Is Liepard Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Fast Dark-type with AbilityLimber preventing paralysis. Dark shuts down Acerola's Ghost E4 through immunity. Too fragile for extended fights, but the speed lets it strike first and potentially finish weakened targets.
Purrloin has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Liepard's weaknesses hard.
Liepard trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Liepard has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Liepard trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Liepard has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Liepard trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Liepard has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Liepard trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Liepard trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Liepard has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Liepard trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Liepard trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Liepard resists most of Acerola's coverage and hits back hard.
Kahili's team hits Liepard's weaknesses hard.
Liepard trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Liepard 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. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 20.
How to Get Liepard in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
No wild encounters for Liepard in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Bring Purrloin over from Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, or Sword & Shield, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Liepard in USUM
Step 1Obtain PurrloinLATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · Dreamyard. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Route 19. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Dappled Grove · Heavy Fog. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.- Step 2Liepard ✓
Liepard Weakness
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Bug, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Liepard Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Liepard
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x170-201%KO Infestation 2x17-20% | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x155-183%KO Brick Break 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x124-147%KO U-turn 2x78-92% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x193-227%KO U-turn 2x76-89% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x163-193%KO X-Scissor 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x207-244%KO | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Scrafty builds →High Jump Kick 2x163-193%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x170-200%KO U-turn 2x67-80% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x193-228%KO U-turn 2x75-89% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x193-228%KO | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x166-195%KO X-Scissor 2x89-105%KO | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Scrafty builds →High Jump Kick 2x164-193%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x209-246%KO | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x207-244%KO X-Scissor 2x92-109%KO | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x196-231%KO U-turn 2x76-90% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x167-197%KO X-Scissor 2x89-106%KO | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemEviolite NatureCalm Moves View Dusclops builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves View Bronzor builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves View Meowstic builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Bounce ItemEviolite NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Natu builds →U Turn 2x34-40% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureHardy Moves
Damage vs Liepard View Claydol builds →Rapid Spin17-21% | ||
Liepard Evolutions
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
USUM Liepard Best Moveset
88/88 mixed offenses at 106 Speed with AbilityPrankster giving priority to status moves as a hidden ability. MoveCopycat can copy any last-used move with Prankster priority. AbilityUnburden doubles Speed after item use. The moveset has Speed and Prankster utility but the offenses cannot threaten at the level the format demands.
Best Build
Liepard best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Trick
- Knock Off
- Assist
- Copycat
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Charm and Copycat give Liepard options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Foul Play and Dark Pulse. The egg moves push it further.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Liepard Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Liepard can work for a story run. 446 BST is average, but Dark typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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. Trick with Choice Band is the standard set.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Prankster is the hidden ability. It raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage. Worth hunting for if you want Liepard to compete at a higher level.
Game Availability
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.
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 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
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 7LGPE
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
Winds & Waves