Meowth - Generation 2 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Meowth can learn in Generation 2, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Gold
Pokémon Silver
Pokémon Crystal

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Meowth artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Gold/Silver Crystal

Moves learnt by level up

Meowth learns the following moves in Pokémon Gold & Silver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
11	Bite	Dark	60	100
20	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
28	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
35	Screech	Normal	—	85
41	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
46	Slash	Normal	70	100

Egg moves

Meowth learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Gold & Silver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Charm	Normal	—	100
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Spite	Ghost	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Meowth does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Gold & Silver.

Moves learnt by TM

Meowth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Gold & Silver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
03	Curse	???	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Zap Cannon	Electric	100	50
09	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Snore	Normal	40	100
16	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
20	Endure	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Swagger	Normal	—	90
35	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
39	Swift	Normal	60	∞
40	Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
42	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
43	Detect	Fighting	—	—
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
50	Nightmare	Ghost	—	100

Moves learnt by level up

Meowth learns the following moves in Pokémon Crystal at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
11	Bite	Dark	60	100
20	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
28	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
35	Screech	Normal	—	85
41	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
46	Slash	Normal	70	100

Egg moves

Meowth learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Crystal. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Charm	Normal	—	100
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Spite	Ghost	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Meowth can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Crystal from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Thunderbolt	Electric		95	100

Moves learnt by HM

Meowth does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Crystal.

Moves learnt by TM

Meowth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Crystal:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
03	Curse	???	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Zap Cannon	Electric	100	50
09	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Snore	Normal	40	100
16	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
20	Endure	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Swagger	Normal	—	90
35	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
39	Swift	Normal	60	∞
40	Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
42	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
43	Detect	Fighting	—	—
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
50	Nightmare	Ghost	—	100

Meowth egg move parents

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Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth

Meowth's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Meowth are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Meowth with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Meowth with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Amnesia

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sentret Furret Wooper Quagsire Swinub Piloswine
Breeding	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Meowth Persian Girafarig
Sketch	Smeargle

Charm

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Snubbull Granbull
Breeding	Meowth Persian Ponyta Rapidash Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon
Pre-evolution Level up	Pikachu Raichu
Sketch	Smeargle