Meowth

Meowth official artwork
#0052

Meowth

Scratch Cat Pokémon

NORMAL

It loves to collect shiny things. If it’s in a good mood, it might even let its Trainer have a look at its hoard of treasures.

Meowth is No. 0052 in the National Pokédex and is listed here as a Normal-type Scratch Cat Pokémon. It loves to collect shiny things. If it’s in a good mood, it might even let its Trainer have a look at its hoard of treasures. This page brings together its key game data, including typing, abilities, base stats, evolution details, forms, Pokédex entries and moves, so it can be used as a quick reference before building out a deeper guide.

Meowth first belongs to Generation I. Meowth does not have a longer evolution chain recorded in the current local data. Its strongest listed base stat is Speed, which helps show where it naturally fits when comparing Pokémon by role. Its abilities can include Pickup, Technician and Unnerve, giving players useful options when comparing forms, movesets and team roles. The sections below are generated from the local Pokémon database and can be expanded later with matchup advice, best games to use it in, notable appearances and more detailed strategy notes.

Meowth at a glance

Type
NORMAL
Weak to
FIGHTING2×
Best base stat
Speed — 90
Abilities
Pickup, Technician, Unnerve (Hidden)
Next evolution
Persian — Level 28
Perrserker — Level 28
Height
0.4 m
Weight
4.2 kg
Generation
Generation I
Growth rate
Medium
Capture rate
255
Base happiness
70

Base stats

Hp40
Attack45
Defense35
Special Attack40
Special Defense40
Speed90
Total290

Type effectiveness

Damage taken when Meowth is hit by each type:

Weak to

FIGHTING2×

Immune to

GHOST0×

Based on Normal typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.

Evolution family

Level 28
Level 28
Selected game context

Pokémon Gold and Silver

Pokédex entries

GameEntry
Gold

It is fascinated by round objects. It can't stop playing with them until it tires and falls asleep.

Silver

It loves anything that shines. It especially adores coins that it picks up and se­ cretly hoards.

Level-up moves

LevelMoveTypePowerAccuracy
1GrowlNORMAL—100
1ScratchNORMAL40100
11BiteDARK60100
20Pay DayNORMAL40100
28Feint AttackDARK60—
35ScreechNORMAL—85
41Fury SwipesNORMAL1880
46SlashNORMAL70100