Purrloin

() is a -type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
==Biology==
===Physiology===
Purrloin is a small feline Pokémon. It has mainly deep purple fur, with cream-colored patches on its muzzle, forehead, chest, forelegs, back, and back feet. Purrloin has green eyes with slit pupils and large angular pink eyelids. It has a blunt catlike muzzle with a small black triangular nose. It has pointed catlike ears and whisker-like tufts of fur on each cheek. It has a sleek, slender body with small dainty paws and feet. Its tail is long and skinny with a crescent-like tuft at the tip.
Although it is generally a quadruped (seen running on all fours), Purrloin is capable of standing and walking on two legs, like a biped (similar to Meowth). 
===Behavior===
Purrloin is extremely smart, crafty, and mischievous. It puts on a cute act in order to steal items from people just to see the shocked looks on their faces. When threatened, it will attack with its sharp retractable claws. Sometimes, it tries to show an obscure appearance so as to get the love it wants from its trainer.Many believe Purrloin only steal for fun; unlike Pokémon like Meowth or Murkrow, Purrloin do not hoard what they thieve, and instead toss them away once sufficiently far from their owners.These Pokémon have a rivalry with Nickit in regions where both are found.
==Evolution==
Purrloin evolves into Liepard at level 20.
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===Sprites===
==Appearances==
===Anime===
*Misha's Purrloin
*Ricard Nouveau's Purrloin
*Mrs. Ripple's Purrloin
==Trivia==
*Purrloin was shown on September 6, 2010, in a trailer for the Pokémon BW Special due for airing September 16. It was officially revealed on the October issue of Coro Coro on September 11, 2010.
===Origin===
Purrloin is based on a black cat which are often associated with bad luck outside of Japan, referencing how Unova is the first mainline region not to be based on a region of Japan. Its thieving nature may be a play on the term "cat burglar".
===Etymology===
Purrloin comes from purr (the sound a contented cat makes) and purloin (a term used to describe a theft of any kind).
Its Japanese name, Choroneko, may be a combination of ちょろまかす choromakasu (to steal) and 猫 neko (cat).
==Gallery==
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Category:Small Pokémon
Category:Early route Pokémon
Category:Light Pokémon