Special
Pivot
CTier
106Speed · Fast

Liepard's built around mixed offense. Speed leads the charge, Defense pays for it. Moderately hard to find, worth 2 Speed EVs. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Above
HP64
C
Attack88
C
Defense50
D
Sp. Atk88
C
Sp. Def50
D
Speed106
B
Total446
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging90 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.1 m
3'07"Small
Weight37.5 kg
82.7 lbsLight
Base XP156
Average
Abilities
Limber
Prevents paralysis.
UnburdenTop Pick
Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.
PranksterHANiche
Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+2
Speed training target
Pokedex Entries

Don’t be fooled by its gorgeous fur and elegant figure. This is a moody and vicious Pokémon.

Type-wise, Liepard takes extra damage from Fighting, Bug, and Fairy. Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. At base 106 Speed, Liepard outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.

Liepard Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fighting, Bug, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)Ghost, Dark
0x (Immune)Psychic
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
2Resist
1Immune
Score-1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FightingBugFairy
½xResist
GhostDark
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Psychic
STAB (2)
PsychicGhost
How to Beat Liepard (Best Counters)

Volcarona's Heat Wave hits Liepard for 84-99%. Annihilape threatens a KO with Drain Punch (111-130%). Whimsicott's Moonblast also KOs at 94-111%.

Volcarona
Volcarona
BugFire
A
Recommended Build
AbilityFlame Body
ItemGrassyseed
NatureModest
Moves
  • Quiver Dance
  • Heat Wave
  • ProtectPriority
  • Tera Blast
Damage vs Liepard
Heat Wave
84-99%
View Volcarona builds →

Liepard is the evolved form of Purrloin. Breeding produces Purrloin eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Purrloin gave Liepard the biggest boost in Speed (+40), bringing the total to 446 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Purrloin
#509Purrloin
20
Level 20
Liepard
#510Liepard
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Purrloin
Dark
Liepard
Dark
HP
41
64+23
ATK
50
88+38
DEF
37
50+13
SP.ATK
50
88+38
SP.DEF
37
50+13
SPE
66
106+40
BST
281D-Tier
446C-Tier+165
ROLE
Balanced
Pivot
TYPE
Utility
Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Liepard to get Purrloin eggs easily using 278 partners from the Ground egg group.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 278·

Throat Spray buys the setup turn. Liepard clicks Nasty Plot, then starts cleaning with Snarl and utility options. Modest nature with flexible EVs makes sure nothing tanks a boosted hit comfortably.

Best Build

All 8 games
Experimental
Ability
Unburden
Item
Throat Spray
Best Nature for Liepard
Modest+SPA

Liepard best EVs are Sp. Atk and HP

EVs

Special Attacker Moveset

  • EncoreUtility
  • Nasty PlotSTAB
  • SnarlSTAB
  • Hidden Power Flying

Moves

All 8 games

Stall teams hate this. Liepard can spread damage across 11 types, with Normal and Ghost punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Crunch and Dark Pulse keeps the pressure honest on everything else.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Fake Out+3
A4010010Normal
Lv 1
Growl
D—10040Normal
Lv 1
Mimic
D——10Normal
Lv 1
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Lv 9
Lick
D3010030Ghost
Lv 12
Bite
C6010025Dark
Lv 16
Torment
D—10015Dark
Lv 19
Fake Tears
C—10020Dark
Lv 24
Slash
C7010020Normal
Lv 26
Screech
C—8540Normal
Lv 32
Nasty Plot
S——20Dark
Lv 38
Night Slash
C7010015Dark
Lv 44
Parting Shot
C—10020Dark
Lv 52
Play Rough
B909010Fairy

TM Moves

TM
TM47
Agility
C——30Psychic
TM25
Crunch
C8010015Dark
TM90
Dark Pulse
A8010015Dark
TM132
Double Hit
D359010Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM35
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM109
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM141
Fake Out+3
A4010010Normal
TM14
Fire Fang
D659515Fire
TM142
First Impression+2
C9010010Bug
TM55
Giga Impact
C150905Normal
TM100
Gunk Shot
A120805Poison
TM44
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM71
Hyper Voice
C9010010Normal
TM15
Ice Fang
D659515Ice
TM87
Iron Tail
C1007515Steel
TM45
Knock Off
A6510020Dark
TM125
Mimic
D——10Normal
TM83
Nasty Plot
S——20Dark
TM34
Night Slash
C7010015Dark
TM116
Pay Day
D4010020Normal
TM20
Play Rough
B909010Fairy
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM124
Psychic Fangs
C8510010Psychic
TM128
Seed Bomb
C8010015Grass
TM74
Shadow Ball
C8010015Ghost
TM61
Shadow Claw
C7010015Ghost
TM85
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM139
Swagger
C—8515Normal
TM27
Swift
D60—20Normal
TM30
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
TM95
Taunt
A—10020Dark
TM21
Thunder Fang
D659515Electric
TM08
Thunder Wave
S—9020Electric
TM121
Torment
D—10015Dark
TM82
U-turn
B7010020Bug
TM81
X-Scissor
C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Liepard doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Liepard can't learn any Tutor moves
All 8 games

No wild encounters for Liepard in Legends: Z-A. Bring Purrloin over from Black, Black 2, or Sword, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Liepard in Legends: Z-A

  1. Purrloin
    Step 1Obtain Purrloin

    Also found in:

    BlackBlack 2Sword
  2. Liepard
    Step 2Liepard ✓

  • Liepard's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), Pinsir (Bug), and Togekiss (Fairy), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Liepard's base 106 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.

  • Purrloin evolves into Liepard at level 20. Liepard is the fully evolved form. It sits at 446 BST in its evolved form.

  • Liepard can work for a story run. 446 BST is average, but Dark typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.

  • Don't let Liepard's 446 base stat total fool you. Prankster is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a pivot.

  • Run Prankster on Liepard. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Liepard also gets Limber and Unburden, but they don't compare.

Introduced in Black & White, Liepard has appeared in 8 games across 6 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

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