
Is Meowth Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. AbilityPickup on Meowth generates random items after battles, same role as Zigzagoon locally. Trading for a Meowth when Zigzagoon does the same thing from Route 101 doesn't make sense.
Roxanne's typing presses Meowth's defenses.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Meowth's defenses.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Meowth's weaknesses hard.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Meowth's defenses.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Meowth's defenses.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's typing presses Meowth's defenses.
Trade
Meowth cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lilycove Department Store
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- After Wallace
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Meteor Falls
- LV 46NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Meowth in Ruby & Sapphire
Hoenn skips Meowth entirely; Skitty and Zigzagoon cover the early Normal slots instead. To get a Meowth you trade one in from another game.
How to Obtain Meowth in RS
Step 1Meowth ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via In-game trade · Battle Frontier · Trade for (give Skitty), then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 7, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 7. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 38. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 39. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Persian
How to Get Shiny Meowth in Ruby & Sapphire
With Meowth absent from Hoenn, prowl Kindle Road in FireRed or LeafGreen for a shiny and trade it back. See every game where Shiny Meowth can be hunted
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
GoodMeowth 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 102 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Assist, Charm and 3 more to offspring.
RS Meowth Best Moveset
Low Attack limits MoveReturn to small damage. AbilityPickup provides no competitive benefit. Persian at the next stage offers Limber paralysis immunity and better Speed.
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 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Slash and Facade.
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
25 of 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
MEOWTH withdraws its sharp claws into its paws to slinkily sneak about without making any incriminating footsteps. For some reason, this POKéMON loves shiny coins that glitter with light.
Meowth Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Meowth isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in Emerald, FireRed, or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
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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