep 2x 115-136%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 25 Damage vs Glameow Focus Blast 2x 95-112%KO Brick Break 2x 159-188%KO Low Sweep 2x 139-164%KO Karate Chop 2x 108-128%KO View Sawk builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 31 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Glameow High Jump Kick 2x 182-214%KO Focus Blast 2x 106-125%KO Brick Break 2x 106-125%KO Low Sweep 2x 93-110%KO View Scraggy builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Cross ChopLv. 37 Brick BreakTM31 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Glameow Focus Blast 2x 106-125%KO Cross Chop 2x 146-172%KO Brick Break 2x 110-130%KO Low Sweep 2x 95-112%KO View Mankey builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution

Glameow is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Purugly. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 142 total stats over Glameow. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#431Glameow

Level 38

#432Purugly

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Glameow

Normal

Purugly

Normal

71+22

ATK

82+27

DEF

64+22

SP.ATK

64+22

SP.DEF

59+22

SPE

112+27

BST

310D-Tier

452C-Tier+142

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed Glameow easily with 200 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Assurance, Bite, Fake Tears and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂25.0%♀75.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Glameow Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Glameow won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 11 types means it always has an effective option. Last Resort and Hyper Voice anchor the STAB core.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Lv 5

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 8

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 13

Hypnosis

D—6020Psychic

Lv 17

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 20

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 25

Charm

D—10020Fairy

Lv 29

Assist

D——20Normal

Lv 32

Captivate

——10020Normal

Lv 37

Slash

D7010020Normal

Lv 41

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Lv 44

Attract

D—10015Normal

Lv 48

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

Lv 50

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

D10010015Psychic

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Assurance

D6010010Dark

Egg

Bite

D6010025Dark

Egg

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Sand Attack

——10015Ground

Egg

Snatch+4

———10Dark

Egg

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Egg

Wake-Up Slap

—7010010Fighting

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Covet

—6010025Normal

Tutor

Foul Play

D9510015Dark

Tutor

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

Tutor

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

Tutor

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

Tutor

Snatch+4

———10Dark

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Super Fang

D—9010Normal

Tutor

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

D409520Bug

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Glameow Locations

high spawn rates for Glameow across 2 locations in late-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Glameow in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Mirage Spots - Area 1

Omega RubyGrass Lv.36-38

30%Late

Mirage Spots - Area 1

Alpha SapphireGrass Lv.36-38

30%Late

Glameow Guide

Get Glameow to Purugly at level 38. At 310 BST, Glameow is just the starting point.
Level 38 gets you Purugly. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Glameow works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Purugly. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Glameow in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 10 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Glameow appears in 11 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Infernape FireFighting	B
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 36 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Glameow Close Combat 2x 219-259%KO Focus Blast 2x 238-281%KO Brick Break 2x 140-165%KO Low Sweep 2x 121-143%KO View Infernape builds →
Blaziken FireFighting	B
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 1 Focus BlastTM52 Sky UppercutLv. 57 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Glameow High Jump Kick 2x 269-317%KO Focus Blast 2x 251-295%KO Sky Uppercut 2x 177-208%KO Brick Break 2x 156-184%KO View Blaziken builds →
Scrafty DarkFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchLv. 58 High Jump KickLv. 31 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Glameow Focus Punch 2x 244-288%KO High Jump Kick 2x 211-249%KO Focus Blast 2x 127-150%KO Brick Break 2x 123-145%KO View Scrafty builds →
Heracross BugFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 43 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Glameow Close Combat 2x 256-302%KO Focus Blast 2x 117-138%KO Brick Break 2x 162-191%KO Rock Smash 2x 88-104%KO View Heracross builds →
Emboar FireFighting	C
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Hammer ArmLv. 1 Brick BreakTM31 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Glameow Focus Blast 2x 232-273%KO Hammer Arm 2x 211-249%KO Brick Break 2x 160-189%KO Low Sweep 2x 137-162%KO View Emboar builds →

Makuhita Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Force PalmLv. 13 Arm ThrustLv. 7 Damage vs Glameow Force Palm 2x 76-91% Arm Thrust 2x 26-33% View Makuhita builds →
Timburr Fighting	D
Upcoming Move Moves Wake-Up SlapLv. 20 Learns Wake-Up Slap at Level 20 View Timburr builds →

Timburr Fighting	D
Available Move Moves Wake-Up SlapLv. 20 Damage vs Glameow Wake-Up Slap 2x 103-122%KO View Timburr builds →
Makuhita Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 22 Force PalmLv. 13 Arm ThrustLv. 7 Damage vs Glameow Vital Throw 2x 83-98% Force Palm 2x 70-84% Arm Thrust 2x 23-28% View Makuhita builds →

Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 21 Storm ThrowLv. 25 Damage vs Glameow Vital Throw 2x 120-142%KO Low Sweep 2x 111-130%KO Revenge 2x 104-122%KO Storm Throw 2x 104-122%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakLv. 29 Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 25 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Glameow Brick Break 2x 154-182%KO Low Sweep 2x 134-158%KO Karate Chop 2x 104-122%KO Rock Smash 2x 83-99% View Sawk builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakLv. 20 Low SweepTM47 Power-Up PunchTM98 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Glameow Brick Break 2x 104-122%KO Low Sweep 2x 89-107%KO Power-Up Punch 2x 57-67% Rock Smash 2x 57-67% View Scraggy builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 13 Rock SmashHM06 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Glameow Low Sweep 2x 93-111%KO Karate Chop 2x 74-87% Rock Smash 2x 59-71% Power-Up Punch 2x 59-71% View Mankey builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 25 Wake-Up SlapLv. 27 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 19 Damage vs Glameow Vital Throw 2x 100-118%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x 100-118%KO Low Sweep 2x 93-111%KO Revenge 2x 87-103%KO View Machop builds →

Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 21 Storm ThrowLv. 25 Damage vs Glameow Vital Throw 2x 124-146%KO Low Sweep 2x 114-135%KO Revenge 2x 105-124%KO Storm Throw 2x 105-124%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakLv. 29 Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 25 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Glameow Brick Break 2x 159-188%KO Low Sweep 2x 136-161%KO Karate Chop 2x 108-128%KO Rock Smash 2x 85-101%KO View Sawk builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 31 Brick BreakLv. 20 Low SweepTM47 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Glameow High Jump Kick 2x 181-214%KO Brick Break 2x 108-128%KO Low Sweep 2x 91-109%KO Power-Up Punch 2x 60-71% View Scraggy builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 13 Rock SmashHM06 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Glameow Low Sweep 2x 99-116%KO Karate Chop 2x 76-90% Rock Smash 2x 60-71% Power-Up Punch 2x 60-71% View Mankey builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 25 Wake-Up SlapLv. 27 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 19 Damage vs Glameow Vital Throw 2x 105-124%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x 105-124%KO Low Sweep 2x 99-116%KO Revenge 2x 89-105%KO View Machop builds →