Shadow Purrloin

Shadow Purrloin is a Dark-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. At level 50, Shadow Purrloin has a maximum CP of 872. It is weak to Bug, Fairy, and Fighting-type attacks. The best raid moveset for Shadow Purrloin is Sucker Punch and Night Slash.

Shadow Purrloin Stats and Max CP

98 ATK

73 DEF

121 HP

Lvl 50 Max CP

872 CP

Lvl 40

772 CP

Lvl 25 Weather Boost

551 CP

Lvl 20 Raids

441 CP

Lvl 15 Research

330 CP

Shadow Purrloin's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Shadow Purrloin Type Chart

Shadow Purrloin takes increased damage from:

Bug160.0%

Fairy160.0%

Fighting160.0%

Shadow Purrloin takes reduced damage from:

Psychic39.1%

Dark62.5%

Ghost62.5%

Shadow Purrloin best moveset

Sucker Punch + Night Slash

Sucker Punch

Night Slash

The best moveset for Shadow Purrloin in raids is Sucker Punch and Night Slash (4.95 DPS, 26.0 TDO).

8 of 8 matches

Data table

1.	Sucker Punch	Night Slash	3.36	4.95	26.0
2.	Sucker Punch	Dark Pulse	3.25	4.80	25.2
3.	Sucker Punch	Play Rough	3.25	4.80	25.2
4.	Scratch	Dark Pulse	3.25	4.80	25.2
5.	Scratch	Night Slash	3.25	4.80	25.2
6.	Scratch	Play Rough	3.25	4.80	25.2
7.	Sucker Punch	Frustration	0	0.10	0
8.	Scratch	Frustration	0	0.10	0

Rows per page1–8 of 8

Fast Attacks

Sucker Punch560.5s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Ghost160%
Psychic160%
Resisted by
Fighting62.5%
Dark62.5%
Fairy62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 5
Energy 6
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.1s - 0.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 8
Energy 7

Effects
Sucker Punch has no special effects.
See Sucker Punch details page ↗
Scratch640.5s
Type effectiveness chart
Resisted by
Rock62.5%
Ghost39.1%
Steel62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 6
Energy 4
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.3s - 0.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 3
Energy 4

Effects
Scratch has no special effects.
See Scratch details page ↗

Damage	5
Energy	6
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.1s - 0.5s

Damage	8
Energy	7

Damage	6
Energy	4
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Damage	3
Energy	4

Charged Attacks

Dark Pulse80503.0s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Ghost160%
Psychic160%
Resisted by
Fighting62.5%
Dark62.5%
Fairy62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 80
Energy 50
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 1.4s - 2.3s
Trainer Battles
Damage 80
Energy 45

Effects
Dark Pulse has no special effects.
See Dark Pulse details page ↗
Night Slash45332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Ghost160%
Psychic160%
Resisted by
Fighting62.5%
Dark62.5%
Fairy62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 45
Energy 33
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.1s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 50
Energy 35

Effects
Special
Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to:
Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
See Night Slash details page ↗
Play Rough90503.0s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Fighting160%
Dragon160%
Dark160%
Resisted by
Poison62.5%
Steel62.5%
Fire62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 90
Energy 50
Weather boost
Cloudy
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 1.4s - 2.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 90
Energy 60

Effects
Play Rough has no special effects.
See Play Rough details page ↗
Frustration10332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
Resisted by
Rock62.5%
Ghost39.1%
Steel62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 33
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.0s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 10
Energy 70

Effects
Frustration has no special effects.
See Frustration details page ↗

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.4s - 2.3s

Damage	80
Energy	45

Damage	45
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.1s - 1.8s

Damage	50
Energy	35

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.4s - 2.8s

Damage	90
Energy	60

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Damage	10
Energy	70

More information

DPS and TDO for every Fast and Charged Attack combination Shadow Purrloin can learn. Change the weather or the opponent to see how the order shifts.

Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). You get them at special events or with an Elite Fast TM or Elite Charged TM. The table above lists every move Shadow Purrloin can learn, with its DPS and TDO.

Shadow Purrloin CP Chart

At Level 50, Shadow Purrloin maxes out at 872 CP. Raid catches are 371 to 441 CP, or 464 to 551 CP weather boosted. Field and Special Research catches are 301 to 330 CP. The top of each range is a hundo.

