Persian

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• Info
• Base stats
• Evolution chart
• Pokédex entries
• Moves learned
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Persian is a Normal type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Persian has an Alolan Form, introduced in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

Evolution chart

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Meowth
Normal

(Level 28)

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Persian
Normal

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Meowth
Alolan Meowth
Dark

(high Friendship)

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Persian
Alolan Persian
Dark

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Meowth
Galarian Meowth
Steel

(Level 28)

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Perrserker
Steel

Persian changes

• In Generation 3, Persian does not have the Technician ability.
• In Generation 1, Persian has a base Special stat of 65.
• In Generations 1-4, Persian has a base experience yield of 148.
• In Generations 2-7, Persian has a base Friendship value of 70.
• In Generation 7, Alolan Persian has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Persian

Alolan Persian

Moves learned by Persian

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Scarlet/Violet Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

Moves learnt by level up

Persian learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

PersianAlolan Persian

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Fake Out	Normal		40	100
1	Feint	Normal		30	100
1	Growl	Normal		—	100
1	Scratch	Normal		40	100
1	Switcheroo	Dark		—	100
12	Pay Day	Normal		40	100
16	Bite	Dark		60	100
20	Taunt	Dark		—	100
24	Assurance	Dark		60	100
31	Fury Swipes	Normal		18	80
36	Screech	Normal		—	85
42	Slash	Normal		70	100
48	Nasty Plot	Dark		—	—
54	Play Rough	Fairy		90	90

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Fake Out	Normal		40	100
1	Feint	Normal		30	100
1	Growl	Normal		—	100
1	Quash	Dark		—	100
1	Scratch	Normal		40	100
1	Switcheroo	Dark		—	100
12	Pay Day	Normal		40	100
16	Bite	Dark		60	100
20	Taunt	Dark		—	100
24	Assurance	Dark		60	100
31	Fury Swipes	Normal		18	80
36	Screech	Normal		—	85
42	Night Slash	Dark		70	100
48	Nasty Plot	Dark		—	—
54	Play Rough	Fairy		90	90

Moves learnt on evolution

Persian learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Power Gem	Rock		80	100

Egg moves

Persian learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Persian gen 9 learnset page.

PersianAlolan Persian

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Covet	Normal		60	100
Flail	Normal		—	100
Hypnosis	Psychic		—	60
Last Resort	Normal		140	100
Spite	Ghost		—	100
Tail Whip	Normal		—	100

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Covet	Normal		60	100
Flail	Normal		—	100
Flatter	Dark		—	100
Hypnosis	Psychic		—	60
Parting Shot	Dark		—	100
Spite	Ghost		—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Persian is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

PersianAlolan Persian

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal		90	85
02	Charm	Fairy		—	100
03	Fake Tears	Dark		—	100
04	Agility	Psychic		—	—
07	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Thief	Dark		60	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass		50	100
22	Chilling Water	Water		50	100
25	Facade	Normal		70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying		60	∞
30	Snarl	Dark		55	95
31	Metal Claw	Steel		50	95
32	Swift	Normal		60	∞
34	Icy Wind	Ice		55	95
47	Endure	Normal		—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
55	Dig	Ground		80	100
57	False Swipe	Normal		40	100
60	U-turn	Bug		70	100
61	Shadow Claw	Ghost		70	100
62	Foul Play	Dark		95	100
66	Body Slam	Normal		85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
71	Seed Bomb	Grass		80	100
82	Thunder Wave	Electric		—	90
85	Rest	Psychic		—	—
87	Taunt	Dark		—	100
94	Dark Pulse	Dark		80	100
101	Power Gem	Rock		80	100
102	Gunk Shot	Poison		120	80
103	Substitute	Normal		—	—
114	Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
117	Hyper Voice	Normal		90	100
126	Thunderbolt	Electric		90	100
127	Play Rough	Fairy		90	90
128	Amnesia	Psychic		—	—
130	Helping Hand	Normal		—	—
140	Nasty Plot	Dark		—	—
152	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
163	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
166	Thunder	Electric		110	70
171	Tera Blast	Normal		80	100
172	Roar	Normal		—	—
177	Spite	Ghost		—	100
181	Knock Off	Dark		65	100
199	Lash Out	Dark		75	100
202	Pain Split	Normal		—	—
203	Psych Up	Normal		—	—
204	Double-Edge	Normal		120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal		—	100
219	Skitter Smack	Bug		70	90
221	Throat Chop	Dark		80	100

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal		90	85
02	Charm	Fairy		—	100
03	Fake Tears	Dark		—	100
04	Agility	Psychic		—	—
07	Protect	Normal		—	—
17	Confuse Ray	Ghost		—	100
18	Thief	Dark		60	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass		50	100
22	Chilling Water	Water		50	100
25	Facade	Normal		70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying		60	∞
30	Snarl	Dark		55	95
31	Metal Claw	Steel		50	95
32	Swift	Normal		60	∞
34	Icy Wind	Ice		55	95
47	Endure	Normal		—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
55	Dig	Ground		80	100
60	U-turn	Bug		70	100
61	Shadow Claw	Ghost		70	100
62	Foul Play	Dark		95	100
66	Body Slam	Normal		85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
71	Seed Bomb	Grass		80	100
82	Thunder Wave	Electric		—	90
85	Rest	Psychic		—	—
87	Taunt	Dark		—	100
94	Dark Pulse	Dark		80	100
101	Power Gem	Rock		80	100
102	Gunk Shot	Poison		120	80
103	Substitute	Normal		—	—
114	Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
117	Hyper Voice	Normal		90	100
126	Thunderbolt	Electric		90	100
127	Play Rough	Fairy		90	90
128	Amnesia	Psychic		—	—
130	Helping Hand	Normal		—	—
140	Nasty Plot	Dark		—	—
152	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
163	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
166	Thunder	Electric		110	70
171	Tera Blast	Normal		80	100
172	Roar	Normal		—	—
177	Spite	Ghost		—	100
179	Smack Down	Rock		50	100
181	Knock Off	Dark		65	100
195	Burning Jealousy	Fire		70	100
199	Lash Out	Dark		75	100
203	Psych Up	Normal		—	—
204	Double-Edge	Normal		120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal		—	100
219	Skitter Smack	Bug		70	90
221	Throat Chop	Dark		80	100
224	Curse	Ghost		—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Persian learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Fake Out	Normal		40	100
1	Feint	Normal		30	100
1	Growl	Normal		—	100
1	Power Gem	Rock		80	100
1	Scratch	Normal		40	100
1	Switcheroo	Dark		—	100
12	Pay Day	Normal		40	100
16	Bite	Dark		60	100
20	Taunt	Dark		—	100
24	Assurance	Dark		60	100
31	Fury Swipes	Normal		18	80
36	Screech	Normal		—	85
42	Slash	Normal		70	100
48	Nasty Plot	Dark		—	—
54	Play Rough	Fairy		90	90

Moves learnt on evolution

Persian learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Power Gem	Rock		80	100

Egg moves

Persian learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Persian gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic		—	—
Charm	Fairy		—	100
Covet	Normal		60	100
Flail	Normal		—	100
Foul Play	Dark		95	100
Hypnosis	Psychic		—	60
Last Resort	Normal		140	100
Spite	Ghost		—	100
Tail Whip	Normal		—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Persian is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water		60	100
05	Roar	Normal		—	—
10	Work Up	Normal		—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
12	Taunt	Dark		—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
23	Iron Tail	Steel		100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric		90	100
25	Thunder	Electric		110	70
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
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
45	Attract	Normal		—	100
46	Thief	Dark		60	100
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
63	Nasty Plot	Dark		—	—
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost		70	100
66	Payback	Dark		50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
70	Flash	Normal		—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal		—	—
79	Dark Pulse	Dark		80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic		100	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	85
89	U-turn	Bug		70	100
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—
93	Cut	Normal		50	95

• In other generations
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

Persian sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal
Shiny	—							—	—

• See all Persian sprites