Meowth
normal
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Normal
Dex
#052
Abilities
May pick up items.
Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
field
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
255
Base Exp
69
EV Yield
1 Speed
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
fighting ×2
Resists
None
Immune To
ghost
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
Meowth isn't found in the wild. You'll need to evolve, trade, or breed to get one.
Level Up Moves (10)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScratchLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Scratches the foe with sharp claws. | ||||||
| GrowlLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Growls cutely to reduce the foe's Attack. | ||||||
| BiteLevel: 11 | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | ||
| Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching. | ||||||
| Pay DayLevel: 20 | ||||||
| normal | | 40 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Throws coins at the foe. Money is recovered after. | ||||||
| Faint AttackLevel: 28 | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Draws the foe close, then strikes without fail. | ||||||
| ScreechLevel: 35 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 40 | ||
| Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense. | ||||||
| Fury SwipesLevel: 41 | ||||||
| normal | | 18 | 80 | 15 | ||
| Rakes the foe with sharp claws, etc., 2 to 5 times. | ||||||
| SlashLevel: 46 | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio. | ||||||
| Shadow ClawLevel: 48 | ||||||
| ghost | | 70 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Strikes with a shadow claw. High critical-hit ratio. | ||||||
| Fake OutLevel: 50 | ||||||
| normal | | 40 | 100 | 10 | ||
| A 1st-turn, 1st-strike move that causes flinching. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (16)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spite | |||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | |
| Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe's last move. | |||||
| Charm | |||||
| fairy | | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Charms the foe and sharply reduces its Attack. | |||||
| Flail | |||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 15 | |
| Inflicts more damage when the user's HP is down. | |||||
| Odor Sleuth | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 40 | |
| Negates the foe's efforts to heighten evasiveness. | |||||
| Tail Whip | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 30 | |
| Wags the tail to lower the foe's Defense. | |||||
| Hypnosis | |||||
| psychic | | 0 | 60 | 20 | |
| A hypnotizing move that may induce sleep. | |||||
| Amnesia | |||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Forgets about something and sharply raises Sp. Def. | |||||
| Psych Up | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Copies the foe's effect(s) and gives to the user. | |||||
| False Swipe | |||||
| normal | | 40 | 100 | 40 | |
| An attack that leaves the foe with at least 1 HP. | |||||
| Assist | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Attacks randomly with one of the partner's moves. | |||||
| Spite | |||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | |
| Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe's last move. | |||||
| Charm | |||||
| fairy | | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Charms the foe and sharply reduces its Attack. | |||||
| Hypnosis | |||||
| psychic | | 0 | 60 | 20 | |
| A hypnotizing move that may induce sleep. | |||||
| Amnesia | |||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Forgets about something and sharply raises Sp. Def. | |||||
| Psych Up | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Copies the foe's effect(s) and gives to the user. | |||||
| Assist | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Attacks randomly with one of the partner's moves. | |||||
TM/HM Moves (26)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Pulse | ||||||
| water |  | 60 | 100 | 20 | TM03 | |
| Attacks with ultrasonic waves. May confuse the foe. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 70 | 10 | TM06 | |
| Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The effectiveness varies with the user. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Taunt | ||||||
| dark | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM12 | |
| Taunts the foe into only using attack moves. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM18 | |
| Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Frustration | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM21 | |
| An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked. | ||||||
| Iron Tail | ||||||
| steel | | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23 | |
| Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower Defense. | ||||||
| Thunderbolt | ||||||
| electric | | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM24 | |
| A strong electrical attack that may paralyze the foe. | ||||||
| Thunder | ||||||
| electric | | 110 | 70 | 10 | TM25 | |
| A lightning attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that increases in power with friendship. | ||||||
| Dig | ||||||
| ground | | 80 | 100 | 10 | TM28 | |
| Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn. | ||||||
| Shadow Ball | ||||||
| ghost | | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM30 | |
| Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 0 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness. | ||||||
| Shock Wave | ||||||
| electric | | 60 | 0 | 20 | TM34 | |
| A fast and unavoidable electric attack. | ||||||
| Aerial Ace | ||||||
| 60 | 0 | 20 | TM40 | ||
| An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack. | ||||||
| Torment | ||||||
| dark | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM41 | |
| Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Boosts Attack when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | ||||||
| Secret Power | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM43 | |
| An attack with effects that vary by location. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM44 | |
| The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 50 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item. | ||||||
| Snatch | ||||||
| dark | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM49 | |
| Steals the effects of the move the target uses next. | ||||||
| Cut | ||||||
| grass | | 50 | 95 | 30 | HM01 | |
| Cuts the foe with sharp scythes, claws, etc. | ||||||
| Flash | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | HM05 | |
| Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy. | ||||||
