Meowth

The Normal type Pokemon. Discover comprehensive stats, moves, and evolutions across all games.

Pokédex #52• Available in 10 game versions

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Pokemon Details

Species: Scratch Cat Pokémon

Height: 0.4 m

Weight: 4.2 kg

Abilities:

Training

EV Yield: 1 Speed

Catch Rate: 255

Base Friendship: 50

Base Exp: 58

Growth Rate: Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups:

Egg Cycles (Steps):

Min:
Max:

Gender:

Male: %
Female: %

Available Game Versions

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Red / Blue Yellow Gold / Silver Crystal FireRed / LeafGreen HeartGold / SoulSilver Sun / Moon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Sword / Shield Scarlet / Violet

Stats

Total

290

Type Guide

Learn when this Pokémon is a good pick. “Great against” are types your moves hit hard. “Watch out for” are move types that hit you hard.

Great against

No clear advantages.

Watch out for

Fighting×2

Not very effective on

Rock×0.5

Steel×0.5

Ghost×0

Takes reduced damage from

Ghost×0

Try a matchup

Pick the opponent’s types to see how your moves perform.

Opponent type 1Opponent type 2

Your damage:×1Even

Tip: Dual-type opponents combine both types. For example, Water/Flying takes ×4 from Electric moves.

Evolutions

Moves from All Games

The moves shown below are collected from all games where Meowth appears. These may not match the specific moveset available in your game. Select a specific game version above to see the exact moves for that game.

Moves learned by leveling up, sorted by level required
Name	Level	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Swords Dance	0	Normal	Status	-	-
Growl	1	Normal	Status	-	100
Scratch	1	Normal	Physical	40	100
Work Up	1	Normal	Status	-	-
Body Slam	1	Normal	Physical	85	100
Take Down	1	Normal	Physical	90	85
Fake Tears	3	Dark	Status	-	100
Agility	4	Psychic	Status	-	-
Toxic	6	Poison	Status	-	90
Hidden Power	10	Normal	Special	60	100
Sunny Day	11	Fire	Status	-	-
Bite	12	Normal	Physical	60	100
Dig	15	Ground	Physical	80	100
Pay Day	17	Normal	Physical	40	100
Protect	17	Normal	Status	-	-
Amnesia	17	Psychic	Status	-	-
Confuse Ray	17	Ghost	Status	-	100
Rain Dance	18	Water	Status	-	-
Trailblaze	20	Grass	Physical	50	100
Frustration	21	Normal	Physical	-	100
Feint Attack	22	Dark	Physical	60	-
Chilling Water	22	Water	Special	50	100
Screech	24	Normal	Status	-	85
Thunderbolt	24	Electric	Special	90	100
Snore	24	Normal	Special	50	100
Taunt	25	Dark	Status	-	100
Thunder	25	Electric	Special	110	70
Endure	26	Normal	Status	-	-
Return	27	Normal	Physical	-	100
Icy Wind	27	Ice	Special	55	95
Faint Attack	28	Dark	Special	60	-
Charm	29	Fairy	Status	-	100
Shadow Ball	30	Ghost	Special	80	100
Snarl	30	Dark	Special	55	95
Iron Tail	31	Steel	Physical	100	75
Metal Claw	31	Steel	Physical	50	95
Double Team	32	Normal	Status	-	-
Crunch	32	Dark	Physical	80	100
Fury Swipes	33	Normal	Physical	18	80
Uproar	35	Normal	Special	90	100
Nasty Plot	38	Dark	Status	-	-
Aerial Ace	40	Flying	Physical	60	-
Swift	40	Normal	Special	60	-
Assurance	41	Dark	Physical	50	100
Torment	41	Dark	Status	-	100
Facade	42	Normal	Physical	70	100
Hyper Voice	42	Normal	Special	90	100
Fake Out	43	Normal	Physical	40	100
Fling	43	Dark	Physical	-	100
Slash	44	Normal	Physical	70	100
Rest	44	Psychic	Status	-	-
Swagger	45	Normal	Status	-	90
Attract	45	Normal	Status	-	100
Captivate	46	Normal	Status	-	100
Thief	46	Dark	Physical	60	100
Iron Defense	46	Steel	Status	-	-
Round	48	Normal	Special	60	100
Night Slash	49	Dark	Physical	70	100
Echoed Voice	49	Normal	Special	40	100
Gyro Ball	52	Steel	Physical	-	100
Feint	54	Normal	Physical	50	100
False Swipe	57	Normal	Physical	40	100
Brick Break	58	Fighting	Physical	75	100
Seed Bomb	59	Grass	Physical	80	100
Quash	60	Dark	Status	-	100
Embargo	63	Dark	Status	-	100
Shadow Claw	65	Ghost	Physical	70	100
Payback	66	Dark	Physical	50	100
Gunk Shot	73	Poison	Physical	120	80
Iron Head	74	Steel	Physical	80	100
Psych Up	77	Normal	Status	-	-
Retaliate	79	Normal	Physical	70	100
Metronome	80	Normal	Status	-	-
Foul Play	81	Dark	Physical	95	100
Thunder Wave	82	Electric	Status	-	90
Dream Eater	85	Psychic	Special	100	100
Sleep Talk	88	Normal	Status	-	-
U Turn	89	Bug	Physical	70	100
Substitute	90	Normal	Status	-	-
Play Rough	90	Fairy	Physical	90	90
Flash Cannon	93	Steel	Special	80	100
Throat Chop	95	Dark	Physical	80	100
Dark Pulse	97	Dark	Special	80	100
Confide	100	Normal	Status	-	-
Power Gem	101	Rock	Special	80	100
X Scissor	105	Bug	Physical	80	100
Stealth Rock	116	Rock	Status	-	-
Helping Hand	130	Normal	Status	-	-
Steel Beam	170	Steel	Special	140	95
Tera Blast	171	Normal	Special	80	100
Spite	177	Ghost	Status	-	100
Knock Off	181	Dark	Physical	65	100
Lash Out	199	Dark	Physical	75	100
Pain Split	202	Normal	Status	-	-
Double Edge	204	Normal	Physical	120	100
Endeavor	205	Normal	Physical	-	100
Metal Sound	223	Steel	Status	-	85
Curse	224	Ghost	Status	-	-