Max CP	872 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	301 CP - 330 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	401 CP - 441 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	371 CP - 441 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	464 CP - 551 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shadow Purrloin’s max CP at every level from 1 to 50. CP Calculator

LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP
1	10 CP	2	34 CP	3	57 CP
4	80 CP	5	104 CP	6	127 CP
7	150 CP	8	174 CP	9	197 CP
10	220 CP	11	242 CP	12	264 CP
13	286 CP	14	308 CP	15	330 CP
16	352 CP	17	375 CP	18	397 CP
19	419 CP	20	441 CP	21	463 CP
22	485 CP	23	507 CP	24	529 CP
25	551 CP	26	573 CP	27	595 CP
28	617 CP	29	639 CP	30	661 CP
31	672 CP	32	683 CP	33	694 CP
34	705 CP	35	716 CP	36	727 CP
37	739 CP	38	750 CP	39	761 CP
40	772 CP	41	781 CP	42	791 CP
43	801 CP	44	811 CP	45	821 CP
46	831 CP	47	842 CP	48	852 CP
49	862 CP	50	872 CP

More information

Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Raid Bosses caught without a weather boost are always Level 20, with a 6/6/6 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25, with a 6/6/6 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Wild encounters range from Level 1 to 30, with no IV floor.
Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5-level boost, to Level 6 to 35, and a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Purrloin

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Purrloin’s Dark-type moves and give extra Candy and Candy XL when you catch Shadow Purrloin.

Dark

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –In raids, an active Mega gives every other Pokémon a 10% damage boost, or 30% for attacks that share its type. Boosts from several Megas don’t stack; only the highest one applies.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While you have a Mega out, you get extra XP and Candy for catching Pokémon that share its type, and for any raid boss. These bonuses don’t stack. At High and Max Mega Level, same-type catches also have a better chance of giving Candy XL.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#509
Height	0.4 m
Weight	10.1 kg
Region	Generation 5
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	♂ 50% Male ♀ 50% Female
Buddy distance	1 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	20%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	25 10000

How to purify Shadow Purrloin

Purification cost	1 Candy
Purification cost	1000 Stardust
Shadow Charged Attack	Frustration
Purified Charged Attack	Return

Family and Evolution

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Purrloin	50 Candy	Liepard

Purrloin evolves into Liepard which costs 50 Candy.

Shadow Purrloin family

Shadow Purrloin’s evolutions, regional forms and other variants in Pokémon GO.

Size information

The illustration compares it with a 1.70 m (5′07″) Trainer.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL

0.2 m	0.2 m	0.4 m	0.6 m	0.7 m

Size bounds

Shadow Purrloin's height ranges from 0.196 m to 0.7 m, with the average being 0.4 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.196 m0′08″	0.2 m0′08″
XS	0.2 m0′08″	0.3 m1′00″
M	0.3 m1′00″	0.5 m1′08″
XL	0.5 m1′08″	0.6 m2′00″
XXL	0.6 m2′00″	0.7 m2′04″

Encounter data

Movement type: Jumping
Movement Timer: 10s
Jump Time: 0.8s
Attack Probability: 70%
Attack Timer: 29s
Dodge Probability: 20%
Dodge Duration: 1s
Dodge Distance: 1
Action Frequency: 0.2–1.6s

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	624,000	406	360
40	336,000	406	12
35	228,000	274	-
30	150,000	185	-
25	96,000	136	-
20	57,000	97	-
15	30,600	67	-
10	13,200	38	-
5	3,600	18	-

Stardust, Candy and Candy XL to power up Shadow Purrloin from Level 1 to 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50. Maxing it out costs 624,000 Stardust, 406 Candy and 360 Candy XL.

Power-Up Cost Calculator

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Purrloin

Shadow Purrloin high resolution sprites

High-resolution Pokémon HOME sprites for Shadow Purrloin. Labels are our best match for each sprite. Click one to download it at 512×512.

Artwork and Wallpaper

Official Artwork

Wallpaper

Shadow Purrloin Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Black	They steal from people for fun, but their victims can’t help but forgive them. Their deceptively cute act is perfect.
White	Its cute act is a ruse. When victims let down their guard, they find their items taken. It attacks with sharp claws.
Black 2, White 2	Their cute act is a ruse. They trick people and steal their valuables just to see the looks on their faces.
X, Omega Ruby	Its cute act is a ruse. When victims let down their guard, they find their items taken. It attacks with sharp claws.
Y, Alpha Sapphire	They steal from people for fun, but their victims can’t help but forgive them. Their deceptively cute act is perfect.
Sword	It steals things from people just to amuse itself with their frustration. A rivalry exists between this Pokémon and Nickit.
Shield	Opponents that get drawn in by its adorable behavior come away with stinging scratches from its claws and stinging pride from its laughter.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best moves for Shadow Purrloin in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Purrloin’s best moves are Sucker Punch and Night Slash, for 4.95 DPS and 26 TDO.

Values use the default battle settings. Results vary with the opponent and weather.

What are Shadow Purrloin’s strengths and weaknesses?

Dark-type Pokémon are weak to Bug, Fairy, and Fighting-type moves. They take reduced damage from Dark, Ghost, and Psychic-type moves.

What is Shadow Purrloin’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Shadow Purrloin tops out at 772 CP at Level 40 and 872 CP at Level 50.

Can Shadow Purrloin be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Purrloin can be Shiny in Pokémon GO ✨.

Can Shadow Purrloin Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Purrloin cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.

What Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Purrloin?

The following Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Purrloin: Mega Gyarados, Mega Houndoom, Mega Tyranitar, Mega Sableye, Mega Sharpedo, Mega Absol, Mega Greninja, and Mega Malamar.