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Meowth ニャース Nyarth #052
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Normal ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Scratch Cat Pokémon
Ability Pickup Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #052 Johto #136 Hoenn #241 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 69 Battle Exp.: 691*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=meowth|ndex=052|name=Meowth }}

Meowth (Japanese: ニャース Nyarth) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue

Adores circular objects. Wanders the street on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change.

Pokémon Emerald

Meowth withdraw their sharp claws into their paws to silently sneak about. For some reason, this Pokémon loves shiny coins that glitter with light.

Pokémon FireRed

All it does is sleep during the daytime. At night, it patrols its territory with its eyes aglow.

Pokémon LeafGreen

Adores round objects. It wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change.

Name origin

Meowth's name appears to be a combination of meow, the sound a cat makes, as well as mouth, possibly referring to the anime version's gift of gab. Nyarth is similar, with nyā being the Japanese equivalent of meow.

Meowth seems to be based upon the Japanese legend of the 招き猫 Maneki Neko, also known as the lucky cat or beckoning cat. According to one legend, a cat raised its paw to welcome a lord and saved his life when a lighting bolt hit the spot where he had been standing. Maneki Neko are often used as charms in restaurants and shops to bring customers or fortune and good luck. Statues of the cat are usually depicted holding a koban, an ancient coin used in Japan, like the one on Meowth's head.

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

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By leveling up

By TM/HM

Special Moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Meowth knows Shadow Hold and Shadow Rush as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Sing after being purified.

In the anime

Meowth is one of two main Pokémon in the series, the other being Ash's Pikachu. Meowth is a member of Team Rocket, and he is unlike ordinary Meowth in that he can speak human language and walk on two legs instead of four.

Evolution

In other languages

• German: Mauzi
• French: Miaouss
• Korean: 나옹 Naong

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