Meowth

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Meowth is a Normal type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. It is known as the Scratch Cat Pokémon.

Meowth has a new Alolan form introduced in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

Pokédex data

National №	052
Type	Normal
Species	Scratch Cat Pokémon
Height	0.4 m (1′04″)
Weight	4.2 kg (9.3 lbs)
Abilities	1. Pickup 2. Technician Unnerve (hidden ability)
Local №	052 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 136 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 052 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 138 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 045 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 052 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 052 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee) 182 (Sword/Shield)

Training

EV yield	1 Speed
Catch rate	255 (33.3% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	58
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	40	190	284
Attack	45	85	207
Defense	35	67	185
Sp. Atk	40	76	196
Sp. Def	40	76	196
Speed	90	166	306
Total	290	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Meowth.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
						2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
				0

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	052
Type	Dark
Species	Scratch Cat Pokémon
Height	0.4 m (1′04″)
Weight	4.2 kg (9.3 lbs)
Abilities	1. Pickup 2. Technician Rattled (hidden ability)
Local №	052 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 136 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 052 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 138 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 045 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 052 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 052 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee) 182 (Sword/Shield)

Training

EV yield	1 Speed
Catch rate	255 (33.3% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	58
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	40	190	284
Attack	35	67	185
Defense	35	67	185
Sp. Atk	50	94	218
Sp. Def	40	76	196
Speed	90	166	306
Total	290	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Meowth.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
						2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
	0	2		½		½		2

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	052
Type	Steel
Species	Scratch Cat Pokémon
Height	0.4 m (1′04″)
Weight	7.5 kg (16.5 lbs)
Abilities	1. Pickup 2. Tough Claws Unnerve (hidden ability)
Local №	052 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 136 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 052 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 138 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 045 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 052 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 052 (Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee) 182 (Sword/Shield)

Training

EV yield	1 Attack
Catch rate	255 (33.3% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	58
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	50	210	304
Attack	65	121	251
Defense	55	103	229
Sp. Atk	40	76	196
Sp. Def	40	76	196
Speed	40	76	196
Total	290	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Meowth.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
½	2			½	½	2	0	2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
½	½	½	½		½		½	½

Evolution chart

#052
Meowth
Normal

(Level 28)

#053
Persian
Normal

#052
Meowth
Alolan Meowth
Dark

(high Friendship)

#053
Persian
Alolan Persian
Dark

#052
Meowth
Galarian Meowth
Steel

(Level 28)

#863
Perrserker
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

Red Blue	Adores circular objects. Wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change.
Yellow	Appears to be more active at night. It loves round and shiny things. It can’t stop from picking them up.
Gold	It is fascinated by round objects. It can’t stop playing with them until it tires and falls asleep.
Silver	It loves anything that shines. It especially adores coins that it picks up and secretly hoards.
Crystal	It loves things that sparkle. When it sees a shiny object, the gold coin on its head shines too.
Ruby Sapphire	MEOWTH withdraws its sharp claws into its paws to slinkily sneak about without making any incriminating footsteps. For some reason, this POKéMON loves shiny coins that glitter with light.
FireRed	All it does is sleep during the daytime. At night, it patrols its territory with its eyes aglow.
LeafGreen	Adores round objects. It wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change.
Emerald	MEOWTH withdraw their sharp claws into their paws to silently sneak about. For some reason, this POKéMON loves shiny coins that glitter with light.
Diamond Pearl Platinum	It is nocturnal in nature. If it spots something shiny, its eyes glitter brightly.
HeartGold	It is fascinated by round objects. It can’t stop playing with them until it tires and falls asleep.
SoulSilver	It loves anything that shines. It especially adores coins that it picks up and secretly hoards.
Black White Black 2 White 2	It is nocturnal in nature. If it spots something shiny, its eyes glitter brightly.
X	It is nocturnal in nature. If it spots something shiny, its eyes glitter brightly.
Y	Adores round objects. It wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change.
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Meowth withdraws its sharp claws into its paws to slinkily sneak about without making any incriminating footsteps. For some reason, this Pokémon loves shiny coins that glitter with light.
Sun	It lies around all day, becoming active near dusk. At night, it wanders the city in search of loose change.
Moon	It loves shiny things. It often fights with Murkrow over prey they’re both trying to catch.
Ultra Sun	When visiting a junkyard, you may catch sight of it having an intense fight with Murkrow over shiny objects.
Ultra Moon	It loves coins, so if you give it one, you can make friends with Meowth easily. But it’s fickle, so you can’t count on that friendship lasting.
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Appears to be more active at night. It loves round and shiny things. It can’t stop itself from picking them up.
Sword	It loves to collect shiny things. If it’s in a good mood, it might even let its Trainer have a look at its hoard of treasures.
Shield	It washes its face regularly to keep the coin on its forehead spotless. It doesn’t get along with Galarian Meowth.

