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'''Meowth''' (Japanese: '''ニャース''' ''Nyarth'') is a member of [[Team Rocket]], more specifically part of a [[Team Rocket trio|trio]] with [[Jessie]] and [[James]], that follows [[Ash Ketchum]] and {{ashfr}} around in the [[Pokémon anime]], usually trying to steal [[Ash's Pikachu]]. His major difference from other {{p|Meowth}}, and nearly all other Pokémon, is that he can talk and walk on two legs like a human.
'''Meowth''' (Japanese: '''ニャース''' ''Nyarth'') is a member of [[Team Rocket]], more specifically part of a [[Team Rocket trio|trio]] with [[Jessie]] and [[James]], that follows [[Ash Ketchum]] and {{ashfr}} around in the [[Pokémon anime]], usually trying to steal [[Ash's Pikachu]]. His major difference from other {{p|Meowth}}, and nearly all other Pokémon, is that he can [[Talking Pokémon|talk]] and walk on two legs like a human.


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
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In ''[[DP117|Noodles! Roamin' Off!]]'', {{OBP|Christopher|DP117}}, a former Team Rocket member and the owner of the ramen shop, saw Meowth use Fury Swipes to slice dough in order to make ramen and asked him to work in his restaurant as a noodle maker. After some thought, which included reflecting back on previous failures and the lack of appreciation and respect from Jessie and James, Meowth quit the Team Rocket Trio and accepted the offer. However, he eventually rejoined the group after hearing that James and Jessie were in danger.
In ''[[DP117|Noodles! Roamin' Off!]]'', {{OBP|Christopher|DP117}}, a former Team Rocket member and the owner of the ramen shop, saw Meowth use Fury Swipes to slice dough in order to make ramen and asked him to work in his restaurant as a noodle maker. After some thought, which included reflecting back on previous failures and the lack of appreciation and respect from Jessie and James, Meowth quit the Team Rocket Trio and accepted the offer. However, he eventually rejoined the group after hearing that James and Jessie were in danger.


Meowth has used his claws to pick locks on several occasions, such as when Jessie, James, and he wanted to get into the [[Old Chateau]] in [[Canalave City]].
Meowth has used his claws to pick locks on several occasions, such as when Jessie, James, and he wanted to get into [[Canalave City]]'s [[Old Chateau]] in ''[[DP105|Get Your Rotom Running!]]''.


[[File:Jessilina and Meowth.png|thumb|250px|Meowth in the Lilypad Contest]]
[[File:Jessilina and Meowth.png|thumb|250px|Meowth in the Lilypad Contest]]
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In ''[[XY003|A Battle of Aerial Mobility!]]'', Giovanni approved the trio's plan to steal as many rare and powerful Pokémon as they could in Kalos.
In ''[[XY003|A Battle of Aerial Mobility!]]'', Giovanni approved the trio's plan to steal as many rare and powerful Pokémon as they could in Kalos.


