Meowth

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Meowth Scratch Cat Pokémon #052 Meowth
Type Normal Unknown Unknown
Abilities Pickup or Technician		Hidden Ability Unnerve
Mega Ability
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
Breeding Egg group Field Hatch time 5355 steps
Height 0.4 m 1'04" m		Weight 4.2 kg 9.3 lbs {{{weight2-kg}}} kg
Base exp. yield 58		Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Yellow		Base friendship 70
Cry

Meowth is a Normal-type Pokémon. It evolves into Persian starting at level 28, which evolves into Faeralynx when levelled up while knowing Faeng Rush.

Pokédex entry

Pokédex entry Meowth withdraw their sharp claws into their paws to silently sneak about. For some reason, this Pokémon loves shiny coins that glitter with light.

Game locations

Availability None This Pokémon cannot be obtained. Common Uncommon Searidge Town, Merchant's Ridge Fossil Rare Poké Radar One Echorock Town (repeatable)

Held items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common Uncommon Quick Claw Rare Always Amulet Coin (when encountered at Echorock Town's well)

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100	At Lv. 150
HP: 40	100 - 147	190 - 284	280 - 421
Attack: 45	45 - 106	85 - 207	126 - 309
Defense: 35	36 - 95	67 - 185	99 - 276
Sp.Atk: 40	40 - 101	76 - 196	112 - 292
Sp.Def: 40	40 - 101	76 - 196	112 - 292
Speed: 90	85 - 156	166 - 306	247 - 457
Total: 290   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 2× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 2× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 2× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 2× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× Cosmic 2× None

Notes:

Moves

By leveling up

By leveling up

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  1 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100% 35 1 Pay Day Normal Physical 40 100% 20 1 Growl Normal Status — 100% 40 6 Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25 9 Fake Out Normal Physical 40 100% 10 14 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 18 80% 15 17 Screech Normal Status — 85% 40 22 Feint Attack Dark Physical 60 —% 20 25 Taunt Dark Status — 100% 20 30 Pay Day Normal Physical 40 100% 20 33 Slash Normal Physical 70 100% 20 38 Nasty Plot Dark Status — —% 20 41 Assurance Dark Physical 60 100% 10 46 Captivate Normal Status — 100% 20 49 Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100% 15 54 Feint Normal Physical 30 100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Meowth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Meowth

By TM

By TM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 Hone Claws Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM67 Retaliate Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 5 TM70 Flash Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM77 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM83 Work Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM85 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100100 100}}100% 15 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM89 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM96 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM99 Cut Normal Physical 06060 100}}100% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Meowth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Meowth

By tutoring

By Move Tutor

Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Cost  Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25 Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100% 15 Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100% 15 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80% 5 Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15 Hyper Voice Normal Special 90 100% 10 Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100% 20 Last Resort Normal Physical 140 100% 5 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100% 15 Sleep Talk Normal Status — —% 10 Snatch Dark Status — —% 10 Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 Spite Ghost Status — 100% 10 Swift Normal Special 60 —% 20 Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Meowth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Meowth

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Amnesia Psychic Status — —% 20 Assist Normal Status — —% 20 Charm Fairy Status — 100% 20 Flail Normal Physical — 100% 15 Hypnosis Psychic Status — 60% 20 Odor Sleuth Normal Status — —% 40 Punishment Dark Physical — 100% 5 Tail Whip Normal Status — 100% 30

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Meowth Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Meowth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Meowth

Evolution

Unevolved Meowth  Normal

Level 28 →

First evolution Persian  Normal

Level up while knowing Faeng Rush →

Second evolution Faeralynx  Fairy  Dark

Sprites

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny
Egg sprite

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