Is Persian Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Alolan Persian's Dark typing and decent Speed let it contribute against the E4. Nanu himself uses one as his ace. Not a powerhouse, but a reliable team filler from the early routes.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with the Totem Gumshoos.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with the Totem Wishiwashi.
Meowth trades roughly evenly with the Totem Salazzle.
The Totem Lurantis's typing presses Meowth's defenses.
Olivia's typing presses Meowth's defenses.
The Totem Vikavolt's typing presses Meowth's defenses.
The Totem Mimikyu's typing presses Persian's defenses.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
The Totem Kommo-o hits Persian's weaknesses hard.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Olivia's typing presses Persian's defenses.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Persian trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Meowth
Catch Meowth on Route 1 (walking, Lv 6-8).
Evolve Meowth to Persian
Meowth evolves into Persian at Level 28. Your Meowth should hit Level 28 before you reach Acerola, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Persian in Sun & Moon
Can't catch Persian directly. Start with Meowth at solid rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 28. The 2-stage line from Meowth to Persian is where the leveling time goes.
How to Obtain Persian in SM
The path to Persian starts with Meowth at Lv. 5-27 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Persian ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Meowth egg.
How to Get Shiny Persian in Sun & Moon
Persian comes from a Meowth you chain in Malie Garden before it evolves, with a long SOS run reaching 1 in 274. Compare Shiny Persian odds across every game
Sun & Moon Shiny Persian Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is SOS Chaining at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
SOS Chaining: Leave one ally fainted and force endless calls. Bonus rolls step up at 11, 21, and 31 calls.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Sun & Moon 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. 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 218 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Assist, Charm and 10 more.
SM Persian Best Moveset
115 Speed with AbilityTechnician boosting weak moves by 50%%, and Alolan Persian trades Normal for Dark typing with AbilityFur Coat halving all physical damage. Alolan Persian at 60/60 defenses becomes 60/120 effective against physical hits through Fur Coat. The moveset has Speed on Kanto Persian and hidden bulk on the Alolan form, but 70/65 Attack limits both.
Best Build
Persian best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Nasty Plot
- Slash
- Hyper Voice
- Water Pulse
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Persian's movepool delivers. Coverage across 11 types plus STAB from Giga Impact and Hyper Beam 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its round face and smooth coat—softer than the most high-class velvet—have made this a very popular Pokémon in Alola.
It looks down on everyone other than itself. Its preferred tactics are sucker punches and blindside attacks.
Persian Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, Persian has niche appeal at best. The E-Tier rating means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Normal Pokemon available.
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.
Unnerve is the hidden ability. Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries. Not always the best choice. Compare it to Persian's regular abilities before committing.
In Sun & Moon, use Persian as a pivot. Splits damage between physical and special. It outspeeds most threats, Slash is the primary attack.
For Sun & Moon, run Hasty on Persian. +Speed is what matters, and the -Defense 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
Winds & Waves
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