#432 · Pokémon Mirror Gold · changed in this game
Purugly
NormalDarkThick Fat, Defiant
In Mirror Gold: First found in Route 6 (Grass (Night), Lv 55-58), and in 1 more area. It is Normal / Dark type here; the official games have it as Normal. Base stats total 530, up from 452; 5 of the six changed, most of all HP (71 → 112). Abilities: it loses Own Tempo. 7 of its 20 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver, including Night Slash and Bite.
Level-up moves 20
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Phys | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Stat | — | 100 | 40 |
| 4 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Phys | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 7 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Phys | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Feint Attack Never misses. | Dark | Phys | 60 | — | 20 |
| 13 | Charm Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages. | Fairy | Stat | — | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Captivate Lowers the target’s Special Attack by two stages if it’s the opposite gender. | Normal | Stat | — | 100 | 20 |
| 19 | Hone Claws Raises the user’s Attack and accuracy by one stage. | Dark | Stat | — | — | 15 |
| 22 | Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Phys | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Attract Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | Normal | Stat | — | 100 | 15 |
| 28 | Assist Randomly selects and uses one of the trainer’s other Pokémon’s moves. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Fake Out Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to flinch. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| 34 | Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep. | Psychic | Stat | — | 60 | 20 |
| 37 | U-turn User must switch out after attacking. | Bug | Phys | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Normal | Phys | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 43 | Knock Off Target drops its held item. | Dark | Phys | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 46 | Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. | Normal | Stat | — | 85 | 15 |
| 49 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Phys | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 52 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Phys | 80 | 100 | 15 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs 40
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TR02 | Toxic Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Poison | — |
| TM005 | Roar | Normal | — |
| TR05 | Hyper Beam Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Viridian Mart) | Normal | 150 |
| TR07 | Thunder Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Electric | 110 |
| TR08 | Giga Impact Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Normal | 150 |
| TM010 | Hidden Power | Normal | 60 |
| TM011 | Sunny Day | Fire | — |
| TM014 | Play Rough Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Fairy | 90 |
| TR14 | Water Pulse Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau) | Water | 60 |
| TM017 | Protect Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | — |
| TM018 | Rain Dance | Water | — |
| TR18 | Shock Wave Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau) | Electric | 60 |
| TM021 | Frustration Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM024 | Thunderbolt | Electric | 90 |
| TR26 | Endure Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Normal | — |
| TM027 | Return Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM028 | Dig Celadon Department Store 3F | Ground | 80 |
| TM030 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | 80 |
| TR31 | Iron Tail Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau) | Steel | 100 |
| TR37 | Taunt Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Dark | — |
| TM040 | Aerial Ace | Flying | 60 |
| TM041 | Torment Goldenrod Department Store Upper 2F (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Dark | — |
| TR41 | Work Up Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau) | Normal | — |
| TM042 | Facade | Normal | 70 |
| TM043 | Secret Power | Normal | 70 |
| TM044 | Rest | Psychic | — |
| TM045 | Attract | Normal | — |
| TM046 | Thief | Dark | 60 |
| TM049 | Snatch | Dark | — |
| TM065 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | 70 |
| TM066 | Payback | Dark | 50 |
| TM070 | Flash Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | — |
| TM077 | Psych Up Goldenrod Department Store Upper 2F | Normal | — |
| TM078 | Captivate Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM082 | Sleep Talk | Normal | — |
| TM085 | Dream Eater | Psychic | 100 |
| TM087 | Swagger Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM089 | U-turn | Bug | 70 |
| TM090 | Substitute | Normal | — |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | 50 |
Where to find Purugly
| Area | Method | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route 6 | Grass (Night) | 55-58 | |
| Seafoam Islands B4F | Grass (Night) | 71-73 |
Other changes in this game
- Egg moves: Assurance, Bite, Fake Tears, Flail, Last Resort, Quick Attack, Sand Attack, Tail Whip
- Tutor moves: Aerial Ace, Bulldoze, Covet, Foul Play, Fury Cutter, Giga Impact, Headbutt, Hyper Beam, Hyper Voice, Iron Tail, Knock Off, Last Resort, Mud-Slap, Play Rough, Rest, Rollout, Shadow Ball, Shadow Claw, Shock Wave, Sleep Talk, Snatch, Snore, Stomping Tantrum, Sucker Punch, Super Fang, Swift, Throat Chop, Thunderbolt, Water Pulse
- A wild one can rarely hold Cheri Berry.