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Purrloin, the Devious Pokémon — Dark-type Pokémon official artwork
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Purrloin
ID:#509Devious Pokémon
Height
0.4m
Weight
10.1kg
Catch Rate
255
Exp
56

Purrloin Pokémon Black: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Purrloin in Pokémon Black. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 54 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Black
Unova

Purrloin Pokemon Black Pokedex Entry

Opponents that get drawn in by its adorable behavior come away with stinging scratches from its claws and stinging pride from its laughter.

Pokemon Black Purrloin Sprites

Purrloin front-facing sprite from Pokémon BlackPrimary
Purrloin back-facing sprite from Pokémon BlackReverse
Purrloin shiny front-facing sprite from Pokémon BlackShiny
Purrloin shiny back-facing sprite from Pokémon BlackShiny Reverse

Pokémon Black Purrloin Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Purrloin via various methods in Pokémon Black.

MoveTypeRequirement
ScratchnormalLv. 1
GrowlnormalLv. 3
AssistnormalLv. 6
Sand AttackgroundLv. 10
Fury SwipesnormalLv. 12
PursuitdarkLv. 15
TormentdarkLv. 19
Fake OutnormalLv. 21
Hone ClawsdarkLv. 24
AssurancedarkLv. 28
SlashnormalLv. 30
CaptivatenormalLv. 33
Night SlashdarkLv. 37
SnatchdarkLv. 39
Nasty PlotdarkLv. 42
Sucker PunchdarkLv. 46

End of Move Database

Pokémon Black Purrloin Locations

Purrloin can be caught in 3 locations across Pokémon Black, including Dreamyard Area and Unova Route 2 Area. The most reliable spawn is at Dreamyard Area, where you'll find it at Lv. 8 by walking through tall grass with a 20% encounter rate.

Dreamyard Area

5 encounters
  • walk
    Lv. 8
    20%Frequent
  • walk
    Lv. 9
    10%Uncommon
  • walk
    Lv. 10
    5%Rare
  • walk
    Lv. 11
    4%Very Rare
  • walk
    Lv. 11
    1%Very Rare

Unova Route 2 Area

2 encounters
  • walk
    Lv. 4
    10%Uncommon
  • walk
    Lv. 5
    10%Uncommon

Unova Route 3 Area

2 encounters
  • walk
    Lv. 9
    10%Uncommon
  • dark grass
    Lv. 11
    10%Uncommon