In ''[[XY019|A Conspiracy to Conquer!]]'' Meowth along with Jessie and James encountered {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Malamar|an evil, psychopathic Malamar}}. Malamar managed to take control of Jessie and James, as well as their Pokémon, but Meowth used Fury Swipes on itself to endure the hypnotizing. After Meowth escaped he encountered Ash and his friends and warned them of the Malamar. With Team Rocket in tow, Malamar found the whereabouts of {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} by a tree. It took Pikachu with them and forced him to be under their control. By the time Meowth, Ash and his friends arrived in the observation chamber of the radio observatory, Malamar took control of {{an|Clemont}}, {{an|Bonnie}}, and {{an|Serena}}. Meowth and Ash managed to endure it by once again using Fury Swipes on their faces to keep focus. The [[Clemontic Gear|Automatic Pikachu Retrieving Device]] that Clemont built earlier entered the observatory and crashes into Malamar, breaking its control over everyone it hypnotized. Meowth translated Malamar's evil ambitions of conquering the world as part of an evil grand design to Ash and company and tried to stop it from doing so. But unfortunately for them, Malamar escaped. As Team Rocket recuperates from their ordeal with Malamar, Meowth reveals to them that Malamar is the evolved form of Inkay, causing them to react nervously when they looked at [[James's Inkay]].
In ''[[XY019|A Conspiracy to Conquer!]]'' Meowth along with Jessie and James encountered {{an|Malamar|an evil, psychopathic Malamar}}. Malamar managed to take control of Jessie and James, as well as their Pokémon, but Meowth used Fury Swipes on itself to endure the hypnotizing. After Meowth escaped he encountered Ash and his friends and warned them of the Malamar. With Team Rocket in tow, Malamar found the whereabouts of {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} by a tree. It took Pikachu with them and forced him to be under their control. By the time Meowth, Ash and his friends arrived in the observation chamber of the radio observatory, Malamar took control of {{an|Clemont}}, {{an|Bonnie}}, and {{an|Serena}}. Meowth and Ash managed to endure it by once again using Fury Swipes on their faces to keep focus. The [[Clemontic Gear|Automatic Pikachu Retrieving Device]] that Clemont built earlier entered the observatory and crashes into Malamar, breaking its control over everyone it hypnotized. Meowth translated Malamar's evil ambitions of conquering the world as part of an evil grand design to Ash and company and tried to stop it from doing so. But unfortunately for them, Malamar escaped. As Team Rocket recuperates from their ordeal with Malamar, Meowth reveals to them that Malamar is the evolved form of Inkay, causing them to react nervously when they looked at [[James's Inkay]].


In ''[[XY023|Coming Back Into the Cold!]]'', Meowth tried to stop Serena, Bonnie, and Alexa from rescuing an {{p|Amaura}} that he stole alongside Jessie and James, even showing off his prehensile strategy of using Fury Swipes to block [[Serena's Fennekin]]'s {{m|Hidden Power}}. However, the parent {{p|Aurorus}} appeared in front of Meowth and froze him with {{m|Blizzard}}, allowing the three heroes to save Amaura.
In ''[[XY023|Coming Back Into the Cold!]]'', Meowth tried to stop Serena, Bonnie, and Alexa from rescuing an {{p|Amaura}} that he stole alongside Jessie and James, even showing off his prehensile strategy of using Fury Swipes to block [[Serena's Fennekin]]'s {{m|Hidden Power}}. However, the parent {{p|Aurorus}} appeared in front of Meowth and froze him with {{m|Blizzard}}, allowing the three heroes to save Amaura.
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In ''[[XY098|Dream a Little Dream from Me!]]'', Meowth appeared with [[Jessie|other]] [[James|members]] of his group, apparently unable to sleep due to the loud snoring of Jessie and James, but successfully did so after putting in earplugs and counting {{p|Mareep}}. Later it woke up in a nightmare of [[Squishy]], caused by a [[Wild Pokémon|wild]] {{p|Darkrai}}'s {{a|Bad Dreams}}, wherein he wished up to drink some water but is shocked to see [[Serena's Braixen|Serena's Delphox]], [[Clemont's Bunnelby|Clemont's Diggersby]] and [[Ash's Greninja|Ash's Froakie]] speaking human language during their conversation with Ash's Pikachu. He tried to tell this strange event to Jessie and James, and was all the more surprised to see the two talk like Wobbuffet and Inkay respectively. Utterly distraught by the strange happenings, he ran away from those two and collides with a similarly fleeing Pikachu. Glad that Pikachu is still normal, the two met up with Squishy who suggested running way as the trio stumbles across a flame monster and successfully evade the monster. Later when the Order Pokémon tries to explain its position in the ecosystem and transformed into its {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Zygarde|Complete}} form, the real, still asleep, Meowth clang to James in horror. When the day sets in and he woke up, he set on to find Squishy after explaining his horrible experience to Jessie and James and collided once again with Pikachu. At this moment, the two were dragged into Squishy's nightmare once again by Darkrai. After meeting up with Squishy again, they were forced to flee the flame monster and pass a clearing burnt by the latter, which is subsequently replenished by Squishy. The trio continued further but was shocked to see the flame monster right in front of them. Squishy ordered the Scratch Cat Pokémon and the Mouse Pokémon to battle but the monster's powerful flame attacks easily caused Meowth to retreat. The monster was eventually dealt with assistance from Delphox, Diggersby, Froakie, [[Serena's Pancham|Serena's newly evolved Pangoro]] and [[Clemont's Chespin|Clemont's newly evolved Chesnaught]]. However, before the battle can be over, a ticking sound was heard and Clemont's alarm clock exploded, awakening Meowth, Pikachu and Squishy. Meowth then returned to Jessie and James, and explained his strange dream. James however claimed that Meowth has been working too much and is starting to hallucinate, and Jessie suggested that Meowth should go back to sleep but the Normal-type Pokémon decided that he's never going to sleep again, because he doesn't want that dream again.
In ''[[XY098|Dream a Little Dream from Me!]]'', Meowth appeared with [[Jessie|other]] [[James|members]] of his group, apparently unable to sleep due to the loud snoring of Jessie and James, but successfully did so after putting in earplugs and counting {{p|Mareep}}. Later it woke up in a nightmare of [[Squishy]], caused by a [[Wild Pokémon|wild]] {{p|Darkrai}}'s {{a|Bad Dreams}}, wherein he wished up to drink some water but is shocked to see [[Serena's Braixen|Serena's Delphox]], [[Clemont's Bunnelby|Clemont's Diggersby]] and [[Ash's Greninja|Ash's Froakie]] speaking human language during their conversation with Ash's Pikachu. He tried to tell this strange event to Jessie and James, and was all the more surprised to see the two talk like Wobbuffet and Inkay respectively. Utterly distraught by the strange happenings, he ran away from those two and collides with a similarly fleeing Pikachu. Glad that Pikachu is still normal, the two met up with Squishy who suggested running way as the trio stumbles across a flame monster and successfully evade the monster. Later when the Order Pokémon tries to explain its position in the ecosystem and transformed into its {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Zygarde|Complete}} form, the real, still asleep, Meowth clang to James in horror. When the day sets in and he woke up, he set on to find Squishy after explaining his horrible experience to Jessie and James and collided once again with Pikachu. At this moment, the two were dragged into Squishy's nightmare once again by Darkrai. After meeting up with Squishy again, they were forced to flee the flame monster and pass a clearing burnt by the latter, which is subsequently replenished by Squishy. The trio continued further but was shocked to see the flame monster right in front of them. Squishy ordered the Scratch Cat Pokémon and the Mouse Pokémon to battle but the monster's powerful flame attacks easily caused Meowth to retreat. The monster was eventually dealt with assistance from Delphox, Diggersby, Froakie, [[Serena's Pancham|Serena's newly evolved Pangoro]] and [[Clemont's Chespin|Clemont's newly evolved Chesnaught]]. However, before the battle can be over, a ticking sound was heard and Clemont's alarm clock exploded, awakening Meowth, Pikachu and Squishy. Meowth then returned to Jessie and James, and explained his strange dream. James however claimed that Meowth has been working too much and is starting to hallucinate, and Jessie suggested that Meowth should go back to sleep but the Normal-type Pokémon decided that he's never going to sleep again, because he doesn't want that dream again.


In ''[[XY101|A Dancing Debut!]]'', he and his teammates reached [[Couriway Town]] and witnessed the Showcase venue. Later they sneaked up in the Showcase premises to learn the theme of the Theme Performance so that Jessie might prepare before hand. When Jessie revealed a sheet with an abstract drawing on it she stole rather hastily due to Meowth setting up the alarm, he deduced that Theme Performance is about fashion and making hats. However his intuition is proved wrong when they learn that the theme actually revolves around [[Poké Puff]] baking. Later, in Jessilee's performance, the Scratch Cat Pokémon was seen giving a 'paw massage' to the dough and later imprinted his charm on the Poké Puff. He then ended his part by using {{m|Fury Swipes}} to spread chocolate syrup on the Poké Puff. When the Showcase ended and Jessie is awarded the Princess Key, he was seen crying, happy that Jessie managed to win the Princess Key.  
In ''[[XY101|A Dancing Debut!]]'', he and his teammates reached [[Couriway Town]] and witnessed the Showcase venue. Later they sneaked up in the Showcase premises to learn the theme of the Theme Performance so that Jessie might prepare before hand. When Jessie revealed a sheet with an abstract drawing on it she stole rather hastily due to Meowth setting up the alarm, he deduced that Theme Performance is about fashion and making hats. However his intuition is proved wrong when they learn that the theme actually revolves around [[Poké Puff]] baking. Later, in Jessilee's performance, the Scratch Cat Pokémon was seen giving a 'paw massage' to the dough and later imprinted his charm on the Poké Puff. He then ended his part by using {{m|Fury Swipes}} to spread chocolate syrup on the Poké Puff. When the Showcase ended and Jessie is awarded the Princess Key, he was seen crying, happy that Jessie managed to win the Princess Key.


In ''[[XY112|Master Class Is in Session!]]'', Meowth first appeared praising Jessie, who had entered the [[Gloire City]] [[Pokémon Showcase]] Master Class, as the future Kalos Queen. During the first round, he was seen with Wobbuffet in the waiting room, cheering on Jessilee as she performed with her {{TP|Jessie|Gourgeist}}. He was Jessie's partner Pokémon in the quarter finals and semi-finals (along with Gourgeist). When Jessie lost the semi-finals, he and Gourgeist held on to each other, fearing Jessie's anger, but their fears were unfounded, as she seemed pretty delighted at her performance in the Master Class, happy that Kalos could see her beauty. When the Master Class was over, he, along with James, Inkay, Gourgeist and Wobbuffet, were seen walking behind a silent Jessie through [[Gloire City]], fearing her wrath on losing. However, she shrugged their fears and decided that she just wanted to give them a feast for supporting her, which caused them to be overjoyed and jump over her; Jessie then angrily declared that the feast shall be financed by James.
In ''[[XY112|Master Class Is in Session!]]'', Meowth first appeared praising Jessie, who had entered the [[Gloire City]] [[Pokémon Showcase]] Master Class, as the future Kalos Queen. During the first round, he was seen with Wobbuffet in the waiting room, cheering on Jessilee as she performed with her {{TP|Jessie|Gourgeist}}. He was Jessie's partner Pokémon in the quarter finals and semi-finals (along with Gourgeist). When Jessie lost the semi-finals, he and Gourgeist held on to each other, fearing Jessie's anger, but their fears were unfounded, as she seemed pretty delighted at her performance in the Master Class, happy that Kalos could see her beauty. When the Master Class was over, he, along with James, Inkay, Gourgeist and Wobbuffet, were seen walking behind a silent Jessie through [[Gloire City]], fearing her wrath on losing. However, she shrugged their fears and decided that she just wanted to give them a feast for supporting her, which caused them to be overjoyed and jump over her; Jessie then angrily declared that the feast shall be financed by James.
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In ''[[SM018|A Seasoned Search!]]'', the trio completed their secret base in Bewear's den.
In ''[[SM018|A Seasoned Search!]]'', the trio completed their secret base in Bewear's den.


In ''[[SM021|One Journey Ends, Another Begins...]]'', Meowth became worried for Litten after its caretaker {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Stoutland}} came down with an illness. Later, he came across Ash and told him to protect Litten. Following Stoutland's disappearance, Meowth visited Litten to try and get it to talk before leaving when Ash approached. Meowth later watched as Ash caught Litten, claiming that it was for the best, even though it turned them into enemies.
In ''[[SM021|One Journey Ends, Another Begins...]]'', Meowth became worried for Litten after its caretaker {{an|Stoutland}} came down with an illness. Later, he came across Ash and told him to protect Litten. Following Stoutland's disappearance, Meowth visited Litten to try and get it to talk before leaving when Ash approached. Meowth later watched as Ash caught Litten, claiming that it was for the best, even though it turned them into enemies.
 
[[File:Matori Meowth and Meowth.png|250px|thumb|Meowth with Matori's Meowth]]
In ''[[SM025|A Team-on-Team Tussle!]]'', the trio, upon learning about [[Z-Move]]s, began their search for a Z-Ring. They discovered a [[Darkinium Z]] in a nest of {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Rattata}} and {{p|Raticate}}, led by a {{pkmn2|Totem}} Raticate, and attempted to retrieve it. However, they were intercepted by members of [[Team Skull]], who were after the same Z-Crystal. Ultimately, after a clash with the other team, and with the Totem Pokémon, the trio obtained the Z-Crystal for themselves.
In ''[[SM025|A Team-on-Team Tussle!]]'', the trio, upon learning about [[Z-Move]]s, began their search for a Z-Ring. They discovered a [[Darkinium Z]] in a nest of {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Rattata}} and {{p|Raticate}}, led by a {{pkmn2|Totem}} Raticate, and attempted to retrieve it. However, they were intercepted by members of [[Team Skull]], who were after the same Z-Crystal. Ultimately, after a clash with the other team, and with the Totem Pokémon, the trio obtained the Z-Crystal for themselves.


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In ''[[SM062|Acting True to Form!]]'', Meowth became upset when Jessie stole his limited-edition ice cream and ran off, upset only to fall into some mud and encountered an {{rf|Alolan}} Meowth. Jessie and James came looking for him and mistook the Alolan Meowth for him. Returning to base, he discovered the Alolan Meowth was winning over Jessie and James and ignored his warnings about not trusting it. Later, the Alolan Meowth arrived at Team Rocket Headquarters and found itself the assistant of Matori. It later contacted Meowth, stating its intentions to replace Persian on Giovanni's lap.
In ''[[SM062|Acting True to Form!]]'', Meowth became upset when Jessie stole his limited-edition ice cream and ran off, upset only to fall into some mud and encountered an {{rf|Alolan}} Meowth. Jessie and James came looking for him and mistook the Alolan Meowth for him. Returning to base, he discovered the Alolan Meowth was winning over Jessie and James and ignored his warnings about not trusting it. Later, the Alolan Meowth arrived at Team Rocket Headquarters and found itself the assistant of Matori. It later contacted Meowth, stating its intentions to replace Persian on Giovanni's lap.
=====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''=====
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In [[JN043]], the trio were sent to [[Galar]] on Giovanni's command. During the trip, the [[Darkest Day]] begins, and the trio plan on using the opportunity to capture {{p|Eternatus}}. The plan failed, however, when Meowth was hit by a beam of [[Dynamax]] energy, causing him to [[Gigantamax]] for the first time. Unable to handle the energy, he began to attack his teammates. He [[JN045|eventually]] regains control of himself and goes to attack Eternatus with {{m|G-Max Gold Rush}}, but is robbed of his Dynamax energy by the Gigantic Pokémon and he and the rest of the trio are blasted off.


====Personality and characteristics====
====Personality and characteristics====
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Meowth normally does not battle unless there are extreme circumstances; his explanation is that his ability to talk and walk upright came at the expense of battling ability. However, when forced to fight, Meowth is fairly resourceful, such as dumping a bucket of water on an {{p|Onix}} to weaken it, most notably [[Brock's Onix]] in ''Who Gets to Keep Togepi?''.
Meowth normally does not battle unless there are extreme circumstances; his explanation is that his ability to talk and walk upright came at the expense of battling ability. However, when forced to fight, Meowth is fairly resourceful, such as dumping a bucket of water on an {{p|Onix}} to weaken it, most notably [[Brock's Onix]] in ''Who Gets to Keep Togepi?''.


