Meowth

052 Meowth
Normal
1' 4" - 9.3 lbs	Catch Rate: 43.9%

Meowth is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1.

Biology

Meowth is a small, feline Pokémon 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 gold koban 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 the Pokémon the Series episode Go 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 its signature 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 with Murkrow, 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 least one member of the species teaching itself how to speak. Meowth tends to live in urban areas to collect the coins that people drop. As mentioned in Pokémon Sleep, Meowth is known to sleep with the coins it collects.

Evolution

It evolves into Persian starting at level 28.

Locations Found

Meowth can be found in a total of 12 different locations in the wild, including: Route 5, Route 6, Route 25, Route 38, Route 39, Route 40, Five Isle Meadow, Water Path, Ruin Valley, Canyon Entrance, and Sevault Canyon.

Base Stats

Stat	Value
HP	40
Attack	45
Defense	35
Sp. Atk	40
Sp. Def	40
Speed	90
Total	290

Type effectiveness

Weak to (x2)		Resistant to (x1/2)		Immune to (x0)
Normal	Grass	Fire	Water	Bug	Electric
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Steel	Ice	Psychic	Fighting	Flying	Poison
			x2
Ground	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Fairy
		x0

Learnset

Level	Move	Type	Category	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100%	10
1	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100%	40
4	Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100%	10
8	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
12	Pay Day	Normal	Physical	40	100%	20
16	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
20	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
24	Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100%	10
29	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80%	15
32	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40
36	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
40	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
44	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90%	10