About Meowth
Meowth is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Scratch Cat Pokémon (No. 52), introduced in Generation I and native to the Kanto region.
It washes its face regularly to keep the coin on its forehead spotless. It doesn’t get along with Galarian Meowth.
Forms
Pokédex data
- Category
- Scratch Cat Pokémon
- Height
- 0.4 m
- Weight
- 4.2 kg
- Color
- Yellow
- Shape
- Quadruped
- Habitat
- Urban
- Generation
- Generation I
- Region
- Kanto
Base stats
- HP40
- Attack45
- Defense35
- Sp. Atk40
- Sp. Def40
- Speed90
Type defenses (Normal)
Weak to
fightingImmune to
ghostAbilities
Pickup
The Pokémon may pick up an item another Pokémon used during a battle. It may pick up items outside of battle, too.
Technician
Powers up weak moves so the Pokémon can deal more damage with them.
Unnerve
Hidden abilityUnnerves opposing Pokémon and makes them unable to eat Berries.
Evolution
Meowth
#052
Lv. 28
or High friendship (≥160)
Lv. 28
Breeding
Egg groups
Gender ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Hatch counter
20 cycles (~5,140 steps)
Planning a specific spread? Open the breeding calculator to find compatible partners and hatch odds.
Training
EV yield (when defeated)
- Catch rate
- 255
- Base happiness
- 70
- Base XP
- 58
- Growth rate
- Medium
Trivia & history
Regional Pokédex appearances
Sprites & cry
Artwork
- Artwork
- Shiny artwork
Sprites
- Front
- Front shiny
- Back
- Back shiny
Animated
- Front
- Front shiny
- Back
- Back shiny
Cry