PERSIAN

Normal

Shiny

Normal

Behind its lithe, elegant appearance lies a barbaric side. It will tear apart its prey on a mere whim.

Pokédex #

053

Species

CLASSY CAT

Height

3'03"

Weight

71.0 lbs

Base Exp

148

Catch Rate

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 5,120 steps (20 cycles)

Egg Groups

Field

Growth Rate

Medium Fast (1,000,000 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

440

HP 65

Attack 70

Defense 60

Sp. Atk 65

Sp. Def 65

Speed 115

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Level

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100

Situation	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	125-140	75-90	65-80	70-85	70-85	120-135
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	133	84	73	78	78	128
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	172	122	112	117	117	167

How To Get It

1 wild location

0 special ways

Wild

1 place

Wild encounters up to Lv 18

Location	Method	Levels	Slot Odds
Route 7	Grass · Night	Lv 18	10%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Special Ways

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Crystal Move Tutor

In Crystal, this Pokémon can learn at least one Goldenrod Move Tutor move. This is separate from normal TM and HM compatibility.

Tutor move	Where it comes from
Thunderbolt	Goldenrod Move Tutor choice.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Fighting x2

Resistances

No resistances in this game.

Immunities

Ghost

Evolution Chain

2 stages ending at PERSIAN.

2 stages

1

MEOWTH

#052
2

PERSIAN

#053

Level 28

MEOWTH

#052

→

Level 28

PERSIAN

#053

Learnset

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Slot
SCRATCH	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35	Slot 1
GROWL	Normal	Status	0	100%	40	Slot 2
BITE	Dark	Special	60	100%	25	Slot 3

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Lv 11	BITE	Dark	Special	60	100%	25
Lv 20	PAY DAY	Normal	Physical	40	100%	20
Lv 29	FAINT ATTACK	Dark	Special	60	100%	20
Lv 38	SCREECH	Normal	Status	0	85%	40
Lv 46	FURY SWIPES	Normal	Physical	18	80%	15
Lv 53	SLASH	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	How to get it
No egg moves are listed for this Pokémon in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
HEADBUTT	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15	TM02 (Headbutt)
CURSE	???	Status	0	100%	10	TM03 (Curse)
ROAR	Normal	Status	0	100%	20	TM05 (Roar)
TOXIC	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
ZAP CANNON	Electric	Special	100	50%	5	TM07 (Zap Cannon)
PSYCH UP	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM09 (Psych Up)
HIDDEN POWER	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	TM10 (Hidden Power)
SUNNY DAY	Fire	Status	0	90%	5	TM11 (Sunny Day)
SNORE	Normal	Physical	40	100%	15	TM13 (Snore)
HYPER BEAM	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	TM15 (Hyper Beam)
ICY WIND	Ice	Special	55	95%	15	TM16 (Icy Wind)
PROTECT	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM17 (Protect)
ENDURE	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM20 (Endure)
FRUSTRATION	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM21 (Frustration)
IRON TAIL	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15	TM23 (Iron Tail)
THUNDER	Electric	Special	120	70%	10	TM25 (Thunder)
RETURN	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM27 (Return)
SHADOW BALL	Ghost	Physical	80	100%	15	TM30 (Shadow Ball)
MUD-SLAP	Ground	Physical	20	100%	10	TM31 (Mud Slap)
DOUBLE TEAM	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM32 (Double Team)
SWAGGER	Normal	Status	0	90%	15	TM34 (Swagger)
SLEEP TALK	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM35 (Sleep Talk)
SWIFT	Normal	Physical	60	100%	20	TM39 (Swift)
DEFENSE CURL	Normal	Status	0	100%	40	TM40 (Defense Curl)
DREAM EATER	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15	TM42 (Dream Eater)
DETECT	Fighting	Status	0	100%	5	TM43 (Detect)
REST	Psychic	Status	0	100%	10	TM44 (Rest)
ATTRACT	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM45 (Attract)
THIEF	Dark	Special	40	100%	10	TM46 (Thief)
NIGHTMARE	Ghost	Status	0	100%	15	TM50 (Nightmare)