Elite Redux LeafGreen
#974

MeowthGalarian

The Scratch Cat Pokémon

Steel

Living with a savage, seafaring people has hardened its body so much that parts of it turned to iron. Darker coins are harder and garner more respect among Meowth.

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

Base stats

290 total
HP 50 241 304
Atk 65 149 251
Def 55 131 229
SpA 40 104 196
SpD 40 104 196
Spe 40 104 196

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× Ground 2× Fire 2×
Takes less
Normal ½× Flying ½× Rock ½× Bug ½× Steel ½× Grass ½× Psychic ½× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Fairy ½×
No effect
Poison 0×

The other 4 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Sniper Boosts critical hits. Rough Skin Hurts to touch. Unnerve Foes can't eat Berries.
Innate always active, all of them Tough Claws Boosts contact moves. Finisher Moves targeting foes at half HP get +1 priority. Perfectionist Move BP < 51 BP: +1 to crit rate. Move BP < 26 BP: +1 priority too.

Evolution line

Meowth (Galarian) Meowth Galarian BST 290
Perrserker Perrserker BST 440 Level · 28

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Unnerve new Sniper Rough Skin now innate Tough Claws removed Pickup
Innates added FinisherPerfectionist

Details

Height
0.4 m
Weight
7.5 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 Atk
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Brown

Moves

12 level-up · 6 egg · 76 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Fake Out Normal Physical 40 100 10
Growl Normal Status — 100 40
4 Hone Claws Dark Status — ∞ 15
8 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100 35
12 Pay Day Normal Physical 60 100 20
16 Metal Claw Steel Physical 65 100 20
20 Taunt Dark Status — 100 20
24 Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
29 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 25 100 15
32 Screech Normal Status — 85 40
36 Slash Normal Physical 60 100 20
40 Metal Sound Steel Status — 85 40
44 Thrash Normal Physical 120 100 10
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Spite Ghost Status — 100 10
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100 15
Covet Normal Physical 60 100 25
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 ∞ 20
Amnesia Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Assurance Dark Physical 60 100 10
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 15
Charm Fairy Status — 100 20
Covet Normal Physical 60 100 25
Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100 15
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 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
False Swipe Normal Physical 120 100 20
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Flash Cannon Steel Special 80 100 10
Fling Dark Physical 90 100 10
Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100 15
Fury Swipes Normal Physical 25 100 15
Growl Normal Status — 100 40
Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80 5
Gyro Ball Steel Physical 1 100 5
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hone Claws Dark Status — ∞ 15
Hyper Voice Normal Special 90 100 10
Iron Defense Steel Status — ∞ 15
Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 15
Iron Tail Steel Physical 90 100 10
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Lash Out Dark Physical 75 100 5
Metal Claw Steel Physical 65 100 20
Metal Sound Steel Status — 85 40
Metronome Normal Status — ∞ 10
Nasty Plot Dark Status — ∞ 20
Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100 15
Payback Dark Physical 50 100 10
Pay Day Normal Physical 60 100 20
Play Rough Fairy Physical 90 90 10
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Retaliate Normal Physical 70 100 5
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
Slash Normal Physical 60 100 20
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Spite Ghost Status — 100 10
Stealth Rock Rock Status — ∞ 20
Steel Beam Steel Special 140 95 5
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swords Dance Normal Status — ∞ 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
Thrash Normal Physical 120 100 10
Throat Chop Dark Physical 80 100 15
Thunder Electric Special 110 70 10
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 15
Trailblaze Grass Physical 50 100 20
Uproar Normal Special 90 100 10
U-turn Bug Physical 70 100 20
Work Up Normal Status — ∞ 30
X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100 15

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table.