#0052
Meowth
Scratch Cat Pokémon
It washes its face regularly to keep the coin on its forehead spotless. It doesn’t get along with Galarian Meowth.
Details
Height0.4 m
Weight4.2 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate255
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
40
Attack
45
Defense
35
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
40
Speed
90
Total
290
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Revenge Killer
- Item
- Life Orb
- Ability
- Technician
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 236 Atk / 76 Def / 196 Spe
- IVs
- 19 HP
- Tera
- Normal
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Meowth can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Meowth.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fake Out | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Feint | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 12 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 17 | Pay Day | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 22 | Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 24 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 24 | Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 33 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 40 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 44 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 44 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 45 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 46 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 49 | Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Meowth can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
