Persian Pokemon Guide: Stats, Best Moves, Abilities and More

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Persian Pokemon Guide

Persian is a Normal-type Pokemon known for its speed, sharp claws, elegant appearance and evolution from Meowth. This guide covers Persian’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and Alolan Persian form information.

Normal Form

Persian

Shiny Form

Shiny Persian

Regional Form

Alolan Persian

Persian Description

Persian is the evolved form of Meowth and evolves at Level 28. It is a fast Normal-type Pokemon known for graceful movement, sharp claws and a jewel-like mark on its forehead.

Persian Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Persian, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Persian

National Dex

#0053

Type

Normal

Species

Classy Cat Pokemon

Height

3’03” / 1.0 m

100 cm

Weight

70.5 lbs / 32.0 kg

32.0 kg

Abilities

Limber, Technician, Unnerve

Persian Stats

Persian has high Speed and modest attacking stats. It usually relies on moving first, using utility moves and picking off weakened opponents.

Persian Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Persian uses Normal, Dark, Bug and utility moves across Pokemon games. These are some of Persian’s most useful and recognizable moves.

Persian All Moves

Persian can learn a different move pool depending on the Pokemon game. Use the section below to view Persian’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Start	Power Gem	Rock	Special	80	100
1	Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100
1	Growl	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Switcheroo	Dark	Status	–	100
12	Pay Day	Normal	Physical	40	100
16	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
20	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
24	Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100
31	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80
36	Screech	Normal	Status	–	85
42	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100
48	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
54	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Agility	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Charm	Fairy	Status	–	100
TM	Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100
TM	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100
TM	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
TM	Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100
TM	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
TM	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
TM	Pain Split	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90
TM	Power Gem	Rock	Special	80	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100
TM	Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100
TM	U Turn	Bug	Physical	70	100

Persian Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Persian is a Normal-type Pokemon. This gives it an immunity to Ghost-type moves, but leaves it weak to Fighting-type attacks.

Type

Normal

Weaknesses

Fighting

Resistances

None

None

Immunity

Ghost

Persian Abilities

Persian’s abilities support speed control immunity, boosted weaker attacks or item disruption.

Persian Evolution

Kantonian Persian evolves from Meowth at Level 28. Alolan Persian evolves from Alolan Meowth with high friendship.

Stage 1

Meowth

Starting form

Stage 2

Persian

Evolves from Meowth at Level 28

Regional Form

Alolan Meowth

Evolves into Alolan Persian with high friendship

Regional Evolution

Alolan Persian

Evolves from Alolan Meowth with high friendship

Where to Find Persian in Pokemon Games

Persian’s availability changes by game. In many games, the main way to obtain Persian is to evolve Meowth at Level 28, while Alolan Persian follows a friendship-based evolution path.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Persian
Pokemon Red	Trade from Pokemon Blue or another compatible game, or evolve Meowth at Level 28.
Pokemon Blue	Evolve Meowth at Level 28.
Pokemon Yellow	Trade from another compatible game.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Persian
Pokemon Gold	Trade from another compatible game, or evolve Meowth at Level 28.
Pokemon Silver	Evolve Meowth at Level 28.
Pokemon Crystal	Evolve Meowth at Level 28.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Persian
Pokemon Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Evolve Meowth at Level 28 after obtaining Meowth from Battle Frontier.
Pokemon FireRed	Trade from Pokemon LeafGreen or another compatible game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Evolve Meowth at Level 28.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Persian
Pokemon Diamond	Evolve Meowth at Level 28 after obtaining Meowth from Trophy Garden.
Pokemon Pearl	Evolve Meowth at Level 28 after obtaining Meowth from Trophy Garden.
Pokemon Platinum	Evolve Meowth at Level 28 after obtaining Meowth from Trophy Garden.
Pokemon HeartGold	Trade from another compatible game.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Evolve Meowth at Level 28.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Persian
Pokemon Black	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Black 2	Evolve Meowth at Level 28 after obtaining Meowth in Nimbasa City.
Pokemon White 2	Evolve Meowth at Level 28 after obtaining Meowth in Nimbasa City.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Persian
Pokemon X	Friend Safari or evolve Meowth at Level 28.
Pokemon Y	Friend Safari or evolve Meowth at Level 28.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Persian
Pokemon Sun	Trade or migrate from another game. Alolan Persian is available by evolving Alolan Meowth with high friendship.
Pokemon Moon	Trade or migrate from another game. Alolan Persian is available by evolving Alolan Meowth with high friendship.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade or migrate from another game. Alolan Persian is available by evolving Alolan Meowth with high friendship.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade or migrate from another game. Alolan Persian is available by evolving Alolan Meowth with high friendship.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Trade from Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee or another compatible game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Evolve Meowth at Level 28.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Persian
Pokemon Sword	Transfer when supported, or evolve compatible Meowth forms where available.
Pokemon Shield	Transfer when supported, or evolve compatible Meowth forms where available.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Evolve Meowth at Level 28 after obtaining Meowth from Trophy Garden.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Evolve Meowth at Level 28 after obtaining Meowth from Trophy Garden.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Persian
Pokemon Scarlet	Evolve Meowth at Level 28 after obtaining Meowth.
Pokemon Violet	Evolve Meowth at Level 28 after obtaining Meowth.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Available in Pokemon Legends Z-A Mega Dimension DLC.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Persian
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

Alolan Persian

Alolan Persian is Persian’s regional form from Alola. It is a Dark-type Pokemon that evolves from Alolan Meowth with high friendship.

Category

Classy Cat Pokemon

Type

Dark

Height

3’7″

Weight

72.8 lbs

Alolan Persian changes Persian’s typing from Normal to Dark and has different battle traits, including access to abilities such as Fur Coat and Rattled in modern games.

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