Meowth
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Dugtrio (#51) - Meowth - Persian (#52) | |
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| Name (Japanese), Number | Meowth (Nyarth), 52 |
| Name pronunciation | <math>mee-YOWTH<math> |
| Stage | Basic |
| Evolves to | Persian |
| Video game base stats¹ | |
| Hit points | 40 |
| Attack | 45 |
| Defense | 35 |
| Speed | 90 |
| Special attack² | 40 |
| Special defense² | 40 |
| Special³ | 40 |
| Biological | |
| Species | Scratchcat Pokémon or Scratch Cat Pokémon4 |
| Types | Normal |
| Height | 1'4" (0.4 m) |
| Weight | 9 lb (4 kg) |
| Pokédex Color | Yellow |
| Shiny color | Its tail and feet become pink, and the rest of its body becomes a darker shade of cream |
| Ability | Pickup |
| Signature Attack | Pay Day |
| Gender distribution | 50.0% male, 50.0% female |
| ¹ Stats for trading card versions may vary.
4 Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire, Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen, and Pokémon Colosseum | |
Meowth (Nyaasu (ニャース Nyāsu) in the original Japanese) is a fictional character in Pokémon video games. It loves playing with round objects and shiny items. According to the Pokédex, it often steals coins from people to play with them. Meowth is probably based on the Japanese Maneki Neko, as shown with its colouration, its love of coins, and the charm on its head that resembles an Edo-era koban.
When angered, this Pokémon will quite viciously scratch the person it is angry with.
Meowth live in big cities, usually organized in groups that act like gangs, stealing food and money from people.
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Name Origin
Meowth's name probably comes from "meow", the sound made by cats, possibly by combining it with "mouth". This is supported in the cartoon; whenever Meowth says something rude or demoralizing to Jessie and James, Jessie usually retorts "Shut your big Meowth!"
The Japanese name of this Pokémon is probably derived from onomatopoeia for the sound cats make, which is "nyā".
Availability
Meowth can only be caught on Routes 38-39 in Pokémon Silver and Crystal and on the routes around Saffron City and Route 11 in Pokémon Blue (and of course, in Pokémon Silver and Crystal on those routes after gaining access to Kanto by beating the Elite Four.)
Other game information
Meowth can be very useful. Since this Pokémon loves to steal coins, it learns the move "Pay Day" with ease. After this move is used, coins are scattered all over the ground, which are collected by the winner of the battle.
In Pokémon Channel
In the Nintendo Gamecube game Pokémon Channel, Meowth is the on-scene reporter for Psyduck's newscast, and conducts interviews with other Pokémon. This Meowth is presumably supposed to be the same one from Team Rocket, as it too is able to speak normal English, and has the same accent.