Meowth
Meowth is an excellent revenge killer with its Fake Out + Feint combination, which is considerably powerful. It is also a very fast pokemon allowing it to outrun almost the entire unboosted game, including pokemon like Mienfoo and Chinchou, and is as fast as Ponyta. Meowth Evolution brings forth the incredibly weakness and would usually get knocked out if it can’t KO what’s in front of it at an early stage. Well, still we will suggest to have a look at Moveset, Usefulness and other details of Meowth.
About Meowth
- National Pokedex No: 52
- Japenese Name: ニャース Nyarth
- Type: Electric
- Height: 1′ 04″
- Weight: 9.3 lbs
- Abilities:
- Pickup
- Technician
- Unnerve (hidden ability)
- Local No:
- 052 (Red/Blue/Yellow)
- 136 (Gold/Silver/Crystal)
- 052 (FireRed/LeafGreen)
- 138 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)
- 045 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex)
- 052 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)
- 052 (Let’s Go Pikachu/Let’s Go Eevee)
- 182 (Sword/Shield)
- Catch Rate: 70
- Base Friendship: 35 (lower than normal)
- Base Exp: 69 (Gen. 1-5) and 58 (Gen 5+)
- Growth Rate: Medium Fast
- Egg Group: Field
- Gender: 50% Male, 50% Female
- Egg Cycles: 20 (5140 – 5396 steps)
Stats
- HP: 40
- Attack: 45
- Defense: 35
- Speed: 40
- Special Attack: 40
- Special Defense: : 90
- Total: 290
Moves Learned By Meowth
Whether Meowth will be beneficial for you or not totally depends on that will you be able to find something worthwhile in the Moveset and can be used against the weakness of other Pokemon.
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Moves learnt by level up
|
Lv.
|
Move
|
Type
|
Category
|
Power
|
Accuracy
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fake Out | NORMAL | Physical | 40 | 100 |
| 1 | Growl | NORMAL | Status | — | 100 |
| 4 | Feint | NORMAL | Physical | 30 | 100 |
| 8 | Scratch | NORMAL | Physical | 40 | 100 |
| 12 | PayDay | NORMAL | Physical | 40 | 100 |
| 16 | Bite | DARK | Physical | 60 | 100 |
| 20 | Taunt | DARK | Status | — | 100 |
| 24 | Assurance | DARK | Physical | 60 | 100 |
| 29 | Fury Swipes | NORMAL | Physical | 18 | 80 |
| 32 | Screech | NORMAL | Status | — | 85 |
| 36 | Slash | NORMAL | Physical | 70 | 100 |
| 40 | Nasty Plot | DARK | Status | — | — |
| 44 | Play Rough | FAIRY | Physical | 90 | 90 |
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Moves learnt by Technical Machines
|
Lv.
|
Move
|
Type
|
Category
|
Power
|
Accuracy
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | PayDay | NORMAL | Physical | 40 | 100 |
| 15 | Dig | GROUND | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| 16 | Screech | NORMAL | Status | — | 85 |
| 21 | Rest | PSYCHIC | Status | — | — |
| 23 | Thief | DARK | Physical | 60 | 100 |
| 24 | Snore | NORMAL | Special | 50 | 100 |
| 25 | Protect | NORMAL | Status | — | — |
| 27 | Icy Wind | ICE | Special | 55 | 95 |
| 29 | Charm | FAIRY | Status | — | 100 |
| 31 | Attract | NORMAL | Status | — | 100 |
| 33 | Rain Dance | WATER | Status | — | — |
| 34 | Sunny Day | FIRE | Status | — | — |
| 39 | Facade | NORMAL | Physical | 70 | 100 |
| 40 | Swift | NORMAL | Special | 60 | ∞ |
| 56 | U-turn | BUG | Physical | 70 | 100 |
| 57 | Payback | DARK | Physical | 50 | 100 |
| 58 | Assurance | DARK | Physical | 60 | 100 |
| 65 | Shadow Claw | GHOST | Physical | 70 | 100 |
| 76 | Round | NORMAL | Special | 60 | 100 |
| 79 | Retaliate | NORMAL | Physical | 70 | 100 |
How To Find Meowth?
| Red | Trade/migrate from another game |
| Blue | Route 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Yellow | Trade/migrate from another game |
| Gold | Trade/migrate from another game |
| Silver | Route 5, 6, 7, 8, 38, 39 |
| Crystal | Route 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 38, 39 |
| Ruby Sapphire |
Trade/migrate from another game |
| FireRed LeafGreen |
Route 5, 6, 7, 8, Bond Bridge, Canyon Entrance, Cape Brink, Five Isle Meadow, Kindle Road, Ruin Valley, Sevault Canyon, Treasure Beach, Water Path |
| Emerald | Battle Tower |
| Diamond Pearl Platinum |
Trophy Garden |
| HeartGold | Trade/migrate from another game |
| SoulSilver | Route 5, 6, 7, 8, 38, 39 |
| Black White Black 2 White 2 |
Trade/migrate from another game |
| X Y |
Trade/migrate from another game |
| Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire |
Breed Persian |
| Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon |
Route 1, 2, Hau’oli City, Malie Garden |
| Let’s Go Pikachu | Trade/migrate from another game |
| Let’s Go Eevee | Route 24, 25, Cinnabar Island |
| Sword Shield |
Route 4 |
How To Evolve?
Meowth evolution happens into Persian starting at level 28.
- Meowth has a Gigantamax form.
In Alola, Meowth has a Dark-type regional form. It normally evolves into Alolan Persian when levelled up with high friendship. However, in Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu/Eevee, it evolves into Alolan Persian starting at level 28.
- In Galar, Meowth has a Steel-type regional form. It evolves into Perrserker starting at level 28.
How Much Useful Is My Meowth?
Meowth is an excellent anti-lead that can beat Mienfoo and Onix, so leading with it is often a safe choice. If possible, try to scout whether the Onix is Weak Armor or Sturdy, as using Fake Out on the former is counterproductive.
Don’t switch Meowth in on attacks if you can, however, as it is very frail and best suited to come in after a slow U-turn or as a revenge killer. Feint should be played to its strengths; for example, use it against common Protect users like Carvanha.
Keep Meowth healthy throughout the match, as its ability to reliably deal high amounts of damage is valuable mid- and late-game. If your team struggles against a certain sweeper, preserve Meowth so it can deal a large chunk of damage with its Fake Out and Feint. If you’re running U-turn or Knock Off, be sure to use them on predicted switches to keep up the momentum.
Well, do you think that the Meowth Evolution can suffice your needs in the game after going through its weakness, Moveset, stats and more? If yes then you should run down to the Pokemon official page for Meowth Evolution!
But if still, you think that you may find some better Moveset, stats and less unhealthy weakness with the help of evolution other than of Meowth, then Herald Journalism has information stocked for that purpose.