Meowth - Generation 1 learnset

Meowth artwork by Ken Sugimori

This page lists all the moves that Meowth can learn in Generation 1, which consists of:

Pokémon Red
Pokémon Blue
Pokémon Yellow

Note: the information for the moves below is shown as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

In other generations
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Red/Blue Yellow

Moves learnt by level up

Meowth learns the following moves in Pokémon Red & Blue at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
12	Bite	Normal	60	100
17	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
24	Screech	Normal	—	85
33	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
44	Slash	Normal	70	100

Moves learnt by HM

Meowth does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Red & Blue.

Moves learnt by TM

Meowth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Red & Blue:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
08	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
09	Take Down	Normal	90	85
10	Double-Edge	Normal	100	100
11	BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
12	Water Gun	Water	40	100
16	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
20	Rage	Normal	20	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
31	Mimic	Normal	—	—
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Bide	Normal	—	—
39	Swift	Normal	60	∞
40	Skull Bash	Normal	100	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
50	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
12	Bite	Normal	60	100
17	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
24	Screech	Normal	—	85
33	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
44	Slash	Normal	70	100

Moves learnt by HM

Meowth does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Yellow.

Moves learnt by TM

Meowth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Yellow:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
08	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
09	Take Down	Normal	90	85
10	Double-Edge	Normal	100	100
11	BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
12	Water Gun	Water	40	100
16	Pay Day	Normal	40	100
20	Rage	Normal	20	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
31	Mimic	Normal	—	—
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Bide	Normal	—	—
39	Swift	Normal	60	∞
40	Skull Bash	Normal	100	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
50	Substitute	Normal	—	—