Is Persian Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Persian shows up as a gift in Let's Go Pikachu and through evolution in Let's Go Eevee. Fast Normal-type, but half the Kanto roster fits that description. Fills a slot without ever defining one.
Not available yet. You cannot get Meowth before this fight.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with 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 trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catch Meowth
In Let's Go Eevee, catch Meowth on Route 24 (walking, Lv 7-12). Let's Go Pikachu has no wild Meowth, so trade one in from Let's Go Eevee.
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TMNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- TMElectricThunderboltPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMDarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 27NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 35FairyPlay RoughPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TMDarkFoul PlayPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Meowth to Persian
Meowth evolves into Persian at Level 28. Your Meowth should hit Level 28 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 28NormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Brock
- TMNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
- TMNormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- TMElectricThunderboltPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TMPsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Sabrina
- TMDarkFoul PlayPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Persian in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
No searching required for Persian. You receive it at Vermilion City from an NPC. No wild encounters exist in this game, so just head to the right spot when you're ready and it's yours.
1 location to catch Persian2 locations to catch Meowth
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 2Catch Meowth at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up to 28, and it evolves into Persian.
Badge 1How to Obtain Persian in Let's Go
Meowth is your first catch on the way to Persian. You'll find walking and gift encounters from Lv. 7+ across 3 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Persian ✓or evolve from Meowth (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Persian in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Persian is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Shininess carries through evolution, so hunting an earlier stage and evolving it counts too. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Persian odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Persian Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee 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 |
Persian Evolutions
Persian is what Meowth becomes, and it doesn't evolve any further. 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
Let's Go Persian Best Moveset
115 Speed at 70 Attack behind Normal typing. Without AbilityTechnician boosting weaker moves by 50%, the moveset runs fast Normal TermStab at modest power. Outspeeds most of the format but the damage doesn't threaten anything that takes a neutral hit.
Best Build
Meowth Candy
Quick Candy+SPEHasty raises Speed and lowers Defense. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Pink, then Yellow. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Persian
- Meowth Candy
- Quick Candy
Quick Candy L
Quick Candy XL
Meowth Candy raises every stat, but only Meowth and Persian can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Persian is Quick Candy (Speed), and any Pokemon can eat it; Quick Candy L needs level 30 and Quick Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Alolan Form
- Alolan Persian
Alolan Persian (Dark type) has 65 HP, 60 Attack, 60 Defense, 75 Sp. Atk, 65 Sp. Def and 115 Speed, 440 in total. Weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy. Resists Ghost and Dark. Immune to Psychic. Alolan Persian is not found in the wild in Let's Go. In Let's Go Eevee, give a Meowth to a person in Cinnabar Island to get a level 44 Alolan Meowth, then evolve it into Alolan Persian. Best nature for Alolan Persian: Timid (Madam Celadon: Pink, then Red). Stat candy: Quick Candy (Speed). Pokedex: It has the classiest coat. The rippling of its fur in the heat of battle has a beauty all its own.
Alolan Persian learns by level up: Swift (on evolution); Amnesia, Bite, Fake Out, Growl, Hypnosis and Scratch (Lv 1); Bite (Lv 3); Fake Out (Lv 6); Taunt (Lv 9); Pay Day (Lv 12); Feint (Lv 16); Fury Swipes (Lv 19); Screech (Lv 23); Slash (Lv 27); Nasty Plot (Lv 37); Play Rough (Lv 47). TM moves: Dark Pulse, Dream Eater, Facade, Foul Play, Headbutt, Hyper Beam, Iron Tail, Pay Day, Play Rough, Protect, Rest, Shadow Ball, Substitute, Taunt, Thunder, Thunderbolt, Toxic and U-turn.
Master Trainer
Shawn battles with one level 75 Persian that knows Hypnosis, Dream Eater, Nasty Plot and Hyper Beam. It takes extra damage from Fighting moves. Win to earn the Persian Master title. Find Shawn in Rocket Hideout.
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Persian learns Play Rough naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Coverage across 8 types extends the reach beyond that.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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 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 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 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The gem in its forehead glows on its own! It walks with all the grace and elegance of a proud queen.
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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