What does Purrloin evolve into?

Get Purrloin to Liepard at level 20. At 281 BST, Purrloin is just the starting point.

At what level does Purrloin evolve?

Level 20 gets you Liepard . Quick enough that Purrloin barely slows you down.

Should I use Purrloin?

In Sword & Shield, For a casual playthrough, Purrloin works as a placeholder. Dark coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Liepard . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Purrloin?

You can find Purrloin in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

Purrloin - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

66Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

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

Base Stats

Below

HP41

Attack50

Defense37

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def37

Speed66

Total281

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight10.1 kg

Base XP56

Abilities

Limber

Prevents paralysis.

Unburden

Doubles Speed upon using or losing a held item.

PranksterHA

Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It steals things from people just to amuse itself with their frustration. A rivalry exists between this Pokémon and Nickit.

Purrloin Weakness

Fighting, Bug, and Fairy moves hit Purrloin for super-effective damage. The upside? Psychic-type moves can't touch it at all. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.

Purrloin Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting, Bug, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Ghost, Dark
0x (Immune)	Psychic

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting Bug Fairy

½xResist

Ghost Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Psychic

STAB (2)

Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Purrloin in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Hawlucha FightingFlying	B
Available Moves Moves SubmissionLv. 24 U-turnTM56 Low SweepTM75 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Purrloin Submission 2x 156-183%KO U-turn 2x 90-107%KO Low Sweep 2x 127-150%KO Revenge 2x 116-137%KO View Hawlucha builds →
Mimikyu GhostFairy	B
TM Move Moves Draining KissTM87 Damage vs Purrloin Draining Kiss 2x 62-73% View Mimikyu builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Low SweepTM75 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Purrloin Low Sweep 2x 141-167%KO Revenge 2x 130-153%KO View Toxicroak builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 35 Low SweepTM75 Circle ThrowLv. 10 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Purrloin Vital Throw 2x 144-170%KO Low Sweep 2x 136-160%KO Circle Throw 2x 124-147%KO Revenge 2x 124-147%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakLv. 35 Low SweepTM75 RevengeTM42 Rock SmashLv. 1 Damage vs Purrloin Brick Break 2x 187-220%KO Low Sweep 2x 161-190%KO Revenge 2x 150-177%KO Rock Smash 2x 101-120%KO View Sawk builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Purrloin is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Liepard. 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 165 total stats over Purrloin. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#509Purrloin

Level 20

#510Liepard

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Purrloin

Dark

Liepard

Dark

64+23

ATK

88+38

DEF

50+13

SP.ATK

88+38

SP.DEF

50+13

SPE

106+40

BST

281D-Tier

446C-Tier+165

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Purrloin easily with 152 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Copycat, Covet, Double Team and 3 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Purrloin Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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

Moves

Without breeding, Purrloin misses out on Copycat and Covet. That's 6 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Foul Play and Dark Pulse, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 4

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 5

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Lv 12

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 16

Torment

D—10015Dark

Lv 21

Assurance

—6010010Dark

Lv 24

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

Lv 28

Sucker Punch+1

D701005Dark

Lv 32

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 36

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Lv 40

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

TM Moves

TM58

Assurance

—6010010Dark

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR29

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

TM29

Charm

C—10020Fairy

TR58

Dark Pulse

C8010015Dark

TR30

Encore

C—1005Normal

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM47

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

TR81

Foul Play

C9510015Dark

TR77

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TR73

Gunk Shot

D120805Poison

TR42

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

TR31

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TR68

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

TM02

Pay Day

—4010020Normal

TM57

Payback

D5010010Dark

TR90

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM16

Screech

D—8540Normal

TR59

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

TR33

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM85

Snarl

D559515Dark

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM40

Swift

D60—20Normal

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM23

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM14

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TR38

Trick

C—10010Psychic

TM56

U-turn

D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Copycat

C——20Normal

Egg

Covet

D6010025Normal

Egg

Double Team

———15Normal

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Egg

Slash

D7010020Normal

Egg

Yawn

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Lash Out

D751005Dark

Sword & Shield Purrloin Locations

Easy grab on Purrloin with high spawn rates across 64 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Best Locations to Catch Purrloin in Sword & Shield

Which version you're playing matters for Purrloin. 64 walking spots at Lv. 4-40 spread across Sword and Shield, and some routes only appear in one cartridge. Check the version badges below.

