Meowth #138(Nat. #0052)

The Scratch Cat Pokémon

Typing	Normal
Abilities	Pickup - Ability 1 Technician - Ability 2
Classification	The Scratch Cat Pokémon
National ID	#0052
Regional ID	#0138
Where to find	Route 38, Route 39, Route 5 and 3 more places

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Fighting

Immune x0

Ghost

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	40	100—147
Attack	45	45—106
Defense	35	36—95
Sp. Attack	40	40—101
Sp. Defense	40	40—101
Speed	90	85—156
Total	290	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 28

Where to Find

Place	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Route 5Walking	13–14	20%SS only	20%SS only	30%SS only
Route 5Walking Hoenn Sound	13	–	–	20%SS only
Route 5Walking Sinnoh Sound	13	–	–	20%SS only
Route 6Walking	13–14	20%SS only	20%SS only	30%SS only
Route 6Walking Hoenn Sound	13	–	–	20%SS only
Route 6Walking Sinnoh Sound	13	–	–	20%SS only
Route 7Walking	17	30%SS only	30%SS only	30%SS only
Route 7Walking Hoenn Sound	17	20%SS only	20%SS only	20%SS only
Route 7Walking Sinnoh Sound	17	20%SS only	20%SS only	20%SS only
Route 8Walking	17	30%SS only	30%SS only	30%SS only
Route 8Walking Hoenn Sound	17	20%SS only	20%SS only	20%SS only
Route 8Walking Sinnoh Sound	17	20%SS only	20%SS only	20%SS only
Route 38Walking	16	30%SS only	30%SS only	40%SS only
Route 38Walking Hoenn Sound	16	30%SS only	20%SS only	30%SS only
Route 38Walking Hoenn Sound · Swarm	16	10%SS only	–	10%SS only
Route 38Walking Sinnoh Sound	16	30%SS only	20%SS only	30%SS only
Route 38Walking Sinnoh Sound · Swarm	16	10%SS only	–	10%SS only
Route 38Walking Swarm	16	10%SS only	10%SS only	20%SS only
Route 39Walking	16	30%SS only	30%SS only	40%SS only
Route 39Walking Hoenn Sound	16	30%SS only	20%SS only	30%SS only
Route 39Walking Sinnoh Sound	16	30%SS only	20%SS only	30%SS only
PokéwalkerStatic Encounter	10	✓

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5100
Gender Ratio	50.39%49.61%
Height	0.4 m (1'4")
Weight	4.2 kg (9.3 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	69
Catch Rate	255
Catch Chance	~33.69% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	70

Pokédex Entries

HeartGold

"It is fascinated by round objects. It can’t stop playing with them until it tires and falls asleep."

SoulSilver

"It loves anything that shines. It especially adores coins that it picks up and secretly hoards."

Learnset

Level-up Egg Tutor TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Meowth via level-up in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Growl	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
6	Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
9	Fake Out	40	100	Normal	Phys.
14	Fury Swipes	18	80	Normal	Phys.
17	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
22	Feint Attack	60	—	Dark	Phys.
25	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
30	Pay Day	40	100	Normal	Phys.
33	Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.
38	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
41	Assurance	50	100	Dark	Phys.
46	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
49	Night Slash	70	100	Dark	Phys.
54	Feint	50	100	Normal	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Meowth as Egg Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Assist	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Charm	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Hypnosis	—	60	Psychic	Stat.
Last Resort	130	100	Normal	Phys.
Odor Sleuth	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Punishment	1	100	Dark	Phys.
Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
Tail Whip	—	100	Normal	Stat.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Meowth as Tutor Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Gunk Shot	120	70	Poison	Phys.
Headbutt	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
Knock Off	20	100	Dark	Phys.
Last Resort	130	100	Normal	Phys.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Seed Bomb	80	100	Grass	Phys.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
Uproar	50	100	Normal	Spec.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Meowth via TM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM012	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM023	Iron Tail	100	75	Steel	Phys.
TM024	Thunderbolt	95	100	Electric	Spec.
TM025	Thunder	120	70	Electric	Spec.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM034	Shock Wave	60	—	Electric	Spec.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM041	Torment	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Phys.
TM049	Snatch	—	—	Dark	Stat.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM065	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM066	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
TM070	Flash	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM077	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM079	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM085	Dream Eater	100	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM089	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Meowth via HM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM01	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Meowth via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Body Slam	EFRLGxd	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Defense Curl	E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Double-Edge	EFRLGxd	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Mimic	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Nightmare	xd	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
Sing	xd	—	55	Normal	Stat.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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