Alolan Meowth

#52 (Kanto)

#53 Persian ›

Pokémon type

Dark

Boosted in Fog weather

Alolan Meowth weaknesses

Alolan Meowth is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Alolan Meowth is resistant to Ghost and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Psychic-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Alolan Meowth

The best moves for Alolan Meowth are Bite and Foul Play when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Scratch and Dark Pulse deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Bite

14.4DPS

Foul Play

42DPS

Defending

Bite

14.4DPS

Dark Pulse

32DPS

Trainer Battles

Scratch

4EPT

Dark Pulse

2.13DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Alolan Meowth family. Alolan Meowth evolves into Alolan Persian for 50 Candy.

Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Meowth for 45 Candy.

Galarian Meowth

Perrserker

Forms

There are 3 different forms of Meowth:

Normal

Galarian Form

Alolan Form

Game images

Alolan Meowth, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Alolan Meowth is a Dark Pokémon. It is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy moves. Meowth's best moveset is Bite & Foul Play and it has a Max CP of 901. Alolan Meowth evolves into Alolan Persian.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Bite	6	8	14.4
Scratch	6	8	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Dark Pulse	80	2	1.92
Foul Play	70	2	1.68
Night Slash	45	3	1.64
Trailblaze	65	2	1.3
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Bite	2	1	2.4	4
Scratch	3	1	3	4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Dark Pulse	80	45	2.13
Foul Play	65	40	1.95
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Night Slash ▲ att	50	35	1.71
Trailblaze ▲ att	65	45	1.44
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Bite 14.4 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	6.1	100%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	5.8	94%
Scratch 12 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	5.6	92%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.6	91%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	5.5	90%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Night Slash 27 DPS	5.4	88%
Scratch 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	5.4	88%
Scratch 12 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	5.1	83%
Scratch 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5	82%
Scratch 12 DPS	Night Slash 27 DPS	5	82%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.6	75%
Scratch 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4	66%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Bite 14.4 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	1.5	100%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	1.4	97%
Scratch 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	1.4	93%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Night Slash 27 DPS	1.3	91%
Scratch 12 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	1.3	90%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	1.3	88%
Scratch 12 DPS	Night Slash 27 DPS	1.2	84%
Scratch 12 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	1.2	81%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.1	76%
Scratch 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1	69%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.9	61%
Scratch 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.8	54%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Scratch 4 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	12	11.5	100%
Bite 4 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	12	10.9	95%
Scratch 4 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	10	10.8	94%
Scratch 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	90%
Bite 4 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	10	10.2	88%
Scratch 4 EPT	Night Slash ▲ att 1.71 DPE	9	9.9	86%
Bite 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	9.8	85%
Bite 4 EPT	Night Slash ▲ att 1.71 DPE	9	9.3	80%
Scratch 4 EPT	Trailblaze ▲ att 1.44 DPE	12	8.8	76%
Bite 4 EPT	Trailblaze ▲ att 1.44 DPE	12	8.2	71%
Scratch 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.6	31%
Bite 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3	26%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Alolan Meowth counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Alolan Meowth Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.04
2
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.04
3
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.04
4
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.04
5
Kartana

Fury Cutter

Sacred Sword

0.04

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		99
Defense		78
Stamina		120

Max HP

Level 40	106
Level 50	113

Average size

Height	0.4 m
Weight	4.2 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	341
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	455
Level 30 Max wild	683
Level 40	797
Level 50	901

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	569
Level 35 (wild)	740