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

60%Early

Heavy Fog

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

60%Early

Heavy Fog

Dappled Grove

SwordOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

60%Early

Heavy Fog

Dappled Grove

ShieldOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

60%Early

Heavy Fog

East Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

45%Early

Heavy Fog

East Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

45%Early

Heavy Fog

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldGrass Lv.11-14 Building

30%Early

Heavy Fog

Watchtower Ruins

SwordGrass Lv.11-14 Building

30%Early

Heavy Fog

Dappled Grove

SwordGrass Lv.11-15 Forest

20%Early

Heavy Fog

Dappled Grove

ShieldGrass Lv.11-15 Forest

20%Early

Heavy Fog

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

15%Early

Sandstorm

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

15%Early

Sandstorm

Route 2

ShieldGrass Lv.4-6 Route

10%Early

All Weather

Route 2

SwordGrass Lv.4-6 Route

10%Early

All Weather

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

10%Early

Overcast

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

10%Early

Overcast

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

5%Early

Intense Sun

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

5%Early

Intense Sun

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

5%Early

Snowing

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

5%Early

Snowing

West Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

5%Early

Normal Weather

West Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-14 Cave

5%Early

Normal Weather

North Lake Miloch

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28 Water

35%Mid

Overcast

North Lake Miloch

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-28 Water

35%Mid

Overcast

North Lake Miloch

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28 Water

30%Mid

Raining

North Lake Miloch

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-28 Water

30%Mid

Raining

North Lake Miloch

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28 Water

25%Mid

Snowing

North Lake Miloch

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-28 Water

25%Mid

Snowing

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Thunderstorm

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Intense Sun

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Snowing

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Sandstorm

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Raining

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Heavy Fog

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Overcast

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Normal Weather

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

20%Mid

Snowstorm

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

20%Mid

Thunderstorm

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

20%Mid

Snowing

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

20%Mid

Sandstorm

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

20%Mid

Raining

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

20%Mid

Heavy Fog

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

20%Mid

Overcast

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

20%Mid

Normal Weather

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

20%Mid

Snowstorm

Watchtower Ruins

SwordOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

15%Mid

Snowstorm

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

15%Mid

Snowstorm

Watchtower Ruins

SwordOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

15%Mid

Sandstorm

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

15%Mid

Sandstorm

North Lake Miloch

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28 Water

10%Mid

Thunderstorm

North Lake Miloch

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-28 Water

10%Mid

Thunderstorm

North Lake Miloch

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28 Water

10%Mid

Heavy Fog

North Lake Miloch

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-28 Water

10%Mid

Heavy Fog

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

10%Mid

Intense Sun

North Lake Miloch

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28 Water

5%Mid

Snowstorm

North Lake Miloch

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-28 Water

5%Mid

Snowstorm

Watchtower Ruins

SwordOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

5%Mid

Heavy Fog

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

5%Mid

Heavy Fog

Watchtower Ruins

SwordOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

5%Mid

Thunderstorm

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

5%Mid

Thunderstorm

Watchtower Ruins

SwordOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

5%Mid

Raining

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

5%Mid

Raining

Route 2 - High Level

ShieldGrass Lv.37-40 Route

30%Late

All Weather

Route 2 - High Level

SwordGrass Lv.37-40 Route

30%Late

All Weather

Purrloin Guide

Get Purrloin to Liepard at level 20. At 281 BST, Purrloin is just the starting point.
Level 20 gets you Liepard. Quick enough that Purrloin barely slows you down.
In Sword & Shield, For a casual playthrough, Purrloin works as a placeholder. Dark coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Liepard. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Purrloin in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Purrloin has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Purrloin has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Pancham Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Low SweepLv. 16 Circle ThrowLv. 12 Arm ThrustLv. 4 Damage vs Purrloin Low Sweep 2x 117-138%KO Circle Throw 2x 108-127%KO Arm Thrust 2x 33-40% View Pancham builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Low SweepLv. 12 RevengeLv. 8 Damage vs Purrloin Low Sweep 2x 112-133%KO Revenge 2x 102-121%KO View Machop builds →
Cutiefly BugFairy	D
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 18 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Purrloin Draining Kiss 2x 67-81% Fairy Wind 2x 58-69% View Cutiefly builds →
Milcery Fairy	D
Available Move Moves Draining KissLv. 15 Damage vs Purrloin Draining Kiss 2x 63-75% View Milcery builds →
Ralts PsychicFairy	D
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 12 Disarming VoiceLv. 1 Damage vs Purrloin Draining Kiss 2x 63-75% Disarming Voice 2x 48-58% View Ralts builds →

