Purugly

No. 0432 · Gen 4

Purugly weakness and type

Hit PURUGLY with Fighting for 2× damage.

Moves against Purugly

2×Super effective
0×No effect

In Pokémon GO: Fighting deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • Thick FatTakes half from Fire and Ice
  • Own TempoNo change to type matchups
  • DefiantNo change to type matchups

The table on this page assumes no ability. Check which one it has before you commit.

Base stats

  • HP71
  • Attack82
  • Defense64
  • Sp. Atk64
  • Sp. Def59
  • Speed112
  • Total452

Best nature

JollyOutspeeds more opponents and drops Sp. Atk.
AdamantHits harder and drops Sp. Atk, which it won’t use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Purugly gives 2 Speed EVs.

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How Purugly evolves

GlameowNormal
  • Level 38
    PuruglyNormal
All evolutions

What Purugly can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalHyper Beamsame typeSpecial150
ElectricThunderSpecial110
PsychicDream EaterSpecial100
SteelIron TailPhysical100
DarkFoul PlayPhysical95
FairyPlay RoughPhysical90
GroundDigPhysical80
GhostShadow BallSpecial80
BugU-turnPhysical70
FlyingAerial AcePhysical60
WaterWater PulseSpecial60
RockRolloutPhysical30

Type counters to Purugly

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.