Normal
#0052
— Scratch Cat Pokémon
Meowth
Height0.4 m
Weight4.2 kg
Base Exp58
BST290
Abilities
Pickup
Technician
Unnervehidden
Adores circular objects. Wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change.
Base Stats
HP
40
Atk
45
Def
35
SpA
40
SpD
40
Spe
90
BST290
Evolution Chain
Lv. 28
Move Learnset
Select a generation to see the moves Meowth can learn in those games
Learnset for Gen IX games · PWR = base power · ACC = accuracy (%) · Cat = physical/special/status
Move
TypeCategoryPwrAcc
Lv1Fake Out
Normal40100%
Lv1Growl
Normal—100%
Lv4Feint
Normal30100%
Lv8Scratch
Normal40100%
Lv12Pay Day
Normal40100%
Lv16Bite
Dark60100%
Lv20Taunt
Dark—100%
Lv24Assurance
Dark60100%
Lv29Fury Swipes
Normal1880%
Lv32Screech
Normal—85%
Lv36Slash
Normal70100%
Lv40Nasty Plot
Dark——
Lv44Play Rough
Fairy9090%
Pokédex Entries
In-game descriptions of Meowth across different games
- Pokémon Red
- "Adores circular objects. Wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change."
- Pokémon Yellow
- "Appears to be more active at night. It loves round and shiny things. It can't stop from picking them up."
- Pokémon Gold
- "It is fascinated by round objects. It can't stop playing with them until it tires and falls asleep."
- Pokémon Silver
- "It loves anything that shines. It especially adores coins that it picks up and se cretly hoards."
- Pokémon Crystal
- "It loves things that sparkle. When it sees a shiny object, the gold coin on its head shines too."
- Pokémon 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."
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About Meowth
Meowth is the Scratch Cat Pokémon a Normal type Pokémon. It has a base stat total of 290 with Pickup or Technician as abilities. Use the learnset above to find the best moves for Meowth in each generation, and check its type defenses to build a team that covers its weaknesses.
