
Is Meowth Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Free items after battles. AbilityPickup lets Meowth collect resources during the story without any effort. The combat contribution is minimal. Persian at 28 trades Pickup for AbilityLimber, which prevents paralysis. Normal-type with Speed is about all Persian offers through the mid-game.
Brock's typing presses Meowth's defenses.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Terry's team.
Catch Meowth on Route 5 (walking, Lv 10-16, common).
- After Misty
- TM10NormalHidden Power90100%15
- After Erika
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt90100%15
- LV 40NormalSlash105100%20
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater100100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge180100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam128100%15
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
Your Meowth should hit Level 28 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
- After Misty
- TM10NormalHidden Power90100%15
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam22590%5
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater100100%15
- LV 49NormalSlash105100%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge180100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam128100%15
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
How to Get Meowth in FireRed & LeafGreen
Meowth covers 13 locations across mainland routes and Sevii Islands in both versions. Common on most, with a spread that runs from mid-game to endgame.
Wild Meowth may be holding when caught:
13 locations to catch Meowth
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Where To Catch Meowth in FRLG
Meowth is your first catch on the way to Meowth. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 10-52 across 44 total spots in the chain.
Step 2Catch or Evolve into PersianBond BridgeLv.37-40GrassRate 5%Cape BrinkLv.37-40GrassRate 5%Kindle RoadLv.37-40GrassRate 5%Treasure BeachLv.37-40GrassRate 5%or evolve from Meowth (Step 1)
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Meowth Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Meowth
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Doduo's Double-Edge also KOs at 148-174%.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemQuickclaw NatureTimid Moves View Gastly builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemQuickclaw NatureImpish Moves View Duskull builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityEarlybird ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Meowth View Doduo builds →Drill Peck99-116%KO Double Edge148-174%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemSalacberry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Meowth View Abra builds →Psychic77-91% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWaterveil ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Meowth View Wailmer builds →Earthquake54-64% | ||
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 are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
FRLG Meowth Best Moveset
Normal with AbilityPickup recovering items after battles, competitively irrelevant. 90 Speed is decent for a first stage but can't capitalize. Persian brings Limber and better Attack.
Best Build
Meowth best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Double Edge
- Fake Out
- Hidden Power Grass
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 8 types rounds out the picture alongside Double-Edge and Body Slam.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
All it does is sleep during the daytime. At night, it patrols its territory with its eyes aglow.
Adores round objects. It wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change.
Meowth FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Meowth can be caught in the wild at Route 5, Route 6, Route 7, and Route 8 in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen.
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
- 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 7LGPE

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

Winds & Waves