Competitive Information for Meowth (gmax) [Sword/Shield]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Meowth-gmax? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Meowth is a wonderful Normal-typed Pokemon. Meowth is a pretty regular Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Meowth's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Shadow Claw
- Play Rough
Physical Sweeper Meowth-Gmax (Technician)
Meowth is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Meowth from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Meowth's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Technician, Meowth's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
Item: Focus Sash / Throat Spray
Ability: Technician
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Round / Hyper Voice
- Petal Dance
- Thunderbolt
- Water Pulse
Special Sweeper Meowth-Gmax (Technician)
Meowth is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Hyper Voice) and boosts Meowth's special attack stat by 2 stages. Focus Sash helps protect Meowth from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Technician, Meowth's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Hyper Voice is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Petal Dance is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Meowth afterwards).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Meowth-gmax? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Shadow Claw
- Play Rough
Doubles Physical Sweeper Meowth-Gmax (Technician)
Meowth is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Meowth from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Meowth's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Technician, Meowth's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
Item: Focus Sash / Throat Spray
Ability: Technician
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Icy Wind
- Petal Dance
- Thunderbolt
Doubles Special Sweeper Meowth-Gmax (Technician)
Meowth is a wonderful Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Hyper Voice or Round) and increases Meowth's special attack stat by 2 stages. Focus Sash helps protect Meowth from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Technician, Meowth's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power. includes struggle.
♦ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Petal Dance is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Meowth afterwards).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Meowth-gmax learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Meowth-gmax can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Meowth-gmax
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves boosted by Technician: Bite (BP: 60), Fury Swipes (BP: 18), Swift (BP: 60), Cut (BP: 50), Pay Day (BP: 40), Scratch (BP: 40), Water Gun (BP: 40), Icy Wind (BP: 55), Thief (BP: 60), Snore (BP: 50), Mud-Slap (BP: 20), Covet (BP: 60), Fake Out (BP: 40), Aerial Ace (BP: 60), Shock Wave (BP: 60), Water Pulse (BP: 60), Assurance (BP: 60), Feint (BP: 30), Payback (BP: 50), Echoed Voice (BP: 40), Round (BP: 60)
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Feint
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