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Meowstic Constraint Pokémon ニャオニクス Nyaonix #678 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Psychic Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Keen Eye or Infiltrator Cacophony Cacophony Prankster Male Hidden Ability Competitive Female Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 75 (17.5%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'00" 0.6 m Meowstic 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 18.7 lbs. 8.5 kg Meowstic 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 163	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Meowstic 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 2 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F678.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Blue Other forms may have other colors.	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Meowstic (Japanese: ニャオニクス Nyaonix) is a Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves from Espurr starting at level 25.

Biology

Meowstic's appearance differs drastically between genders, but in either form, it is a bipedal feline Pokémon with a humanlike posture, digitless appendages, and two tails. The male's fur is predominantly dark blue with accentuations of white, while the female's color scheme is reversed. The male's ears are mostly blue with some accents of white, and the tips are pointed straight; the female's ears are entirely white, and the tips are curled. The tuft of fur between the male's ears is white and in a straight, diagonal style; the female's tuft is blue and curled. The collar of fur around the male's neck is white and in a pointy style, while the female's collar is blue with a curl rising up to its face. The male's eyes are spring green with darker green pupils, while the female's eyes are yellow with red pupils. The male's tails each have a white stripe just before ending in white, while the tails themselves end in a point; the female's tails are blue at the base and end in white fluffy curls. The male's arms end in white, and its legs are white at foot level; the female's arms end in blue, and its legs are mostly blue in a fashion resembling stockings.

The organs hidden in Meowstic's ears emit psychic energy powerful enough to obliterate a 10-ton truck. It usually keeps its ears tightly shut in order to keep its otherwise uncontrollable power in check, but it will unleash this power if threatened. It usually keeps a stoic, virtually emotionless face; some Trainers adore its unsociable demeanor. The moves it naturally learns depend on its gender; the male's learnset includes mostly supportive and disruptive moves, while the female's focuses on all-out offense.

In the anime

A male Meowstic in the anime

A female Meowstic in the anime

Major appearances

A female Meowstic under the ownership of Astrid appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction where she battled Ash and Froakie and defeated Froakie with Charge Beam.

Both a male Meowstic, under the ownership of Blake, and a female Meowstic, under the ownership of Heath, appeared in Splitting Heirs!.

Both male and female Meowstic appeared in A Showcase Debut!, under the ownership of Blanche participating in the Coumarine City Pokémon Showcase. Blanche's female Meowstic reappeared in A Performance Pop Quiz! and Party Dancecapades!.

A male Meowstic appeared in Performing with Fiery Charm!, under the ownership of Miette.

Both male and female Meowstic appeared in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!, under the ownership of Olympia. They both reappeared in All Eyes on the Future!. during Ash's gym battle with Olympia where they battled Talonflame and Frogadier but were eventually defeated. Both of Olympia's Meowstic reappeared in Rocking Kalos Defenses! and Forming a More Perfect Union! in the fight against the Giant Rock.

A female and male Meowstic appeared during a flashback in The Legend of X, Y, and Z!, under the ownership of Olympica.

Minor appearances

A female Meowstic made its debut appearance in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.

A female Meowstic made cameo appearances in Lumiose City Pursuit!, A Jolting Switcheroo! and Coming Back into the Cold!.

A Trainer's female Meowstic appeared in A Battle by Any Other Name! participating in the Poké Puff Contest.

A male Meowstic made its debut appearance in The Bonds of Evolution!.

A female Meowstic appeared in A Fashionable Battle! under the ownership of a Furisode Girl.

Both male and female Meowstic appeared in Performing with Fiery Charm!, including some of them belonging to the Trainers.

A Trainer's female Meowstic appeared in Adventures in Running Errands!.

A male Meowstic appeared in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!, under the ownership of a Psychic.

A male Meowstic appeared in Party Dancecapades!, under the ownership of a Pokémon Performer participating in a dance party.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

A female Meowstic in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A female Meowstic debuted in Quilladin Stands, under the ownership of Olympia. She accompanied Olympia to visit an injured Korrina at a Laverre City hospital. Later she along with Valerie's Mr. Mime protected the Gym Leaders and Y's group from the Ultimate weapon's blast with the use of barriers.

A male Meowstic appeared with his Trainer in a flashback in Pinsir Glares.

In the TCG

Main article: Meowstic (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

Male Meowstic

Female Meowstic

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: VI - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 TM01 Work Up Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 30 TM03 TM03 Psyshock Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM04 TM04 Calm Mind Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM15 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM16 TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 30 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM20 TM20 Safeguard Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 25 TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM24 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM29 TM29 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM30 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM33 TM33 Reflect Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM41 TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM49 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 TM53 TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM57 TM57 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 TM66 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM68 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM73 TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM77 TM77 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM85 TM85 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100100 100}}100% 15 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM92 TM92 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM97 TM97 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Meowstic Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Meowstic

By breeding

Generation VII Other generations: VI - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Assist Normal Status — —% 20 Barrier Psychic Status — —% 20 Trick* Psychic Status — 100% 10 Yawn Normal Status — —% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Meowstic in Generation VII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Meowstic in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Meowstic Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Meowstic

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

Side game data

Pokémon Battle Trozei Psychic Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Battle Trozei Psychic Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Psychic Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #014 Mega Boost Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type. Swappable Skill(s): Hitting Streak			Pokémon Shuffle Psychic Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #014 Mega Boost Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type. Swappable Skill(s): Hitting Streak

Evolution

Unevolved Espurr  Psychic

Level 25 →

First evolution Meowstic  Psychic

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Meowstic images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Meowstic is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 466.
• Meowstic is the only Pokémon to have separate movesets for each gender.
• During Google's April Fools' Day 2014 event, Meowstic's genders had separate Dex numbers in Google's regional Dex. The male was #139, while the female was #140.

Origin

Meowstic may be based on the domesticated variety of nekomata, a cat yōkai that comes from a domesticated cat who lives many years until its tail splits and it gains supernatural powers, much like how Meowstic evolves from Espurr. Nekomata were often depicted as standing on two legs like a human, and in at least one account shown to be wearing handkerchiefs on their heads, similar to Meowstic.

It could also be based on the very similar bakeneko. In addition, its folded ears are similar to the Scottish Fold breed of cat.

Name origin

Meowstic is a combination of meow and mystic. It may also derive from stoic, referring to its generally emotionless facial expression.

Nyaonix may be a combination of ニャー nyā or ニャーオ nyāo (meow) and onyx or ὄνυξ ónyx (Greek for claw), psionics, or the Greek goddess Nyx (goddess of the night, associated with magic).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ニャオニクス Nyaonix From ニャー nyā and onyx or ὄνυξ ónyx French Mistigrix From mystique, mistigri, and ὄνυξ ónyx Spanish Meowstic Same as English name German Psiaugon From Psycho, Miau, and Augen or augen Italian Meowstic Same as English name Korean 냐오닉스 Nyaonikseu Transliteration of its Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 超能妙喵 Chāonéngmiàomiāo From 超能力 chāonénglì, 妙 miào and 喵 miāo Cantonese Chinese 超能妙喵 Chīunàhngmiuhmīu From 超能力 chīunàhnglihk, 妙 miuh and 喵 mīu

More languages Hindi मीआउस्टिक Meowstic Transcription of English name Russian Мяустик Myaustik Transcription of English name

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