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Persian
Classy Cat Pokémon
Its elegant and refined behavior clashes with that of the barbaric Perrserker. The relationship between the two is one of mutual disdain.
Persian Profile
- Height
- 1.0 m
- Weight
- 32.0 kg
- Abilities
- Limber, Technician, Unnerve (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Field
- Habitat
- Urban
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Catch rate
- 90 / 255 (35%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation I
Persian Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Persian's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Persian?
See the full Persian weakness guide — best counters included →
Persian Evolutions
High friendship
Lv. 28
Where to Catch Persian
In Silver, Persian can be found at 1 location — highlighted on the Kanto map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Persian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Gem | Rock | Special | Lv. 0 | 80 | 100% | 20 | |
| Fake Out | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 10 | |
| Feint | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 30 | 100% | 10 | |
| Growl | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 40 | |
| Scratch | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Switcheroo | Dark | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 10 | |
| 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. 31 | 18 | 80% | 15 | |
| Screech | Normal | Status | Lv. 36 | — | 85% | 40 | |
| Slash | Normal | Physical | Lv. 42 | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | Lv. 48 | — | — | 20 | |
| Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | Lv. 54 | 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 | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 80% | 5 | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Roar | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| 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 | |
| Skitter Smack | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 90% | 10 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Snarl | Dark | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Spite | Ghost | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| 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 |
Persian Questions & Answers
- What is Persian weak to?
- Persian takes extra damage from Fighting (2×) type attacks.
- What is Persian resistant to?
- Persian is immune to Ghost type attacks.
- What is Persian strong against?
- Persian's Normal type attacks are not super effective against any type.
- What type is Persian?
- Persian is a Normal-type Pokémon.
- What are Persian's base stats?
- Persian has a base stat total of 440 — HP 65, Attack 70, Defense 60, Sp. Atk 65, Sp. Def 65, Speed 115.