Gigantamax

Sword	The pattern that has appeared on its giant coin is thought to be the key to unlocking the secrets of the Dynamax phenomenon.
Shield	Its body has grown incredibly long and the coin on its forehead has grown incredibly large—all thanks to Gigantamax power.

Alolan Meowth

Sun	This Pokémon was not originally found in Alola. Human actions caused a surge in their numbers, and they went feral. They’re prideful and crafty.
Moon	When its delicate pride is wounded, or when the gold coin on its forehead is dirtied, it flies into a hysterical rage.
Ultra Sun	It’s impulsive, selfish, and fickle. It’s very popular with some Trainers who like giving it the attention it needs.
Ultra Moon	A royal house that flourished in the distant past brought it here from another region. Meowth is both selfish and prideful.
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Highly intelligent and prideful, it’s famously difficult to handle—but that’s also a reason for its popularity.
Sword	It’s accustomed to luxury because it used to live with Alolan royalty. As a result, it’s very picky about food.
Shield	Deeply proud and keenly smart, this Pokémon moves with cunning during battle and relentlessly attacks enemies’ weak points.

Galarian Meowth

Sword	Living with a savage, seafaring people has toughened this Pokémon’s body so much that parts of it have turned to iron.
Shield	These daring Pokémon have coins on their foreheads. Darker coins are harder, and harder coins garner more respect among Meowth.

Moves learned by Meowth

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Sword/Shield Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Meowth learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth

Lv.	Move	Type	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	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	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 in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Meowth egg moves page.

Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth

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

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

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Lash Out	Dark		75	100

Moves learnt by TM

Meowth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
29	Charm	Fairy	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
56	U-turn	Bug	70	100
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
79	Retaliate	Normal	70	100

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
27	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
29	Charm	Fairy	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
56	U-turn	Bug	70	100
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
79	Retaliate	Normal	70	100

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
56	U-turn	Bug	70	100
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
79	Retaliate	Normal	70	100

Moves learnt by TR

Meowth is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
08	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
09	Thunder	Electric	110	70
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
37	Taunt	Dark	—	100
42	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
58	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
59	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
68	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
73	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
81	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
85	Work Up	Normal	—	—
90	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
95	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
08	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
09	Thunder	Electric	110	70
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
37	Taunt	Dark	—	100
42	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
58	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
59	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
68	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
73	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
81	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
85	Work Up	Normal	—	—
90	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
95	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
00	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
08	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
09	Thunder	Electric	110	70
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
37	Taunt	Dark	—	100
42	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
46	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
52	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
58	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
59	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
68	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
73	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
74	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
81	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
85	Work Up	Normal	—	—
90	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
95	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Meowth learns the following moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
3	Bite	Dark	60	100
6	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
9	Taunt	Dark	—	100
12	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
15	Feint	Normal	30	100
19	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
23	Screech	Normal	—	85
27	Slash	Normal	70	100
31	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
35	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90

Moves learnt by TM

Meowth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee:

Meowth Alolan Meowth

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
02	Taunt	Dark	—	100
05	Rest	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
08	Substitute	Normal	—	—
10	Dig	Ground	80	100
12	Facade	Normal	70	100
18	U-turn	Bug	70	100
19	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
20	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
21	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
27	Toxic	Poison	—	90
36	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
38	Thunder	Electric	110	70
43	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
44	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
57	Pay Day	Normal	40	100

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
02	Taunt	Dark	—	100
05	Rest	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
08	Substitute	Normal	—	—
12	Facade	Normal	70	100
18	U-turn	Bug	70	100
19	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
20	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
21	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
27	Toxic	Poison	—	90
36	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
38	Thunder	Electric	110	70
43	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
44	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
57	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
59	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Meowth sprites

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

See all Meowth sprites

Where to find Meowth

Red	Trade/migrate from another game
Blue	Route 5, 6, 7, 8
Yellow	Trade/migrate from another game
Gold	Trade/migrate from another game
Silver	Route 5, 6, 7, 8, 38, 39
Crystal	Route 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 38, 39
Ruby Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
FireRed LeafGreen	Route 5, 6, 7, 8, Bond Bridge, Canyon Entrance, Cape Brink, Five Isle Meadow, Kindle Road, Ruin Valley, Sevault Canyon, Treasure Beach, Water Path
Emerald	Battle Tower
Diamond Pearl Platinum	Trophy Garden
HeartGold	Trade/migrate from another game
SoulSilver	Route 5, 6, 7, 8, 38, 39
Black White Black 2 White 2	Trade/migrate from another game
X Y	Trade/migrate from another game
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Breed Persian
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Route 1, 2, Hau'oli City, Malie Garden
Let's Go Pikachu	Trade/migrate from another game
Let's Go Eevee	Route 24, 25, Cinnabar Island
Sword Shield	Route 4

Answers to Meowth questions

Other languages

English, Spanish, Italian	Meowth
Japanese	ニャース (Nyarth)
German	Mauzi
French	Miaouss

Name origin

meow: the sound a cat makes