Abilities
Adores circular objects. Wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change.
Damage multipliers when attacked by each type
In-game descriptions of Meowth Alola across different games
- Pokémon Red
- "Adores circular objects. Wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change."
- Pokémon Yellow
- "Appears to be more active at night. It loves round and shiny things. It can't stop from picking them up."
- Pokémon Gold
- "It is fascinated by round objects. It can't stop playing with them until it tires and falls asleep."
- Pokémon Silver
- "It loves anything that shines. It especially adores coins that it picks up and se cretly hoards."
- Pokémon Crystal
- "It loves things that sparkle. When it sees a shiny object, the gold coin on its head shines too."
- Pokémon Ruby
- "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."
About Meowth Alola
Meowth Alola is the Scratch Cat Pokémon a Dark type Pokémon. It has a base stat total of 290 with Pickup or Technician as abilities.
What is Meowth Alola weak to?
Meowth Alola is a Dark-type, so it takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Bug, Fairy. It resists Ghost, Dark. It is immune to Psychic.
How to counter Meowth Alola
To counter Meowth Alola in competitive play, bring Pokémon that can hit back with Fighting or Bug or Fairy moves and can withstand its Dark STAB attacks. Check the type-defense grid above for the full multiplier breakdown.
Using Meowth Alola in competitive teams
Meowth Alola can be added to Smogon or VGC teams across Gen 1–9 formats. Build a competitive team with Meowth Alola on Metamons and get AI reads on your type coverage and threats before you queue.
