Meowth - Generation II learnset

Below are all the moves that Meowth can learn in Generation II, which consists of:

Pokemon Gold
Pokemon Silver
Pokemon Crystal

Note: The move categories shown here are based on the move's type, as was the mechanic in Generations 1-3. The moves' detail pages may show a different category for Generation 4+.

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Moves learnt by level up

Crystal/Gold/Silver

Meowth learns the following moves in Generation 2 at the levels specified:

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

Egg moves

Crystal/Gold/Silver

Meowth learns the following moves in Generation 2 via breeding.
See the Meowth egg moves page for details and compatible parents.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	-	60
Amnesia	Psychic	Status	-	-
Spite	Ghost	Status	-	100
Charm	Normal	Status	-	100

Move Tutor moves

Crystal

Meowth can be taught these attacks in Generation 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100

Special moves

Meowth does not learn any special moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Meowth does not learn any HM moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Crystal/Gold/Silver

Meowth is compatible with these Generation 2 Technical Machines:

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