Purrloin it’s a Level 1 Raid Bosses and it is a small feline Pokémon. It has deep purple fur with cream-colored spots muzzle, forehead, chest, back And feet. Her eyes are green in color and have slit pupils and large angular punk lids. She has a triangular nose along with a long, lean tail. It is a very easy Pokémon to fight and a trainer of any level can defeat it without breaking a sweat. In this Pokémon Go guide, we will talk about the best ways and counters to defeat Purrloin in the simplest way possible.

Purrloin in Pokémon Go

Purrloin is a Dark type Pokémon with a Maximum CP of only 872. It is vulnerable to Fairy, Fighting and Bug-type markers. Its low CP along with a wide range of choices for attacks against it makes it very weak and easy to fight. Players should be able to finish this raid in no time, and they should be able to do it effortlessly if they use the right set of tokens.

Moveset by Purrloin

Counters of Pokémon Go Purrloin
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The best moves from Purrloin’s move set are sucker Punch And Dark impulse. They both have a Combined DPS of 44 and they are also the best combination that can be used in Pokémon Gyms and PvP battles. Other decent attacks from his moveset include Play rough, scratch And Night slash.

The best counter against Purrloin in Pokémon Go

Here is the list of the best counters that can be used against Purrloin and guarantee a win.

  • Pheromose: Bug Bite / Bug Buzz
  • Conkeldurr: Counter / Dynamic Punch
  • Breloom: Counter / Dynamic Punch
  • Terrakion: Double kick / holy sword
  • Lucario: Counter / Aura Sphere
  • Tapu Bulù: Rock Smash / Dazzling Flash
  • Granbull: Charm / Play rough
  • Machamp: Counter / Dynamic Punch
  • Buzzwole: Counter / Superpower
  • Hitmonlee: Double kick / close combat
  • Pinsignore: Bug Bite / Close Combat
  • Gardevoir: Charm / Dazzling glow
  • Togekiss: Charm / Dazzling glow
  • Vikavolt: Bug Bite / X-Scissor
  • Silveone: Charm / Dazzling glow
  • Alakazam: Against / Dazzling Glow
  • Hariyama: Counter / Dynamic Punch
  • Toxicroak: Counter / Dynamic Punch
  • Scavslier: Insect bite / Megacorn
  • Scolipede: Insect bite / Megacorn
  • Regiga: Hidden Power / Giga Impact
  • Florges: Fairy Wind / Lunar Blast
  • Pangoro: Low Kick / Close Combat
  • Gallade: Low Kick / Close Combat
  • Xurkitree: Sparkle / Dazzling glow
  • Meinshao: Low Kick / Brick Break
  • Mewdue: Psycho Cut / Focus Blast
  • Haxorus: Counter / Dragon Claw

Mega counters

  • Scizor (Mega): Fury Cutter / X-Scissor
  • Charizard (Mega Y): Wing Attack / Explosive Burn
  • Beedrill (Mega): Bug bite / mud bomb
  • Altarua (Mega): Dragon’s Breath / Dazzling Glow
  • Charizard (Mega X): Rotation of fire / Explosive burn
  • Latia (Mega): Breath of the dragon / outrage
  • Manectric (Mega): Thunder Fang / Thunder
  • Ampharos (Mega): Volt / Thunder switch
  • Gengar (Mega): Hex / mud wave
  • Absolutely (mega): Growl / Megacorn
Counters of Pokémon Go Purrloin
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Even completely new players can win against Purrloin if they use the right kind of counters against his attacks and use one of the aforementioned Pokémon in their team. Good choices include the likes of Lucario And Breloom and like Megas that deals high damage Mewdue.

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