Purugly
#77 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Tiger Cat Pokémon
Brilliant Diamond
It is a brazen brute that barges its way into another Pokémon’s nest and claims it as its own.
Shining Pearl
To make itself appear intimidatingly beefy, it tightly cinches its waist with its twin tails.
Pokédexes
Original Sinnoh #77
Egg Group
Field
Steps to Hatch
5,120
Effort Values Yielded
2 Spe
Gender Ratio
25% male / 75% female
Capture Rate
75
Base Experience
158
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Glameow #76 | Level 38 |  Purugly #77 |
Shining Pearl
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Route 222 Road 222 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 41 | 10% | Not using PokéRadar |
Route 222 Road 222 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 42 | 4% | - |
Route 222 Road 222 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 42 | 1% | Not using PokéRadar |
Route 229 Road 229 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 50 | 10% | Not using PokéRadar |
Brilliant Diamond: 5%
Shining Pearl: 5%
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Swagger |  |  Status | - | 85 | 15 | |
| Start | Scratch | |  Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | Growl | | Status | - | 100 | 40 | |
| Start | Swagger | | Status | - | 85 | 15 | |
| Start | Fake Out | | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 | |
| Start | Sucker Punch |  | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 | |
| Start | Play Rough |  | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 | |
| 5 | Scratch | | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 8 | Growl | | Status | - | 100 | 40 | |
| 13 | Hypnosis |  | Status | - | 60 | 20 | |
| 17 | Aerial Ace |  | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | |
| 20 | Fury Swipes | | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 | |
| 25 | Charm | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | |
| 29 | Taunt | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | |
| 32 | Retaliate | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 | |
| 37 | Slash | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| 45 | Body Slam | | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | |
| 52 | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| 60 | Hone Claws | | Status | - | - | 15 |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Aerial Ace | | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | |
| - | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Dig |  | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| - | Dream Eater | |  Special | 100 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Endure | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Flash | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Giga Impact | | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Hyper Beam | | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Iron Tail |  | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | |
| - | Payback | | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Psych Up | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Rain Dance |  | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Rest | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Roar | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| - | Shadow Ball |  | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Shadow Claw | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Shock Wave |  | Special | 60 | - | 20 | |
| - | Sleep Talk | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sunny Day |  | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Swagger | | Status | - | 85 | 15 | |
| - | Taunt | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Thief | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| - | Thunder | | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | |
| - | Thunderbolt | | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Torment | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| - | U-turn |  | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Water Pulse | | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| HM01 | Cut | | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | |
| TM10 | Work Up | | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| TM83 | Bulldoze | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
Thick Fat
Ability Slot 1
Halves damage from Fire and Ice moves.
Own Tempo
Ability Slot 2
Prevents confusion.
Defiant
Hidden Ability
Raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered.