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In ''[[EP070|Go West, Young Meowth]]'', Meowth, Jessie, and James returned to Hollywood while following {{Ash}}, and Meowth was reunited with Meowzie, who had since been abandoned by her mistress and was forced to join the gang of street Meowth. Meowth fought his former Persian leader to win Meowzie's love, and won, but Meowzie demonstrated that her loyalty was with Persian since he took care of her when she needed it, and Meowth was once again heartbroken.
In ''[[EP070|Go West, Young Meowth]]'', Meowth, Jessie, and James returned to Hollywood while following {{Ash}}, and Meowth was reunited with Meowzie, who had since been abandoned by her mistress and was forced to join the gang of street Meowth. Meowth fought his former Persian leader to win Meowzie's love, and won, but Meowzie demonstrated that her loyalty was with Persian since he took care of her when she needed it, and Meowth was once again heartbroken.


Because of the effort Meowth exerted while learning to speak and walk like a human, he has not learned the [[signature move]] of his species, {{m|Pay Day}}. In ''[[EP096|Meowth Rules]]'', Meowth was worshiped by an island of people who believed that he could bring them riches with Pay Day. When he was caught in a battle meant to induce Pay Day, Jessie and James had to secretly bail him out by throwing the last of their spare change and some of James's prized bottlecaps in order to appease the islanders. Upon learning of its species' love for gathering coins and shiny objects from Ash's [[Pokédex]] later in ''[[AG109|Do I Hear a Ralts?]]'', Jessie criticized him for not doing so.
Because of the effort Meowth exerted while learning to speak and walk like a human, he has not learned the [[signature move]] of his species, {{m|Pay Day}}. In ''[[EP096|Meowth Rules]]'', Meowth was worshiped by an island of people who believed that he could bring them riches with Pay Day. When he was caught in a battle meant to induce Pay Day, Jessie and James had to secretly bail him out by throwing the last of their spare change and some of James's prized bottlecaps in order to appease the islanders. Upon learning of his species' love for gathering coins and shiny objects from Ash's [[Pokédex]] later in ''[[AG109|Do I Hear a Ralts?]]'', Jessie criticized him for not doing so.


[[File:Team Rocket Meowth Earlier Design.png|thumb|200px|Meowth as seen in his debut episode]]
[[File:Team Rocket Meowth Earlier Design.png|thumb|200px|Meowth as seen in his debut episode]]
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In ''[[DP124|To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!]]'', Jessie and Meowth were disqualified from the [[Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament]] because Meowth sliced the ball with his claws instead of hitting it. In ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]'', James disguised as Jessilina due to Jessie being sick. Meowth, following his promise in ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]'', is used for the appeal, where he used his talent for slicing ramen noodles. The two then gave the judges the ramen to taste, which was declared to be of excellent quality. Upon seeing the appeal on TV, Christopher became very proud.
In ''[[DP124|To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!]]'', Jessie and Meowth were disqualified from the [[Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament]] because Meowth sliced the ball with his claws instead of hitting it. In ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]'', James disguised as Jessilina due to Jessie being sick. Meowth, following his promise in ''[[DP123|Old Rivals, New Tricks!]]'', is used for the appeal, where he used his talent for slicing ramen noodles. The two then gave the judges the ramen to taste, which was declared to be of excellent quality. Upon seeing the appeal on TV, Christopher became very proud.


In ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'', Meowth first makes an appearance in the opening song when he and Team Rocket are powering a blimp by peddling on a bike. However, they grow tired and crash before they have a chance to do anything. Not too long after, Team Rocket appears again when [[Kevin]] explains [[Sheena]]'s ability to communicate with Pokémon. Meowth appears later in the movie when {{p|Arceus}} is floating down to investigate the fake [[Jewel of Life]]. After Arceus finds out the Jewel is fake, it attacks the group. Ash, Sheena, Kevin, Dawn and Brock escape, but Team Rocket is caught in the explosion and ends up being washed into the lake. Meowth makes minor appearances throughout the rest of the movie as the battle between the legendary Pokémon continues. Meowth also makes an appearance in the credits, when an {{p|Electrode}} uses Explosion on Team Rocket when they sneak into the corn field.
In ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'', Meowth first made an appearance in the opening song when he and Team Rocket were powering a blimp by peddling on a bike. However, they grew tired and crashed before they had a chance to do anything. Not too long after, Team Rocket appeared again when [[Kevin]] explained [[Sheena]]'s ability to communicate with Pokémon. Meowth appeared later in the movie when {{p|Arceus}} was floating down to investigate the fake [[Jewel of Life]]. After Arceus found out the Jewel was fake, it attacked the group. Ash, Sheena, Kevin, Dawn and Brock escaped, but Team Rocket was caught in the explosion and ended up being washed into the lake. Meowth made minor appearances throughout the rest of the movie as the battle between the legendary Pokémon continued. Meowth also made an appearance in the credits, when an {{p|Electrode}} used Explosion on Team Rocket when they sneaked into the corn field.


In the {{series|Best Wishes}}, Jessie, James, and Meowth were sent to the [[Unova]] region under orders from Giovanni after they were promoted in ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''. To prevent them from getting too much attention, Giovanni did not allow Jessie's and James's other Pokémon to be sent to them, only making them use Pokémon native to Unova. This, however, made Meowth think of what would happen to him. Throughout most of the series, Meowth and his two friends were presented as horribly failing and erroneous criminals, always failing in their missions to capture Ash's Pikachu or other Pokémon. Recently, however, he, along with the rest of his team, developed a more serious attitude in their work, as he had when first introduced, being quicker-witted and much more resourceful than before and using ingenious methods of escape and thus proving much more difficult for Ash to defeat. He has also demonstrated much more battling skill than before, being agile enough to land on his feet when blown back by Ash's {{tp|Ash|Pidove}}'s [[Gust]], and unlike before, does not horribly injure himself in battle.
In the {{series|Best Wishes}}, Jessie, James, and Meowth were sent to the [[Unova]] region under orders from Giovanni after they were promoted in ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''. To prevent them from getting too much attention, Giovanni did not allow Jessie's and James's other Pokémon to be sent to them, only making them use Pokémon native to Unova. This, however, made Meowth think of what would happen to him. Throughout most of the series, Meowth and his two friends were presented as horribly failing and erroneous criminals, always failing in their missions to capture Ash's Pikachu or other Pokémon. Recently, however, he, along with the rest of his team, developed a more serious attitude in their work, as he had when first introduced, being quicker-witted and much more resourceful than before and using ingenious methods of escape and thus proving much more difficult for Ash to defeat. He has also demonstrated much more battling skill than before, being agile enough to land on his feet when blown back by Ash's {{tp|Ash|Pidove}}'s [[Gust]], and unlike before, does not horribly injure himself in battle.
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===Personality and characteristics===
===Personality and characteristics===
{{bulbanews|Personality & Development: Meowth}}
{{bulbanews|Personality & Development: Meowth}}
Meowth has an ambitious, conniving, and idealistic personality. He has made it his life goal to please Giovanni (or "Boss", as he and his teammates call Giovanni), and will stop at nothing to capture or steal useful or rare {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, especially [[Ash's Pikachu]], which he has been pursuing since he encountered it in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency]]''. Unlike most other Pokémon, who are not truly evil and will only commit evil deeds when ordered to do so, as stated by [[Jessie]]'s {{TP|Jessie|Ekans|Arbok}} in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'', Meowth is both perfectly capable of and willing to commit evil deeds without the aid of others.
Meowth has an ambitious, conniving, and idealistic personality. He has made it his life goal to please Giovanni (or "Boss", as he and his teammates call Giovanni), and will stop at nothing to capture or steal useful or rare {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, especially [[Ash's Pikachu]], which he has been pursuing since he encountered him in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency]]''. Unlike most other Pokémon, who are not truly evil and will only commit evil deeds when ordered to do so, as stated by [[Jessie]]'s {{TP|Jessie|Ekans|Arbok}} in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'', Meowth is both perfectly capable of and willing to commit evil deeds without the aid of others.


Despite his seemingly outgoing nature, Meowth also has a contemplative inner side not seen as often. In one of his image songs, ''[[Meowth's Song]]'', and in ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', he is shown to be a bit of a philosopher. In ''Mewtwo Strikes Back'', he and his clone (in addition to Pikachu) were the only Pokémon not to participate in the giant battle, Meowth remarking (in the dub) that the originals and the clones shared the same air, moon, and planet, giving them common ground. Meowth comforted [[Ash's Chimchar]] in ''[[DP053|Tears For Fears!]]'' and actually expressed some admiration for Ash and his friends, commenting, "You (Chimchar) have buddies who'd give you the shirt off their backs if you needed one." It is possible during that time that Meowth developed a friendship with it, as seen in ''[[DP187|A Real Rival Rouser]]'' when he, [[Jessie]] and [[James]] cheered it on, and in ''[[Evolving Strategies]]'' when it was happy to see it evolve.  On a few occasions, Meowth has become stranded with Pikachu, and during these times, the two work together fairly well. Pikachu distrusts Meowth for obvious reasons, but Meowth is more willing to let go of the past and work together. Usually, by the end of these episodes, Meowth will betray Pikachu once they find Jessie and James.   
Despite his seemingly outgoing nature, Meowth also has a contemplative inner side not seen as often. In one of his image songs, ''[[Meowth's Song]]'', and in ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', he is shown to be a bit of a philosopher. In ''Mewtwo Strikes Back'', he and his clone (in addition to Pikachu) were the only Pokémon not to participate in the giant battle, Meowth remarking (in the dub) that the originals and the clones shared the same air, moon, and planet, giving them common ground. Meowth comforted [[Ash's Chimchar]] in ''[[DP053|Tears For Fears!]]'' and actually expressed some admiration for Ash and his friends, commenting, "You (Chimchar) have buddies who'd give you the shirt off their backs if you needed one." It is possible during that time that Meowth developed a friendship with it, as seen in ''[[DP187|A Real Rival Rouser]]'' when he, [[Jessie]] and [[James]] cheered it on, and in ''[[Evolving Strategies]]'' when he was happy to see it evolve.  On a few occasions, Meowth has become stranded with Pikachu, and during these times, the two work together fairly well. Pikachu distrusts Meowth for obvious reasons, but Meowth is more willing to let go of the past and work together. Usually, by the end of these episodes, Meowth will betray Pikachu once they find Jessie and James.   
[[File:Meowth in love.png|thumb|250px|Meowth in love]]
[[File:Meowth in love.png|thumb|250px|Meowth in love]]
Meowth is an amorous Pokémon, developing crushes on occasion (obviously not as much as {{an|Brock}}, but still a fair amount). The first of these was the aforementioned Meowzie. The next one seen is [[Cassandra]], the (human) herbalist. Due to this infatuation, he decided to help her {{p|Paras}} evolve. However, he was replaced by a {{p|Persian}} so that he can continue traveling with Jessie and James, as Cassandra thought he was a hero and should continue doing his (not so) good work with Team Rocket. After this, three more cat-based Pokémon followed, beginning with [[May's Skitty]]. However, due to the fact that [[Jessie]] wanted to catch the Skitty, Meowth helped it escape in order to avoid Skitty getting hurt with the rest of the team. Later on, in ''[[SS009|Big Meowth, Little Dreams]]'' he falls in love with another Skitty. In ''[[DP178|For The Love Of Meowth]]'', Meowth fell in love with a {{p|Glameow}} this time, one that belongs to [[Mamie]]. Similar to May's Skitty, Meowth tries to get away from Jessie and James so Glameow would not join them in blasting off. After Meowth was surrounded by Jessie, James, {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, {{an|Brock}} and Mamie, Meowth gained power from the love he felt, allowing him to defeat several Pokémon thrown at him, including [[Ash's Infernape]] and {{AP|Staraptor}}, [[Jessie's Seviper]] and {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}} and [[Dawn's Togekiss]]. However, after getting hit with [[James's Carnivine]]'s {{m|Bullet Seed}}, Glameow evolves into Purugly and squishes Meowth, making Meowth lose its feelings for it. In ''[[BW038|Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!]]'', [[Luke's Zorua]] used this trait to her advantage and turned into a female {{p|Meowth}} causing Meowth to become infatuated and unable to do her harm. He did this again in ''[[BW044|Purrloin: Sweet or Sneaky?]]'' when he fell in love with a {{p|Purrloin}} he thought was female. During the time when Meowth was traveling with the group, Oshawott fought with him, usually when the two exploit two of their characteristics at the same time (falling in love with the same Pokémon, or when their prides are being entangled).
Meowth is an amorous Pokémon, developing crushes on occasion (obviously not as much as {{an|Brock}}, but still a fair amount). The first of these was the aforementioned Meowzie. The next one seen is [[Cassandra]], the (human) herbalist. Due to this infatuation, he decided to help her {{p|Paras}} evolve. However, he was replaced by a {{p|Persian}} so that he can continue traveling with Jessie and James, as Cassandra thought he was a hero and should continue doing his (not so) good work with Team Rocket. After this, three more cat-based Pokémon followed, beginning with [[May's Skitty]]. However, due to the fact that [[Jessie]] wanted to catch the Skitty, Meowth helped Skitty escape in order to avoid Skitty getting hurt with the rest of the team. Later on, in ''[[SS009|Big Meowth, Little Dreams]]'' he fell in love with another Skitty. In ''[[DP178|For The Love Of Meowth]]'', Meowth fell in love with a {{p|Glameow}} this time, one that belongs to [[Mamie]]. Similar to May's Skitty, Meowth tried to get away from Jessie and James so Glameow would not join them in blasting off. After Meowth was surrounded by Jessie, James, {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, {{an|Brock}} and Mamie, Meowth gained power from the love he felt, allowing him to defeat several Pokémon thrown at him, including [[Ash's Infernape]] and {{AP|Staraptor}}, [[Jessie's Seviper]] and {{TP|Jessie|Yanmega}} and [[Dawn's Togekiss]]. However, after getting hit with [[James's Carnivine]]'s {{m|Bullet Seed}}, Glameow evolved into Purugly and squished Meowth, making Meowth lose his feelings for her. In ''[[BW038|Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!]]'', [[Luke's Zorua]] used this trait to her advantage and turned into a female {{p|Meowth}} causing Meowth to become infatuated and unable to do her harm. He did this again in ''[[BW044|Purrloin: Sweet or Sneaky?]]'' when he fell in love with a {{p|Purrloin}} he thought was female. During the time when Meowth was traveling with the group, Oshawott fought with him, usually when the two exploit two of their characteristics at the same time (falling in love with the same Pokémon, or when their prides are being entangled).


Meowth also has demonstrated aspirations of being a parent-like caretaker, coddling {{TP|Misty|Togepi|Togetic}}'s Egg before fighting for custody of it, only to finally lose it to {{an|Misty}}. To regain custody of Togepi, he even defeated [[Brock's Onix]] by throwing a bucket of water in its face and finishing it with a Fury Swipes attack to the head.
Meowth also has demonstrated aspirations of being a parent-like caretaker, coddling {{TP|Misty|Togepi|Togetic}}'s Egg before fighting for custody of it, only to finally lose it to {{an|Misty}}. To regain custody of Togepi, he even defeated [[Brock's Onix]] by throwing a bucket of water in its face and finishing it with a Fury Swipes attack to the head.