Is Purugly Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
AbilityThick Fat halves Fire and Ice damage, which helps against Flint and Candice. But Purugly lacks the power to contribute offensively against either. Outclassed by Staraptor and Snorlax.
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 trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's typing presses Glameow's defenses.
Byron's typing presses Glameow's defenses.
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 trades roughly evenly with 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).
Your Glameow should hit Level 38 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Purugly in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
decent spawn rates across 7 locations for Purugly in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Purugly in BDSP
The path to Purugly starts with Glameow at Lv. 25-50 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch GlameowRoute 218Lv.29-30GrassShining PearlRate 15%Route 222Lv.40GrassShining PearlRate 20%Grassland CaveLv.42-46CaveShining PearlRequires Icicle BadgeRiverbank CaveLv.42-46CaveShining PearlRequires Icicle BadgeSpacious CaveLv.42-46CaveShining PearlRequires Icicle BadgeStill-Water CavernLv.42-46CaveShining PearlRequires Icicle BadgeSunlit CavernLv.42-46CaveShining PearlRequires Icicle Badge
Step 2Purugly ✓Grassland CaveLv.25-29CaveShining PearlRequires DefogRiverbank CaveLv.25-29CaveShining PearlRequires DefogSpacious CaveLv.25-29CaveShining PearlRequires DefogStill-Water CavernLv.25-29CaveShining PearlRequires DefogSunlit CavernLv.25-29CaveShining PearlRequires DefogRoute 222Lv.41-42GrassShining PearlRate 15%Route 229Lv.50GrassShining PearlRate 10%or evolve from Glameow (Step 1)
Purugly Weakness
Purugly is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Thick Fat reduces Fire/Ice damage, further improving the defensive spread. At base 112 Speed, Purugly outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Purugly Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Purugly
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Machamp can KO Purugly with Close Combat (220-259%).
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemFlame Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Purugly View Machamp builds →Bullet Punch24-29% Knock Off40-47% Close Combat 2x220-259%KO | ||
Purugly Evolutions
Purugly is the evolved form of Glameow. Breeding produces Glameow eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Glameow gave Purugly the biggest boost in Attack (+27), bringing the total to 452 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
BDSP Purugly Best Moveset
112 Speed with hidden AbilityDefiant boosting Attack two stages when stats are dropped, punishing AbilityIntimidate users. 82 Attack behind Normal TermStab at that Speed gives the moveset fast physical output. But 71/64/59 bulk and the Normal typing's lack of super-effective targets limit what the moveset accomplishes.
Best Build
Purugly best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Fake Out
- Knock Off
- Play Rough
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 10 types means almost nothing walls Purugly cleanly, with Giga Impact and Hyper Beam anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
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 is a brazen brute that barges its way into another Pokémon’s nest and claims it as its own.
To make itself appear intimidatingly beefy, it tightly cinches its waist with its split tail.
Purugly Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Don't let Purugly's 452 base stat total fool you. Thick Fat is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a pivot. Fakeout with Muscleband is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Purugly's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Purugly's base 112 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Thick Fat on Purugly. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Purugly also gets Own Tempo and Defiant, but they don't compare.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Purugly fills the pivot role. It's a physical attacker with base 82 Attack. Base 112 Speed lets it outrun most of the field.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Fakeout, Knock Off, Play Rough, and U Turn. Fakeout leads at 0% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Purugly first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 11 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
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