Purugly - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Purugly 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.

Purugly artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Purugly does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Egg moves

Purugly does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by TM

Purugly cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by TR

Purugly cannot be taught any TR moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by level up

Purugly learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
1	Swagger	Normal	—	85
5	Scratch	Normal	40	100
8	Growl	Normal	—	100
13	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
17	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
20	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
25	Charm	Fairy	—	100
29	Taunt	Dark	—	100
32	Retaliate	Normal	70	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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Swagger	Normal		—	85

Egg moves

Purugly learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. 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
Tail Whip	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Purugly is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
10	Work Up	Normal	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
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
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Cut	Normal	50	95

Moves learnt by level up

Purugly learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
5	Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
10	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
16	Slash	Normal	70	100
23	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
31	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
40	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100

Move Tutor moves

Purugly can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Legends: Arceus from move tutors:

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
Rest	Psychic	—	—
Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

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 Raticate Meowth Persian Mankey Primeape Tauros Umbreon Girafarig Donphan Poochyena Mightyena Weavile
Breeding	Seviper Absol Glameow Purugly
Sketch	Smeargle

Bite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Ekans Arbok Meowth Persian Growlithe Arcanine Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Loudred Exploud Mawile Electrike Manectric Seviper Shinx Luxio Luxray Buizel Floatzel Stunky Skuntank Hippopotas Hippowdon Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Dunsparce Sneasel Swinub Piloswine Stantler Absol Pachirisu Glameow Purugly Lucario Weavile Mamoswine
Evolution	Loudred
Sketch	Smeargle

Fake Tears

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Teddiursa Ursaring Mawile
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
Sketch	Smeargle

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Zigzagoon Linoone Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Spinda Mamoswine
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Torkoal Zangoose Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Leafeon Glaceon
Sketch	Smeargle

Last Resort

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Aipom Espeon Umbreon Phanpy Donphan Pachirisu Ambipom Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Meowth Persian Sentret Furret Dunsparce Torchic Combusken Blaziken Skitty Delcatty Glameow Purugly
Sketch	Smeargle

Quick Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Pikachu 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
Breeding	Farfetch'd Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Delibird Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Bidoof Bibarel Shinx Luxio Luxray Glameow Purugly
Sketch	Smeargle

Sand Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sandshrew Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Aipom Espeon Umbreon Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Ambipom Hippopotas Hippowdon Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Glameow Purugly
Sketch	Smeargle

Tail Whip

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Pikachu Raichu Vulpix Ninetales Psyduck Golduck Ponyta Rapidash Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Aipom Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Snubbull Granbull Zigzagoon Linoone Skitty Delcatty Kecleon Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Meowth Persian Pachirisu Glameow Purugly
Sketch	Smeargle