Meowth - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Meowth can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

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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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Meowth learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
6	Bite	Dark	60	100
9	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
14	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
17	Screech	Normal	—	85
22	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
25	Taunt	Dark	—	100
30	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
33	Slash	Normal	70	100
38	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
41	Assurance	Dark	50	100
46	Captivate	Normal	—	100
49	Night Slash	Dark	70	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Assist	Normal	—	—
Charm	Normal	—	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	70
Last Resort	Normal	130	100
Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	—
Psych Up	Normal	—	—
Punishment	Dark	—	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Meowth is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95

Moves learnt by TM

Meowth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Meowth can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
6	Bite	Dark	60	100
9	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
14	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
17	Screech	Normal	—	85
22	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
25	Taunt	Dark	—	100
30	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
33	Slash	Normal	70	100
38	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
41	Assurance	Dark	50	100
46	Captivate	Normal	—	100
49	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
54	Feint	Normal	50	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Assist	Normal	—	—
Charm	Normal	—	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Last Resort	Normal	130	100
Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	—
Psych Up	Normal	—	—
Punishment	Dark	—	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Gunk Shot	Poison	120	70
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Last Resort	Normal	130	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Uproar	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by HM

Meowth is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95

Moves learnt by TM

Meowth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Meowth can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Meowth learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
6	Bite	Dark	60	100
9	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
14	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
17	Screech	Normal	—	85
22	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
25	Taunt	Dark	—	100
30	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
33	Slash	Normal	70	100
38	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
41	Assurance	Dark	50	100
46	Captivate	Normal	—	100
49	Night Slash	Dark	70	100
54	Feint	Normal	50	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Assist	Normal	—	—
Charm	Normal	—	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Last Resort	Normal	130	100
Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	—
Psych Up	Normal	—	—
Punishment	Dark	—	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Tail Whip	Normal	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Meowth can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Gunk Shot	Poison	120	70
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Knock Off	Dark	20	100
Last Resort	Normal	130	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Uproar	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by HM

Meowth is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95

Moves learnt by TM

Meowth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
89	U-turn	Bug	70	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Meowth can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Meowth egg move parents

In other generations
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

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	Psyduck Golduck Sentret Furret Wooper Quagsire Swinub Piloswine Slakoth Slaking Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Torkoal Bidoof Bibarel
Breeding	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Meowth Persian Girafarig Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Spoink Grumpig
Pre-evolution Level up	Vigoroth Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Assist

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Skitty Glameow Purugly
Breeding	Meowth Persian Sentret Furret Sneasel Spinda Chimchar Monferno Infernape Weavile
Pre-evolution Level up	Delcatty
Sketch	Smeargle

Charm

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Phanpy Skitty Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly
Breeding	Meowth Persian Ponyta Rapidash Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Sentret Furret Espeon Umbreon Zigzagoon Linoone Leafeon Glaceon
Pre-evolution Level up	Pikachu Raichu Ursaring Donphan Delcatty
Sketch	Smeargle

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce Phanpy Donphan Zigzagoon Slakoth Slaking Torkoal Spinda
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Zangoose Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Leafeon Glaceon
Pre-evolution Level up	Linoone Vigoroth
Sketch	Smeargle

Hypnosis

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Stantler Spinda Glameow Purugly
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Ponyta Rapidash
Sketch	Smeargle

Last Resort

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Aipom Espeon Umbreon Phanpy Pachirisu Ambipom Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Meowth Persian Sentret Furret Torchic Combusken Blaziken Skitty Delcatty
Move tutor	Rattata Raticate Meowth Persian Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Sentret Furret Aipom Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Zigzagoon Linoone Skitty Delcatty Spinda Zangoose Kecleon Bidoof Bibarel Pachirisu Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Leafeon Glaceon
Pre-evolution Level up	Donphan
Sketch	Smeargle

Odor Sleuth

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Growlithe Arcanine Girafarig Swinub Piloswine Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Electrike Manectric Spoink Grumpig Mamoswine
Breeding	Meowth Persian Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Bidoof Bibarel Buizel Floatzel
Pre-evolution Level up	Donphan
Sketch	Smeargle

Psych Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck Espeon Spoink Grumpig Spinda
TM	Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Farfetch'd Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Dunsparce Sneasel Stantler Nuzleaf Shiftry Skitty Delcatty Spoink Grumpig Spinda Kecleon Absol Glameow Purugly Weavile
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Girafarig Stantler Skitty Delcatty Mawile
Generation 3 Move tutor	Mankey Primeape Poochyena Mightyena Whismur Loudred Exploud
Sketch	Smeargle

Punishment

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mankey Primeape Slaking Infernape
Breeding	Meowth Persian Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Mawile Absol Stunky Skuntank Weavile
Sketch	Smeargle

Spite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Aipom Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Stantler Ambipom Weavile
Move tutor	Ekans Arbok Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Aipom Umbreon Dunsparce Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Stantler Poochyena Mightyena Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Absol Ambipom Weavile Rhyperior
Sketch	Smeargle

Tail Whip

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Pikachu Raichu Vulpix Psyduck Golduck Ponyta Rapidash Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Aipom Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Snubbull Granbull Zigzagoon Linoone Skitty Kecleon Ambipom Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Meowth Persian Glameow Purugly
Pre-evolution Level up	Ninetales Delcatty
Sketch	Smeargle

Alolan Meowth's egg groups: Field

Alolan Meowth does not have any egg moves.

Galarian Meowth's egg groups: Field

Meowth - Generation 4 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Meowth egg move parents

Amnesia

Assist

Charm

Flail

Hypnosis

Last Resort

Odor Sleuth

Psych Up

Punishment

Spite

Tail Whip

Alolan Meowth does not have any egg moves.

Galarian Meowth does not have any egg moves.