Utility
Balanced
DTier
85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Glameow's spread. It leans mixed with Speed out front. And you'll get 1 Speed EV per KO for it. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP49
D
Attack55
D
Defense42
D
Sp. Atk42
D
Sp. Def37
F
Speed85
C
Total310
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Fast800,000 XP
Height0.5 m
1'08"Tiny
Weight3.9 kg
8.6 lbsFeather
Base XP62
Low Yield
Abilities
Limber
Prevents paralysis.
Own Tempo
Prevents confusion.
Keen EyeHA
Prevents accuracy from being lowered.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entries
No Sun Moon entries available

Bewitches humans with its helical tail and piercing gaze. Its hidden claws are quite sharp as well, making this Pokémon an exceedingly tricky opponent if antagonized.

Legends: Arceus

Glameow Weakness

Glameow's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Glameow's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.

Glameow Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fighting
0x (Immune)Ghost
Type ChartGood
1Weak
0Resist
1Immune
Score+1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
Fighting
½xResist
None
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Ghost
STAB
No super-effective STAB
How to Beat Glameow in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Hawlucha
Hawlucha
FightingFlying
B
Fighting is super effective against GlameowView Hawlucha →

Sun & Moon Evolution

Glameow is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Purugly. 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 142 total stats over Glameow. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Glameow
#431Glameow
38
Level 38
Purugly
#432Purugly
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Glameow
Normal
Purugly
Normal
HP
49
71+22
ATK
55
82+27
DEF
42
64+22
SP.ATK
42
64+22
SP.DEF
37
59+22
SPE
85
112+27
BST
310D-Tier
452C-Tier+142
ROLE
Balanced
Pivot
TYPE
Utility
Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed Glameow easily with 218 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Assurance, Bite, Fake Tears and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂25.0%♀75.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
10moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 218·

Sun & Moon Glameow Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Assurance and Bite from the egg pool give Glameow something extra. Pair those with Last Resort and Slash for STAB and coverage across 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Fake Out+3
D4010010Normal
Lv 5
Scratch
—4010035Normal
Lv 8
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 13
Hypnosis
C—6020Psychic
Lv 17
Feint Attack
D60—20Dark
Lv 20
Fury Swipes
—188015Normal
Lv 25
Charm
D—10020Fairy
Lv 29
Assist
C——20Normal
Lv 32
Captivate
——10020Normal
Lv 37
Slash
D7010020Normal
Lv 41
Sucker Punch+1
D701005Dark
Lv 44
Attract
C—10015Normal
Lv 48
Hone Claws
C——15Dark
Lv 50
Play Rough
D909010Fairy

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
D60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
D10010015Psychic
TM49
Echoed Voice
D4010015Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM66
Payback
—5010010Dark
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
D8010015Ghost
TM65
Shadow Claw
D7010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM12
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM25
Thunder
D1107010Electric
TM24
Thunderbolt
D9010015Electric
TM41
Torment
——10015Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM89
U-turn
D7010020Bug
TM01
Work Up
C——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Assurance
D6010010Dark
Egg
Bite
D6010025Dark
Egg
Fake Tears
D—10020Dark
Egg
Flail
——10015Normal
Egg
Last Resort
C1401005Normal
Egg
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal
Egg
Sand Attack
——10015Ground
Egg
Snatch+4
D——10Dark
Egg
Tail Whip
——10030Normal
Egg
Wake-Up Slap
—7010010Fighting

Tutor Moves

Glameow can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 6
Cut
—509530Normal
Gen 6
Dig
D8010010Ground
Gen 4
Endure+4
C——10Normal
Gen 6
Flash
D—10020Normal
Gen 4
Fury Cutter
D409520Bug
Gen 4
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
Gen 4
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Gen 4
Natural Gift
——10015Normal
Gen 6
Retaliate
D701005Normal
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
Gen 4
Swift
D60—20Normal

How to Get Glameow in Sun & Moon

No wild encounters for Glameow in Sun & Moon. It's available in Pearl, Omega Ruby, or Legends: Arceus and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Glameow is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

PearlOmega RubyShining PearlLegends: Arceus

Glameow Guide

  • Get Glameow to Purugly at level 38. At 310 BST, Glameow is just the starting point.

  • Level 38 gets you Purugly. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

  • In Sun & Moon, For a casual playthrough, Glameow works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Purugly. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • You can find Glameow in Sun & Moon. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 10 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Glameow appears in 11 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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