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Meowth

Scratch Cat Pokémon

Normal

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

Meowth Profile

Height
0.4 m
Weight
4.2 kg
Abilities
Pickup, Technician, Unnerve (hidden)
Egg groups
Field
Habitat
Urban
Growth rate
Medium
Catch rate
255 / 255 (100%)
Gender
50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Introduced
Generation I

Meowth Base Stats

HP40
Attack45
Defense35
Sp. Atk40
Sp. Def40
Speed90
Total290

Base stats are the starting point — a real Meowth's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.

Attacking Meowth?

Meowth Weaknesses

Attack Meowth with these types for extra damage

Meowth Resistances

Avoid these — Meowth is strong against these attack types

Meowth Evolutions

MeowthMeowthNormal
High friendship
PersianPersianNormal
Lv. 28
PerrserkerPerrserkerSteel

Where to Catch Meowth

In Blue, Meowth can be found at 4 locations — highlighted on the Kanto map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.

Pallet TownViridian CityPewter CityCerulean CitySaffron CityCeladon CityVermilion CityLavender TownFuchsia CityCinnabar IslandIndigo Plateau
  • Route 5
    • Walking · Lv 10-16 · Common
  • Route 6
    • Walking · Lv 10-16 · Common
  • Route 7
    • Walking · Lv 17-20 · Common
  • Route 8
    • Walking · Lv 18-20 · Common
Explore all Kanto locations →

Meowth Moves

Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.

★MoveTypeCategoryLearnPowerAcc.PP
Fake OutNormalPhysicalLv. 140100%10
GrowlNormalStatusLv. 1—100%40
FeintNormalPhysicalLv. 430100%10
ScratchNormalPhysicalLv. 840100%35
Pay DayNormalPhysicalLv. 1240100%20
BiteDarkPhysicalLv. 1660100%25
TauntDarkStatusLv. 20—100%20
AssuranceDarkPhysicalLv. 2460100%10
Fury SwipesNormalPhysicalLv. 291880%15
ScreechNormalStatusLv. 32—85%40
SlashNormalPhysicalLv. 3670100%20
Nasty PlotDarkStatusLv. 40——20
Play RoughFairyPhysicalLv. 449090%10
Aerial AceFlyingPhysicalTM / HM60—20
AgilityPsychicStatusTM / HM——30
AmnesiaPsychicStatusTM / HM——20
Body SlamNormalPhysicalTM / HM85100%15
CharmFairyStatusTM / HM—100%20
Chilling WaterWaterSpecialTM / HM50100%20
Dark PulseDarkSpecialTM / HM80100%15
DigGroundPhysicalTM / HM80100%10
Double-EdgeNormalPhysicalTM / HM120100%15
EndeavorNormalPhysicalTM / HM—100%5
EndureNormalStatusTM / HM——10
FacadeNormalPhysicalTM / HM70100%20
Fake TearsDarkStatusTM / HM—100%20
False SwipeNormalPhysicalTM / HM40100%40
Foul PlayDarkPhysicalTM / HM95100%15
Gunk ShotPoisonPhysicalTM / HM12080%5
Helping HandNormalStatusTM / HM——20
Hyper VoiceNormalSpecialTM / HM90100%10
Icy WindIceSpecialTM / HM5595%15
Knock OffDarkPhysicalTM / HM65100%20
Lash OutDarkPhysicalTM / HM75100%5
Metal ClawSteelPhysicalTM / HM5095%35
Pain SplitNormalStatusTM / HM——20
Power GemRockSpecialTM / HM80100%20
ProtectNormalStatusTM / HM——10
Psych UpNormalStatusTM / HM——10
Rain DanceWaterStatusTM / HM——5
RestPsychicStatusTM / HM——5
Seed BombGrassPhysicalTM / HM80100%15
Shadow BallGhostSpecialTM / HM80100%15
Shadow ClawGhostPhysicalTM / HM70100%15
Sleep TalkNormalStatusTM / HM——10
SnarlDarkSpecialTM / HM5595%15
SubstituteNormalStatusTM / HM——10
Sunny DayFireStatusTM / HM——5
SwiftNormalSpecialTM / HM60—20
Take DownNormalPhysicalTM / HM9085%20
Tera BlastNormalSpecialTM / HM80100%10
ThiefDarkPhysicalTM / HM60100%25
Throat ChopDarkPhysicalTM / HM80100%15
ThunderElectricSpecialTM / HM11070%10
Thunder WaveElectricStatusTM / HM—90%20
ThunderboltElectricSpecialTM / HM90100%15
TrailblazeGrassPhysicalTM / HM50100%20
U-turnBugPhysicalTM / HM70100%20
CovetNormalPhysicalEgg60100%25
FlailNormalPhysicalEgg—100%15
HypnosisPsychicStatusEgg—60%20
Last ResortNormalPhysicalEgg140100%5
SpiteGhostStatusEgg—100%10
Tail WhipNormalStatusEgg—100%30

Meowth Questions & Answers

What is Meowth weak to?
Meowth takes extra damage from Fighting (2×) type attacks.
What is Meowth resistant to?
Meowth is immune to Ghost type attacks.
What is Meowth strong against?
Meowth's Normal type attacks are not super effective against any type.
What type is Meowth?
Meowth is a Normal-type Pokémon.
What does Meowth evolve into?
Meowth evolves into Persian and Perrserker.
What are Meowth's base stats?
Meowth has a base stat total of 290 — HP 40, Attack 45, Defense 35, Sp. Atk 40, Sp. Def 40, Speed 90.