Meowth

#52 in the Kanto Pokédex • Scratch Cat Pokémon

Meowth in the National Pokédex

Normal

Shiny

Dugtrio Persian

Pokédex entries

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.

Pokémon details

Type

Weak to

2×

Resists

Meowth doesn't resist any types.

Immune to

0×

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

EV yield	1 Spe
Catch rate	255
Base Exp.	69

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

Egg groups	Field
Gender	50% male 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (5,375 steps)

Evolution requirements shown in a compact table or chain view.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Meowth #52	Level 28	Persian #53

Wild encounter

Wild on Routes 5, 6, 7, and 8, and widespread across the Sevii Islands, including Bond Bridge, Kindle Road, Treasure Beach, Ruin Valley, Sevault Canyon, and more.

Routes 5, 6, 7, 8, Bond Bridge, Canyon Entrance, Cape Brink, Five Isle Meadow, Kindle Road, Ruin Valley, Sevault Canyon, Treasure Beach, Water Path

Items this Pokémon may hold when encountered in the wild.

Nugget

FireRed

LeafGreen

Moves this Pokémon learns naturally by reaching specific levels.


Start	Scratch	40	100	35
Start	Growl	-	100	40
10	Bite	60	100	25
18	Pay Day	40	100	20
25	Feint Attack	60	-	20
31	Screech	-	85	40
36	Fury Swipes	18	80	15
40	Slash	70	100	20
43	Fake Out	40	100	10
45	Swagger	-	90	15

Machine compatibility for Generation III. HM08 Dive cannot be obtained in FireRed or LeafGreen; a Pokémon must learn it in another Generation III game and be traded in on GBA. Switch has no incoming transfers from those games.


TM03	Water Pulse	60	100	20
TM06	Toxic	-	85	10
TM10	Hidden Power	-	100	15
TM11	Sunny Day	-	-	5
TM12	Taunt	-	100	20
TM17	Protect	-	-	10
TM18	Rain Dance	-	-	5
TM21	Frustration	-	100	20
TM23	Iron Tail	100	75	15
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100	15
TM25	Thunder	120	70	10
TM27	Return	-	100	20
TM28	Dig	60	100	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100	15
TM32	Double Team	-	-	15
TM34	Shock Wave	60	-	20
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	-	20
TM41	Torment	-	100	15
TM42	Facade	70	100	20
TM43	Secret Power	70	100	20
TM44	Rest	-	-	10
TM45	Attract	-	100	15
TM46	Thief	40	100	10
TM49	Snatch	-	-	10
HM01	Cut	50	95	30
HM05	Flash	-	70	20