#052
Meowth
Scratch Cat Pokémon
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
Base stats are the starting point — a real Meowth's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Meowth?
See the full Meowth weakness guide — best counters included →
Meowth Evolutions
High friendship
Lv. 28
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.
- 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
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.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fake Out | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 10 | |
| Growl | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 40 | |
| Feint | Normal | Physical | Lv. 4 | 30 | 100% | 10 | |
| Scratch | Normal | Physical | Lv. 8 | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Pay Day | Normal | Physical | Lv. 12 | 40 | 100% | 20 | |
| Bite | Dark | Physical | Lv. 16 | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Taunt | Dark | Status | Lv. 20 | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Assurance | Dark | Physical | Lv. 24 | 60 | 100% | 10 | |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | Lv. 29 | 18 | 80% | 15 | |
| Screech | Normal | Status | Lv. 32 | — | 85% | 40 | |
| Slash | Normal | Physical | Lv. 36 | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | Lv. 40 | — | — | 20 | |
| Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | Lv. 44 | 90 | 90% | 10 | |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 30 | |
| Amnesia | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 85 | 100% | 15 | |
| Charm | Fairy | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Chilling Water | Water | Special | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | — | 100% | 5 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Fake Tears | Dark | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| False Swipe | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 40 | 100% | 40 | |
| Foul Play | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 95 | 100% | 15 | |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 80% | 5 | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 20 | |
| Lash Out | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 5 | |
| Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 95% | 35 | |
| Pain Split | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Power Gem | Rock | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 20 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Psych Up | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 15 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Snarl | Dark | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Swift | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 90 | 85% | 20 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Throat Chop | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Thunder | Electric | Special | TM / HM | 110 | 70% | 10 | |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | TM / HM | — | 90% | 20 | |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 15 | |
| Trailblaze | Grass | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| U-turn | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Covet | Normal | Physical | Egg | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | Egg | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Hypnosis | Psychic | Status | Egg | — | 60% | 20 | |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | Egg | 140 | 100% | 5 | |
| Spite | Ghost | Status | Egg | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Tail Whip | Normal | Status | Egg | — | 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.