Pokemon Crystal Version Pok�mon of the Day: Meowth (#52)



Everybody remembers the good ol' Pokémon of
the Day Guy, right? Well, once Gold and Silver hit the shores of the US
and all the hype had died down a bit, he decided to move to the top of
Mount Kilimanjaro to seek enlightenment. Now that every self-respecting
Pokémaniac has Ruby and Sapphire on the brain, however, it's high
time we revitalize the age-old tradition of bringing you your Pokémon
of the Day! And, as everyone knows, there's only one thing better than
a Pokémon of the Day Guy...a Pokémon of the Day Chick!
Each and every day we'll be taking a close and personal look at
one of these unique creatures called Pokémon. Here you'll find all
the moves you could ever want (learned, hereditary and all compatible TMs/HMs
from G/S/C and R/B/Y, if applicable), breeding chains for hereditary moves,
Pokédex entries, general descriptions, max stats, in-game locations,
weaknesses and resistances, gameplay tips and one or more suggested movesets
(SUGGESTED, people; I'm not telling you what to do) to get the most bang
for your Pokébuck.
===============================INTRODUCTION==============================
Today's Pokemon is none other than everyone's favorite trash-talker,
Meowth! Followers of the Pokemon anime know this little guy as an established
member of the nefarious Team Rocket in addition to the only non-Psychic
Pokemon currently known to speak "human". Meowth is also popular amongst
trainers who've never watched the anime simply because he's a cat (there
are a LOT of cat lovers out there, myself being one of them). While somewhat
lacking in stats, Meowth more than makes up for it in personality and interesting
move options. Granted, he doesn't have the Special Attack to use most of
them...but you gotta give the guy an A for effort. 





NAME: Meowth

TYPE: Scratchcat (Normal)

HEIGHT: 1' 4"

WEIGHT: 9 lbs.





EVOLUTION: evolves into Persian at level 28 
AVAILIBLE IN: Blue, Silver, Crystal
LOCATION: It's somewhat surprising that such a popular Pokemon
would be left out of fully half of the existing Pokemon games, but the
fact remains that Red, Yellow and Gold owners will all have to trade if
they ever hope to own a Meowth. This Pokemon is quite common on Routes
5-8 in Blue, Silver and Crystal, in addition to Routes 38 and 39 in Silver
and Crystal.
==================================MOVES==================================



Learned Moves:





R/B/Y

Scratch - Basic

Growl - Basic

Bite - lvl 12

Pay Day - lvl 17

Screech - lvl 24

Fury Swipes - lvl 33

Slash - lvl 44

G/S/C

Scratch - Basic

Growl - Basic

Bite - lvl 11

Pay Day - lvl 20

Faint Attack - lvl 28

Screech - lvl 35

Fury Swipes - lvl 41

Slash - lvl 46



Compatible TMs:





R/B/Y

TM06 - Toxic

TM08 - Body Slam

TM09 - Take Down

TM10 - Double-Edge

TM11 - Bubblebeam

TM12 - Water Gun

TM16 - Pay Day

TM20 - Rage

TM24 - Thunderbolt

TM25 - Thunder

TM31 - Mimic

TM32 - Double Team

TM34 - Bide

TM39 - Swift

TM40 - Skull Bash

TM44 - Rest

TM50 - Substitute

G/S/C

TM02 - Headbutt

TM03 - Curse

TM06 - Toxic

TM07 - Zap Cannon

TM09 - Psych Up

TM10 - Hidden Power

TM11 - Sunny Day

TM13 - Snore

TM16 - Icy Wind

TM17 - Protect

TM20 - Endure

TM21 - Frustration

TM23 - Iron Tail

TM25 - Thunder

TM27 - Return

TM30 - Shadow Ball

TM31 - Mud-Slap

TM32 - Double Team

TM34 - Swagger

TM35 - Sleep Talk

TM39 - Swift

TM40 - Defense Curl

TM42 - Dream Eater

TM43 - Detect

TM44 - Rest

TM45 - Attract

TM46 - Thief

TM50 - Nightmare



Hereditary Moves (G/S/C only):





Amnesia: Breed a female Meowth/Persian with a male Sentret/Furret. 
Charm: Breed with a male Snubbull/Granbull or Pikachu (via
Pichu). 
Hypnosis: Breed with a male Stantler. 
Spite: Breed with a male Dunsparce.
Thunderbolt: Meowth can also learn Thunderbolt via the Move
Tutor in Goldenrod City (Crystal only).
===============================IN BATTLE================================

Max stats at level 100

HP: 283

Attack: 188

Defense: 168

Special (RBY): 178

Special Attack (GCS): 178

Special Defense (GSC): 178

Speed: 278

Effective against: none

Not effective against: Steel, Rock, Ghost (can't hit)

Resistant to: Ghost (immune)

Weak against: Fighting
Suggested moveset

Held Item (GSC): none

Hypnosis

Dream Eater

Nightmare

Thief
Behold! The most evil Meowth of all time! I affectionately call
mine "DemonKitty". From a purely philosophical standpoint, this thing could
send even the vicious Gengar running for cover. Honestly, when a Pokemon
as cute and innocent-looking as Meowth is actually capable of learning
such ghastly (not to be confused with Gastly) moves, what mere mortal could
resist putting them on?
The first three moves are pretty self-explanatory. Meowth puts the
foe to sleep with Hypnosis, sets up a Nightmare to steadily drain their
HP as long as they remain asleep, and uses Dream Eater both to further
lower the opponent's HP as well as to replenish its own health somewhat.
This particular set would obviously work better in a GameBoy link battle
than a Pokemon Stadium 2 battle, since a link battle provides for up to
eight rounds of sleep in contrast to Stadium 2's maximum of four.
Thief is the most interesting and useful move in this particular
set and is the reason I suggest no held item for this Meowth. As a flat-out
attack, Thief is has a base power of 60 and is a Dark-type move...but the
main draw of the move is its ability to "steal" the opponent's held item
so long as the Pokemon using Thief isn't already holding something. 
Meowth is one quick little Pokemon, so send him in against some
of the slower tanks in the game who you know are heavily dependent
on their held items. Your opponent sends out a Marowak? See how quickly
that thing goes crying home to Mommy once you gank its Thick Club, sending
its mighty 516 Attack careening down to a negligible 258. Lapras and Lanturn
flaunting their massive HP? They'll quickly learn how unimportant HP is
as compared to solid Defensive stats once you relieve them of their HP-restoring
Leftovers. Pikachu and Meowth are matched point for point in Speed, so
if you happen to have a higher Speed DV you just might be able to spirit
away Pikachu's precious Light Ball before it has a chance to Thunderbolt
you into oblivion. Once the offending item has been successfully stolen
Meowth is pretty much through, considering its dismal Defenses...but by
depriving your opponent of said helpful item will go a long way towards
ensuring that Pokemon won't live long enough to decimate the rest
of your team.
Now, let's think logically for a moment...would I honestly recommend
a moveset upon which 3/4 is dependent on a 60% accurate move AND assumes
the opponent won't switch out for a serious battle? Of course not. Not
to mention there isn't a single STABed attack in this set...this is just
for fun! I don't expect many people to take an unevolved Pokemon into an
earnest battle in the first place due to their immature stats; we keep
Pokemon in their younger forms for the novelty of it (I do, anyway), thus
this is a novelty set. Other novelty moves to consider might be Pay Day
(Meowth's calling card) or Bubblebeam (rabid Meowth on the loose!!). Don't
worry, I'll be sure to provide you with a "real" set when it's time to
discuss Persian. Or, if you'd prefer not to wait, feel free to email me
or ask the masses on IGN's Pokemon Board! Meanwhile I hope you won't begrudge
me for having a little fun with some of the unevolved Pokemon; I do
have to analyze every single one of them! Though this set might actually
work against a Wobbuffet if Hypnosis was able to hit before a Safeguard
was in place...
Okay, now I'm just babbling...so get out there and have fun with
this sassy feline while I pull myself together in time for tomorrow's Pokemon
of the Day!


Please email any questions or comments to pokemonofthedaychick@ign.com,
or drop me a line if you just wanna say hello! I'm always up for a rousing
Pokémon chat. And, as always, feel free to visit us on IGN's dedicated
Pokémon
Board. See you there!

Everybody remembers the good ol' Pokémon of the Day Guy, right? Well, once Gold and Silver hit the shores of the US and all the hype had died down a bit, he decided to move to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro to seek enlightenment. Now that every self-respecting Pokémaniac has Ruby and Sapphire on the brain, however, it's high time we revitalize the age-old tradition of bringing you your Pokémon of the Day! And, as everyone knows, there's only one thing better than a Pokémon of the Day Guy...a Pokémon of the Day Chick! Each and every day we'll be taking a close and personal look at one of these unique creatures called Pokémon. Here you'll find all the moves you could ever want (learned, hereditary and all compatible TMs/HMs from G/S/C and R/B/Y, if applicable), breeding chains for hereditary moves, Pokédex entries, general descriptions, max stats, in-game locations, weaknesses and resistances, gameplay tips and one or more suggested movesets (SUGGESTED, people; I'm not telling you what to do) to get the most bang for your Pokébuck. `===============================INTRODUCTION==============================` Today's Pokemon is none other than everyone's favorite trash-talker, Meowth! Followers of the Pokemon anime know this little guy as an established member of the nefarious Team Rocket in addition to the only non-Psychic Pokemon currently known to speak "human". Meowth is also popular amongst trainers who've never watched the anime simply because he's a cat (there are a LOT of cat lovers out there, myself being one of them). While somewhat lacking in stats, Meowth more than makes up for it in personality and interesting move options. Granted, he doesn't have the Special Attack to use most of them...but you gotta give the guy an A for effort.
	`NAME: Meowth` `TYPE: Scratchcat (Normal)` `HEIGHT: 1' 4"` `WEIGHT: 9 lbs.`
`EVOLUTION: evolves into Persian at level 28` `AVAILIBLE IN: Blue, Silver, Crystal` `LOCATION: It's somewhat surprising that such a popular Pokemon would be left out of fully half of the existing Pokemon games, but the fact remains that Red, Yellow and Gold owners will all have to trade if they ever hope to own a Meowth. This Pokemon is quite common on Routes 5-8 in Blue, Silver and Crystal, in addition to Routes 38 and 39 in Silver and Crystal.` `==================================MOVES==================================`
`Learned Moves:`
`R/B/Y` `Scratch - Basic` `Growl - Basic` `Bite - lvl 12` `Pay Day - lvl 17` `Screech - lvl 24` `Fury Swipes - lvl 33` `Slash - lvl 44`	`G/S/C` `Scratch - Basic` `Growl - Basic` `Bite - lvl 11` `Pay Day - lvl 20` `Faint Attack - lvl 28` `Screech - lvl 35` `Fury Swipes - lvl 41` `Slash - lvl 46`
`Compatible TMs:`
`R/B/Y` `TM06 - Toxic` `TM08 - Body Slam` `TM09 - Take Down` `TM10 - Double-Edge` `TM11 - Bubblebeam` `TM12 - Water Gun` `TM16 - Pay Day` `TM20 - Rage` `TM24 - Thunderbolt` `TM25 - Thunder` `TM31 - Mimic` `TM32 - Double Team` `TM34 - Bide` `TM39 - Swift` `TM40 - Skull Bash` `TM44 - Rest` `TM50 - Substitute`	`G/S/C` `TM02 - Headbutt` `TM03 - Curse` `TM06 - Toxic` `TM07 - Zap Cannon` `TM09 - Psych Up` `TM10 - Hidden Power` `TM11 - Sunny Day` `TM13 - Snore` `TM16 - Icy Wind` `TM17 - Protect` `TM20 - Endure` `TM21 - Frustration` `TM23 - Iron Tail` `TM25 - Thunder` `TM27 - Return` `TM30 - Shadow Ball` `TM31 - Mud-Slap` `TM32 - Double Team` `TM34 - Swagger` `TM35 - Sleep Talk` `TM39 - Swift` `TM40 - Defense Curl` `TM42 - Dream Eater` `TM43 - Detect` `TM44 - Rest` `TM45 - Attract` `TM46 - Thief` `TM50 - Nightmare`
`Hereditary Moves (G/S/C only):`
