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persian
#053

Persian

Classy Cat Pokémon

Normal

A very haughty Pokémon. Among fans, the size of the jewel in its forehead is a topic of much talk.

Base Stats

HP 65
Attack 70
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 65
Sp. Def 65
Speed 115
Total 440

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

persian Persian Lv. 28

Moves

Details

Category Classy Cat Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 32.0 kg
Base Exp 154
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

persian Front Front
persian Back Back
persian Front Shiny Front Shiny
persian Back Shiny Back Shiny
persian Official Art Official Art
persian Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

vgc2012
Unnerve Lead
Moves
Night Slash / Feint / Charm
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Unnerve
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Unnerving as it may be, Persian doesn't receive much movepool-wise, but it still gets everything it needs to have to become a potent team player in VGC 2012. Among such gifts are Fake Out and Unnerve, which is a combination unique to the Classy Cat, striking fear into the hearts of Pokemon such as Yache Garchomp and Chople Tyranitar. Beyond this, however, Persian fails to meet even the lowest of expectations with a base 70 Attack and 65 / 60 / 65 defenses that makes Pokemon like Whimsicott look like a brick wall in comparison. Keep this in the back of your mind, though, and play Persian to its strengths; it will surely dominate Berry-reliant Pokemon, making it a great addition to teams bothered by these threats.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc