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Liepard Cruel Pokémon レパルダス Lepardas #0510 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Dark Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Limber orUnburden Cacophony Cacophony Prankster Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male,50% female	Catch rate 90(20.1%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 3'07" 1.1 m Liepard 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 82.7 lbs. 37.5 kg Liepard 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 156	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Liepard 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 2 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Purple	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Liepard (Japanese:レパルダスLepardas) is aDark-typePokémon introduced inGeneration V.

Itevolves fromPurrloin starting atlevel 20.

Biology

Liepard is a slender, purple felinePokémon speckled with yellow rosettes. Its fur patterning is considered attractive to manyTrainers. It has a pink "mask" marking over its eyes, a pink nose, and small yellow markings over its green eyes. It has two pairs of long yellow whiskers and a tufted yellow underside. Its lower legs are yellow, and each small paw has a pale pink pad that can be seen inPokédex 3D Pro. It has a long, curving tail with a sickle-like shape toward the tip.

Liepard has well-developed muscles that allows it to run silently and strike opponents from behind. It has also been known to vanish and reappear without warning. The beautiful physique and fur of Liepard have charmed many Trainers. It is known to be rather moody and vicious. InGalar, it competes withThievul for territory.

Evolution

Liepard evolves fromPurrloin.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer toGame data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Purrloin  Dark

→

First Evolution Liepard  Dark

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Events*		Dark Gem (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Liepard is available inLegends Z-A Version 2.0.0+.

Byleveling up

ByTM

Generation IX Other generations: V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   CD  TM008 TM008 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 10 TM014 TM014 Fire Fang Fire Physical 06565 6 TM015 TM015 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 6 TM017 TM017 Protect Normal Status 0000— 15 TM020 TM020 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 8 TM021 TM021 Thunder Fang Electric Physical 06565 6 TM025 TM025 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 8 TM027 TM027 Swift Normal Special 06060 5 TM030 TM030 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 15 TM032 TM032 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 15 TM034 TM034 Night Slash Dark Physical 07070 7 TM035 TM035 Endure Normal Status 0000— 12 TM044 TM044 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 20 TM045 TM045 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 10 TM047 TM047 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 12 TM055 TM055 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 20 TM061 TM061 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 7 TM071 TM071 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 8 TM074 TM074 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 8 TM081 TM081 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 8 TM082 TM082 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 12 TM083 TM083 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 15 TM085 TM085 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 10 TM087 TM087 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 10 TM090 TM090 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 8 TM095 TM095 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 12 TM100 TM100 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 10 TM109 TM109 Facade Normal Physical 07070 7 TM116 TM116 Pay Day Normal Physical 04040 6 TM121 TM121 Torment Dark Status 0000— 12 TM124 TM124 Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 08585 8 TM125 TM125 Mimic Normal Status 0000— 6 TM128 TM128 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 03535 7 TM132 TM132 Double Hit Normal Physical 05050 6 TM139 TM139 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 10 TM141 TM141 Fake Out Normal Physical 04040 3 TM142 TM142 First Impression Bug Physical 09090 6

Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Liepard Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Liepard Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Retrieve the Popular Ribbon from Liepard Connected to:Mr. Mime Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal My charm is enough to knock out the teeth of any Pokémon! ♪ Figuratively, of course! Low HP (< 50%) Please, someone, do something… This is too much for me!
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.25 seconds Base HP: 52 Base Attack: 76 Base Defense: 48 Base Speed: 70
Pokémon Battle Trozei Dark Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Dark Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #035 Counterattack Deals even more damage the more disruptions there are. Swappable Skill(s): Swap++
Pokémon GO Base HP: 162 Base Attack: 187 Base Defense: 106 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks:Charm,Snarl Charged Attacks:Gunk Shot,Play Rough,Dark Pulse,Payback*,Frustration,Return
New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #053 Liepard dashes throughthe jungle with sinewy grace without making a sound. But it’s a fickle Pokémon and usually spends more of its time just loafing around.

Evolution data

Unevolved Purrloin  Dark

Level 20 →

First Evolution Liepard  Dark

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please seeLiepard images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Main series

Major appearances

Liepard was set to debut inthe 23rd and24th episodes ofPokémon the Series: Black & White, under the ownership ofTeam Plasma. However, the episodes werepostponed indefinitely due to theTōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Liepard made its official animated series debut inLost at the League!, under the ownership ofStephan. Inthe next episode, it battledAsh at theVertress Conference, but lost toKrookodile'sDragon Claw.

