Persian #0053

The Classy Cat Pokémon

Typing	Normal
Abilities	Limber
Classification	The Classy Cat Pokémon
National ID	#0053
How to get	Trade or transfer only

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Fighting

Immune x0

Ghost

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Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	65	125—172
Attack	70	67—134
Defense	60	58—123
Sp. Attack	65	63—128
Sp. Defense	65	63—128
Speed	115	108—183
Total	440	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 28

Where to Find

Persian can't be caught in Ruby & Sapphire.

Trade from XD, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120
Gender Ratio	50.39%49.61%
Height	1.0 m (3'3")
Weight	32.0 kg (70.5 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	148
Catch Rate	90
Catch Chance	~12.33% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	70

Pokédex Entries

Ruby

Sapphire

"PERSIAN has six bold whiskers that give it a look of toughness. The whiskers sense air movements to determine what is in the POKéMON’s surrounding vicinity. It becomes docile if grabbed by the whiskers."

Learnset

Level-up Pre-evo TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Persian via level-up in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Bite	60	100	Dark	Spec.
1	Growl	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
11	Bite	60	100	Dark	Spec.
20	Pay Day	40	100	Normal	Phys.
29	Feint Attack	60	—	Dark	Spec.
38	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
46	Fury Swipes	18	80	Normal	Phys.
53	Slash	70	100	Normal	Phys.
59	Fake Out	40	100	Normal	Phys.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Persian via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Amnesia (Meowth)Egg	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Assist (Meowth)Egg	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Charm (Meowth)Egg	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Hypnosis (Meowth)Egg	—	60	Psychic	Stat.
Psych Up (Meowth)Egg	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Spite (Meowth)Egg	—	100	Ghost	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Persian via TM in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM005	Roar	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM012	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Phys.
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	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Phys.
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	Spec.
TM049	Snatch	—	—	Dark	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Persian via HM in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM01	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
HM05	Flash	—	70	Normal	Stat.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Persian 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.
Dream Eater	EFRLGxd	100	100	Psychic	Spec.
Endure	E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Icy Wind	Exd	55	95	Ice	Spec.
Mimic	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Mud-Slap	E	20	100	Ground	Phys.
Nightmare	xd	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Sing	xd	—	55	Normal	Stat.
Sleep Talk	E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Snore	E	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Substitute	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Swagger	FRLGExd	—	90	Normal	Stat.
Swift	E	60	—	Normal	Phys.

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

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