Particulate filter

A particulate filter disposed in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine and used to capture a particulate matter in exhaust gas exhausted from the internal combustion engine,

• the particulate filter comprising:
• a wall-flow type base material having an inlet cell with an opening only at an exhaust gas inlet end, an outlet cell with an opening only at an exhaust gas outlet end, and a porous partition partitioning the inlet cell and the outlet cell;
• and
• an outercoat layer that is a porous layer including multiple granules and is provided on a surface of the partition in contact with the inlet cell, wherein
• the outercoat layer at least includes:
• a lower layer provided on the surface of the partition in contact with the inlet cell;
• and
• an upper layer provided to cover the lower layer,
• a mean particle diameter of the granules in the upper layer is larger than a mean particle diameter of the granules in the lower layer,
• the mean particle diameter of the granules in the lower layer is from 0.4 μm to 2.0 μm inclusive, and
• the mean particle diameter of the granules in the upper layer is from 2.0 μm to 7.0 μm.