A Liepard appeared inTeam Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation! andMeowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!, under the ownership ofAldith. It was used to battleJessie's Woobat andJames's Amoonguss. InMeowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!, Liepard andBarret'sMagnezone battled Jessie and James, but both were caught in their trap.

Team Plasma Grunts own multiple Liepard, one of which appeared inSecrets From Out of the Fog!. They made further appearances inAsh and N: A Clash of Ideals!,Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!, andWhat Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!.

InA Festival of Decisions!, under the ownership ofShinobu. It was used to defend theNinja Village, and it was able to defeat aHoundoom with aShadow Ball.

InMeeting at Terminus Cave!,Bryony's Liepard battledAsh's Pikachu andGreninja. It was eventually defeated by the latter when it transformed into its Ash-Greninja form. InComing Apart at the Dreams!, it was defeated in a battle withClemont,Clembot, andBlaziken Mask's Pokémon.

A Liepard appeared inNarrowing the Chaser Chase!, under the ownership ofLyla. She used it during theProject MewTrial Mission atSea Mauville.

Minor appearances

Multiple Liepard debuted in the opening sequence ofBlack—Victini and Reshiram.

InKyurem VS. The Sword of Justice,Misaki's Liepard won againstKanata'sHerdier in theRoshan CityPokémon Center. Another Liepard appeared during theSwords of Justice legend.

InCilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!, a Trainer's Liepard was on the cruise ship. Another Liepard also appeared in a fantasy in the same episode.

A Liepard appeared inFarewell, Sprigatito? atMarnya's house.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

In thePokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, aTeam Plasma Grunt's Liepard surroundedNate,Hugh, andCheren aboard thePlasma Frigate.

Pokémon Generations

InThe Uprising, someTeam Plasma Grunts used a Liepard to battleIris and theUnovaGym Leaders atN's Castle.

InThe Frozen World, multiple Liepard owned by Team Plasma Grunts battledDrayden'sHaxorus alongsideZinzolin'sCryogonal andWeavile.

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

In thePokémon Masters Animated Trailer,Grimsley's Liepard was part of a team with itsTrainer andNanu.

GOTCHA!

A Liepard briefly appeared inGOTCHA!, under the ownership ofGrimsley.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

InBattle at the Dreamyard,Black battled a Liepard using hisTepig,Tep. He was able to defeat it usingRock Smash.

A Trainer's Liepard appeared inDrawing Bridges.

Team Flare scientistBryony owns a Liepard inX-actly What They Wanted.

Multiple Liepard used byTeam Flare Grunts first appeared inRhyhorn Charges.

In the TCG

Main article:Liepard (TCG)

Trivia

• Liepard is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 446.
• Liepard shares its category withGalarianArticuno. They are both known as the Cruel Pokémon.

Origin

Liepard has traits of housecats andleopards. It could also draw inspiration from spotted wildcats like theleopard cat,ocelot, andserval. It may also be based on aSavannah cat, a hybrid between a domestic cat and a serval. It also slightly resembles ablack leopard, because of its dark coloration and the fact that it has spots which can be seen if examined closely. Its fur pattern around its eyes, behavior, and feline influence suggests that it may also be based on a female thief, commonly known as acat burglar.

Name origin

Liepard may be a combination oflie andleopard.

Lepardas may be a combination ofleopard and λεόπαρδοςleopardós (Ancient Greek for leopard) orleopardus (Latin for leopard).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese レパルダスLepardas Fromleopard andλεόπαρδοςleópardos orleopardus French Léopardus Fromléopard andleopardus Spanish Liepard Same as English name German Kleoparda FromKleopatra andLeopard Italian Liepard Same as English name Korean 레파르다스Lepardas Transcription of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 酷豹Kùbào From酷kù and豹bào Cantonese Chinese 酷豹Huhkpaau From酷huhk and豹paau

More languages Hindi तेंदुआसTenduaas Fromतेंदुआtenduaa Russian ЛайпардLaypard Transcription of English name Thai เลพัลดัสLephandat Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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