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) 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

Generations I and 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.

Generations III and IV

Same as above, except the move scatters coins equal to five times the user's level each time. Starting with Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the Amulet Coin doubles the number of coins picked up.

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.

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 225 DelibirdLv 5 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.

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 the anime

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

Trivia

• In Generation I, Pay Day was one of two methods in which players could earn money once all Trainers were defeated. Further generations introduced areas in which rematches could be held, decreasing the usefulness of this move.

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.