Purugly (Pokémon)

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Purugly ブニャット Bunyatto #432
Art by Ken Sugimori from Diamond and Pearl
Type  Normal   Normal   Normal   Normal   Normal   Normal	Species Tiger Cat Pokémon
Abilities Thick Fat or Own Tempo Own Tempo Defiant Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 800,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #077 Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R-040 Oblivia R-163 Oblivia (past) N-148 Not in any regional Browser
Height 3'03" Imperial 1.0m Metric 3'03"/1.0m 0.0m	Weight 96.6lbs Imperial 43.8kg Metric 96.6lbs/43.8kg 0.0kg
Dex color Gray	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 75 9.8%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 25% male, 75% female
Breeding Field group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 2 Base Exp.: 183 Battle Exp.: 1831*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Purugly (Japanese: ブニャット Bunyatto) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Glameow starting at level 38.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 2.1 Pokédex entries 3 In the TCG 4 Game data 4.1 Pokédex entries 4.2 Game locations 4.2.1 In side games 4.3 Held Items 4.4 Stats 4.4.1 Base stats 4.4.2 Pokéathlon stats 4.5 Type effectiveness 4.6 Learnset 4.6.1 By leveling up 4.6.2 By TM/HM 4.6.3 By breeding 4.6.4 By tutoring 4.6.5 By a prior evolution 4.7 Side game data 4.8 Evolution 4.9 Sprites 5 Trivia 5.1 Origin 5.1.1 Name origin 6 In other languages 7 External links

Biology

Physiology

Purugly looks like a big gray and white cat, with a tail similar to Glameow. It is significantly fatter than Glameow, and as thus no longer can possess the Limber ability. It still has a crescent-shaped head. Its ears are pointed and colored purple. It has whiskers with a zigzag-like pattern at the end of them. The frilly portion of its tail is now forked, but it usually keeps it clasped around its waist.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Despite appearing very sluggish, when angered, Purugly will not be reluctant to attack and can be quite fast.

Their large bodies can offer them protection against cold and heat.

Being fully evolved Pokémon, they can learn Hyper Beam and Giga Impact.

Behavior

Purugly attempt to make themselves look larger and more intimidating than they actually are. They do this by cinching their waists with their forked tails. They barge into the nests of other Pokémon and claim them for themselves.

Habitat

Purugly nest in both urban areas and heavily wooded forests. They are also known to frighten off other Pokémon simply to claim their nests as their own.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Purugly made a cameo in The Rise of Darkrai on a rooftop.

It also made a small cameo at the beginning of Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

Mars's Purugly appeared in Double Team Turnover!, along with its Trainer. It appeared again in Steeling Peace of Mind! and Saving the World From Ruins!.

Mamie's Glameow evolved into a Purugly in For The Love Of Meowth, after it was hurt by James's Carnivine.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP178 Purugly Dawn's Pokédex Purugly, the Tiger Cat Pokémon, and the evolved form of Glameow. By rounding its tail around itself, it can appear to be bigger, and when locking eyes with another, it can stare forever. This concludes the entries from the Diamond & Pearl series.

In the TCG

Main article: Purugly (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV. Generation I Red Blue {{{redbluedex}}} Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}} Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby Sapphire {{{rsdex}}} Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed LeafGreen {{{frlgdex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}} Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum {{{dpptdex}}} Diamond It is a brazen brute that barges its way into another Pokémon's nest and claims it as its own. Pearl To make itself appear intimidatingly beefy, it tightly cinches its waist with its twin tails. Platinum It binds its body with its tails to make itself look bigger. If it locks eyes, it will glare ceaselessly. HeartGold SoulSilver It would claim another Pokémon's nest as its own if it finds a nest sufficiently comfortable. HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}} Generation V Black White It binds its body with its tails to make itself look bigger. If it locks eyes, it will glare ceaselessly. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV. Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl Uncommon Routes 222 and 229 (Pearl only) Platinum None Trade HeartGold SoulSilver None Trade Generation V Black White None Evolve Dream World Glameow

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Evolve from Glameow
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Cargo Ship
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Old Mansion Ice Temple
Pokémon Rumble	Windy Prairie‎
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Meadow: Everspring Valley

Held Items

Game		Held Item(s)
Diamond	Pearl	Cheri Berry (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 71	131 - 178	252 - 346
Attack: 82	78 - 147	152 - 289
Defense: 64	62 - 127	119 - 249
Sp.Atk: 64	62 - 127	119 - 249
Sp.Def: 59	57 - 122	110 - 238
Speed: 112	105 - 180	206 - 355
Total: 452   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/4 ★★☆☆	Power 4/5 ★★★★☆
Skill 1/2 ★☆	Stamina 4/4 ★★★★
Jump 2/3 ★★☆	Total 13/18 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None
Notes: If this Pokémon has Thick Fat, the effectiveness of  Fire-type  moves is ½× and the effectiveness of  Ice-type  moves is ½×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100%	10
Start	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
Start	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100%	40
5	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
8	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100%	40
13	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
17	Faint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—%	20
20	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80%	15
25	Charm	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
29	Assist	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
32	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
37	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
38	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
45	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
52	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
60	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—%	15
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Purugly obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Purugly Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Purugly Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—%	15
	TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5
	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100%	15
	TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—%	20
	TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	40	100%	15
	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
	TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
	TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100%	5
	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
	TM83	Work Up	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
	TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM89	U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Purugly Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Purugly Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Assurance	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
	Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
	Last Resort	Normal	Physical	140	100%	5
	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
	Sand-Attack	Ground	Status	—	100%	15
	Snatch	Dark	Status	—	—%	10
	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
	Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	Physical	60	100%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Purugly in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Purugly in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Purugly Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Purugly Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Purugly can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Purugly cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Purugly Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Purugly Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: IV
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	5
‡	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Purugly Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Purugly Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -10% IQ group: G
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: ( Normal ) Field move: (Tackle ×2) Browser entry   It attacks with shock waves.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  ( Normal ) Past ( Normal ) (Tackle ×2) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It lets loose shock waves to attack.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.

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
V	Black	White				Back

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

Trivia

• Despite what its bulky appearance would suggest, its highest stat is Speed at 112, and its HP and defenses are rather poor.
• Purugly's color palette was changed slightly in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, despite it being a non-Johto Pokémon. This also happened to Glameow, Registeel, Torterra, Chimchar, Stunky, Skuntank, and Chatot.
• Purugly is the only Pokémon with a 452 base stat total.
• Despite many Pokédex entries stating that it wraps it's tail around its body to appear bigger, in For The Love Of Meowth the tail is shown to act like a corset.

Origin

Purugly is based on a wild tiger cat, though its appearance is closer to an overweight tabby cat.

Name origin

Its English name comes from the words "purr" and "ugly". Its Japanese name may be derived from a combination of デブ debu, fat, にゃ nya, meow, and the English word "cat" (キャット). Although considering the English name is Purugly, it is also likely the "bu" in Bunyatto comes from the word busaiku (不細工), which means "ugly".

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Shnurgarst From schnurren and garstig. French Chaffreux From chat and affreux. Korean 몬냥이 Monnyang-i Chinese (Taiwan) 東施喵 Dōng Shī Māo 東施 comes from the idiom 東施效顰 Dōngshī xiào pín. Its origin is about an ugly woman, who later earned the nickname "東施" for attempting to imitate 西施 Xī Shī, an extremely beautiful woman. 喵 is the onomatopoetic sound of a cat.

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