Meowth

Meowth is a Normal-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. At level 50, Meowth has a maximum CP of 846. It is weak to Fighting-type attacks. The best raid moveset for Meowth is Scratch and Body Slam.

Meowth Stats and Max CP

92 ATK

78 DEF

120 HP

Lvl 50 Max CP

846 CP

Lvl 40

748 CP

Lvl 25 Weather Boost

534 CP

Lvl 20 Raids/Eggs

427 CP

Lvl 15 Research

320 CP

Meowth's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Meowth Type Chart

Meowth takes increased damage from:

Fighting160.0%

Meowth takes reduced damage from:

Ghost39.1%

Meowth best moveset

Scratch + Body Slam

Scratch

Body Slam

The best moveset for Meowth in raids is Scratch and Body Slam (4.91 DPS, 32.4 TDO).

8 of 8 matches

Data table

1.	Scratch	Body Slam	3.56	4.91	32.4
2.	Scratch	Foul Play	3.45	4.75	31.3
3.	Scratch	Night Slash	3.43	4.72	31.1
4.	Scratch	Dark Pulse	3.41	4.70	31.0
5.	Bite	Body Slam	3.17	4.37	28.8
6.	Bite	Night Slash	3.03	4.18	27.6
7.	Bite	Foul Play	3.03	4.17	27.5
8.	Bite	Dark Pulse	3.00	4.13	27.2

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Fast Attacks

Bite640.5s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Ghost160%
Psychic160%
Resisted by
Fighting62.5%
Dark62.5%
Fairy62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 6
Energy 4
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.3s - 0.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 2
Energy 4

Effects
Bite has no special effects.
See Bite details page ↗
Scratch640.5s
Type effectiveness chart
Resisted by
Rock62.5%
Ghost39.1%
Steel62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 6
Energy 4
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.3s - 0.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 3
Energy 4

Effects
Scratch has no special effects.
See Scratch details page ↗

Damage	6
Energy	4
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Damage	2
Energy	4

Damage	6
Energy	4
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Damage	3
Energy	4

Charged Attacks

Dark Pulse80503.0s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Ghost160%
Psychic160%
Resisted by
Fighting62.5%
Dark62.5%
Fairy62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 80
Energy 50
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 1.4s - 2.3s
Trainer Battles
Damage 80
Energy 45

Effects
Dark Pulse has no special effects.
See Dark Pulse details page ↗
Foul Play70502.0s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Ghost160%
Psychic160%
Resisted by
Fighting62.5%
Dark62.5%
Fairy62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 70
Energy 50
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.7s - 1.9s
Trainer Battles
Damage 65
Energy 40

Effects
Foul Play has no special effects.
See Foul Play details page ↗
Night Slash45332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Ghost160%
Psychic160%
Resisted by
Fighting62.5%
Dark62.5%
Fairy62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 45
Energy 33
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.1s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 50
Energy 35

Effects
Special
Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to:
Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
See Night Slash details page ↗
Body Slam *50332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
Resisted by
Rock62.5%
Ghost39.1%
Steel62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 50
Energy 33
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.3s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 65
Energy 40

Effects
Body Slam has no special effects.
See Body Slam details page ↗

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.4s - 2.3s

Damage	80
Energy	45

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.7s - 1.9s

Damage	65
Energy	40

Damage	45
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.1s - 1.8s

Damage	50
Energy	35

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.3s - 1.8s

Damage	65
Energy	40

More information

DPS and TDO for every Fast and Charged Attack combination Meowth can learn. Change the weather or the opponent to see how the order shifts.

Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). You get them at special events or with an Elite Fast TM or Elite Charged TM. The table above lists every move Meowth can learn, with its DPS and TDO.

Meowth CP Chart

At Level 50, Meowth maxes out at 846 CP. Raid catches are 389 to 427 CP, or 486 to 534 CP weather boosted. Field and Special Research catches are 292 to 320 CP. The top of each range is a hundo.

Max CP	846 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	292 CP - 320 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	389 CP - 427 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	389 CP - 427 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	486 CP - 534 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Meowth’s max CP at every level from 1 to 50. CP Calculator

LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP
1	10 CP	2	33 CP	3	55 CP
4	78 CP	5	101 CP	6	123 CP
7	146 CP	8	168 CP	9	191 CP
10	214 CP	11	235 CP	12	256 CP
13	278 CP	14	299 CP	15	320 CP
16	342 CP	17	363 CP	18	385 CP
19	406 CP	20	427 CP	21	449 CP
22	470 CP	23	492 CP	24	513 CP
25	534 CP	26	556 CP	27	577 CP
28	599 CP	29	620 CP	30	641 CP
31	652 CP	32	663 CP	33	673 CP
34	684 CP	35	695 CP	36	706 CP
37	716 CP	38	727 CP	39	738 CP
40	748 CP	41	758 CP	42	767 CP
43	777 CP	44	787 CP	45	796 CP
46	806 CP	47	816 CP	48	826 CP
49	836 CP	50	846 CP

More information

Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Raid Bosses caught without a weather boost are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Wild encounters range from Level 1 to 30, with no IV floor.
Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5-level boost, to Level 6 to 35, and a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Meowth

Mega Pokémon that boost Meowth’s Normal-type moves and give extra Candy and Candy XL when you catch Meowth.

