Purrloin - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Purrloin can learn in Generation 7, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Purrloin artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Purrloin learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
3	Growl	Normal	—	100
6	Assist	Normal	—	—
10	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
12	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
15	Pursuit	Dark	40	100
19	Torment	Dark	—	100
21	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
24	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
28	Assurance	Dark	60	100
30	Slash	Normal	70	100
33	Captivate	Normal	—	100
37	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
39	Snatch	Dark	—	—
42	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
46	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
49	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90

Egg moves

Purrloin learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Charm	Fairy	—	100
Copycat	Normal	—	—
Covet	Normal	60	100
Encore	Normal	—	100
Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Foul Play	Dark	95	100
Pay Day	Normal	40	100
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Purrloin is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
95	Snarl	Dark	55	95
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Purrloin can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Secret Power	Normal		70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal		50	95	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Purrloin learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
3	Growl	Normal	—	100
6	Assist	Normal	—	—
10	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
12	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
15	Pursuit	Dark	40	100
19	Torment	Dark	—	100
21	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
24	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
28	Assurance	Dark	60	100
30	Slash	Normal	70	100
33	Captivate	Normal	—	100
37	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
39	Snatch	Dark	—	—
42	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
46	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
49	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90

Egg moves

Purrloin learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Charm	Fairy	—	100
Copycat	Normal	—	—
Covet	Normal	60	100
Encore	Normal	—	100
Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Foul Play	Dark	95	100
Pay Day	Normal	40	100
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Purrloin can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Covet	Normal	60	100
Foul Play	Dark	95	100
Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Role Play	Psychic	—	—
Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
Snatch	Dark	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Trick	Psychic	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Purrloin is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
63	Embargo	Dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
95	Snarl	Dark	55	95
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Purrloin can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Secret Power	Normal		70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal		50	95	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Purrloin does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Moves learnt by TM

Purrloin cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Purrloin egg move parents

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Purrloin

Purrloin's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Purrloin are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Purrloin with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Purrloin with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Charm

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Eevee Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Phanpy Skitty Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Minccino Deerling Sawsbuck Cubchoo Furfrou Meowstic (Male) Dedenne
Breeding	Alolan Vulpix Alolan Ninetales Meowth Alolan Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Ponyta Rapidash Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Sentret Furret Espeon Umbreon Zigzagoon Linoone Leafeon Glaceon Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Purrloin Liepard Woobat Swoobat Emolga Sylveon Popplio Brionne Primarina Komala
Pre-evolution Level up	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Ursaring Donphan Delcatty Leafeon Glaceon Cinccino Beartic Sylveon
Sketch	Smeargle

Copycat

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Skitty Spinda
Breeding	Buneary Lopunny Oshawott Dewott Samurott Purrloin Liepard Zorua Zoroark
Pre-evolution Level up	Delcatty Lucario
Sketch	Smeargle

Covet

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mankey Eevee Teddiursa Ursaring Zigzagoon Linoone Slakoth Slaking Skitty Espurr Meowstic (Male)
Breeding	Alolan Meowth Alolan Persian Growlithe Arcanine Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Aipom Espeon Umbreon Poochyena Mightyena Pachirisu Ambipom Leafeon Glaceon Tepig Pignite Emboar Purrloin Liepard Pansage Simisage Pansear Simisear Panpour Simipour Emolga Sylveon Dedenne
Move tutor	Rattata Alolan Rattata Raticate Alolan Raticate Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Ninetales Alolan Ninetales Meowth Alolan Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Aipom Espeon Umbreon Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Skitty Delcatty Spoink Grumpig Spinda Chimchar Monferno Infernape Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Bidoof Bibarel Pachirisu Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Leafeon Glaceon Tepig Pignite Emboar Oshawott Dewott Samurott Patrat Watchog Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Purrloin Liepard Pansage Simisage Pansear Simisear Panpour Simipour Zorua Zoroark Minccino Cinccino Emolga Cubchoo Beartic Fennekin Braixen Delphox Pancham Pangoro Espurr Meowstic (Male) Sylveon Dedenne Litten Torracat Incineroar Popplio Brionne Primarina Rockruff Rockruff (Own Tempo Rockruff) Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Oranguru Togedemaru
Pre-evolution Level up	Primeape Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Vigoroth Delcatty Leafeon Glaceon Sylveon
Sketch	Smeargle

Encore

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Seel Dewgong Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Spheal Sealeo Walrein Oshawott Dewott Samurott Minccino Emolga Popplio Brionne Primarina
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Alolan Vulpix Alolan Ninetales Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Seel Dewgong Wooper Quagsire Spinda Chimchar Monferno Infernape Buneary Lopunny Purrloin Liepard Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Cubchoo Beartic Togedemaru
Pre-evolution Level up	Cinccino
Sketch	Smeargle

Fake Tears

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Teddiursa Ursaring Mawile Zorua
Breeding	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Spinda Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Leafeon Glaceon Purrloin Liepard Woobat Swoobat Minccino Cinccino Deerling Sawsbuck Sylveon
Pre-evolution Level up	Zoroark
Sketch	Smeargle

Feint Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Meowth Alolan Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Umbreon Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Houndour Houndoom Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Slaking Skitty Mawile Spinda Kecleon Glameow Purugly Weavile Scraggy Scrafty Zorua Zoroark Deerling Sawsbuck Oranguru
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Diglett Alolan Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Snubbull Granbull Absol Purrloin Liepard Scraggy Scrafty Heatmor
Pre-evolution Level up	Ninetales Alolan Ninetales Vigoroth Delcatty
Sketch	Smeargle

Foul Play

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Houndour Houndoom Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Zorua Zoroark Oranguru
Breeding	Meowth Alolan Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Kecleon Stunky Skuntank Purrloin Liepard Pancham Pangoro
Move tutor	Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Ninetales Alolan Ninetales Meowth Alolan Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Aipom Umbreon Girafarig Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Mawile Kecleon Absol Ambipom Glameow Purugly Stunky Skuntank Weavile Purrloin Liepard Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Zorua Zoroark Fennekin Braixen Delphox Diggersby Pancham Pangoro Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Oranguru
Sketch	Smeargle

Pay Day

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Meowth Alolan Meowth
Breeding	Purrloin Liepard
Pre-evolution Level up	Persian Alolan Persian
Generation 1 TM	Pikachu Raichu Nidoking Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Seel Dewgong Rhydon
Sketch	Smeargle

Yawn

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wooper Quagsire Dunsparce Poochyena Mightyena Slakoth Slaking Numel Camerupt Bidoof Bibarel Hippopotas Hippowdon Pansear Munna Yungoos Gumshoos Komala
Breeding	Psyduck Golduck Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Teddiursa Ursaring Poochyena Mightyena Numel Camerupt Torkoal Spheal Sealeo Walrein Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Leafeon Glaceon Tepig Pignite Emboar Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Purrloin Liepard Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Cubchoo Beartic Litleo Pyroar Espurr Meowstic (Male) Sylveon
Pre-evolution Level up	Vigoroth Simisear Musharna
Sketch	Smeargle