Physical
Balanced
DTier
90Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Speed and Sp. Atk carry most of Meowth's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP40
D
Attack35
F
Defense35
F
Sp. Atk50
D
Sp. Def40
D
Speed90
B
Total290
Details
Catch Rate
Guaranteed255 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.4 m
1'04"Tiny
Weight4.2 kg
9.3 lbsFeather
Base XP58
Low Yield
Abilities
Pickup
Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.
TechnicianTop Pick
Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.
RattledHA
Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a dark, ghost, or bug move.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entries

Highly intelligent and prideful, it's famously difficult to handle—but that's also a reason for its popularity.

Meowth Weakness

Meowth is weak to Fighting, Bug, and Fairy. On the flip side, it's immune to Psychic-type moves entirely. Standard number of weaknesses for the Dark typing.

Meowth Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fighting, Bug, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)Ghost, Dark
0x (Immune)Psychic
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
2Resist
1Immune
Score-1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FightingBugFairy
½xResist
GhostDark
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Psychic
STAB (2)
PsychicGhost
How to Beat Meowth in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee (Best Counters)
Clefairy
Clefairy
Fairy
C
Available Move
Moves
  • MoonblastLv. 28
Damage vs Meowth
Moonblast 2x
126-149%KO
View Clefairy builds →

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Evolution

One evolution ahead. Meowth grows into Persian through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Evolutions
Meowth
#052Meowth
Persian
#053PersianHigh Friendship
Alola PersianAlola
#053Alola PersianHigh Friendship
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Meowth
Normal
Persian
Normal
Alola Persian
Normal
HP
40
65+25
65+25
ATK
45
70+25
70+25
DEF
35
60+25
60+25
SP.ATK
40
65+25
65+25
SP.DEF
40
65+25
65+25
SPE
90
115+25
115+25
BST
290C-Tier
440C-Tier+150
440C-Tier+150
ROLE
Balanced
Pivot
Pivot
TYPE
Utility
Physical
Physical
Breeding is not available in this game

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Meowth Best Moveset

For a physical attacker, Meowth wants max Attack and Speed EVs and Life Orb. The Adamant nature tilts toward physical duty, and Technician contributes without taking a move slot.

Best Build

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

TMs carry this one. Meowth learns Foul Play and Dark Pulse naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Psychic and Normal and beyond give it real matchup play.

Level-Up Moves

Meowth doesn't learn any moves by leveling up

TM Moves

TM
TM20
Dark Pulse
C8010015Dark
TM59
Dream Eater
D10010015Psychic
TM12
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM21
Foul Play
A9510015Dark
TM01
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
TM19
Iron Tail
D1007515Steel
TM57
Pay Day
—4010020Normal
TM44
Play Rough
D909010Fairy
TM07
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM05
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM43
Shadow Ball
D8010015Ghost
TM08
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM02
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM38
Thunder
D1107010Electric
TM36
Thunderbolt
D9010015Electric
TM27
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM18
U-turn
D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Meowth doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Meowth can't learn any Tutor moves

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Alolan Meowth Locations

A few locations for Alolan Meowth with decent spawn rates across early-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Alolan Meowth in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

You can find Alolan Meowth through 3 walking and trade encounters at Lv. 7-44. The list is sorted by game progression, so the earliest accessible spots show up first.

Route 24
Grass Lv.7-12 Route
20%EarlyBase
Route 25
Grass Lv.9-14 Route
20%EarlyBase
Cinnabar Island
In-game trade Lv.44 Water
LateAlolan
Trade for (give Meowth)

Meowth Guide

  • Meowth has 3 evolution paths: Persian by leveling up, Galarian Perrserker at level 28, and Alolan Persian by leveling up. Different conditions, different results.

  • Meowth has 3 evolution paths: Persian by leveling up, Galarian Perrserker at level 28, and Alolan Persian by leveling up. Different method for each one.

  • For Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, you can run Meowth through the first few routes without issues. 290 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Persian as fast as you can.

  • Meowth is catchable in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Since debuting in Red & Blue, Meowth has appeared in 21 titles over 10 generations. Along the way, it received an Alolan form in Generation 7 and Gigantamax and Galarian forms in Generation 8, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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