Pay Day (move)

Pay Day ネコにこばん Coin for a Cat

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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 Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to 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) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I and is Meowth's signature move. It was TM16 in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I to II

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

Generation III

Same as before, but it now scatters coins equal to five times the user's level each time. The Amulet Coin now doubles the number of coins picked up when held by a Pokémon in battle.

Due to a glitch in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the wrong amount of money will be displayed if the Amulet Coin is held, leaving the impression that it does not affect Pay Day. Yet, upon checking the Trainer Card, the player will discover that the money earned from Pay Day has been doubled and added to their total savings. This error was fixed in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and all subsequent games.

Generations IV to V

Same as before, but now the Luck Incense also doubles the amount of money picked up.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, the move inflicts damage and forces the target to drop Poké.

Description

Games Description Stad A move that also nets money at the end of battle. How much depends on the attack frequency and level. Stad2 A move that nets money at the end of battle. How much depends on the attack frequency and level. GSC Throws coins. Gets them back later. RSE Throws coins at the foe. Money is recovered after. Colo.XD Throws coins at target. Money is recovered after. FRLG Numerous coins are hurled at the foe. Money is earned after battle. DPPtHGSS Numerous coins are hurled at the foe to inflict damage. Money is earned after battle. BWB2W2 Numerous coins are hurled at the target to inflict damage. Money is earned after the battle.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	17			20			20	18	30				30
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	17			20			20	18	no				no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
187		Hoppip*	Grass	Flying				no			no				no
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark	no			no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM16		II --		III --		IV --		V --
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	✔															✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric	✔															✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔															✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔															✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	✔															✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water	✔															✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	✔															✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔															✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔															✔
086		Seel	Water		Water	✔															✔
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	✔															✔
112		Rhydon	Rock	Ground	✔															✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔															✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔														✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation I

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 022 Fearow Normal Flying Pokémon Stamp 078 Rapidash Fire Pokémon Stamp 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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 225 Delibird Ice Flying New York City Pokémon Center 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

Generation III

#   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.

Other appearances

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

In the anime

	Meowth
Numerous coins are hurled at the foe to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Meowth	Meowth crosses its arms, then opens them quickly and multiple glowing white balls come out of the charm on its head.
The Black Arachnid's Meowth	Spinarak Attack		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Fearow and Rapidash	Meowth
Numerous coins are hurled at the foe to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Fearow	Fearow flaps its wings and multiple gold coins that look like a Meowth's charm comes out of them and fly at the opponent.
Pokémon Fan Club Chairman's Fearow	The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually)		Debut Japanese event-exclusive move
Rapidash	Rapidash points its head towards the opponent and multiple gold coins that look like a Meowth's charm appear and hit the opponent.
Pokémon Fan Club Chairman's Rapidash	The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually)		Debut Japanese event-exclusive move
Meowth	Meowth points one of its paws at the opponent and multiple gold coins that look like its charm appear and shoot at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Meowth	The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually)		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• In Generation I, Pay Day was one of only three methods to earn money once all Trainers were defeated, discounting glitches, the other two being selling items* and battling the Elite Four and Champion.
• The Japanese name of the move is an idiom which English equivalent is "(to) cast pearls before swine". The coins depicted in the move's animations are koban, which were gold coins used in Edo period feudal Japan, and are the same type of coin as that on the head of Meowth.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 聚寶功 Jùbǎo-gōng Dutch Betaaldag Finnish Tilinteko French Jackpot German Zahltag Greek Φιλαργυρία Italian Giornopaga Korean 고양이돈받기 Goyang'i Donbatgi Polish Wypłata Portuguese Brazil Dia do Pagamento Portugal Dia do Pagamento Serbian Isplata Spanish Día de Pago

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