Meowth

No. 0052 · Gen 1

Meowth weakness and type

Hit MEOWTH with Fighting for 2× damage.

Moves against Meowth

2×Super effective
0×No effect

In Pokémon GO: Fighting deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

Test a matchup against Meowth

Abilities

  • PickupNo change to type matchups
  • TechnicianNo change to type matchups
  • UnnerveNo change to type matchups

Base stats

  • HP40
  • Attack45
  • Defense35
  • Sp. Atk40
  • Sp. Def40
  • Speed90
  • Total290

Best nature

AdamantHits harder and drops Sp. Atk, which it won’t use.
JollyOutspeeds more opponents and drops Sp. Atk.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Meowth gives 1 Speed EV.

Calculate Meowth's stats

How Meowth evolves

MeowthNormal
Alolan MeowthDark
  • High friendshipZ-A
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What Meowth can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalLast Resortsame typePhysical140
ElectricZap CannonSpecial120
PoisonGunk ShotPhysical120
PsychicDream EaterSpecial100
SteelIron TailPhysical100
DarkFoul PlayPhysical95
FairyPlay RoughPhysical90
GroundDigPhysical80
GhostShadow BallSpecial80
GrassSeed BombPhysical80
RockPower GemSpecial80
BugU-turnPhysical70
WaterBubble BeamSpecial65
FlyingAerial AcePhysical60
IceIcy WindSpecial55

Type counters to Meowth

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.

Other forms