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meowth
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Meowth

Scratch Cat Pokémon

Normal

It is nocturnal in nature. If it spots something shiny, its eyes glitter brightly.

Base Stats

HP 40
Attack 45
Defense 35
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 40
Speed 90
Total 290

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

persian Persian Lv. 28

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Scratch Cat Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 4.2 kg
Base Exp 58
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

meowth Front Front
meowth Back Back
meowth Front Shiny Front Shiny
meowth Back Shiny Back Shiny
meowth Official Art Official Art
meowth Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 7.2%
Mixed Attacker
Moves
Feint / Return
Aerial Ace / Knock Off / U-turn
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Technician
Nature
Hasty
EVs
Atk 236
SpA 36
SpD 36
Spe 196
Nasty Plot
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Technician
Nature
Modest / Timid
EVs
Def 76
SpA 200
Spe 200

Strategy Overview

Meowth's niche in Little Cup stems from its high Speed and its ability Technician, which it can take advantage of with its wide movepool. Meowth's movepool and access to the strongest Fake Out in Little Cup give it a good matchup against common leads such as Mienfoo, Dwebble, and Onix. However, Meowth's low attacking stats mean it has to run a Life Orb and hit foes super effectively to secure KOs. Meowth's terrible bulk only compounds this, as it will likely be KOed if it cannot KO what's in front of it. Its low bulk makes it susceptible to revenge killers as well. Finally, Meowth often faces competition from Aipom, which is both bulkier and a stronger wallbreaker, for a teamslot.

Most Used Moves

Fake Out
99.2%
Feint
63.0%
U-turn
42.0%
Return
21.4%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
81.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc