Is Persian Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Fast with MoveSlash that crits often in Gen 2. Persian handles trainer battles efficiently but never threatens a gym leader or E4 member. Crystal's merged roster has too many options that hit harder for a Normal-type to hold its spot.
Meowth has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's typing presses Meowth's defenses.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catch Meowth
Catch Meowth on Route 38 (walking, Lv 16, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Union Cave
- After Bugsy
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
- LV 46NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Lt. Surge
- TM42PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Viridian City
- TUTORElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
Evolve Meowth to Persian
Meowth evolves into Persian at Level 28. Your Meowth should hit Level 28 before you reach Chuck, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Union Cave
- After Bugsy
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner prize (7500 coins)
- TM42PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Viridian City
- TUTORElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
- LV 53NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Persian in Crystal
Wild Persian is a single uncommon night spawn on Route 7, easy to miss. Most players just raise a Meowth to level 28, which lands one far sooner.
1 location to catch Persian7 locations to catch Meowth
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Meowth at any of the 7 locations below, then level it up to 28 — it evolves into Persian.
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The only way to get Persian during the story is evolving Meowth (Lv 28).
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Crystal for Persian.
How to Get Shiny Persian in Crystal
Persian stalks only Kanto's Route 7 after dark, an uncommon level 18 spawn; it is a thin hunt, so many hunters evolve a shiny Meowth caught nearby instead. Compare Shiny Persian odds across every game
Crystal Shiny Persian Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Crystal shiny odds for Persian.
Persian Weakness
Fighting moves hit Persian for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. At base 115 Speed, Persian outspeeds most threats and doesn't need to tank what it can outrun.
| 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
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Persian Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Persian
 Machoke Fighting | B | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Persian View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x121-143%KO | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Poliwhirl (Route 30 Surfing) | ||
Persian Evolutions
Persian is what Meowth becomes. Breed it for Meowth eggs (average hatch time). Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. The evolution from Meowth pushed Persian to 440 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +25. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Persian to get Meowth eggs easily using 66 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Charm, Hypnosis and 1 more.
C Persian Best Moveset
The critical hit formula change dropped MoveSlash from near-guaranteed crits to a flat rate, and the effective damage dropped with it. 115 Speed still goes first against nearly everything. MoveReturn for reliable Normal TermStab and MoveHypnosis for sleep if available. Fast but less threatening than the Speed suggests.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Hypnosis
- Return
- Charm
- Hidden Power Fighting
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Persian misses out on Amnesia and Charm. That's 4 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Hyper Beam and Slash, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.
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.
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
22 of 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Behind its lithe, elegant appearance lies a barbaric side. It will tear apart its prey on a mere whim.
Persian Crystal Guide
For Crystal, it depends on your team. Persian rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Normal coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
Persian has an Alolan form that swaps the typing and reshuffles the stats. Introduced in Gen 7. Worth checking if the original version doesn't fit your team.
In Crystal, use Persian as a pivot. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats, Return is the primary attack.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Persian appears in 21 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained an Alolan form in Generation 7.
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 8SwSh
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
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