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Galarian Meowth#10161

Compared with other species it looks modest; its best stat is Attack. Weak point: Speed — lower than 83% of species. Its stat total lands at the tail end — below 88% of species. Defensively it can rely on 3 weaknesses, 10 resistances and 1 full immunity. Poison-type moves do nothing to it at all. Very easy to catch, often with the first Poké Ball.

Shiny Galarian Meowth
Regular version
Steel
Height: 0.4 m (1′04″) Weight: 7.5 kg (16.5 lbs)

Base stats

HP
50
19%
Atk
65
35%
Def
55
28%
SpA
40
13%
SpD
40
9%
Spe
40
17%
TOTAL
290
12%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: Sp. Def.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (65) is 25 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
  • Brave +Atk · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 9

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version. The number belongs to the species, not to the form: in the Galar Pokédex this form has the same position as the base form.

Kanto #052 Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee
Johto #136 Gold / Silver , Crystal
Johto #138 HeartGold / SoulSilver
Pokémon Conquest #058 —
Alola #045 Sun / Moon
Alola #052 Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Galar #182 home region Sword / Shield
Paldea #141 Scarlet / Violet
Hyperspace #004 Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension

Abilities

  • Pickup Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.
  • Tough Claws Strengthens moves that make contact to 1.33× their power.
  • Unnerve Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

Pokédex entry

It washes its face regularly to keep the coin on its forehead spotless. It doesn’t get along with Galarian Meowth.

Habitat: Urban Egg Group: Field Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: very easy (255/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 58

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Galarian Meowth takes when it is hit by a move of each type.

Weak to Fire ×2 Fighting ×2 Ground ×2
Resistant to Normal ×½ Grass ×½ Ice ×½ Flying ×½ Psychic ×½ Bug ×½ Rock ×½ Dragon ×½ Steel ×½ Fairy ×½
Immune to Poison ×0

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Galarian Meowth — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Galarian Meowth — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Galarian Meowth — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Galarian Meowth — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

Offspring can come from 276 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

Where to catch it (11)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Galar

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (65 via TM/TR, 6 via Egg, 2 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Fake Out Normal Physical 40 100% 10
1 Growl Normal Status — 100% 40
4 Hone Claws Dark Status — — 15
8 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100% 35
12 Pay Day Normal Physical 40 100% 20
16 Metal Claw Steel Physical 50 95% 35
20 Taunt Dark Status — 100% 20
24 Swagger Normal Status — 85% 15
29 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 18 80% 15
32 Screech Normal Status — 85% 40
36 Slash Normal Physical 70 100% 20
40 Metal Sound Steel Status — 85% 40
44 Thrash Normal Physical 120 100% 10