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Meowthin Pokémon SoulGold

steel

Pokédex Entry

Scratch Cat Pokémon

Meowth withdraw their sharp claws into their paws to silently sneak about. For some reason, this Pokémon loves shiny coins that glitter with light.

Meowth in Pokémon SoulGold

Galarian Meowth is #52 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its steel typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it.

Type
Steel
Dex
#052
Abilities
Pickup(Primary)

May pick up items.

Tough Claws(Secondary)

Boosts contact moves.

Unnerve(Hidden)

Foes can't eat Berries.

Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
field
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
255
pokeball
Poké Ball19.4%
greatball
Great Ball26.7%
ultraball
Ultra Ball33.0%
Base Exp
58
EV Yield
1 Attack
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
fire ×2fighting ×2ground ×2
Resists
normal ×0.5grass ×0.5ice ×0.5flying ×0.5psychic ×0.5bug ×0.5rock ×0.5dragon ×0.5steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Immune To
poison

Evolution Chain

Base form
Level up Meowth to Lv. 28
Level up Meowth with high friendship
Level up Meowth to Lv. 28

How to Obtain

This form of Meowth has no wild encounters recorded in this game, and no other in-game source is recorded yet.

Level Up Moves (14)

GrowlLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC100PP40
Growls cutely to reduce the foe's Attack.
Fake OutLevel: 1normal
PWR40ACC100PP10
Moves 1st and flinches. Only works on user's 1st turn.
Hone ClawsLevel: 4dark
PWR0ACC0PP15
Sharpens its claws to raise Attack and Accuracy.
ScratchLevel: 8normal
PWR40ACC100PP35
Scratches the foe with sharp claws.
Pay DayLevel: 12normal
PWR40ACC100PP20
Throws coins at the foe. Money is recovered after.
Metal ClawLevel: 16steel
PWR50ACC95PP35
A claw attack that may raise the user's Attack.
ThiefLevel: 18dark
PWR0ACC100PP0
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
TauntLevel: 20dark
PWR0ACC100PP20
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
SwaggerLevel: 24normal
PWR0ACC0PP15
Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises its Attack.
Fury SwipesLevel: 29normal
PWR18ACC80PP15
Rakes the foe with sharp claws, etc., 2 to 5 times.
ScreechLevel: 32normal
PWR0ACC85PP40
Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense.
SlashLevel: 36normal
PWR70ACC100PP20
Slashes with claws, etc. Has a high critical-hit ratio.
Metal SoundLevel: 40steel
PWR0ACC85PP40
Emits a horrible screech that sharply lowers Sp. Def.
ThrashLevel: 44normal
PWR0ACC100PP0
A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user.

Egg Moves (6)

Spiteghost
PWR0ACC100PP10
Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe's last move by 4.of foe's last move by 2-5.
Double Edgenormal
PWR0ACC100PP15
A life-risking tackle that also hurts the user.
Curseghost
PWR0ACC0PP10
A move that functions differently for GHOSTS.
Flailnormal
PWR1ACC100PP15
Inflicts more damage when the user's HP is down.
Night Slashdark
PWR70ACC100PP15
Hits as soon as possible. High critical-hit ratio.
Covetfairy
PWR40ACC100PP0
Cutely begs to obtain an item held by the foe.

TM/HM Moves (33)

Aerial Aceflying
PWR60ACC0PP20TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Brick Breakfighting
PWR75ACC100PP15TM31
Destroys barriers such as REFLECT and causes damage.
Dark Pulsedark
PWR80ACC100PP15TM97
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
Digground
PWR100ACC100PP10TM77
Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
False Swipenormal
PWR40ACC100PP40TM54
An attack that leaves the foe with at least 1 HP.
Flash Cannonsteel
PWR80ACC100PP10TM91
Releases a blast of light that may lower Sp. Def.
Flingdark
PWR1ACC100PP10TM56
The effectiveness varies with the held item.
Gyro Ballsteel
PWR1ACC100PP5TM74
A high-speed spin that does more damage to faster foes.
Hone Clawsdark
PWR0ACC0PP15TM76
Sharpens its claws to raise Attack and Accuracy.
Paybackdark
PWR50ACC100PP10TM66
An attack that gains power if the user moves last.
Play Roughfairy
PWR90ACC90PP10TM98
Plays rough with the foe. May lower Attack.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
PWR0ACC0PP5TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Roundnormal
PWR60ACC100PP15TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Shadow Ballghost
PWR80ACC100PP15TM30
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Shadow Clawghost
PWR70ACC100PP15TM65
Strikes with a shadow claw. High critical-hit ratio.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Swords Dancenormal
PWR0ACC0PP0TM75
A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.
Tauntdark
PWR0ACC100PP20TM12
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
Thiefdark
PWR0ACC100PP0TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Thunderelectric
PWR0ACC70PP10TM25
A lightning attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunderboltelectric
PWR0ACC100PP15TM24
A strong electrical attack that may paralyze the foe.
Trailblazegrass
PWR50ACC100PP20TM60
The user attacks suddenly, raising its Speed.
U Turnbug
PWR70ACC100PP20TM89
Does damage then switches out the user.
Work Upnormal
PWR0ACC0PP30TM01
The user is roused. Ups Attack and Sp. Atk.
X Scissorbug
PWR80ACC100PP15TM81
Slashes the foe with crossed scythes, claws, etc.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.

Type Summary

3
Weaknesses
10
Resistances
1
Immunities
4
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Meowth. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Meowth resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

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