
Is Persian Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Fast and well-rounded but unremarkable. Persian gets MoveSlash, which crits constantly thanks to Gen 1's Speed-based crit formula. That's the niche. For a Normal-type, Tauros does everything better. Persian fills a slot without standing out.
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 trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with 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.
Agatha's typing presses Persian's defenses.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Catch Meowth
Catch Meowth on Route 5 (walking, Lv 10-16, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 12NormalBitePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- TM39NormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 12 Gate 2F
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Vermilion Gym Leader Lt. Surge
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 44NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
Evolve Meowth to Persian
Meowth evolves into Persian at Level 28. Your Meowth should hit Level 28 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28NormalBitePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 128Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Vermilion Gym Leader Lt. Surge
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 51NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Persian in Red & Blue
Raise a Meowth to level 28 for Persian, which has no wild form of its own. Since Meowth is Blue-only, Red trainers trade for the cat before they can grow this one.
Catch Meowth at any of these 4 spots to eventually evolve into Persian.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Meowth
- 2Evolve Persianat Lv.28
How to Obtain Persian in RB
Meowth is your first catch on the way to Persian. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 10-20 across 4 total spots in the chain.
Step 2Persian ✓
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 |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Persian Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Persian
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Persian Evolutions
You get Persian from Meowth at level 28. This Normal type hits 440 total but remains in the Undiscovered group. 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
RB Persian Best Moveset
115 Speed and the Speed-based critical hit formula means MoveSlash crits on almost every hit, effectively doubling damage. MoveHyper Beam closes targets without recharge on KO. Near-guaranteed crits from the fastest relevant physical attacker, with Normal TermStab behind them.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Slash
- Bubble Beam
- Hyper Beam
- Thunderbolt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Persian's Dark and Water coverage all comes from technical machines, built on top of Hyper Beam and Skull Bash for same-type damage. Double-Edge and Hyper Beam are the payoff moves.
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 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Although its fur has many admirers, it is tough to raise as a pet because of its fickle meanness.
Persian Red & Blue Guide
For Red & Blue, go for it. Persian rates A-Tier, and its Normal typing handles most of what the story throws at you.
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 Red & Blue, use Persian as a pivot. Physical side carries the damage. It outspeeds most threats, Slash 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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Where to go next after Persian.