Purrloin best moveset in Pokémon GO

Purrloin's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Scratch and Dark Pulse, with 7.03 damage per second, and it can deal 58.4 damage before Purrloin faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Purrloin are:

Scratch

Dark Pulse

DPS7.03

TDO58.41

Score11.9

Boosted by

All Purrloin movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Purrloin movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Scratch	Dark Pulse	7.03	58.4	11.9
2.	Sucker Punch	Dark Pulse	6.98	58.0	11.8
3.	Scratch	Play Rough	6.88	57.2	11.7
4.	Sucker Punch	Play Rough	6.81	56.5	11.6
5.	Scratch	Night Slash	6.70	55.7	11.4
6.	Sucker Punch	Night Slash	6.60	54.8	11.2

Purrloin fast moves guide

Moves

Sucker Punch78

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	7
Energy	8
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.7s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	7

Effects

Sucker Punch has no special effects.

See Sucker Punch details page ↗

Scratch64

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%

39.1%

Gym and Raid Battles

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

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	2

Effects

Scratch has no special effects.

See Scratch details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Scratch	6	12.00	4	8.00	0.5s	4	2	4.00	2.00	1s
Sucker Punch	7	10.00	8	11.43	0.7s	5	7	2.50	3.50	1s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Purrloin's Fast Moves Type Coverage


Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6
Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0

Purrloin charge moves guide

Purrloin has access to 3 Charge moves (Dark Pulse, Night Slash, and Play Rough), which cover Dark and Fairy-type attacks. When using Dark Pulse and Night Slash you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Dark Pulse8050

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

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	50

Effects

Dark Pulse has no special effects.

See Dark Pulse details page ↗

Night Slash5033

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	50
Energy	35

Effects

Special

Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 50.0%

See Night Slash details page ↗

Play Rough9050

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	2.9s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	60

Effects

Play Rough has no special effects.

See Play Rough details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Dark Pulse	80	26.67	50	1.60	3.0s	80	50	1.60
Night Slash Special Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 50.0%	50	22.73	33	1.43	2.2s	50	35	1.43
Play Rough	90	31.03	50	1.50	2.9s	90	60	1.50

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 50.0%

Purrloin's Charge Moves Type Coverage


Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6
Fairy	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0