
Is Glameow Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Pearl-exclusive Normal on Route 218. Purugly at 38 is fast. AbilityOwn Tempo prevents confusion. Neither form competes with Staraptor or Lopunny for the Normal slot. Late evolution for modest results.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Glameow has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Glameow has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Glameow trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Purugly trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Purugly has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Purugly trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Glameow on Route 218 (walking, Lv 29-30, uncommon).
- After Roark
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt90100%15
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Maylene
- TM10NormalHidden Power90100%15
- After Crasher Wake
- TM25ElectricThunder11070%10
- TM85PsychicDream Eater100100%15
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 37NormalSlash105100%20
Your Glameow should hit Level 38 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 38)
- LV 38NormalSlash105100%20
- After Roark
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt90100%15
- After Gardenia
- TM15NormalHyper Beam22590%5
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- After Crasher Wake
- TM68NormalGiga Impact22590%5
- After Maylene
- TM10NormalHidden Power90100%15
- After Crasher Wake
- TM85PsychicDream Eater100100%15
- LV 45NormalBody Slam128100%15
How to Get Glameow in Diamond & Pearl
Glameow starts showing up in mid-game routes at decent spawn rates across 2 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Where To Catch Glameow in DP
Glameow is your first catch on the way to Glameow. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 29-50 across 4 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Glameow ✓Route 218Lv.29-30GrassPearlRate 15%Route 222Lv.40GrassPearlRate 20%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into PuruglyRoute 222Lv.41-42GrassPearlRate 15%Route 229Lv.50GrassPearlRate 10%or evolve from Glameow (Step 1)
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Glameow Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Glameow
Glameow Evolutions
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
DP Glameow Best Moveset
Normal typing at stats in the 37-85 range. The moveset has nothing worth building around. Evolve to Purugly.
Best Build
Glameow best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Fake Out
- Sucker Punch
- U Turn
- Return
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Assurance and Bite from the egg pool give Glameow something extra. Pair those with Slash and Facade for STAB and coverage across 9 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It claws if displeased and purrs when affectionate. Its fickleness is very popular among some.
With its sharp glare, it puts foes in a mild hypnotic state. It is a very fickle Pokémon.
Glameow Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, 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.
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
- Gen 1RB

Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS

Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS

Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG

FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut

Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS

HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW

Black & White - Gen 5B2W2

Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY

X & Y - Gen 6ORAS

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM

Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh

Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV

Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW

Winds & Waves