Is Purrloin Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Dark with AbilityLimber. Liepard is fast but fragile. Absol and Sharpedo cover Dark better natively in Hoenn.
Purrloin trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Brawly's team hits Purrloin's weaknesses hard.
Purrloin trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Purrloin trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Purrloin's defenses.
Purrloin trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Purrloin has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Purrloin trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Sidney's typing presses Purrloin's defenses.
Purrloin has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Purrloin trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Purrloin trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Purrloin trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Purrloin 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.
How to Get Purrloin in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Purrloin isn't available in the wild in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Start by transferring Purrloin from Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, or Sword & Shield. The evolution path from Purrloin to Purrloin is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Purrloin in ORAS
Step 1Purrloin ✓LATER 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 2Evolve into Liepard
Purrloin Weakness
Fighting, Bug, and Fairy moves hit Purrloin for super-effective damage. The upside? Psychic-type moves can't touch it at all. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Bug, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Purrloin Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Purrloin
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x294-346%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x161-190%KO | ||
 Throh Fighting | C | |
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x297-351%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x163-193%KO | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Scraggy builds →High Jump Kick 2x208-245%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x305-360%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x165-195%KO | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Scraggy builds →High Jump Kick 2x210-248%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x296-349%KO Megahorn 2x296-349%KO | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Scrafty builds →High Jump Kick 2x245-289%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x310-366%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x254-300%KO U-turn 2x100-118%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x310-366%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x280-331%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x293-345%KO Megahorn 2x293-345%KO | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Scrafty builds →High Jump Kick 2x243-286%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x305-359%KO | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x250-294%KO U-turn 2x98-116%KO | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x308-363%KO X-Scissor 2x138-162%KO | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x321-378%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x289-340%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Lucario can KO Purrloin with Close Combat (270-318%). Genesect threatens a KO with Explosion (152-180%).
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySteadfast ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x270-318%KO Extreme Speed60-71% Aura Sphere 2x136-161%KO Flash Cannon68-80% | ||
 Genesect BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityDownload ItemChoice Scarf NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Purrloin View Genesect builds →U Turn 2x129-152%KO Ice Beam45-53% Explosion152-180%KO | ||
Purrloin Evolutions
Purrloin is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Liepard. 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 165 total stats over Purrloin. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
ORAS Purrloin Best Moveset
Dark at 50 offenses and 66 Speed. AbilityPrankster as a hidden ability gives priority to status moves. AbilityUnburden doubles Speed after item use. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Liepard one evolution away adds AbilityPrankster utility.
Best Build
Purrloin best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Foul Play
- Dark Pulse
- Nasty Plot
- Shadow Ball
Moves List
Without breeding, Purrloin misses out on Charm and Copycat. That's 9 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Foul Play and Dark Pulse, with coverage across 9 types rounding things out.
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
Base Stats
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Purrloin Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Purrloin works as a placeholder. Dark coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Liepard. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Purrloin has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Purrloin has appeared steadily across every generation since.
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