
Is Glameow Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Breed-only. Normal with AbilityLimber preventing paralysis. Purugly at level 38 is unremarkable among HGSS Normal options. Not worth the breeding investment.
Glameow has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Glameow has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Glameow has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Brock's typing presses Glameow's defenses.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Glameow has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Glameow has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Glameow has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Trade
Glameow cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 37NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 41DarkSucker PunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Glameow in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Glameow can't be caught in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Transfer one in from Diamond & Pearl.
How to Obtain Glameow in HGSS
Step 1Glameow ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Diamond & PearlAvailableCatch in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 222, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Mirage Spots. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Route 222. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Legends: ArceusNot TradeableAppears in Legends: Arceus via Walking · Glacier Terrace. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Purugly
How to Get Shiny Glameow in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Glameow cannot be caught in HGSS, so its shiny comes from Pearl, where it prowls Route 218, then a trade. See every game where Shiny Glameow can be hunted
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Glameow Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Glameow
Glameow Evolutions
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 take an average time to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 142 total stats over Glameow. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Glameow easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Assurance, Bite, Fake Tears and 4 more to offspring.
HGSS Glameow Best Moveset
55 Attack and 85 Speed with nothing the moveset can compete with. Evolve to Purugly for the stat upgrade.
Best Build
Glameow best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Fake Out
- Sucker Punch
- U Turn
- Return
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Assurance and Bite from the egg pool give Glameow something extra. Pair those with Last Resort and Slash for STAB and coverage across 7 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When it’s happy, GLAMEOW demonstrates beautiful movements of its tail, like a dancing ribbon.
Glameow HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Glameow isn't catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Catch one in Pearl, then trade it to HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Glameow has 310 BST and evolves into Purugly. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Glameow appears in 11 games across 6 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
- Gen 1RB

Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS

Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS

Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG

FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut

Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS

HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW

Black & White - Gen 5B2W2

Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY

X & Y - Gen 6ORAS

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM

Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh

Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV

Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW

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