
Is Purugly Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Glameow evolves at level 38. Normal with AbilityThick Fat. Fast Normal-type but no standout matchups. Breed-only chain for a mediocre result.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Purugly trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Purugly trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Purugly trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Purugly trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Trade
Purugly 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 38.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- 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 45NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Purugly in HeartGold & SoulSilver
No wild encounters for Purugly in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Bring Glameow over from Diamond & Pearl and evolve it into Purugly, as the step cards below show.
How to Obtain Purugly in HGSS
Step 1Obtain GlameowCARTRIDGE 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 2Purugly ✓
How to Get Shiny Purugly in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Purugly is absent from these games, so raise a shiny Glameow in Diamond or Pearl and bring it across. See every game where Shiny Purugly can be hunted
Purugly Weakness
Purugly is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread. At base 112 Speed, Purugly outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| 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 Purugly Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Purugly
Purugly Evolutions
Purugly is the evolved form of Glameow. Breeding produces Glameow eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. Evolving from Glameow gave Purugly the biggest boost in Attack (+27), bringing the total to 452 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Purugly to get Glameow eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Assurance, Bite, Fake Tears and 4 more.
HGSS Purugly Best Moveset
112 Speed is elite, but 82 Attack behind it struggles against anything bulky. AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice damage for some defensive value. The moveset outruns nearly everything and threatens almost nothing.
Best Build
Purugly best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- U Turn
- Shadow Claw
- Fake Out
- Return
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Purugly. Assurance and Bite come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Hyper Beam and Last Resort and coverage across 8 types.
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 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
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Purugly HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Purugly plays as a pivot. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move. Return is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Jolly is the go-to nature for Purugly. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the pivot role.
No. Purugly isn't catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Catch one in Pearl, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Purugly first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 11 games across 6 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
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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