Elite Redux LeafGreen
#965

MeowthAlolan

The Scratch Cat Pokémon

Dark

It's accustomed to luxury because it used to live with Alolan royalty. Highly smart and proud, it's famously difficult to handle, but that also makes it popular.

Base stat total
290
Height
0.4 m
Weight
4.2 kg
Catch rate
255

Base stats

290 total
HP 40 221 284
Atk 35 95 185
Def 35 95 185
SpA 50 122 218
SpD 40 104 196
Spe 90 194 306

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Fighting 2× Bug 2× Fairy 2×
Takes less
Ghost ½× Dark ½×
No effect
Psychic 0×

The other 12 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Pickpocket Steals the foe's held item. Finisher Moves targeting foes at half HP get +1 priority. Prankster Status moves go first.
Innate always active, all of them Cheap Tactics Attacks with Scratch on switch-in. Coward Sets up Protect on switch-in. Only works once. Perfectionist Move BP < 51 BP: +1 to crit rate. Move BP < 26 BP: +1 priority too.

Evolution line

Meowth (Alolan) Meowth Alolan BST 290
Persian (Alolan) Persian Alolan BST 440 Level · 28

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities new Pickpocket Finisher Prankster removed Pickup Technician Rattled
Innates added Cheap TacticsCowardPerfectionist

Details

Height
0.4 m
Weight
4.2 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Field
Egg cycles
20
Catch rate
255
Base exp
58
Growth rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
1 Spe
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
Quick Claw
Colour
Gray

Moves

15 level-up · 12 egg · 94 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100 35
Growl Normal Status — 100 40
6 Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
9 Fake Out Normal Physical 40 100 10
14 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 25 100 15
17 Screech Normal Status — 85 40
22 Feint Attack Dark Physical 60 ∞ 20
25 Taunt Dark Status — 100 20
30 Pay Day Normal Physical 60 100 20
33 Slash Normal Physical 60 100 20
38 Nasty Plot Dark Status — ∞ 20
41 Assurance Dark Physical 60 100 10
46 Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
49 Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100 15
50 Feint Normal Physical 30 100 10
55 Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100 15
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Amnesia Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Assist Normal Status — ∞ 20
Charm Fairy Status — 100 20
Covet Normal Physical 60 100 25
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Flatter Dark Status — 100 15
Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100 15
Hypnosis Psychic Status — 60 20
Parting Shot Dark Status — 100 20
Punishment Dark Physical 80 100 15
Snatch Dark Status — ∞ 10
Spite Ghost Status — 100 10
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 ∞ 20
Agility Psychic Status — ∞ 30
Amnesia Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Assist Normal Status — ∞ 20
Assurance Dark Physical 60 100 10
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Charm Fairy Status — 100 20
Chilling Water Water Special 50 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100 10
Covet Normal Physical 60 100 25
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100 15
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Dream Eater Psychic Special 100 100 15
Echoed Voice Normal Special 20 90 15
Embargo Dark Status — 100 15
Endeavor Normal Physical 1 100 5
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Fake Out Normal Physical 40 100 10
Fake Tears Dark Status — 100 20
Feint Normal Physical 30 100 10
Feint Attack Dark Physical 60 ∞ 20
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Flatter Dark Status — 100 15
Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100 15
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Fury Swipes Normal Physical 25 100 15
Growl Normal Status — 100 40
Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80 5
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Hyper Voice Normal Special 90 100 10
Hypnosis Psychic Status — 60 20
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95 15
Iron Tail Steel Physical 90 100 10
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Lash Out Dark Physical 75 100 5
Last Resort Normal Physical 140 100 5
Metal Claw Steel Physical 65 100 20
Nasty Plot Dark Status — ∞ 20
Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100 15
Parting Shot Dark Status — 100 20
Payback Dark Physical 50 100 10
Pay Day Normal Physical 60 100 20
Play Rough Fairy Physical 90 90 10
Power Gem Rock Special 80 100 20
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psych Up Normal Status — ∞ 10
Punishment Dark Physical 80 100 15
Quash Dark Status — 100 15
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Retaliate Normal Physical 70 100 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Scratch Normal Physical 40 100 35
Screech Normal Status — 85 40
Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100 15
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 15
Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100 15
Shock Wave Electric Special 60 ∞ 20
Slash Normal Physical 60 100 20
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Snarl Dark Special 55 95 15
Snatch Dark Status — ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Spite Ghost Status — 100 10
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swift Normal Special 60 ∞ 20
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Taunt Dark Status — 100 20
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
Throat Chop Dark Physical 80 100 15
Thunder Electric Special 110 70 10
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 15
Thunder Wave Electric Status — 90 20
Torment Dark Status — 100 15
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Trailblaze Grass Physical 50 100 20
Uproar Normal Special 90 100 10
U-turn Bug Physical 70 100 20
Water Pulse Water Special 80 100 20
Work Up Normal Status — ∞ 30

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table.