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purugly
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Purugly

Tiger Cat Pokémon

Normal

It is a brazen brute that barges its way into another Pokémon’s nest and claims it as its own.

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

purugly Purugly Lv. 38

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

purugly Front Front
purugly Back Back
purugly Front Shiny Front Shiny
purugly Back Shiny Back Shiny
purugly Official Art Official Art
purugly Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 0.5%
All-out Attacker
Moves
Knock Off / Sucker Punch
Item
Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability
Defiant
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Even if Purugly looks like a wise choice due to its decent Attack, nice Speed, great movepool, and good ability, it faces heavy competition from other stronger Normal-types, especially from Kangaskhan, which also has access to Fake Out and Sucker Punch, but also from Stoutland and Dodrio, which are substantially stronger. Purugly also suffers from pitiful bulk, leaving it susceptible to faster threats like Alolan Persian and priority users like Gurdurr. It sadly fails to dent bulkier Pokemon such as Jellicent and Alolan Sandslash due to its underwhelming firepower. It doesn't help that Purugly can't do much to Rock-types like Regirock and Aggron, unlike its competition.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
71.4%
U-turn
60.1%
Fake Out
56.3%
Return
51.3%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
68.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc