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Meowth Starting Stats and Moves

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This is a page about the Pokemon Meowth in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Learn Meowth's Moves, Abilities, Rescue Camp, Evolution Chain, and which Dungeons Meowth can be found in.

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Meowth Basic Information

Meowth Pokemon No. and Type

Meowth
Meowth Image
Pokemon No. 52
Type
NormalNormal

Meowth Base Stats

HP Attack Defense Special Attack Special Defense Speed
41 12 11 11 11 18

Meowth Ability

Ability Effect
Pickup When the Pokemon goes to a different floor, it may pick up an item. However, there will be places where there is nothing for the Pokemon to pick up.

Is Meowth a Good Starter?

Tier S Tier Icon
・STAB Normal moves are good especially Fury Swipes which is just amazing in the main story line.
・Pay Day and Pickup can be useful.
・ Can steal items using Thief

Starter Tier List

Best Partner for Meowth

No. Pokémon Type Ability
54 Psyduck Icon Psyduck Water Damp
Cloud Nine
Swift Swim

While Meowth has a wide movepool, it still needs protection from Fighting-types, which Psyduck can provide through its Psychic-type moves.

As a Water-type Pokemon, Psyduck can also cover Rock-type Pokemon, which resist Normal-type moves.

Best Moveset for Meowth

Move Type
Range		 Effect
Dark Pulse DarkDark
1 tile around user		 It damages nearby enemies. It could also make them Flinch.
Fury Swipes NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.
Shadow Ball GhostGhost
4 tiles away		 It damages even a faraway Pokemon. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
Thunderbolt ElectricElectric
1 tile around user		 It damages nearby enemies. It could also cause Paralysis.

Notes

  • This moveset provides Meowth with a strong STAB option in Fury Swipes and good type coverage. Other moves to consider for type coverage include: Aerial Ace, Shadow Claw, Thunder, U-turn.
  • Fury Swipes is one of the best moves in the game. Coupled with its STAB and Meowth's good Atk, it can take out a lot of Pokemon in just one turn.
  • Take note that Meowth learns Nasty Plot at Lv. 38. Consider it if you rely on Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt and Dark Pulse or the other Special moves a lot.

Meowth Learned Moves

By Level Up

Lv. Move Type
Range		 Effect
Base Scratch NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy.
Base Growl NormalNormal
Entire room		 It lowers the Attack of enemies in the same room.
6 Bite DarkDark
Front		 It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
9 Fake Out NormalNormal
2 tiles away		 It damages an enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away. It could also make the enemy Flinch.
14 Fury Swipes NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.
17 Screech NormalNormal
Front		 It sharply lowers the enemy's Defense.
22 Feint Attack DarkDark
Front		 It damages an enemy. It never misses.
25 Taunt DarkDark
Front		 It makes an enemy Taunted. The taunted Pokemon can't use status moves. The Pokemon can use attack moves, however.
30 Pay Day NormalNormal
Front		 If you defeat an enemy with this move, the enemy will drop money. However, enemies you defeat while you're in a maze won't drop any money!
33 Slash NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
38 Nasty Plot DarkDark
User		 It sharply boosts your Sp. Atk. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
41 Assurance DarkDark
Front		 It damages an enemy. It will cause more damage if the enemy's HP is down to half or lower.
46 Captivate NormalNormal
Front		 It sharply lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
49 Night Slash DarkDark
Front		 It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
50 Feint NormalNormal
2 tiles away		 It breaks through the enemy's Protect, Wide Guard, Quick Guard, or Spiky Shield to damage an enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.

