Meowth

#52 in the FireRed and LeafGreen Pokédex • Scratch Cat Pokémon

Meowth

#52 in the FireRed and LeafGreen Pokédex • Scratch Cat Pokémon

Stats

Base stat spread shown as a hex chart and supporting stat bars.

Min

Max

190

284

Attack

207

Defense

185

Sp. Atk

196

Sp. Def

196

Speed

166

306

Total

290

Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.

Dugtrio

Persian

Normal

Shiny

Meowth

Scratch Cat Pokémon

#52

Height

0.4 m (1'04")

Weight

4.2 kg (9.3 lbs)

Abilities

Pickup

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Meowth takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

2×

Resists

0×

Growth

EV yield, catch rate, and experience details for this Pokémon.

EV yield	1 Spe
Catch rate	255
Base Exp.	58

Eggs

Egg groups, gender ratio, and hatching details for this Pokémon.

Egg Groups	Field
Gender	50% male 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (5,120 steps)

Lore

Version-specific Pokédex entries for this Pokémon.

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.

Evolution

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Meowth #52	Level 28	Persian #53

Encounters

Known encounter locations for this Pokémon in this game.

FireRed

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	10	20%	-
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	12	10%	-
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	-
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	16	1%	-
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	10	20%	-
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	12	10%	-
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	-
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	16	1%	-
Route 7 Road 7	Walking in tall grass or a cave	17	20%	-
Route 7 Road 7	Walking in tall grass or a cave	18	10%	-
Route 7 Road 7	Walking in tall grass or a cave	17	4%	-
Route 7 Road 7	Walking in tall grass or a cave	19	4%	-
Route 7 Road 7	Walking in tall grass or a cave	17	1%	-
Route 7 Road 7	Walking in tall grass or a cave	20	1%	-
Route 8 Road 8	Walking in tall grass or a cave	18	20%	-
Route 8 Road 8	Walking in tall grass or a cave	20	10%	-
Kindle Road	Walking in tall grass or a cave	31	10%	-
Treasure Beach	Walking in tall grass or a cave	31	10%	-
Cape Brink	Walking in tall grass or a cave	31	10%	-
Bond Bridge	Walking in tall grass or a cave	31	10%	-
Five Isle Meadow	Walking in tall grass or a cave	41	10%	-
Water Path	Walking in tall grass or a cave	41	10%	-
Ruin Valley	Walking in tall grass or a cave	43	10%	-
Canyon Entrance	Walking in tall grass or a cave	41	10%	-
Sevault Canyon	Walking in tall grass or a cave	43	10%	-

LeafGreen

Location	Method	Level	Chance	Conditions
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	10	20%	-
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	12	10%	-
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	-
Route 5 Road 5	Walking in tall grass or a cave	16	1%	-
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	10	20%	-
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	12	10%	-
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	14	4%	-
Route 6 Road 6	Walking in tall grass or a cave	16	1%	-
Route 7 Road 7	Walking in tall grass or a cave	17	20%	-
Route 7 Road 7	Walking in tall grass or a cave	18	10%	-
Route 7 Road 7	Walking in tall grass or a cave	17	4%	-
Route 7 Road 7	Walking in tall grass or a cave	19	4%	-
Route 7 Road 7	Walking in tall grass or a cave	17	1%	-
Route 7 Road 7	Walking in tall grass or a cave	20	1%	-
Route 8 Road 8	Walking in tall grass or a cave	18	20%	-
Route 8 Road 8	Walking in tall grass or a cave	20	10%	-
Kindle Road	Walking in tall grass or a cave	31	10%	-
Treasure Beach	Walking in tall grass or a cave	31	10%	-
Cape Brink	Walking in tall grass or a cave	31	10%	-
Bond Bridge	Walking in tall grass or a cave	31	10%	-
Five Isle Meadow	Walking in tall grass or a cave	41	10%	-
Water Path	Walking in tall grass or a cave	41	10%	-
Ruin Valley	Walking in tall grass or a cave	43	10%	-
Canyon Entrance	Walking in tall grass or a cave	41	10%	-
Sevault Canyon	Walking in tall grass or a cave	43	10%	-

Held Items

Items this Pokémon may hold when encountered in the wild.

Nugget

FireRed

LeafGreen

Moves

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.

		Class				Description
Start	Scratch	Physical	40	100	35	Hard, pointed, and sharp claws rake the foe.
Start	Growl	Status	-	100	40	The user growls in a cute way, making the foe lower its ATTACK stat.
10	Bite	Special	60	100	25	The user bites with vicious fangs. It may make the foe flinch.
18	Pay Day	Physical	40	100	20	Numerous coins are hurled at the foe. Money is earned after battle.
25	Feint Attack	Special	60	-	20	The user draws up close to the foe disarmingly, then hits without fail.
31	Screech	Status	-	85	40	An ear-splitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s DEFENSE.
36	Fury Swipes	Physical	18	80	15	The foe is raked with sharp claws or scythes two to five times.
40	Slash	Physical	70	100	20	The foe is slashed with claws, etc. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
43	Fake Out	Physical	40	100	10	An attack that hits first and causes flinching. Usable only on 1st turn.
45	Swagger	Status	-	90	15	A move that makes the foe confused, but also sharply raises its ATTACK.

Machines

Moves this Pokémon can learn from Technical Machines and Hidden Machines in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

		Class				Description
TM03	Water Pulse	Special	60	100	20	An attack with a pulsing blast of water. It may also confuse the foe.
TM06	Toxic	Status	-	85	10	A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
TM10	Hidden Power	Physical	1	100	15	An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user.
TM11	Sunny Day	Status	-	-	5	The sun blazes for five turns, powering up FIRE-type moves.
TM12	Taunt	Status	-	100	20	The foe is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves.
TM17	Protect	Status	-	-	10	Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
TM18	Rain Dance	Status	-	-	5	A heavy rain falls for five turns, powering up WATER- type moves.
TM21	Frustration	Physical	-	100	20	This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its TRAINER.
TM23	Iron Tail	Physical	100	75	15	An attack with a steel-hard tail. It may lower the foe’s DEFENSE stat.
TM24	Thunderbolt	Special	95	100	15	A strong electrical attack that may also leave the foe paralyzed.
TM25	Thunder	Special	120	70	10	A brutal lightning attack that may also leave the foe paralyzed.
TM27	Return	Physical	-	100	20	This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its TRAINER.
TM28	Dig	Physical	60	100	10	An attack that hits on the 2nd turn. Can also be used to exit dungeons.
TM30	Shadow Ball	Physical	80	100	15	A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe’s SP. DEF.
TM32	Double Team	Status	-	-	15	The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.
TM34	Shock Wave	Special	60	-	20	A rapid jolt of electricity strikes the foe. It can’t be evaded.
TM40	Aerial Ace	Physical	60	-	20	An extremely fast attack against one target. It can’t be evaded.
TM41	Torment	Status	-	100	15	It enrages the foe, making it incapable of using the same move successively.
TM42	Facade	Physical	70	100	20	An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM43	Secret Power	Physical	70	100	20	An attack that may have an additional effect that varies with the terrain.
TM44	Rest	Status	-	-	5	The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem.
TM45	Attract	Status	-	100	15	If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack.
TM46	Thief	Special	40	100	10	An attack that may take the foe’s held item if the user isn’t holding one.
TM49	Snatch	Status	-	-	10	Steals the effects of the foe’s healing or status- changing move.
HM01	Cut	Physical	50	95	30	A basic attack. It can be used to cut down thin trees and grass.
HM05	Flash	Status	-	70	20	A blast of light that cuts the foe’s accuracy. It also illuminates caves.

Tutors

Moves this Pokémon can learn from move tutors in this game.

	Class				Description
Body Slam	Physical	85	100	15	The user drops its full body on the foe. It may leave the foe paralyzed.
Double-Edge	Physical	120	100	15	A reckless, life- risking tackle that also hurts the user a little.
Dream Eater	Special	100	100	15	Absorbs half the damage it inflicted on a sleeping foe to restore HP.
Mimic	Status	-	-	10	The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle.
Substitute	Status	-	-	10	The user creates a decoy using one- quarter of its full HP.

Breeding

Moves this Pokémon can inherit through breeding or similar methods.

	Class				Description
Amnesia	Status	-	-	20	Forgets about something and sharply raises SP. DEF.
Assist	Status	-	-	20	The user randomly picks and uses a move of an allied Pokémon.
Charm	Status	-	100	20	The foe is charmed by the user’s cute appeals, sharply cutting its ATTACK.
Hypnosis	Status	-	60	20	Hypnotic suggestion is used to make the foe fall into a deep sleep.
Psych Up	Status	-	-	10	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the foe.
Spite	Status	-	100	10	A move that cuts 2 to 5 PP from the move last used by the foe.

Traits

Ability options available to this Pokémon in this game.

Pickup

May pick up items.

Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.

#51

Dugtrio

#53

Persian

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