Meowth

	#052 Meowth
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Top: Kantonian Meowth; Bottom: Alolan Meowth
National Dex	052
Species	Scratch Cat Pokémon
Type	Kanto: Normal; Alola: Dark
Abilities	Kanto: Pickup, Technician, Unnerve (Hidden); Alola: Pickup, Technician, Rattled (Hidden)
Gender Ratio	50% male
Catch Rate	255
EV Yield	1 Speed
Egg Group	Field
Bulbapedia	Meowth
Designer	Game Freak

Meowth (Japanese: ニャース Nyarth) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into Persian starting at level 28.

In Alola, Meowth has a regional variant that is Dark-type. It evolves into Alolan Persian when leveled up with high friendship.

Locations

Location	Encounter Type	% Chance	Time
Route 2	Tall Grass	10%	All Day
Citrivale City	Tall Grass	10%	All Day

Stats

	HP	Atk	Def	SpAtk	SpDef	Spd	BST
Kanto	40	45	35	40	40	90	290
Alola	40	35	35	50	40	90	290

Dex Entries

Kantonian Meowth
Meowth withdraw their sharp claws into their paws to silently sneak about. For some reason, this Pokémon loves shiny coins that glitter with light.
Alolan Meowth
When its delicate pride is wounded, or when the gold coin on its forehead is dirtied, it flies into a hysterical rage.

Movesets

KANTONIAN Moves=1,SCRATCH,1,GROWL,6,BITE,9,FAKEOUT,14,FURYSWIPES,17,SCREECH,22,FEINTATTACK,25,TAUNT,30,PAYDAY,33,SLASH,38,NASTYPLOT,41,ASSURANCE,46,CAPTIVATE,49,NIGHTSLASH,50,FEINT

ALOLAN

    movelist=[[1,:SCRATCH],[1,:GROWL],[6,:BITE],[9,:FAKEOUT],[14,:FURYSWIPES],
              [17,:SCREECH],[22,:FEINTATTACK],[25,:TAUNT],[30,:PAYDAY],
              [33,:SLASH],[38,:NASTYPLOT],[41,:ASSURANCE],[46,:CAPTIVATE],
              [49,:NIGHTSLASH],[50,:FEINT],[55,:DARKPULSE]]