
Is Persian Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityLimber prevents paralysis, a small Gen 3 perk. Persian is still a fast Normal-type with average damage. Hoenn has Zangoose with AbilityImmunity and Linoone with AbilityPickup as native alternatives. Trade-only and outclassed locally.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Persian's defenses.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Persian has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Persian 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. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 28.
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
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lilycove Department Store
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- LV 53NormalSlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Persian in Ruby & Sapphire
Trade a Meowth in and take it to level 28 for Persian. Neither stage roams the Hoenn wild.
How to Obtain Persian in RS
Step 1Obtain MeowthCARTRIDGE 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 2Persian ✓
How to Get Shiny Persian in Ruby & Sapphire
Persian prowls no Hoenn grass, so catch a shiny along Kindle Road in FireRed or LeafGreen, or evolve a shiny Meowth there, before trading it home. See every game where Shiny Persian can be hunted
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
What is Persian Weak Against
GoodPersian 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 102 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Assist, Charm and 3 more.
RS Persian Best Moveset
115 Speed with MoveReturn and MoveShadow Ball for coverage, and AbilityLimber prevents paralysis — one of the format's most common disruption tools. Held ItemChoice Band boosts physical output. Fast and paralysis-immune, carving a niche through what it blocks.
Best Build
Persian best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Shadow Ball
- Fake Out
- Hypnosis
- Double Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Persian misses out on Amnesia and Assist. That's 6 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. 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
27 of 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
PERSIAN has six bold whiskers that give it a look of toughness. The whiskers sense air movements to determine what is in the POKéMON’s surrounding vicinity. It becomes docile if grabbed by the whiskers.
Persian Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Persian isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in Emerald, FireRed, or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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