Purrloin - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Purrloin can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Purrloin learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
4	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
5	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
12	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
16	Torment	Dark	—	100
21	Assurance	Dark	60	100
24	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
28	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
32	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
36	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
40	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Copycat	Normal	—	—
Covet	Normal	60	100
Double Team	Normal	—	—
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Slash	Normal	70	100
Yawn	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Purrloin can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Lash Out	Dark		75	100

Moves learnt by TM

Purrloin is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
14	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
29	Charm	Fairy	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
47	Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
56	U-turn	Bug	70	100
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
85	Snarl	Dark	55	95

Moves learnt by TR

Purrloin is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
29	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
30	Encore	Normal	—	100
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
37	Taunt	Dark	—	100
38	Trick	Psychic	—	100
42	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
58	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
59	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
68	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
73	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
77	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
81	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
90	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90

Moves learnt by level up

Purrloin does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Egg moves

Purrloin does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by TM

Purrloin cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by level up

Purrloin does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Purrloin egg move parents

In other generations
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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.

Copycat

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Lucario Leafeon Glaceon Sylveon Wooloo Dubwool
Breeding	Buneary Lopunny Purrloin Liepard Zorua Zoroark
Sketch	Smeargle

Covet

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Zigzagoon Linoone Leafeon Glaceon Espurr Meowstic (Male) Sylveon Greedent
Breeding	Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Growlithe Arcanine Farfetch'd Galarian Farfetch'd Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Purrloin Liepard Emolga Dedenne Perrserker Sirfetch'd
Evolution	Greedent
Sketch	Smeargle

Double Team

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Absol Emolga Rockruff Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc (Dusk Form)
Breeding	Purrloin Liepard Sobble Drizzile Inteleon
Sketch	Smeargle

Quick Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Vulpix Ninetales Rapidash Galarian Rapidash Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Sneasel Torchic Combusken Blaziken Electrike Manectric Absol Buneary Lopunny Lucario Weavile Leafeon Glaceon Emolga Bunnelby Diggersby Sylveon Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace Nickit Thievul Morpeko (Full Belly Mode)
Breeding	Farfetch'd Galarian Farfetch'd Delibird Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Shinx Luxio Luxray Purrloin Liepard Passimian Sirfetch'd
Sketch	Smeargle

Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Farfetch'd Sneasel Torchic Combusken Blaziken Linoone Absol Weavile Cubchoo Beartic Heatmor Pancham Pangoro Perrserker
Breeding	Stunky Skuntank Purrloin Liepard Drilbur Excadrill
Evolution	Linoone
Sketch	Smeargle

Yawn

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wooper Quagsire Dunsparce Hippopotas Hippowdon Munna Musharna
Breeding	Psyduck Golduck Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Torkoal Spheal Leafeon Glaceon Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Purrloin Liepard Darumaka Galarian Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Darmanitan (Galarian Standard Mode) Cubchoo Beartic Espurr Meowstic (Male) Sylveon Oranguru
Sketch	Smeargle