Shadow Purugly

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

To make itself appear intimidatingly beefy, it tightly cinches its waist with its twin tails.

Dex No

#432

Shadow Purugly Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Purugly is a Normal type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Normal Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Ghost	39.1%

Best Moves for Shadow Purugly in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Purugly.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Scratch	Play Rough	45.43	341.42
Shadow Claw	Play Rough	43.89	326.84
Scratch	Thunder	56.07	321.37
Scratch	Aerial Ace	37.32	305.38
Shadow Claw	Thunder	54.53	304.86
Shadow Claw	Aerial Ace	35.78	288.57

All Moves for Shadow Purugly

Below are all the moves that Shadow Purugly can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Play Rough	Charged	90	31.03	2900ms	-50
Thunder	Charged	100	41.67	2400ms	-100
Aerial Ace	Charged	55	22.92	2400ms	-33
Scratch	Quick	6	14.4	500ms	4
Shadow Claw	Quick	9	12.86	700ms	6

Shadow Purugly Evolution

Glameow

Requires
50x Candy

Purugly

Best Shadow Purugly Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Purugly Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Purugly in a raid.