Persian | Pokémon guide

From the very first generation, the Pokémon Persian has struck fear into our hearts because its appearance usually means that Giovanni isn’t far away. Even Alolan Persian, its slightly goofy-looking yet sinister dark regional variant, has us on our toes. This guide has everything you need to know about the two fearsome felines.

Persian is definitely one of the cooler normal Pokémon, and Alolan Persian is certainly a, uh, unique dark Pokémon, so check out our guides to see the rest of the Pokédex in all its glory.

Here’s everything in our Persian guide:

Here’s the key information you need to know about Persian:

Persian’s evolution

Meowth evolves into Persian starting at level 28. Alolan Persian takes a little bit more effort to evolve, as you need to level up your Alolan Meowth with high friendship.

Persian’s locations

Here are all the locations you can find Persian in each Pokémon game. We’ll mark Alolan Persian’s locations with the name. It doesn’t appear before Gen VII (Sun and Moon).

Gen 1 locations

Gen 2 locations

Gen 3 locations

Gen 4 locations

Gen 5 locations

Gen 6 locations

Gen 7 locations

Gen 8 locations

Gen 9 locations

How do I get Persian in Pokémon Pokopia?

To get Persian in Pokopia, you need to create an Evil Organization HQ habitat. To do this, you need to hang a Team Rocket Wall Hanging, and then place a Luxury Sofa with a potted plant of any kind on either side.

Persian’s base stats

Persian’s base stats are as follows. As you level it up, these stats grow. Persian and Alolan Persian have slightly different base stats, so we’ve listed both below.

Persian

• HP – 65
• Attack – 70
• Defense – 60
• Sp. Atk – 65
• Sp. Def – 65
• Speed – 115

Alolan Persian

• HP – 65
• Attack – 60
• Defense – 60
• Sp. Atk – 75
• Sp. Def – 65
• Speed – 115

Persian’s type strengths and weaknesses

Each Persian variant has different strengths and weaknesses. You can use this to your advantage if you have both on a team, but they’re both weak to fighting and do well against ghost types, with Persian being immune and Alolan Persian resisting the type.

Persian

Alolan Persian

Persian’s moveset

In the latest generation of Pokémon games, Persian (and Alolan Persian) can learn the following moves through leveling up, TMs, and breeding.

Persian

Level up moves in Scarlet and Violet

Level up moves in Legends: Z-A

Alolan Persian

Level up moves in Scarlet and Violet

Level up moves in Legends: Z-A

Persian

Learable TMs in Scarlet and Violet

Learnable TMs in Legends: Z-A

Alolan Persian

Learnable TMs in Scarlet and Violet

Learnable TMs in Legends: Z-A

Persian

Egg moves

Alolan Persian

Egg moves

That’s everything you need to know about Persian and its dark counterpart, Alolan Persian.