Pokédex · IX (Paldea)

Meowscarada#908

Strong point: Speed — higher than 97% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 7 weaknesses, 6 resistances and 1 full immunity. Watch out for the Bug type — damage from it is quadrupled.

Shiny Meowscarada
Regular version
Grass Dark
Height: 1.5 m (4′11″) Weight: 31.2 kg (68.8 lbs)

Base stats

HP
76
66%
Atk
110
83%
Def
70
49%
SpA
81
68%
SpD
70
51%
Spe
123
97%
TOTAL
530
82%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Speed.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Speed, 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 (110) is 29 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 97% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
  • 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 2

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.

Paldea #003 Scarlet / Violet
Pokémon Champions #908 Champions

Abilities

  • Overgrow Strengthens grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
  • Protean Changes the bearer's type to match each move it uses.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits.

Rank 66 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 2.07% of teams.

Moves Knock Off 94.8% U Turn 92.7% Flower Trick 78.4% Triple Axel 65.6% Low Kick 15.8% Trick 14.9% Spikes 11.9% Sucker Punch 5.6% Leaf Storm 3.9% Aura Sphere 3%
Items Choice Band 34.2% Choice Scarf 27.8% Heavy Duty Boots 18.1% Focus Sash 13.8% Choice Specs 2.8% Life Orb 1.9%
Abilities Protean 85.1% Overgrow 14.9%
Tera Type Grass 52.7% Ghost 20% Dark 13.2% Fairy 7% Fire 2.4% Ice 2.4%
EV spreads Jolly · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 SpD 40.4% Jolly · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 Def 24.9% Jolly · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP 23.2% Jolly · 252 Atk / 252 Spe 4.1% Timid · 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP 2.6%
Teammates Great Tusk 35.9% Gholdengo 34.6% Kingambit 25.4% Iron Treads 20.5% Primarina 16.9% Zamazenta 16.7% Ting-Lu 15.5% Garchomp 14.9%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

This Pokémon uses the reflective fur lining its cape to camouflage the stem of its flower, creating the illusion that the flower is floating.

Egg Group: Field Egg Group: Grass Gender: 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 50/255 Base EXP: 265
Evolution line Full line →
#906 Sprigatito Sprigatito #907 Floragato Floragato Level 16 #908 Meowscarada Meowscarada Level 36

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Meowscarada takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Bug ×4 Fire ×2 Ice ×2 Fighting ×2 Poison ×2 Flying ×2 Fairy ×2
Resistant to Water ×½ Electric ×½ Grass ×½ Ground ×½ Ghost ×½ Dark ×½
Immune to Psychic ×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.

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

Breeding

All Egg Groups →

Offspring can come from 351 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

#001
Bulbasaur
Bulbasaur
#002
Ivysaur
Ivysaur
#003
Venusaur
Venusaur
#019
Rattata
Rattata
#020
Raticate
Raticate
#023
Ekans
Ekans
#024
Arbok
Arbok
#025
Pikachu
Pikachu
#026
Raichu
Raichu
#027
Sandshrew
Sandshrew
#028
Sandslash
Sandslash
#029
Nidoran♀
Nidoran♀

Moves (76)

Full move list →

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (61 via TM/TR, 2 via Egg) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Leafage Grass Physical 40 100% 40
1 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100% 35
1 Tail Whip Normal Status — 100% 30
7 Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25
10 Hone Claws Dark Status — — 15
13 Magical Leaf Grass Special 60 — 20
15 Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100% 30
20 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100% 15
24 U Turn Bug Physical 70 100% 20
29 Worry Seed Grass Status — 100% 10
33 Slash Normal Physical 70 100% 20
38 Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100% 15
42 Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100% 10
47 Play Rough Fairy Physical 90 90% 10
52 Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100% 20
58 Grassy Terrain Grass Status — — 10
64 Leaf Storm Grass Special 130 90% 5
— Flower Trick Grass Physical 70 — 10
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