By TM

Move Type
Range		 Effect
Aerial Ace FlyingFlying
Front		 It damages an enemy. It never misses.
Attract NormalNormal
Front		 It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Confide NormalNormal
Front		 It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Dark Pulse DarkDark
1 tile around user		 It damages nearby enemies. It could also make them Flinch.
Double Team NormalNormal
User		 It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Dream Eater PsychicPsychic
Front		 It damages a sleeping enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.
Echoed Voice NormalNormal
Nearby Pokemon		 It damages enemies. It causes more damage if its used repeatedly. The power also goes up when you use it after a teammate uses it.
Facade NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. The damage it causes goes up if you have a bad status. It also prevents your Attack from being lowered when you use this move while you have a Burn.
Frustration NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Hidden Power NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Payback DarkDark
User		 You'll get the Counter condition, which enables you to counter when you take damage from physical moves.
Protect NormalNormal
User		 You'll Protect yourself from enemies' moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Psych Up NormalNormal
Front		 You copy the target's changes in Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, accuracy, and evasiveness.The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Rain Dance WaterWater
Entire floor		 It changes the floor's weather to Rain. The power of Fire-type moves goes down, and the power of Water-type moves goes up.
Rest PsychicPsychic
User		 You'll get the Napping condition. With the Napping condition, you'll fall asleep, awakening later with all your HP restored and bad statuses healed.
Return NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Round NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Shadow Ball GhostGhost
4 tiles away		 It damages even a faraway Pokemon. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
Shadow Claw GhostGhost
Front		 It damages an enemy. It has a high critical-hit rate.
Sleep Talk NormalNormal
Other		 If you're sleeping, a move you know will be used automatically on an enemy near you. But keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use this while you're wide awake.
Substitute NormalNormal
User		 You'll create a Substitute if you have more than half your max HP. Every time you use this move, your HP decreases. When you create a Substitute, you won't be targeted by enemies, but you can't use moves or items, and you can't restore your HP naturally.
Sunny Day FireFire
Entire floor		 It changes the floor's weather to Sunny. The power of Fire-type moves goes up, and the power of Water-type moves goes down.
Swagger NormalNormal
Front		 It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Taunt DarkDark
Front		 It makes an enemy Taunted. The taunted Pokemon can't use status moves. The Pokemon can use attack moves, however.
Thief DarkDark
Front		 It damages an enemy. You'll also steal an item that the enemy has. If you can't carry any more items, your attempt to steal will fail.
Thunder ElectricElectric
Front		 It can hit an enemy that's in the air from using a move such as Fly. It could also cause Paralysis. During Rain, or Heavy Rain, it never misses. But during Sunny weather or in Extremely Harsh Sunlight, it's hard to land this move.
Thunderbolt ElectricElectric
1 tile around user		 It damages nearby enemies. It could also cause Paralysis.
Torment DarkDark
Front		 It has the move the enemy last used Sealed, which prevents the Pokemon from using it. The seal will be removed when the Pokemon goes to the next floor.
Toxic PoisonPoison
Front		 It makes the enemy Badly Poisoned. It never misses if used by a Poison-type Pokemon. It will even hit a Pokemon that's used Dig, Fly, or the like.
U-turn BugBug
Entire room		 It damages an enemy. If one of your teammates is right behind you, it switches your and your teammate's position.
Work Up NormalNormal
User		 It boosts your Attack and Sp. Atk. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

By Move Tutor

Move Type
Range		 Effect
Covet NormalNormal
Front		 It damages an enemy. You'll also steal an item that the enemy has. If you can't carry any more items, your attempt to steal will fail.
Foul Play DarkDark
Front		 It damages an enemy. But the damage is determined by the target's Attack stat instead of the user's Attack stat.
Gunk Shot PoisonPoison
4 tiles away		 It damages a Pokemon, even one far away, and could also make the enemy Poisoned.
Hyper Voice NormalNormal
1 tile around user		 It damages nearby enemies.
Icy Wind IceIce
4 tiles away		 It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It also lowers the target's Travel Speed.
Iron Tail SteelSteel
Front		 It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Defense.
Knock Off DarkDark
Front		 It damages an enemy. The power goes up if the enemy has an item. It also knocks the enemy's held item to the floor near it.
Last Resort NormalNormal
Front		 It deals big damage to an enemy. But it won't hit unless you have a move with 0 PP remaining. The more moves you have with 0 PP, the more powerful this move becomes.
Seed Bomb GrassGrass
Front		 It damages an enemy.
Shock Wave ElectricElectric
1 tile around user		 It damages nearby enemies. It never misses.
Snatch DarkDark
User		 It gives you the Snatch status, which lets you steal the effects of a recovery move or status move used nearby. There are some moves that can't be stolen, so be careful!
Snore NormalNormal
1 tile around user		 If you're sleeping, it will be used automatically and will damage enemies around you. It could also make them Flinch. Keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use it while you're wide awake.
Spite GhostGhost
Front		 It sharply lowers the PP of the move last used by the enemy. It fails if the enemy had not used a move or if the enemy's PP is already 0.
Throat Chop DarkDark
It damages an enemy and gives them the Throat Chop condition.
Uproar NormalNormal
Front		 It damages enemies in the same room. It also causes all Pokemon in the same room to be Sleepless. Sleeping Pokemon will wake up immediately.
Water Pulse WaterWater
4 tiles away		 It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Confused.

Meowth Evolution

Evolution Chain

Pokemon How to Evolve
MeowthMeowth -
PersianPersian Evolves from Meowth at Lv. 28

Can Meowth Mega Evolve?

This Pokemon can not Mega Evolve.

How to Get Meowth

Dungeons Where Meowth is Found

Dungeon # of Floors Boss Strong Foe
Wish Cave 99
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Meowth Rescue Camp

Rescue Camp Price
Vibrant Forest 800

Is Recruiting Meowth Worth It?

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