Meowth-Alola

No. 0052

Type: Dark

It washes its face regularly to keep the coin on its forehead spotless. It doesn’t get along with Galarian Meowth.

Base stats

HP40
Attack35
Defense35
Sp. Attack50
Sp. Defense40
Speed90

Total 290

What to answer with

Attacking types that hit what hits it hard, and the best move of each one it learns.

  • Flying — Cover 2 weaknesses (Fighting, Bug) — Aerial Ace
  • Fairy — Covers 1 weakness (Fighting) — Play Rough
  • Poison — Covers 1 weakness (Fairy) — Gunk Shot
  • Rock — Covers 1 weakness (Bug) — Power Gem
  • Steel — Covers 1 weakness (Fairy) — Metal Claw
  • Fire — Covers 1 weakness (Bug) — It learns nothing of that type

Abilities

Evolution line

Moves

What the optimizer would run

Rules: Gen 9 OU (singles)

Role
Speed control
Ability
Technician
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Modest
EVs
4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moves
Thunder Wave, Dark Pulse, Power Gem, Thunderbolt

Frequently asked questions

What type is Meowth-Alola?
Meowth-Alola is a Dark type Pokémon.
What are Meowth-Alola's base stats?
HP 40, Attack 35, Defense 35, Sp. Attack 50, Sp. Defense 40, Speed 90. That is a base stat total of 290.
What is Meowth-Alola weak to?
Meowth-Alola takes extra damage from Bug, Fairy and Fighting moves. It is immune to Psychic.
What abilities does Meowth-Alola have?
Meowth-Alola can have Pickup, Technician and Rattled. Its hidden ability is Rattled.
What does Meowth-Alola evolve into?
Meowth-Alola evolves into Persian-Alola.
What moves does Meowth-Alola learn?
Meowth-Alola learns 13 moves by levelling up and 49 by TM.