Pay Day (move)

Pay Day ネコにこばん Coin for a Cat

Numerous coins are hurled at the foe to inflict damage. Money is earned after battle.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM16 in Generation I

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0 The appeal works best the more the crowd is excited.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score.

Pay Day on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Pay Day on Eevee's Movedex

Pay Day (Japanese: ネコにこばん Coin for a Cat, lit. Neko ni Koban) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

The Japanese name of Pay Day is a Japanese proverb akin to Pearls Before Swine.

Effect

Generation I

Pay Day does damage, and scatters coins on the ground with a value equal to twice the Pokémon's level for each time it's used. These coins are picked up afterwards if the player wins the battle.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
052		Meowth	Normal		17
053		Persian	Normal		17
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM16

#		Pokémon	Type
025		Pikachu	Electric
026		Raichu	Electric
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground
052		Meowth	Normal
053		Persian	Normal
054		Psyduck	Water
055		Golduck	Water
056		Mankey	Fighting
057		Primeape	Fighting
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic
086		Seel	Water
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice
112		Rhydon	Rock	Ground
143		Snorlax	Normal
151		Mew	Psychic
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
052		Meowth	Normal		20
053		Persian	Normal		20
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	Pikachu, Raichu
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation III

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
052		Meowth	Normal		20RSE
052		Meowth	Normal		18FRLG
053		Persian	Normal		20RSE
053		Persian	Normal		18FRLG
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Special move

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained in
300		Skitty	Normal		Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
052		Meowth	Normal		30
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Other appearances

When a Meowth appears in a Poké Ball in Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, it uses Pay Day.

In other languages

• French: Jackpot
• German: Zahltag
• Italian: Giornopaga
• Spanish: Día de Pago

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.