Is Persian Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Meowth evolves at level 28. AbilityTechnician boosts moves with base power 60 or below. Fast but not strong enough to carry through the back half. Better Normal-types exist across both regions.
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.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge'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 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 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 has the type edge here and should clean up 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 Bugsy
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- LV 33NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- After Clair
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Sold by the TM clerk on 3F of the Celadon Department Store
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 Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 37NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Clair
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Sold by the TM clerk on 3F of the Celadon Department Store
How to Get Persian in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Persian shows up wild on a couple of late SoulSilver routes, rare to uncommon and climbing into the high 30s. HeartGold owners cannot find it at all, so the trade that brings a Meowth over is the only road to the line.
Wild Persian may be holding when caught:
Quick Claw (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. A light, sharp claw that lets the bearer move first occasionally.2 locations to catch Persian6 locations to catch Meowth
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Meowth at any of the 6 locations below, then level it up to 28 — it evolves into Persian.
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Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Persian in HGSS
The only way to get Persian during the story is evolving Meowth (Lv 28).
- Step 2Persian ✓Route 7Lv.19GrassSoulSilverRate 5%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.38-39CaveSoulSilverRate 14%Morning/dayCerulean Cave - 1FLv.39CaveSoulSilverRate 4%Nightor evolve from Meowth (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver for Persian.
How to Get Shiny Persian in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Persian roams Cerulean Cave in SoulSilver, so breed it Masuda-style with a foreign-language parent at 1 in 1,638. Compare Shiny Persian odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Persian Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Persian Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Persian
Persian Evolutions
Persian is what Meowth becomes. Breed it for Meowth eggs (average hatch time). A massive partner pool 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 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Assist, Charm and 8 more.
HGSS Persian Best Moveset
Outrunning almost everything at 115 Speed with AbilityTechnician boosting low-power moves by 50%. The moveset fires fast physical Normal hits, but 70 Attack even with the boost struggles to threaten bulkier targets. Speed without power.
Best Build
Persian best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- U Turn
- Bite
- Fake Out
- Aerial Ace
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Persian's movepool delivers. Coverage across 11 types plus STAB from Hyper Beam and Last Resort gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
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
All 31 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Many adore it for its sophisticated air. However, it will lash out and scratch for little reason.
Its lithe muscles allow it to walk without making a sound. It attacks in an instant.
Persian HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Wild Persian in HeartGold & SoulSilver 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.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Persian as a pivot. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Jolly on Persian. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the pivot role.
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
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