Purugly - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Purugly 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.

Purugly 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

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Swagger	Normal	—	85
5	Scratch	Normal	40	100
8	Growl	Normal	—	100
13	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
17	Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞
20	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
25	Charm	Fairy	—	100
29	Assist	Normal	—	—
32	Captivate	Normal	—	100
37	Slash	Normal	70	100
45	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
52	Attract	Normal	—	100
60	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—

Moves learnt on evolution

Purugly learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sun & Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Swagger	Normal		—	85

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Assurance	Dark	60	100
Bite	Dark	60	100
Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Last Resort	Normal	140	100
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
Snatch	Dark	—	—
Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	70	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Sun & Moon by a previous evolution of Purugly. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Play Rough	Fairy		90	90	Level up
Sucker Punch	Dark		70	100	Level up

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Work Up	Normal	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
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
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Purugly 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	Power	Acc.	Method
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rollout	Rock	30	90	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Retaliate	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Swagger	Normal	—	85
5	Scratch	Normal	40	100
8	Growl	Normal	—	100
13	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
17	Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞
20	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
25	Charm	Fairy	—	100
29	Assist	Normal	—	—
32	Captivate	Normal	—	100
37	Slash	Normal	70	100
45	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
52	Attract	Normal	—	100
60	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—

Moves learnt on evolution

Purugly learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Swagger	Normal		—	85

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Assurance	Dark	60	100
Bite	Dark	60	100
Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Last Resort	Normal	140	100
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
Snatch	Dark	—	—
Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	70	100

Move Tutor moves

Purugly 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
Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Last Resort	Normal	140	100
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Snatch	Dark	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
Super Fang	Normal	—	90
Throat Chop	Dark	80	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon by a previous evolution of Purugly. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Play Rough	Fairy		90	90	Level up
Sucker Punch	Dark		70	100	Level up

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Work Up	Normal	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
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
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Purugly 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	Power	Acc.	Method
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rollout	Rock	30	90	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Retaliate	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

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

Moves learnt by TM

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

Purugly egg move parents

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Purugly

Purugly's egg groups: Field

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

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

Assurance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Alolan Rattata Raticate Alolan Raticate Meowth Alolan Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Mankey Primeape Umbreon Girafarig Donphan Poochyena Mightyena Weavile Tepig Pignite Emboar Purrloin Liepard Woobat Swoobat Sandile Krokorok Krookodile
Breeding	Seviper Absol Glameow Purugly Oshawott Dewott Samurott Patrat Watchog Cubchoo Beartic
Sketch	Smeargle

Bite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Alolan Rattata Raticate Alolan Raticate Ekans Arbok Meowth Alolan Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Growlithe Arcanine Eevee Flareon Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Loudred Exploud Mawile Electrike Manectric Seviper Absol Shinx Luxio Luxray Stunky Skuntank Hippopotas Hippowdon Glaceon Patrat Watchog Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Pansage Pansear Panpour Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Furfrou Litten Torracat Incineroar Yungoos Gumshoos Rockruff Rockruff (Own Tempo Rockruff) Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc (Dusk Form)
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Dunsparce Sneasel Swinub Piloswine Stantler Pachirisu Glameow Purugly Lucario Weavile Mamoswine
Evolution	Loudred
Pre-evolution Level up	Vaporeon Jolteon Espeon Umbreon Leafeon Simisage Simisear Simipour Sylveon
Pre-evolution Evolution	Exploud
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

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce Swinub Phanpy Zigzagoon Slakoth Slaking Torkoal Spinda Cubchoo Beartic Bunnelby Diggersby Stufful Bewear Komala
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Ninetales Alolan Ninetales Meowth Alolan Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Zangoose Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Leafeon Glaceon Patrat Watchog Minccino Cinccino Sylveon Togedemaru
Pre-evolution Level up	Piloswine Donphan Linoone Vigoroth Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Last Resort

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Aipom Espeon Umbreon Phanpy Pachirisu Ambipom Leafeon Glaceon Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Minccino Sylveon
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Meowth Persian Sentret Furret Torchic Combusken Blaziken Skitty Delcatty Glameow Purugly Yungoos Gumshoos
Move tutor	Rattata Alolan Rattata Raticate Alolan Raticate Meowth Alolan Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Sentret Furret Aipom Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Phanpy Donphan Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Zigzagoon Linoone Skitty Delcatty Mawile Spinda Zangoose Kecleon Bidoof Bibarel Pachirisu Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Leafeon Glaceon Patrat Watchog Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Minccino Cinccino Deerling Sawsbuck Emolga Bunnelby Diggersby Furfrou Sylveon Dedenne Yungoos Gumshoos Rockruff Rockruff (Own Tempo Rockruff) Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Komala Togedemaru
Pre-evolution Level up	Donphan Cinccino
Sketch	Smeargle

Quick Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Alolan Rattata Raticate Alolan Raticate Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Vulpix Ninetales Rapidash Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Espeon Umbreon Sneasel Torchic Combusken Blaziken Electrike Manectric Zangoose Absol Pachirisu Buizel Floatzel Buneary Lopunny Lucario Weavile Leafeon Glaceon Blitzle Zebstrika Emolga Bunnelby Diggersby Sylveon Lycanroc (Midday Form)
Breeding	Farfetch'd Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Delibird Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Bidoof Bibarel Shinx Luxio Luxray Glameow Purugly Passimian
Generation 3 Level up	Ponyta
Sketch	Smeargle

Sand Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sandshrew Sandslash Diglett Alolan Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Aipom Espeon Umbreon Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Ambipom Hippopotas Hippowdon Leafeon Glaceon Patrat Watchog Purrloin Liepard Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Deerling Sawsbuck Furfrou Sylveon Yungoos Gumshoos Rockruff Rockruff (Own Tempo Rockruff) Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc (Dusk Form)
Breeding	Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Glameow Purugly Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Blitzle Zebstrika
Sketch	Smeargle

Snatch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sneasel Weavile Purrloin Liepard Heatmor
Breeding	Alolan Rattata Alolan Raticate Ekans Arbok Meowth Alolan Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Poochyena Mightyena Kecleon Glameow Purugly Blitzle Zebstrika Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Zorua Zoroark Litleo Pyroar
Move tutor	Alolan Rattata Alolan Raticate Ekans Arbok Meowth Alolan Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Aipom Umbreon Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Mawile Spoink Grumpig Spinda Seviper Kecleon Absol Ambipom Glameow Purugly Stunky Skuntank Weavile Snivy Servine Serperior Purrloin Liepard Blitzle Zebstrika Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Scraggy Scrafty Zorua Zoroark Heatmor Braixen Delphox Diggersby Litleo Pyroar Pancham Pangoro Espurr Meowstic (Male) Incineroar Oranguru Passimian
Sketch	Smeargle

Tail Whip

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Alolan Rattata Raticate Alolan Raticate Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Psyduck Golduck Ponyta Rapidash Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Aipom Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Snubbull Granbull Zigzagoon Linoone Skitty Kecleon Ambipom Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Tepig Pignite Emboar Oshawott Dewott Samurott Blitzle Zebstrika Emolga Fennekin Braixen Delphox Skiddo Gogoat Furfrou Sylveon Dedenne
Breeding	Meowth Persian Pachirisu Glameow Purugly Minccino Cinccino
Pre-evolution Level up	Ninetales Alolan Ninetales Delcatty
Sketch	Smeargle

Wake-Up Slap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Skitty Minccino
Breeding	Glameow Purugly
Pre-evolution Level up	Delcatty Cinccino
Sketch	Smeargle