Meowth
Pokédex Entry

It is nocturnal in nature. If it spots something shiny, its eyes glitter brightly.

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Meowth

Gen 1
normal
Height0.4 mWeight4.2 kgBST290
Abilities
PickupTechnicianUnnerve(hidden)
SpeciesScratch Cat Pokémon
Egg GroupsGround
HabitatUrban
Capture Rate255
Growth RateMedium
Base Happiness70

Meowth Base Stats

HP
40
Attack
45
Defense
35
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
40
Speed
90

Meowth Type Matchups

Weak 2×
fighting
Immune 0×
ghost
Move CoverageLevel-up moves
nor8fir0wat0ele0gra0ice0fig0poi0gro0fly0psy0bug0roc0gho0dra0dar4ste0fai1

meowth Evolution Chain

Meowth Moves

Scarlet Violet
Lv.MoveTypeCategoryPowerAccuracyPP
1GrowlnormalStatus—10040
1Fake OutnormalPhysical4010010
4FeintnormalPhysical3010010
8ScratchnormalPhysical4010035
12Pay DaynormalPhysical4010020
16BitedarkPhysical6010025
20TauntdarkStatus—10020
24AssurancedarkPhysical6010010
29Fury SwipesnormalPhysical188015
32ScreechnormalStatus—8540
36SlashnormalPhysical7010020
40Nasty PlotdarkStatus——20
44Play RoughfairyPhysical909010

Meowth Pokédex entries

20 entries
Platinum

It is nocturnal in nature. If it spots something shiny, its eyes glitter brightly.

Emerald

MEOWTH withdraw their sharp claws into their paws to silently sneak about. For some reason, this POKéMON loves shiny coins that glitter with light.

Crystal

It loves things that sparkle. When it sees a shiny object, the gold coin on its head shines too.

Yellow

Appears to be more active at night. It loves round and shiny things. It can't stop from picking them up.

Red

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

Gold

It is fascinated by round objects. It can't stop playing with them until it tires and falls asleep.

Silver

It loves anything that shines. It especially adores coins that it picks up and se­ cretly hoards.

Ruby

MEOWTH withdraws its sharp claws into its paws to slinkily sneak about without making any incriminating footsteps. For some reason, this POKéMON loves shiny coins that glitter with light.

Firered

All it does is sleep during the daytime. At night, it patrols its territory with its eyes aglow.

Leafgreen

Adores round objects. It wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change.

Heartgold

It is fascinated by round objects. It can’t stop playing with them until it tires and falls asleep.

Soulsilver

It loves anything that shines. It especially adores coins that it picks up and secretly hoards.

Omega Ruby

Meowth withdraws its sharp claws into its paws to slinkily sneak about without making any incriminating footsteps. For some reason, this Pokémon loves shiny coins that glitter with light.

Sun

It lies around all day, becoming active near dusk. At night, it wanders the city in search of loose change.

Moon

It loves shiny things. It often fights with Murkrow over prey they’re both trying to catch.

Ultra Sun

When visiting a junkyard, you may catch sight of it having an intense fight with Murkrow over shiny objects.

Ultra Moon

It loves coins, so if you give it one, you can make friends with Meowth easily. But it’s fickle, so you can’t count on that friendship lasting.

Lets Go Pikachu

Appears to be more active at night. It loves round and shiny things. It can’t stop itself from picking them up.

Sword

It loves to collect shiny things. If it’s in a good mood, it might even let its Trainer have a look at its hoard of treasures.

Shield

It washes its face regularly to keep the coin on its forehead spotless. It doesn’t get along with Galarian Meowth.

About Meowth

Meowth is a Normal-type Scratch Cat Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Its base stat total is 290. Its highest stat is Speed at 90, and its lowest is Defense at 35.

It can have the abilities Pickup, Technician, Unnerve (hidden).

It can evolve into Persian, Perrserker at level 28.

It takes super-effective damage from Fighting.