Meowth #0052

The Scratch Cat Pokémon

Forms:

Typing	Normal
Abilities	Pickup - Ability 1 Technician - Ability 2 Unnerve - Hidden
Classification	The Scratch Cat Pokémon
National ID	#0052
Regional ID	#0141

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Fighting

Immune x0

Ghost

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This page displays data from Violet (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

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

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	0.4 m (1'4")
Weight	4.2 kg (9.3 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	58
Catch Rate	255
Catch Chance	~43.87% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "All it does is sleep during the daytime. At night, it patrols its territory with its eyes aglow." Violet "It loves things that sparkle. When it sees a shiny object, the gold coin on its head shines, too."
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "It is nocturnal by nature. If it spots something shiny, its eyes glitter as brightly as the shiny object."
Let's Go, Pikachu! Let's Go, Eevee! "Appears to be more active at night. It loves round and shiny things. It can’t stop itself from picking them up."
X "It is nocturnal in nature. If it spots something shiny, its eyes glitter brightly." Y "Adores round objects. It wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change."
Alpha Sapphire Omega Ruby "Meowth withdraws its sharp claws into its paws to slinkily sneak about without making any incriminating footsteps. For some reason, this Pokémon loves shiny coins that glitter with light."
Black White "It is nocturnal in nature. If it spots something shiny, its eyes glitter brightly."
Black 2 White 2 "It is nocturnal in nature. If it spots something shiny, its eyes glitter brightly."
Diamond Pearl "It is nocturnal in nature. If it spots something shiny, its eyes glitter brightly."
Platinum "It is nocturnal in nature. If it spots something shiny, its eyes glitter brightly."
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."
Ruby Sapphire "MEOWTH withdraws its sharp claws into its paws to slinkily sneak about without making any incriminating footsteps. For some reason, this POKéMON loves shiny coins that glitter with light."
FireRed "All it does is sleep during the daytime. At night, it patrols its territory with its eyes aglow." LeafGreen "Adores round objects. It wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change."
Emerald "MEOWTH withdraw their sharp claws into their paws to silently sneak about. For some reason, this POKéMON loves shiny coins that glitter with light."
Gold "It is fascinated by round objects. It can't stop playing with them until it tires and falls asleep." Silver "It loves anything that shines. It especially adores coins that it picks up and se cretly hoards."
Crystal "It loves things that sparkle. When it sees a shiny object, the gold coin on its head shines too."
Red Blue "Adores circular objects. Wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change."
Yellow "Appears to be more active at night. It loves round and shiny things. It can't stop from picking them up."

Learnset

Level-up Egg TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Meowth via level-up in Pokémon Violet:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Fake Out	40	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Growl	—	100	Normal	Stat.
4	Feint	30	100	Normal	Phys.
8	Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
12	Pay Day	40	100	Normal	Phys.
16	Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
20	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
24	Assurance	60	100	Dark	Phys.
29	Fury Swipes	18	80	Normal	Phys.
32	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
36	Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.
40	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
44	Play Rough	90	90	Fairy	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Meowth as Egg Moves in Pokémon Violet:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Covet	60	100	Normal	Phys.
Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Hypnosis	—	60	Psychic	Stat.
Last Resort	140	100	Normal	Phys.
Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
Tail Whip	—	100	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Meowth via TM in Pokémon Violet:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM002	Charm	—	100	Fairy	Stat.
TM003	Fake Tears	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM004	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM020	Trailblaze	50	100	Grass	Phys.
TM022	Chilling Water	50	100	Water	Spec.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM030	Snarl	55	95	Dark	Spec.
TM031	Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM034	Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM055	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM057	False Swipe	40	100	Normal	Phys.
TM060	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM061	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM062	Foul Play	95	100	Dark	Phys.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM071	Seed Bomb	80	100	Grass	Phys.
TM082	Thunder Wave	—	90	Electric	Stat.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM087	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM094	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
TM101	Power Gem	80	100	Rock	Spec.
TM102	Gunk Shot	120	80	Poison	Phys.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM114	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM117	Hyper Voice	90	100	Normal	Spec.
TM126	Thunderbolt	90	100	Electric	Spec.
TM127	Play Rough	90	90	Fairy	Phys.
TM128	Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM140	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
TM166	Thunder	110	70	Electric	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM177	Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM181	Knock Off	65	100	Dark	Phys.
TM199	Lash Out	75	100	Dark	Phys.
TM202	Pain Split	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM203	Psych Up	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM205	Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM221	Throat Chop	80	100	Dark	Phys.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation I

Red

Transfer

Blue

Catchable

Yellow

Transfer

Generation II

Gold

Transfer

Silver

Catchable

Crystal

Catchable

Generation III

Ruby

Transfer

Sapphire

Transfer

FireRed

Catchable

LeafGreen

Catchable

Emerald

Obtainable

Generation IV

Diamond

Catchable

Pearl

Catchable

Platinum

Catchable

HeartGold

Transfer

SoulSilver

Catchable

Generation V

Black

Transfer

White

Transfer

Black 2

Obtainable

White 2

Obtainable

Generation VI

X

Transfer

Y

Transfer

Alpha Sapphire

Obtainable

Omega Ruby

Obtainable

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Transfer

Ultra Moon

Transfer

Let's Go, Pikachu!

Transfer

Let's Go, Eevee!

Catchable

Generation VIII

Sword

Obtainable

Shield

Obtainable

Brilliant Diamond

Catchable

Shining Pearl

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Catchable

Violet

Catchable

Legends: Z-A

Transfer

Mega Dimension

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Dugtrio(#0051)

Persian(#0053)

Legends: Z-A

Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

Catch Calculators

Shiny Rates

Shiny Hunting Tools

Meowth #0052

The Scratch Cat Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Egg Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation I

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites