Meowth | Pokémon guide

You all know the Pokémon Meowth. In the anime, he’s the loveable partner of Team Rocket’s Jessie and James, having his own little catchphrase that I’d hear all the time on the playground at school – “Meowth, that’s right.” As much as I’d love nothing more than to gush over the anime version of this cat, it’s important to tell you everything about it from the games, so let’s go over Meowth’s evolution, locations, base stats, moveset, and more, so you know how to make the most out of them.

Of course, Meowth isn’t the only Pokémon that’s practically synonymous with Team Rocket, so make sure you check out our complete Pokédex to learn about the likes of Wheezing and Arbok.

Here’s everything you need to know about Meowth:

Below, you can find all of Meowth’s basic information:

Meowth’s evolution

There are three different versions of Meowth: the regular one that appears in Kanto, then the regional forms in Alola and Galar. For the Kantonian and Galarian versions, Meowth evolves into Persian and Perrserker, respectively, at level 28, and the Alolan one evolves into Persian at night when you level it up with high friendship.

Meowth’s locations

You can find Meowth in the following locations:

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

Meowth’s base stats

Meowth has the following base stats, which increase as you level it up:

• HP – 40
• Attack – 45
• Defense – 35
• Sp. Atk – 40
• Sp. Def – 40
• Speed – 90

Alolan Meowth’s base stats

• HP – 40
• Attack – 35
• Defense – 35
• Sp. Atk – 50
• Sp. Def – 40
• Speed – 90

Galarian Meowth’s base stats

• HP – 50
• Attack – 65
• Defense – 55
• Sp. Atk – 40
• Sp. Def – 40
• Speed – 40

Meowth’s type strengths and weaknesses

As a normal-type, Meowth has the following strengths and weaknesses that you need to consider:

Alolan Meowth’s strengths and weaknesses

Unlike the Kantonian Meowth, Alolan Meowth is a dark-type, meaning it has different strengths and weaknesses:

Galarian Meowth’s strengths and weaknesses

Once more, the type of Galarian Meowth is completely different from the other two, being a steel-type instead. As such, it has the following strengths and weaknesses:

Meowth’s moves

In the most recent games it appears in, Meowth can learn the following moves:

Level up (Scarlet and Violet, Kantonian)

Level up (Legends: Z-A, Kantonian)

Level up (Scarlet and Violet, Alolan)

Level up: (Legends: Z-A, Alolan)

Level up (Scarlet and Violet, Galarian)

Level up (Legends: ZA, Galarian)

Learnable TMs (Scarlet and Violet, Kantonian)

Learnable TMs (Legends: Z-A, Kantonian)

Learnable TMs (Scarlet and Violet, Alolan)

Learnable TMs (Legends: Z-A, Alolan)

Learnable TMs (Scarlet and Violet, Galarian)

Learnable TMs (Legends: ZA, Galarian)

Egg moves (Kantonian)

Egg moves (Alolan)

Egg moves (Galarian)

That’s everything you need to know about Meowth, including the Alolan and Galarian versions.