Meowth

	#052 Meowth
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Top: Kantonian Meowth; Center: Alolan Meowth; Bottom: Galarian Meowth
National Dex	052
Species	Scratch Cat Pokémon
Type	Kanto: Normal; Alola: Dark; Galar: Steel
Abilities	Kanto: Pickup, Technician, Unnerve (Hidden); Alola: Pickup, Technician, Rattled (Hidden); Galar: Pickup, Tough Claws, Unnerve (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 has an Alolan Regional Variant that is Dark-Type. It also a Galarian Regional Variant that is Steel-Type.

It evolves into Persian starting at level 28.

Alolan Meowth evolves into Alolan Persian when leveled up with high friendship.

Galarian Meowth evolves into Perrserker starting at level 28.

Locations

Location	Encounter Type	% Chance	Time
Route 2	Tall Grass Dark Grass	10%	All Day
Citrivale City	Tall Grass	10%	All Day
Ironis City	Tall Grass	20%	Night

Stats

	HP	Atk	Def	SpAtk	SpDef	Spd	BST
Kanto	40	45	35	40	40	90	290
Alola	40	35	35	50	40	90	290
Galar	50	75	55	40	40	40	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.
Galarian Meowth
Data pending

Movesets

By Level-Up		By TM		By Level-Up		By TM		By Level-Up		By TM
Kantonian				Alolan				Galarian
Level	Move	TM	Move	Level	Move	TM	Move	Level	Move	TM	Move
1	Scratch	TM01	Work Up	1	Scratch	TM01	Work Up
1	Growl	TM12	Taunt	1	Growl	TM12	Taunt
6	Bite	TM17	Protect	6	Bite	TM17	Protect
9	Fake Out	TM21	Frustration	9	Fake Out	TM21	Frustration
14	Fury Swipes	TM28	Dig	14	Fury Swipes	TM45	Attract
17	Screech	TM45	Attract	17	Screech	TM46	Thief
22	Feint Attack	TM46	Thief	22	Feint Attack	TM87	Swagger
25	Taunt	TM87	Swagger	25	Taunt	By HM
30	Pay Day	TM101	Hone Claws	30	Pay Day
33	Slash	By HM		33	Slash
38	Nasty Plot	HM01	Cut	38	Nasty Plot
41	Assurance			41	Assurance
46	Captivate			46	Captivate
49	Night Slash			49	Night Slash
50	Feint			50	Feint
				55	Dark Pulse
STAB bonus applies to all moves noted in italics