Spritzee Fairy	C
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 15 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Purrloin Draining Kiss 2x 70-84% Fairy Wind 2x 57-69% View Spritzee builds →
Pancham Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Low SweepLv. 16 Circle ThrowLv. 12 Arm ThrustLv. 4 Damage vs Purrloin Low Sweep 2x 108-128%KO Circle Throw 2x 100-118%KO Arm Thrust 2x 28-34% View Pancham builds →
Swirlix Fairy	D
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 12 Fairy WindLv. 6 Damage vs Purrloin Draining Kiss 2x 66-79% Fairy Wind 2x 54-64% View Swirlix builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 24 Low SweepLv. 12 RevengeLv. 8 Damage vs Purrloin Vital Throw 2x 111-133%KO Low Sweep 2x 103-123%KO Revenge 2x 100-118%KO View Machop builds →
Cutiefly BugFairy	D
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 18 Struggle BugLv. 24 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Purrloin Draining Kiss 2x 62-74% Struggle Bug 2x 62-74% Fairy Wind 2x 54-64% View Cutiefly builds →

Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Circle ThrowLv. 10 RevengeLv. 20 Damage vs Purrloin Circle Throw 2x 118-139%KO Revenge 2x 118-139%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Low SweepLv. 20 Rock SmashLv. 1 Double KickLv. 10 Damage vs Purrloin Low Sweep 2x 148-175%KO Rock Smash 2x 94-112%KO Double Kick 2x 72-85% View Sawk builds →
Spritzee Fairy	C
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 15 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Purrloin Draining Kiss 2x 72-85% Fairy Wind 2x 57-67% View Spritzee builds →
Pancham Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Low SweepLv. 16 Circle ThrowLv. 12 Arm ThrustLv. 4 Damage vs Purrloin Low Sweep 2x 106-125%KO Circle Throw 2x 99-116%KO Arm Thrust 2x 30-36% View Pancham builds →
Swirlix Fairy	D
Available Moves Moves Draining KissLv. 12 Fairy WindLv. 6 Damage vs Purrloin Draining Kiss 2x 67-81% Fairy Wind 2x 57-67% View Swirlix builds →

Hawlucha FightingFlying	B
Available Moves Moves SubmissionLv. 24 Low SweepTM75 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Purrloin Submission 2x 151-178%KO Low Sweep 2x 124-147%KO Revenge 2x 115-136%KO View Hawlucha builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Low SweepTM75 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Purrloin Low Sweep 2x 138-164%KO Revenge 2x 130-153%KO View Toxicroak builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 35 Low SweepTM75 Circle ThrowLv. 10 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Purrloin Vital Throw 2x 142-167%KO Low Sweep 2x 133-157%KO Circle Throw 2x 124-147%KO Revenge 2x 124-147%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakLv. 35 Low SweepTM75 RevengeTM42 Rock SmashLv. 1 Damage vs Purrloin Brick Break 2x 184-216%KO Low Sweep 2x 159-188%KO Revenge 2x 148-174%KO Rock Smash 2x 100-119%KO View Sawk builds →
Ribombee BugFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Pollen PuffLv. 1 Draining KissLv. 18 Struggle BugLv. 24 Fairy WindLv. 1 Damage vs Purrloin Pollen Puff 2x 174-206%KO Draining Kiss 2x 100-119%KO Struggle Bug 2x 100-119%KO Fairy Wind 2x 79-94% View Ribombee builds →

Hawlucha FightingFlying	B
Available Moves Moves SubmissionLv. 24 Brick BreakTM43 U-turnTM56 Low SweepTM75 Damage vs Purrloin Submission 2x 146-173%KO Brick Break 2x 138-164%KO U-turn 2x 86-101%KO Low Sweep 2x 120-142%KO View Hawlucha builds →
Mimikyu GhostFairy	B
TM Move Moves Draining KissTM87 Damage vs Purrloin Draining Kiss 2x 62-73% View Mimikyu builds →
Bewear NormalFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Hammer ArmLv. 36 Brick BreakTM43 Low SweepTM75 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Purrloin Hammer Arm 2x 236-279%KO Brick Break 2x 177-209%KO Low Sweep 2x 155-182%KO Revenge 2x 143-170%KO View Bewear builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakTM43 Low SweepTM75 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Purrloin Brick Break 2x 155-182%KO Low Sweep 2x 136-161%KO Revenge 2x 125-148%KO View Toxicroak builds →
Passimian Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakTM43 U-turnTM56 Low SweepTM75 RevengeTM42 Damage vs Purrloin Brick Break 2x 172-203%KO U-turn 2x 106-125%KO Low Sweep 2x 148-176%KO Revenge 2x 138-164%KO View Passimian builds →