Game Locations

Game	Location
Red	Trade/migrate From Another Game - Wild
Blue	6 - Wild 7 - Wild 8 - Wild Route 5 - Wild
Silver	38 - Wild 39 - Wild 6 - Wild 7 - Wild 8 - Wild Route 5 - Wild
Crystal	11 - Wild 38 - Wild 39 - Wild 6 - Wild 7 - Wild 8 - Wild Route 5 - Wild
Firered	6 - Wild 7 - Wild 8 - Wild Bond Bridge - Wild Canyon Entrance - Wild Cape Brink - Wild Five Isle Meadow - Wild Kindle Road - Wild Route 5 - Wild Ruin Valley - Wild Sevault Canyon - Wild Treasure Beach - Wild Water Path - Wild
Moon	2 - Wild Hau'oli City - Wild Malie Garden - Wild Route 1 - Wild
Shield	Route 4 - Wild
Scarlet	East Province (Area Three) - Wild West Province (Area Three) - Wild West Province (Area Two) - Wild

Pokedex Entries

Game	Entry
Red	Adores circular objects. Wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change.
Blue	Adores circular objects. Wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change.
Yellow	Appears to be more active at night. It loves round and shiny things. It can’t stop from picking them up.
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 secretly hoards.
Crystal	It loves things that sparkle. When it sees a shiny object, the gold coin on its head shines too.
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.
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.
UltraSun	When visiting a junkyard, you may catch sight of it having an intense fight with Murkrow over shiny objects.
UltraMoon	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.
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.
Scarlet	All it does is sleep during the daytime. At night, it patrols its territory with its eyes aglow.
Violet	It loves things that sparkle. When it sees a shiny object, the gold coin on its head shines, too.

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Meowth

Pokemon Details

Species: Scratch Cat Pokémon

Height: 0.4 m

Weight: 4.2 kg

Abilities:

Training

EV Yield: 1 Speed

Catch Rate: 255

Base Friendship: 50

Base Exp: 58

Growth Rate: Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups:

Egg Cycles (Steps):

Gender:

Available Game Versions

Stats

Type Guide

Great against

Watch out for

Not very effective on

Takes reduced damage from

Try a matchup

Evolutions

Meowth(Current)

Friendship

Persian

Pokémon Moves by Learning Method

Moves from All Games

Level Up Moves

Level Up Moves

TM Moves

TM Moves

HM Moves

HM Moves

Tutor Moves

Tutor Moves

Egg Moves

Egg Moves

Game Locations

Pokedex Entries

Evolutions

Meowth(Current)

Friendship

Persian