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Meowth Scratch Cat Pokémon ニャース Nyarth #0052 Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Gigantamax Meowth Gigantamax Meowth Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Types Normal Unknown Meowth Dark Unknown Alolan Meowth Steel Unknown Galarian Meowth Unknown Unknown Gigantamax Meowth Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Pickup orTechnicianGen IV+(Meowth) Pickup orTechnician(Alolan Meowth) Pickup orTough Claws(Galarian Meowth) Cacophony Alolan Meowth Cacophony Galarian Meowth Unnerve Meowth and Galarian Meowth Hidden Ability Rattled Alolan Meowth Hidden Ability Cacophony Alolan Meowth Cacophony Galarian Meowth
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male,50% female	Catch rate 255(43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 1'04" 0.4 m Meowth 1'04" 0.4 m Alolan Meowth 1'04" 0.4 m Galarian Meowth 108'03"+ 33.0+ m Gigantamax Meowth 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 9.3 lbs. 4.2 kg Meowth 9.3 lbs. 4.2 kg Alolan Meowth 16.5 lbs. 7.5 kg Galarian Meowth ????.? lbs. ???.? kg Gigantamax Meowth 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 69 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 58 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Meowth 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed Alolan Meowth 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed Galarian Meowth 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Gigantamax Meowth 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape Other forms may have other shapes.	Footprint Alolan Meowth
Pokédex color   Yellow Other forms may have other colors.	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Meowth (Japanese:ニャースNyarth) is aNormal-typePokémon introduced inGeneration I.

Itevolves intoPersian starting atlevel 28.

InAlola, Meowth has aDark-typeregional form. It evolves intoAlolan Persian when leveled up with highfriendship.

InGalar, Meowth has aSteel-type regional form. It evolves intoPerrserker starting at level 28.

(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer toGame data→Evolution data for these details.)

Kantonian Meowth canGigantamax intoGigantamax Meowth if it has theGigantamax Factor. Meowth with the Gigantamax Factor cannot evolve.

Biology

Meowth is a small,felinePokémon with cream-colored fur that turns brown at the tips of its hind paws and tail. Its ovoid head features four prominent whiskers, wide eyes with slit pupils, two pointed teeth in the upper jaw, and a goldkoban coin embedded in its forehead. Its ears are black with brown interiors and are flanked with an additional pair of long whiskers. Meowth can freely manipulate its claws, retracting them when it wants to move silently. The tip of its tail curls tightly. Meowth is a quadruped with the ability to walk on its hind legs. While the games almost always depict Meowth on two legs, it is stated in thePokémon the Series episodeGo West Young Meowth that Meowth normally walks on all fours.

Meowth is attracted to round and shiny objects and has the unique ability to produce coins using itssignature move,Pay Day. Meowth and its evolved forms are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Pay Day by leveling up. Being nocturnal, it is known to wander about city streets at night and pick up anything that sparkles, including loose change. Upon finding a sparkling object, its eyes will glitter and the coin on its forehead will shine brightly. It shares this intrigue withMurkrow, with whom it often fights with for objects and prey. Meowth is a playful but fickle Pokémon with the capacity for human-like intelligence, with at leastone member of the species teaching itself how to speak. Meowth tends to live inurban areas to collect the coins that people drop. As mentioned inPokémon Sleep, Meowth is known to sleep with the coins it collects.^[1]

Forms

Meowth has aGigantamax form and tworegional forms,Alolan Meowth andGalarian Meowth.

Alolan Meowth

InAlola, Meowth has a slightly different look. This look was the result of the monarchy's influence. Alolan Meowth's fur is a light blue-gray color. Instead of brown markings, the tip of its tail, whiskers, digits, and the insides of its ears are a whitish-gray. Alolan Meowth's whiskers have a slight curve compared to regular Meowth's straighter whiskers, and it has silvery eyes.

Meowth was introduced to Alola as a gift to royalty.^[2] The luxurious royal lifestyle soon led to Meowth diverging from its origins and becoming the selfish, prideful, and cunning Alolan Meowth. As a result, Alolan Meowth's new pride also made them impulsive and fickle in nature. Alolan Meowth is known to get easily bored. Alolan Meowth will turn hysterical if its coin or pride are besmirched. Due to the actions of humans in Alola, Alolan Meowth's population increased in numbers. When the monarchy fell, the rare Alolan Meowth went feral and eventually grew as common in Alola as anywhere else. Alolan Meowth is known to be very famously diffcult to train due to their arrogant nature. Despite this, Alolan Meowth is also very popular with some Trainers who enjoy giving it a lot of attention.

Galarian Meowth

Galarian Meowth has a shaggy, greyish-brown coat resembling a beard, as well as yellow eyes and a toothy grin. Galarian Meowth's unkempt beard signifies its adaptation to survive in cold climates. Its coin is now black and extremely hard, with the darkest and hardest coins being especially valued and respected among the species.