`Amnesia: Breed a female Meowth/Persian with a male Sentret/Furret.` `Charm: Breed with a male Snubbull/Granbull or Pikachu (via Pichu).` `Hypnosis: Breed with a male Stantler.` `Spite: Breed with a male Dunsparce.` `Thunderbolt: Meowth can also learn Thunderbolt via the Move Tutor in Goldenrod City (Crystal only).` `===============================IN BATTLE================================` `Max stats at level 100` `HP: 283` `Attack: 188` `Defense: 168` `Special (RBY): 178` `Special Attack (GCS): 178` `Special Defense (GSC): 178` `Speed: 278` `Effective against: none` `Not effective against: Steel, Rock, Ghost (can't hit)` `Resistant to: Ghost (immune)` `Weak against: Fighting` `Suggested moveset` `Held Item (GSC): none` `Hypnosis` `Dream Eater` `Nightmare` `Thief` `Behold! The most evil Meowth of all time! I affectionately call mine "DemonKitty". From a purely philosophical standpoint, this thing could send even the vicious Gengar running for cover. Honestly, when a Pokemon as cute and innocent-looking as Meowth is actually capable of learning such ghastly (not to be confused with Gastly) moves, what mere mortal could resist putting them on?` `The first three moves are pretty self-explanatory. Meowth puts the foe to sleep with Hypnosis, sets up a Nightmare to steadily drain their HP as long as they remain asleep, and uses Dream Eater both to further lower the opponent's HP as well as to replenish its own health somewhat. This particular set would obviously work better in a GameBoy link battle than a Pokemon Stadium 2 battle, since a link battle provides for up to eight rounds of sleep in contrast to Stadium 2's maximum of four.` `Thief is the most interesting and useful move in this particular set and is the reason I suggest no held item for this Meowth. As a flat-out attack, Thief is has a base power of 60 and is a Dark-type move...but the main draw of the move is its ability to "steal" the opponent's held item so long as the Pokemon using Thief isn't already holding something.` Meowth is one quick little Pokemon, so send him in against some of the slower tanks in the game who you know are heavily dependent on their held items. Your opponent sends out a Marowak? See how quickly that thing goes crying home to Mommy once you gank its Thick Club, sending its mighty 516 Attack careening down to a negligible 258. Lapras and Lanturn flaunting their massive HP? They'll quickly learn how unimportant HP is as compared to solid Defensive stats once you relieve them of their HP-restoring Leftovers. Pikachu and Meowth are matched point for point in Speed, so if you happen to have a higher Speed DV you just might be able to spirit away Pikachu's precious Light Ball before it has a chance to Thunderbolt you into oblivion. Once the offending item has been successfully stolen Meowth is pretty much through, considering its dismal Defenses...but by depriving your opponent of said helpful item will go a long way towards ensuring that Pokemon won't live long enough to decimate the rest of your team. Now, let's think logically for a moment...would I honestly recommend a moveset upon which 3/4 is dependent on a 60% accurate move AND assumes the opponent won't switch out for a serious battle? Of course not. Not to mention there isn't a single STABed attack in this set...this is just for fun! I don't expect many people to take an unevolved Pokemon into an earnest battle in the first place due to their immature stats; we keep Pokemon in their younger forms for the novelty of it (I do, anyway), thus this is a novelty set. Other novelty moves to consider might be Pay Day (Meowth's calling card) or Bubblebeam (rabid Meowth on the loose!!). Don't worry, I'll be sure to provide you with a "real" set when it's time to discuss Persian. Or, if you'd prefer not to wait, feel free to email me or ask the masses on IGN's Pokemon Board! Meanwhile I hope you won't begrudge me for having a little fun with some of the unevolved Pokemon; I do have to analyze every single one of them! Though this set might actually work against a Wobbuffet if Hypnosis was able to hit before a Safeguard was in place... `Okay, now I'm just babbling...so get out there and have fun with this sassy feline while I pull myself together in time for tomorrow's Pokemon of the Day!` `Please email any questions or comments to pokemonofthedaychick@ign.com, or drop me a line if you just wanna say hello! I'm always up for a rousing Pokémon chat. And, as always, feel free to visit us on IGN's dedicated Pokémon Board. See you there!`