Meowth - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Meowth can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet
Pokémon Legends: Z-A

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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Scarlet/Violet Legends: Z-A

Moves learnt by level up

Meowth learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 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 or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

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

Moves learnt by TM

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

Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth

TM	Move	Type	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	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	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	—	—

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.