Team Rocket's Meowth (Destined Rivals 149)

Team Rocket's Meowth   ロケット団のニャース Rocket Gang's Nyarth

Regular print Illus. Megumi Mizutani

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Team Rocket's Meowth Type Colorless HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Destined Rivals Rarity English card no. 149/182 Japanese expansion Glory of the Rocket Gang Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 078/098 English expansion Destined Rivals Rarity English card no. 203/182 Japanese expansion Glory of the Rocket Gang Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 109/098 Japanese expansion SV-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 259/SV-P Expansion Ascended Heroes Rarity English card no. 161/217 Japanese Deck Start Deck 100 Battle Collection Japanese card no. 559/742 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Meowth.

Team Rocket's Meowth (Japanese: ロケット団のニャース Rocket Gang's Nyarth) is a Colorless-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Destined Rivals expansion.

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• Trivia
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Card text

Paw-cket Pilfer

ねこばば

Choose a random card from your opponent's hand. Your opponent reveals that card and shuffles it into their deck.

Fury Swipes

みだれひっかき

20×

Flip 3 coins. This attack does 20 damage for each heads.

Pokédex data

Meowth - Scratch Cat Pokémon

No.

0052

Height

1'4" (0.4 m)

Weight

9.3 lbs. (4.2 kg)

Pokédex entry

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

昼間は 寝てばかりいる。 夜になると 目が 輝き 縄張りを 歩きまわる。

Release information

This card was included as a Regular card and a Full Art illustration rare card in the Destined Rivals expansion, first released in the Japanese Glory of the Rocket Gang expansion. The Regular print features artwork by Megumi Mizutani, while the Full Art illustration rare print features artwork by Shimaris Yukichi. A Cosmos Holofoil variant of the Regular print was made available in the Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex Box from June 13, 2025.

In Japan, the Regular print was reprinted as a Mirage Holofoil SV-P Promotional card and was available as an insert in two magazines published by Shogakukan: the July & August 2025 issue of CoroCoro Ichiban!, which was released on May 20, 2025; and issue 94 of Pokémon Fan, which went on sale July 17, 2025. The Japanese SV-P Promotional print features the CoroCoro Ichiban! and Pokémon Fan logos in the bottom left corner of the artwork.

The Regular print is reprinted in the Ascended Heroes special expansion, originating from the Japanese Start Deck 100 Battle Collection. The Ascended Heroes print has two Mirror Holofoil variants featuring either a Colorless Energy symbol or a Team Rocket logo.

Gallery

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Trivia

Origin

Meowth is a member of Team Rocket in Pokémon the Series and forms a trio with Jessie and James. Team Rocket leader Giovanni, who owns a Persian (an Evolution of Meowth) and whom Meowth admires in the series, is featured on the card. Fury Swipes is a move in the Pokémon games that Meowth can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Scarlet.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.