Liepard Pokemon Guide

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Liepard Pokemon Guide

Liepard is a Dark-type Pokemon known for its speed, stealthy movement, disruptive abilities and evolution from Purrloin. This guide covers Liepard’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Liepard

Shiny Form

Shiny Liepard

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Liepard guide supports current Pokemon games, Pokemon Champions and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Liepard Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Evolution	Locations
Abilities	FAQ

Liepard Description

Liepard is the evolved form of Purrloin. It is a Dark-type Pokemon known for its sleek appearance, fast Speed stat and tricky battle style built around disruption, priority support and Dark-type attacks.

Competitive Overview

Is Liepard Good in Competitive?

Liepard can be useful in competitive formats as a fast disruption Pokemon. Its Speed, Dark typing and access to moves like Taunt, Thunder Wave, Knock Off and Encore-style pressure can make it annoying for slower teams to handle.

Liepard’s biggest strengths are its Speed and utility options, especially when Prankster is available. Its main weakness is its frailty, which means it often needs to create value quickly before taking strong neutral or super effective hits.

Liepard Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Liepard, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Liepard

National Dex

#0510

Type

Dark

Species

Cruel Pokemon

Height

3’07” / 1.1 m

110 cm

Weight

82.7 lbs / 37.5 kg

37.5 kg

Abilities

Limber, Unburden, Prankster

Liepard Stats

Liepard has strong Speed and workable mixed attacking stats, but it is held back by lower defenses. It usually performs best when it uses its speed and utility movepool to disrupt opponents.

Attack

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

106

Liepard Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Liepard has useful Dark, Normal, Fairy, Bug, Electric and status options across Pokemon games. These are some of Liepard’s most useful and recognizable moves.

Knock Off

A valuable Dark-type attack that removes the target’s held item when supported by the game.

Dark Pulse

A reliable special Dark-type attack with a chance to make the target flinch.

Sucker Punch

A priority Dark-type attack that can punish opponents preparing to attack.

Play Rough

Useful coverage against Fighting, Dragon and Dark-type Pokemon.

U-turn

Lets Liepard pivot out while dealing chip damage and keeping momentum.

Nasty Plot

Boosts Liepard’s Special Attack and can help special attacking sets threaten more damage.

Thunder Wave

Slows down faster opponents and supports Liepard’s disruption role.

Taunt

Stops opposing setup, recovery and support moves.

Liepard All Moves

Liepard can learn a flexible move pool across different Pokemon games, including Dark, Normal, Fairy, Bug, Electric and support moves. Use the section below to view Liepard’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Sword and Shield

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Growl	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Sand Attack	Ground	Status	–	100
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100
12	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80
16	Torment	Dark	Status	–	100
23	Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100
28	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	–	–
34	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	70	100
40	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
46	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100
52	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Attract	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Baton Pass	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Charm	Fairy	Status	–	100
TM	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
TM	Encore	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75
TM	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
TM	Pay Day	Normal	Physical	40	100
TM	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
TM	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psycho Cut	Psychic	Physical	70	100
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Round	Normal	Special	60	100
TM	Screech	Normal	Status	–	85
TM	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95
TM	Snore	Normal	Special	50	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Trick	Psychic	Status	–	100
TM	U Turn	Bug	Physical	70	100

Tutor Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Burning Jealousy	Fire	Special	70	100
Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100
Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90

Liepard Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Liepard is a Dark-type Pokemon. This gives it useful resistance to Ghost and Dark-type moves and an immunity to Psychic-type moves, but it is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy-type attacks.

Type

Dark

Weaknesses

Fighting, Bug, Fairy

Resistances

Ghost, Dark

Immunity

Psychic

Liepard Abilities

Liepard’s abilities support its fast and disruptive battle style depending on the game and format.

Limber

Prevents Liepard from being paralyzed, helping it keep its Speed advantage.

Unburden

Raises Liepard’s Speed after it uses or loses its held item, creating opportunities for fast offense or support.

Prankster

Gives priority to status moves when available, making Liepard a strong disruption option with moves like Taunt and Thunder Wave.

Liepard Evolution

Liepard evolves from Purrloin. The full Liepard evolution line is Purrloin and Liepard.

Stage 1

Purrloin

Starting form

Stage 2

Liepard

Evolves from Purrloin at Level 20

Where to Find Liepard in Pokemon Games

Liepard’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Liepard is found in Unova routes, obtained by evolving Purrloin or transferred from another game.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Liepard
Pokemon Red	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Liepard
Pokemon Gold	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Silver	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Liepard
Pokemon Ruby	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Sapphire	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Emerald	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon FireRed	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Liepard
Pokemon Diamond	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Pearl	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Platinum	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon HeartGold	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Not available because Liepard had not been introduced yet.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Liepard
Pokemon Black	Routes 5, 9 and 16, and Dreamyard.
Pokemon White	Routes 5, 9 and 16, and Dreamyard.
Pokemon Black 2	Routes 2, 5, 9 and 16, and Dreamyard.
Pokemon White 2	Routes 2, 5, 9 and 16, and Dreamyard.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Liepard
Pokemon X	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Y	Route 15.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Liepard
Pokemon Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Liepard
Pokemon Sword	Routes 7 and 9, Axew’s Eye, Bridge Field, Giant’s Cap and Giant’s Seat.
Pokemon Shield	Routes 7 and 9, Axew’s Eye, Bridge Field, Giant’s Cap and Giant’s Seat.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Liepard
Pokemon Scarlet	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Violet	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Liepard
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Liepard FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Liepard. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Liepard?

Liepard is a Dark-type Pokemon.

What is Liepard weak against?

Liepard is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy-type moves.

What does Liepard evolve from?

Liepard evolves from Purrloin at Level 20.

What are Liepard’s abilities?

Liepard’s abilities are Limber, Unburden and Prankster.

What are Liepard’s best moves?

Liepard’s best moves often include Knock Off, Dark Pulse, Sucker Punch, Play Rough, U-turn, Nasty Plot, Thunder Wave and Taunt.

Is Liepard good in Pokemon?

Liepard can be useful as a fast utility Pokemon, especially when it can disrupt opponents before taking damage.

How do you get Liepard?

The most common way to get Liepard is to catch it directly in supported games or evolve Purrloin at Level 20.

Does Liepard have a Mega Evolution?

No, Liepard does not have a Mega Evolution, Gigantamax form or major regional form.

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Liepard Pokemon Guide