Galarian Meowth
Steel
Best attacking moveset: Metal Claw and Gyro Ball, worth 7.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Galarian Meowth can learn 12 combinations. Metal Claw with Gyro Ball does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Claw | Steel | 6 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Metal Sound | Steel | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Scratch | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dig | Ground | 100 | 4.5s | -50 |
| Gyro Ball | Steel | 85 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Night Slash | Dark | 45 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Meowth as a species, on the Meowth page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,170 at level 50, 1,035 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 591 CP at level 20, or 739 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 546 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 115 attack · 92 defense · 137 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.4 m and 4.2 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Galarian Meowth does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Ice, Fairy.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Metal Claw + Gyro Ball | 10.2 |
| Ice | Metal Claw + Gyro Ball | 10.2 |
| Fairy | Metal Claw + Gyro Ball | 10.2 |
| Ground | Metal Claw + Trailblaze | 8.6 |
| Poison | Metal Claw + Dig | 8.0 |
| Ghost | Metal Claw + Night Slash | 7.7 |
| Psychic | Metal Claw + Night Slash | 7.7 |
| Water | Metal Claw + Trailblaze | 7.1 |
| Normal | Metal Claw + Gyro Ball | 7.1 |
| Fighting | Metal Claw + Gyro Ball | 7.1 |
| Metal Claw + Gyro Ball | 7.1 | |
| Bug | Metal Claw + Gyro Ball | 7.1 |
| Grass | Metal Claw + Gyro Ball | 7.1 |
| Dragon | Metal Claw + Gyro Ball | 7.1 |
| Dark | Metal Claw + Gyro Ball | 7.1 |
| Steel | Metal Claw + Dig | 6.9 |
| Fire | Metal Claw + Dig | 6.9 |
| Electric | Metal Claw + Dig | 6.9 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Galarian Meowth is actually for.
Counters: what beats Galarian Meowth
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 68.0 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 57.7 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 56.5 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 52.8 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 52.6 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 52.1 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 51.7 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 51.0 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 50.4 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 50.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Galarian Meowth's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.