Is Meowth Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Trophy Garden encounter. AbilityTechnician is new in Gen 4 and boosts weaker moves by 50%. Meowth with Technician makes low-power moves hit harder, but Persian at 28 is still just a Normal-type in a region full of them.
Roark's typing presses Meowth's defenses.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's typing presses Meowth's defenses.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Persian resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Meowth in Trophy Garden (walking, Lv 16-18, rare). Post-National Dex.
Recommended Moves
- From Start
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 33NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- After Volkner
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Meowth to Persian
Meowth evolves into Persian at Level 28. Your Meowth should hit Level 28 before you reach Aaron, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- From Start
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- LV 37NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Meowth in Diamond & Pearl
Meowth tucks into the Trophy Garden as a rare level 16 catch, and only after the National Dex unlocks. That one garden is its entire Sinnoh range, with no route spawns anywhere.
Wild Meowth may be holding when caught:
Quick Claw (5% chance) Held: Holder has a 3/16 (18.75%) chance to move first.1 location to catch Meowth
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Where To Catch Meowth in DP
- Step 2Evolve into PersianBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Meowth egg.
To plan your throws, open the Diamond & Pearl catch rate calculator with Meowth preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Meowth in Diamond & Pearl
Meowth slinks around the Trophy Garden, so a PokeRadar chain in that grass produces its shiny in time. Compare Shiny Meowth odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Meowth Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Meowth already selected.
Meowth Weakness
Meowth is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Just 1 weak spot to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Meowth Weak Against
Good
Meowth Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Meowth grows into Persian through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Meowth easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Assist, Charm and 7 more to offspring.
DP Meowth Best Moveset
Fast for an unevolved Pokemon at 90 Speed, but 45 Attack and 40 Sp. Atk can't damage anything relevant. AbilityTechnician boosts weaker moves, but the moveset still lacks the power behind it. Evolve to Persian.
Best Build
Meowth best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Fake Out
- Bite
- Aerial Ace
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Meowth gets Amnesia and Assist exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 9 types rounds out the picture alongside Last Resort and Double-Edge.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
37 of 38 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It is nocturnal in nature. If it spots something shiny, its eyes glitter brightly.
Meowth Event Distributions
In Diamond & Pearl, Meowth has seen a few separate Mystery Gift events rather than a steady stream of them.
This is a Dummy CardDiamondPearlNot shiny
Pokemon Center Meowth GiftHeartGoldSoulSilverDiamondPearlPlatinumNot shiny
Meowth Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Meowth in Diamond & Pearl can hold Quick Claw (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Quick Claw.
In Diamond & Pearl, Meowth has 290 BST and evolves into Persian. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Meowth is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Meowth becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
Meowth has 2 regional forms: Alolan and Galarian. Each one changes the typing and stat distribution. Added Alolan in Gen 7 and Galarian in Gen 8.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Red & Blue, Meowth has appeared in 21 titles over 9 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
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMAlolan
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGigantamaxGalarian
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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