Meowth

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

Meowth has an Alolan Form introduced in Pokémon Sun/Moon, and a Galarian Form introduced in Sword/Shield. The original Kantonian Meowth has a Gigantamax form available in Pokémon Sword/Shield, with an exclusive G-Max move, G-Max Gold Rush.

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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Alolan Persian
Dark

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Galarian Meowth
Steel

(Level 28)

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Steel

Meowth changes

• In Generation 3, Meowth does not have the Technician ability.
• In Generation 1, Meowth has a base Special stat of 40.
• In Generations 1-4, Meowth has a base experience yield of 69.
• In Generations 2-7, Meowth has a base Friendship value of 70.
• In Generation 7, Alolan Meowth has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Meowth

Gigantamax

Alolan Meowth

Galarian Meowth

Moves learned by Meowth

• In other generations
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Legends: Z-A Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Meowth does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Egg moves

Meowth does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Moves learnt by TM

Meowth cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Moves learnt by level up

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

MeowthAlolan MeowthGalarian Meowth

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

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Fake Out	Normal		40	100
1	Growl	Normal		—	100
4	Hone Claws	Dark		—	—
8	Scratch	Normal		40	100
12	Pay Day	Normal		40	100
16	Metal Claw	Steel		50	95
20	Taunt	Dark		—	100
24	Swagger	Normal		—	85
29	Fury Swipes	Normal		18	80
32	Screech	Normal		—	85
36	Slash	Normal		70	100
40	Metal Sound	Steel		—	85
44	Thrash	Normal		120	100

Egg moves

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

MeowthAlolan MeowthGalarian Meowth

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

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Covet	Normal		60	100
Curse	Ghost		—	—
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100
Flail	Normal		—	100
Night Slash	Dark		70	100
Spite	Ghost		—	100

Moves learnt by TM

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

MeowthAlolan MeowthGalarian Meowth

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		—	—
166	Thunder	Electric		110	70
171	Tera Blast	Normal		80	100
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
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		—	—
166	Thunder	Electric		110	70
171	Tera Blast	Normal		80	100
177	Spite	Ghost		—	100
181	Knock Off	Dark		65	100
199	Lash Out	Dark		75	100
203	Psych Up	Normal		—	—
204	Double-Edge	Normal		120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal		—	100
221	Throat Chop	Dark		80	100
224	Curse	Ghost		—	—

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal		90	85
02	Charm	Fairy		—	100
03	Fake Tears	Dark		—	100
07	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Thief	Dark		60	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass		50	100
25	Facade	Normal		70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying		60	∞
31	Metal Claw	Steel		50	95
43	Fling	Dark		—	100
47	Endure	Normal		—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
55	Dig	Ground		80	100
57	False Swipe	Normal		40	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting		75	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
80	Metronome	Normal		—	—
85	Rest	Psychic		—	—
87	Taunt	Dark		—	100
88	Swords Dance	Normal		—	—
93	Flash Cannon	Steel		80	100
94	Dark Pulse	Dark		80	100
99	Iron Head	Steel		80	100
102	Gunk Shot	Poison		120	80
103	Substitute	Normal		—	—
104	Iron Defense	Steel		—	—
105	X-Scissor	Bug		80	100
108	Crunch	Dark		80	100
114	Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
116	Stealth Rock	Rock		—	—
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		—	—
166	Thunder	Electric		110	70
170	Steel Beam	Steel		140	95
171	Tera Blast	Normal		80	100
177	Spite	Ghost		—	100
180	Gyro Ball	Steel		—	100
181	Knock Off	Dark		65	100
199	Lash Out	Dark		75	100
204	Double-Edge	Normal		120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal		—	100
221	Throat Chop	Dark		80	100
223	Metal Sound	Steel		—	85
224	Curse	Ghost		—	—

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

Meowth sprites

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

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