Glameow (Pokémon)

Glameow ニャルマー Nyarmar

Artwork from D/P

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Glameow (Japanese: ニャルマー Nyarmar) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Purugly starting at level 38.

Biology

Physiology

Glameow is a gray cat, with a curled, spring-shaped tail similar to Spoink and a white fluff at the tip of it. It has a crescent shaped head with two white-tipped ears. It also has a small black nose, yellow eyes with blue irises like a Froslass, and white paws.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Glameow have sharp claws and a powerful tail. This allows them to use moves like Shadow Claw and Iron Tail. They also have access to several elemental attacks. Their eyes are also capable of using hypnotic powers.

Behavior

Glameow tend to be spiteful and fickle, having a tendency to hook its claws into the nose of its trainer if not fed.

Habitat

Glameow tend to appear in urban environments, probably because they have a domesticated quality.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Glameow in the anime

Major apperances

Johanna's Glameow

Johanna, Dawn's mother, has a Glameow which appeared in Following a Maiden's Voyage!. It stays at the home and watches Dawn's Pokémon Contests with Johanna. While a Coordinator, Johanna used it in many contests.

Zoey's Glameow

Zoey's Glameow first appeared in Mounting a Coordinator Assault. It serves as Zoey's main Contest Pokémon.

Minor Appearances

A Glameow appeared in One Big Happiny Family! in Jessie's fantasy.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Glameow (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Glameow is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	IQ Group: G
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Normal	Poké Assist: ( Normal )	Field Move: (Cut ×1)
"It attacks with cutting slashes."

Evolution

Unevolved Glameow  Normal

Level 38 →

First evolution Purugly  Normal

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Glameow images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Glameow's color palette was changed slightly in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, despite it being a non-Johto Pokémon. This also happened to Purugly, Registeel, Torterra, Chimchar, Stunky, Skuntank, and Chatot.

Origin

• Glameow is based off of a regular domesticated cat.

Name origin

Glameow's name is possibly from glamorous and meow. Its Japanese name, Nyarmar, comes from the word にゃあ nyā, the Japanese equivalent of meow, and glamour.

In other languages

• German: Charmian - From Charme (charm) and miauen (to mew).
• French: Chaglam - From chat (cat) and glamor.
• Korean: 나옹마 Naongma

Related articles

• Zoey's Glameow
• Johanna's Glameow

External links

• Nya~ruu, the fanlisting for Glameow

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.