Normal

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –In raids, an active Mega gives every other Pokémon a 10% damage boost, or 30% for attacks that share its type. Boosts from several Megas don’t stack; only the highest one applies.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While you have a Mega out, you get extra XP and Candy for catching Pokémon that share its type, and for any raid boss. These bonuses don’t stack. At High and Max Mega Level, same-type catches also have a better chance of giving Candy XL.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#52
Height	0.4 m
Weight	4.2 kg
Region	Generation 1
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	♂ 50% Male ♀ 50% Female
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 500
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Family and Evolution

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Meowth	50 Candy	Persian

Meowth evolves into Persian which costs 50 Candy.

Meowth family

Meowth’s evolutions, regional forms and other variants in Pokémon GO.

Shadow Alolan Persian

Galarian Meowth

Galarian Shadow Meowth

Size information

The illustration compares it with a 1.70 m (5′07″) Trainer.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL

0.2 m	0.2 m	0.4 m	0.6 m	0.7 m

Size bounds

Meowth's height ranges from 0.196 m to 0.7 m, with the average being 0.4 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.196 m0′08″	0.2 m0′08″
XS	0.2 m0′08″	0.3 m1′00″
M	0.3 m1′00″	0.5 m1′08″
XL	0.5 m1′08″	0.6 m2′00″
XXL	0.6 m2′00″	0.7 m2′04″

Encounter data

Movement type: Jumping
Movement Timer: 29s
Jump Time: 1s
Attack Probability: 10%
Attack Timer: 10s
Dodge Probability: 15%
Dodge Duration: 1s
Dodge Distance: 1
Action Frequency: 0.2–1.6s

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	520,000	304	296
40	280,000	304	10
35	190,000	196	-
30	125,000	126	-
25	80,000	87	-
20	47,500	58	-
15	25,500	38	-
10	11,000	19	-
5	3,000	9	-

Stardust, Candy and Candy XL to power up Meowth from Level 1 to 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50. Maxing it out costs 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy and 296 Candy XL.

Power-Up Cost Calculator

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Meowth

Meowth high resolution sprites

High-resolution Pokémon HOME sprites for Meowth. Labels are our best match for each sprite. Click one to download it at 512×512.

Artwork and Wallpaper

Official Artwork

Wallpaper

Meowth Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Red, Blue	Adores circular objects. Wanders the streets on anightly basis to look for dropped loose change.
Yellow	Appears to be more active at night. It loves roundand shiny things. It can't stop from picking them up.
Gold	It is fascinated by round objects. It can't stopplaying with them until it tires and falls asleep.
Silver	It loves anything that shines. It especially adorescoins that it picks up and se cretly hoards.
Crystal	It loves things that sparkle. When it sees a shinyobject, the gold coin on its head shines too.
Ruby, Sapphire	MEOWTH withdraws its sharp claws into its paws to slinkily sneak about without making any incriminating footsteps.For some reason, this POKéMON loves shiny coins that glitter with light.
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.
FireRed	All it does is sleep during the daytime. At night, it patrols its territory with its eyes aglow.
LeafGreen	Adores round objects. It wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change.
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2	It is nocturnal in nature. If it spots something shiny, its eyes glitter brightly.
HeartGold	It is fascinated by round objects. It can’t stop playing with them until it tires and falls asleep.
SoulSilver	It loves anything that shines. It especially adores coins that it picks up and secretly hoards.
X	It is nocturnal in nature. If it spots something shiny, its eyes glitter brightly.
Y	Adores round objects. It wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change.
Omega Ruby	Meowth withdraws its sharp claws into its paws to slinkily sneak about without making any incriminating footsteps. For some reason, this Pokémon loves shiny coins that glitter with light.
Alpha Sapphire	Meowth withdraws its sharp claws into its paws to slinkily sneak about without making any incriminating footsteps. For some reason, this Pokémon loves shiny coins that glitter with light.
Sun	It lies around all day, becoming active near dusk. At night, it wanders the city in search of loose change.
Moon	It loves shiny things. It often fights with Murkrow over prey they’re both trying to catch.
Ultra Sun	When visiting a junkyard, you may catch sight of it having an intense fight with Murkrow over shiny objects.
Ultra Moon	It loves coins, so if you give it one, you can make friends with Meowth easily. But it’s fickle, so you can’t count on that friendship lasting.
Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!	Appears to be more active at night. It loves round and shiny things. It can’t stop itself from picking them up.
Sword	It loves to collect shiny things. If it’s in a good mood, it might even let its Trainer have a look at its hoard of treasures.
Shield	It washes its face regularly to keep the coin on its forehead spotless. It doesn’t get along with Galarian Meowth.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best moves for Meowth in Pokémon GO?

Meowth’s best moves are Scratch and Body Slam, for 4.91 DPS and 32.4 TDO.

Values use the default battle settings. Results vary with the opponent and weather.

What are Meowth’s strengths and weaknesses?

Normal-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting-type moves. They take reduced damage from Ghost-type moves.

What is Meowth’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Meowth tops out at 748 CP at Level 40 and 846 CP at Level 50.

Can Meowth be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Meowth can be Shiny in Pokémon GO ✨.

Can Meowth Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Meowth cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.