#432
Purugly
Tiger Cat Pokémon
Normal
It binds its body with its tails to make itself look bigger. If it locks eyes, it will glare ceaselessly.
Base Stats
HP 71
Attack 82
Defense 64
Sp. Atk 64
Sp. Def 59
Speed 112
Total 452
Type Effectiveness
Weak to
Immune to
Abilities
Held Items
Evolution Chain
Moves
Details
Category Tiger Cat Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 43.8 kg
Base Exp 158
Growth Rate Fast
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 25% ♂ / 75% ♀
Habitat —
Egg Groups Ground
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Revenge Killer
Item
Silk Scarf / Leftovers
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Strategy Overview
Purugly finds itself in a difficult position in PU, as it is walled by a slew of very common walls in the format. Stunfisk, Klang, Mawile, Bronzor, and even walls like Vileplume and Duosion all can wall poor Purugly. Purugly is also outsped by the commonly seen Zebstrika and the less common Sneasel. Even with all of this in mind, Purugly is able to find a niche as a talented revenge killer and a bane of hyper-offense teams in the tier thanks to its good Speed and even better selection of priority moves.
Most Used Moves
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc