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persian
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Persian

Classy Cat Pokémon

Normal

It has a violent temperament. It will attack anything that looks it in the eye. Its sharp claws inflict deep wounds.

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

Forms

Evolution Chain

persian Persian Lv. 28

Moves

Locations

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

pu Usage: 0.2%
Nasty Plot
Item
Life Orb / Normalium Z
Ability
Technician
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Although Persian is faster than most of the unboosted metagame and has access to Nasty Plot and Technician, it is unfortunately a terrible Pokemon. None of its stats are particularly good outside of its Speed, which means it won't hit very hard, can't easily set up, and is easy to revenge kill with priority moves and Choice Scarf users. Persian is outclassed as a specially offensive Normal-type by Drampa, which hits much harder without even needing to set up and also has a secondary Dragon typing. Persian is also outclassed as a Nasty Plot sweeper by Alolan Raichu and Alolan Persian, with the former having a higher Special Attack stat and using its secondary Psychic typing to threaten Pokemon like Hitmonchan and Roselia, while the latter's access to Fur Coat provides it with actual defensive presence and makes setting up much easier.

Most Used Moves

Fake Out
86.8%
U-turn
75.3%
Knock Off
48.3%
Feint
34.0%
Thief
30.4%
Covet
29.2%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
16.3%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc