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Meowth

Category: Scratch Cat Pokémon

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#0051 dugtrio
#0053 persian
Meowth #0052

Basic Information

Height

0.4 m

Weight

4.2 kg

Abilities

Pickup

May pick up items.
Technician

Powers up the Pokémon’s weaker moves.
Unnerve Hidden

Makes the foe nervous and unable to eat Berries.
Normal
Generation I Type matchups on PokeTypes

Meowth

"Adores circular objects. Wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change."

Base Stats

Total290
HPATKDEFSP.ATKSP.DEFSPD
HP40
Attack45
Defense35
Sp. Atk.40
Sp. Def.40
Speed90

Training

Base experience
58
Capture rate
255
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
EV yield
1 Speed

Breeding

Egg groups
Field
Gender ratio
♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Egg cycles
20

Pokédex numbers

Total historical: 14
National
#052
Paldea
#141

Historical changes

  • Generation I and earlier: Special 40

Other Forms

meowth-alola meowth alola meowth-galar meowth galar meowth-gmax meowth gmax

Evolution Chain

meowth
meowth#0052

Level Up

Level 28

O

Level Up

Friendship

persian
persian#0053

Level Up

Level 28

perrserker
perrserker#0863

Smogon tier

Source: Smogon (via Pokémon Showdown)

LC
Tier Categories Legend

Tier Categories Legend

Uber

Uber

Pokémon too powerful for the standard tiers.

OU

Overused

The competitive standard.

UU

Underused

Strong mid-usage Pokémon.

RU

Rarely Used

Pokémon of the intermediate league.

NU

Never Used

Pokémon with specific niches.

PU

PU

Low-usage category.

LC

Little Cup

Level 5 Pokémon.

AG

Anything Goes

No rules.

Moves

Learned moves

Lv. Move Category Priority Method Version Effect / Description
- Body Slam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Take Down TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Double Edge TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Tail Whip Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Thunderbolt TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunder Wave TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunder TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Dig TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Hypnosis Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Agility TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Swift TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Amnesia TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rest TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Substitute TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thief TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Flail Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Spite Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Spite TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Protect TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Icy Wind TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Endure TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Charm TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- False Swipe TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Sleep Talk TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Pain Split TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Metal Claw TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rain Dance TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Sunny Day TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Psych Up TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Shadow Ball TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Facade TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Taunt TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Helping Hand TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Knock Off TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Endeavor TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Hyper Voice TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Fake Tears TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Aerial Ace TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Covet Egg Scarlet / Violet
- U Turn TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Last Resort Egg Scarlet / Violet
- Dark Pulse TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Seed Bomb TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Power Gem TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Nasty Plot TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Shadow Claw TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Gunk Shot TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Foul Play TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Snarl TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Play Rough TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Throat Chop TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Lash Out TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Tera Blast TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Trailblaze TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Chilling Water TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
1 Growl Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Fake Out Level Scarlet / Violet
4 Feint Level Scarlet / Violet
8 Scratch Level Scarlet / Violet
12 Pay Day Level Scarlet / Violet
16 Bite Level Scarlet / Violet
20 Taunt Level Scarlet / Violet
24 Assurance Level Scarlet / Violet
29 Fury Swipes Level Scarlet / Violet
32 Screech Level Scarlet / Violet
36 Slash Level Scarlet / Violet
40 Nasty Plot Level Scarlet / Violet
44 Play Rough Level Scarlet / Violet