Persian

	#053 Persian
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Top: Kantonian Persian; Bottom: Alolan Persian
National Dex	052
Species	Classy Cat Pokémon
Type	Kanto: Normal; Alola: Dark
Abilities	Kanto: Limber, Technician, Unnerve (Hidden); Alola: Fur Coat, Technician, Rattled (Hidden)
Gender Ratio	50% male
Catch Rate	90
EV Yield	2 Speed
Egg Group	Field
Bulbapedia	Persian
Designer	Game Freak

Persian (Japanese: ペルシアン Persian) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. It has an Alolan Regional Variant that is Dark-Type.

It evolves from Meowth starting at level 28. Alolan Persian evolves from Alolan Meowth when leveled up with high friendship.

Locations

Location	Encounter Type	% Chance	Time
Evolve Meowth

	HP	Atk	Def	SpAtk	SpDef	Spd	BST
Kanto	65	70	60	65	65	115	440
Alola	65	60	60	75	65	115	440

Kantonian Persian
A Persian's six bold whiskers sense air movements to determine what is in its vicinity. It becomes docile if grabbed by the whiskers.
Alolan Persian
In contrast to its lovely face, it’s so brutal that it tortures its weakened prey rather than finishing them off.

By Level-Up		By TM		By Level-Up		By TM
Kantonian				Alolan
Level	Move	TM	Move	Level	Move	TM	Move
Evolve	Swift	TM01	Work Up	Evolve	Swift
1	Play Rough	TM12	Taunt	1	Quash
1	Switcheroo	TM17	Protect	1	Play Rough
1	Scratch	TM21	Frustration	1	Switcheroo
1	Growl	TM28	Dig	1	Scratch
1	Bite	TM45	Attract	1	Growl
1	Fake Out	TM46	Thief	1	Bite
		TM87	Swagger	1	Fake Out
6	Bite	TM101	Hone Claws	6	Bite
9	Fake Out	HM01	Cut	9	Fake Out
14	Fury Swipes			14	Fury Swipes
17	Screech			17	Screech
22	Feint Attack			22	Feint Attack
25	Taunt			25	Taunt
32	Power Gem			32	Power Gem
37	Slash			37	Slash
44	Nasty Plot			44	Nasty Plot
49	Assurance			49	Assurance
56	Captivate			56	Captivate
61	Night Slash			61	Night Slash
65	Feint			65	Feint
				69	Dark Pulse
STAB bonus applies to all moves noted in italics