Galarian Meowth's body has partially turned to iron as a result of many years of living with a race of savage seafarers. As a result of many battles, Galarian Meowth develops the ability to evolve intoPerrserker, instead ofPersian. Kantonian Meowth and Galarian Meowth don't get along. Galarian Meowth is known for fighting fearlessly against foes using its steel claws.

Gigantamax Meowth

Some Kantonian Meowth are capable of Gigantamaxing. As Gigantamax Meowth, it has become larger and longer in size. The body extends from the lower half to the shoulder, while the gold coin gains a symbol. Meowth's eyes change to a glowing gold color. The tail grows long as well, with the end of its tip extending. The tail gets even larger and bumpy when it uses an attack. Three red clouds surround it below the shoulders.

The giant coin on Gigantamax Meowth's head emits a lot of Gigantamax power that surrounds the area with a golden gleam. Its desire for shiny objects increases to the point where it will cause damage to skyscraper windows and exterior walls for the sake of sharpening its claws.^[3] The symbol on Gigantamax Meowth's gold coin is believed to be the key to unlocking the secrets ofDynamax.

Gigantamax Meowth is theonly known Pokémon capable of using theG-Max MoveG-Max Gold Rush.

Gigantamax Meowth

Evolution

Meowth evolves intoPersian.

Alolan Meowth evolves into Alolan Persian.

Galarian Meowth evolves intoPerrserker.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer toGame data→Evolution data.)

Meowth

Unevolved Meowth  Normal

→

First Evolution Persian  Normal

Alolan Meowth

Unevolved Meowth Alolan Form  Dark

→

First Evolution Persian Alolan Form  Dark

Galarian Meowth

Unevolved Meowth Galarian Form  Steel

→

First Evolution Perrserker  Steel

Game data

NPC appearances

In the core series

• Pokémon Sun, Moon,Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon: An Alolan Meowth will swipe at theplayer if they attempt to sleep on a bed inHapu's house on theAncient Poni Path, dropping anAwakening in the process.

In the spin-off games

• Pokémon Pinball: A Meowth appears in a bonus stage that is accessible from the Blue Table. The player must hit the Meowth and get it to drop gold coins which must be collected.

Pokédex entries

Meowth in theAlola Pokédex	Alolan Meowth in theAlola Pokédex	Meowth in thePaldea Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

In events

Meowth

Galarian Meowth

Wild Area News

Meowth

Alolan Meowth

Galarian Meowth

Games	Event	Gigantamax	Location	Level	Distribution period
SwSh	Wild Area News	No	hide	17	June 30 to July 31, 2020
SwSh	Wild Area News	No	hide	17, 30, 40, 50	April 30 to May 2, 2021
SwSh	Wild Area News	No	hide	17	April 30 to May 2, 2021

Held items

Meowth

Pokémon caught inGeneration I must be traded to aGeneration II game in order for a held item to appear. Meowth was available to be traded for inMy Pokémon Ranch only as part of an online event.

Games		Held items
Red	Blue	Berry (100%)
Yellow
FireRed	LeafGreen	Nugget (5%)
Emerald		Retro Mail (In-game trade; 100%)
Diamond	Pearl	Quick Claw (5%)
Platinum
Ranch		Pink Scarf (100%)
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Quick Claw (5%)
Black 2	White 2	Rare Candy (In-game trade; 100%)
Sword	Shield	Sitrus Berry (In-game trade; 100%)
Brilliant Diamond	Shining Pearl	Quick Claw (5%)

Alolan Meowth

Games		Held items
Sun	Moon	Quick Claw (5%)
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon

Stats

Base stats

Meowth

Alolan Meowth

Galarian Meowth

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Meowth

Alolan Meowth

Galarian Meowth

Learnset

Meowth, Alolan Meowth, and Galarian Meowth are available inScarlet and Violet andLegends Z-A Version 2.0.0+.

Byleveling up

Meowth

SV

ZA

Alolan Meowth

SV

ZA

Galarian Meowth

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ByTM

Meowth

SV

Generation IX Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM002 TM002 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM003 TM003 Fake Tears Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM004 TM004 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM020 TM020 Trailblaze Grass Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM030 TM030 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM031 TM031 Metal Claw Steel Physical 05050 095}}95% 35 TM032 TM032 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM034 TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM057 TM057 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TM060 TM060 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM061 TM061 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM062 TM062 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM071 TM071 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM082 TM082 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM094 TM094 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM101 TM101 Power Gem Rock Special 08080 100}}100% 20 TM102 TM102 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 080}}80% 5 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM117 TM117 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM126 TM126 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM128 TM128 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM166 TM166 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM177 TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM199 TM199 Lash Out Dark Physical 07575 100}}100% 5 TM202 TM202 Pain Split Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM203 TM203 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM205 TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM221 TM221 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Meowth Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Meowth Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations