‹ #52 Meowth

Persian

#53 (Kanto)

#54 Psyduck ›

Pokémon type

Normal

Boosted in Partly Cloudy weather

Persian weaknesses

Persian is weak to Fighting-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Persian is doubly resistant to Ghost-type moves.

39%

Best moveset for Persian

The best moves for Persian are Scratch and Return when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Scratch

14.4DPS

Return Purified

60DPS

Defending

Feint Attack

11DPS

Play Rough

30DPS

Trainer Battles

Scratch

4EPT

Return Purified

2.23DPE

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Evolution

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

Meowth

Persian

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

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Persian:

Normal

Alolan Form

Game images

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

Summary

Persian is a Normal Pokémon which evolves from Meowth. It is weak to Fighting moves. Persian's best moveset is Scratch & Return and it has a Max CP of 1,910.

About

"Persian has six bold whiskers that give it a look of toughness. The whiskers sense air movements to determine what is in the Pokémon's surrounding vicinity. It becomes docile if grabbed by the whiskers."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Scratch	6	8	14.4
Feint Attack	11	10	11

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Play Rough	90	2	1.8
Power Gem	80	2	1.6
Foul Play	70	2	1.4
Night Slash Elite TM	45	3	1.36
Payback	95	1	0.95
Return Purified	25	3	0.91
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.36

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Scratch	3	1	3.6	4
Feint Attack	6	2	3	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Return Purified	130	70	2.23
Payback	110	60	1.83
Power Gem	85	50	1.7
Foul Play	65	40	1.63
Play Rough	90	60	1.5
Night Slash Elite TM ▲ att	50	35	1.43
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.17

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
Scratch 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	8	102%
Scratch 14.4 DPS	Foul Play 35 DPS	7.8	100%
Scratch 14.4 DPS	Play Rough 30 DPS	7.8	99%
Scratch 14.4 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	7.7	99%
Scratch 14.4 DPS	Power Gem 26.7 DPS	7.4	94%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Play Rough 30 DPS	6.9	89%
Scratch 14.4 DPS	Night Slash Elite TM 22.5 DPS	6.9	88%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Foul Play 35 DPS	6.9	88%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	6.9	88%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	6.6	84%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Power Gem 26.7 DPS	6.5	83%
Scratch 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	6.2	79%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Night Slash Elite TM 22.5 DPS	6	76%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	4.5	57%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Play Rough 30 DPS	2.8	100%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Power Gem 26.7 DPS	2.6	94%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Foul Play 35 DPS	2.5	92%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	2.3	82%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Night Slash Elite TM 22.5 DPS	2.3	82%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	2.1	76%
Scratch 14.4 DPS	Play Rough 30 DPS	2	71%
Scratch 14.4 DPS	Power Gem 26.7 DPS	1.9	68%
Scratch 14.4 DPS	Foul Play 35 DPS	1.8	66%
Scratch 14.4 DPS	Night Slash Elite TM 22.5 DPS	1.7	62%
Scratch 14.4 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	1.7	61%
Scratch 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	1.6	58%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	1.4	51%
Scratch 14.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	1.2	45%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Scratch 4 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	18	12.5	114%
Scratch 4 EPT	Payback 1.83 DPE	15	10.9	100%
Scratch 4 EPT	Power Gem 1.7 DPE	13	10.4	95%
Scratch 4 EPT	Foul Play 1.63 DPE	10	10.1	92%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	24	9.7	89%
Scratch 4 EPT	Play Rough 1.5 DPE	15	9.6	88%
Scratch 4 EPT	Night Slash Elite TM ▲ att 1.43 DPE	9	9.3	85%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Payback 1.83 DPE	20	8.5	78%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Power Gem 1.7 DPE	18	8.1	74%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Foul Play 1.63 DPE	14	7.9	72%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Play Rough 1.5 DPE	20	7.5	69%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Night Slash Elite TM ▲ att 1.43 DPE	12	7.3	67%
Scratch 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	18	4.3	39%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	24	3.5	32%

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 Persian counters

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

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.43
2
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.43
3
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.47
4
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.47
5
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.49

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		150
Defense		136
Stamina		163

Max HP

Level 40	140
Level 50	149

Average size

Height	1 m
Weight	32 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	724
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	965
Level 30 Max wild	1,448
Level 40	1,689
Level 50	1,910

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,206
Level 35 (wild)	1,568