Much like [[Ash's Pikachu]], Meowth does not stay inside a {{i|Poké Ball}}, though he is technically a [[wild Pokémon]]. He remains a part of the trio because he feels he has a place with them. Meowth considers himself the brains of the trio's operations, namely because his ability to translate Pokémon speech for Jessie and James, and also because of his extensive technical knowledge, which has helped construct many of [[Team Rocket's mechas]]. He utilizes [[Boss fantasy|fantasies]] to explain his schemes to his teammates, though these also expose Meowth's ambitions to be Giovanni's sole companion. On several occasions, Meowth's value has been questioned. He even had some tension towards [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]] when he first joined the trio and kept taking his place in the Team Rocket {{motto}}, but the pair now gets along. His attachment to Jessie and James is more obvious when he finds himself separated or when the trio has decided to go their separate ways. Examples of this include ''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone]]'' or ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'', when he became sad after Jessie and James got swallowed up by the [[Tree of Beginning]]'s antibodies.
Much like [[Ash's Pikachu]], Meowth does not stay inside a {{i|Poké Ball}}, though he is technically a [[wild Pokémon]]. He remains a part of the trio because he feels he has a place with them. Meowth considers himself the brains of the trio's operations, namely because his ability to translate Pokémon speech for Jessie and James, and also because of his extensive technical knowledge, which has helped construct many of [[Team Rocket's mechas]]. He utilizes [[Boss fantasy|fantasies]] to explain his schemes to his teammates, though these also expose Meowth's ambitions to be Giovanni's sole companion. On several occasions, Meowth's value has been questioned, and he has shown signs of having abandonment issues, for example in ''[[EP149|Tunnel Vision]]'' or in ''[[EP167|A Hot Water Battle]]''. He even had some tension towards [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]] when he first joined the trio and kept taking his place in the Team Rocket {{motto}}, but the pair now gets along. His attachment to Jessie and James is more obvious when he finds himself separated or when the trio has decided to go their separate ways. Examples of this include ''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone]]'' or ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'', when he became sad after Jessie and James got swallowed up by the [[Tree of Beginning]]'s antibodies.


During ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'', Meowth developed a bond with {{AP|Litten}}. In ''[[SM016|They Might Not Be Giants!]]'', Meowth was brought to tears when Litten explained its past. His concern for Litten grew in ''[[SM021|One Journey Ends, Another Begins...]]'', when {{an|Stoutland}} began to grow ill before disappearing, and he even informed Ash that he had better protect Litten. Following Stoutland's disappearance, Meowth visited Litten to try and get it to talk before leaving when Ash approached. Meowth later watched as Ash caught Litten, knowing that it was for the best even though it meant they were enemies. Encountering {{p|Torracat}} for the first time since Litten evolved during ''[[SM067|Love at First Twirl!]]'', Meowth seemed to be excited by its evolution.
During ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'', Meowth developed a bond with {{AP|Litten}}. In ''[[SM016|They Might Not Be Giants!]]'', Meowth was brought to tears when Litten explained its past. His concern for Litten grew in ''[[SM021|One Journey Ends, Another Begins...]]'', when {{an|Stoutland}} began to grow ill before disappearing, and he even informed Ash that he had better protect Litten. Following Stoutland's disappearance, Meowth visited Litten to try and get it to talk before leaving when Ash approached. Meowth later watched as Ash caught Litten, knowing that it was for the best even though it meant they were enemies. Encountering {{p|Torracat}} for the first time since Litten evolved during ''[[SM067|Love at First Twirl!]]'', Meowth seemed to be excited by its evolution.
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{{anmov|dark|Night Slash|DP103|Jumping Rocket Ship!{{tt|*|Meowth claimed to have learned Night Slash, but he has never been seen using the move, claiming that it's too scary to be used by him.}}}}
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=====Moves improvised=====
=====Moves improvised=====
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|it=Giuseppe Calvetti ([[EP002]]-[[AG040]])<br>Pietro Ubaldi ([[AG041]]-present)
|it=Giuseppe Calvetti ([[EP002]]-[[AG040]])<br>Pietro Ubaldi ([[AG041]]-present)
|ko=최원형 ''Choi Weonhyeong'' ([[original series]], all original {{pkmn|movie}}s up to [[M09]])<br>박지훈 ''Park Jihoon'' (''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'')<br>오인성 ''Oh Inseong'' (later ''Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire'' - present, and all redubbed movies)
|ko=최원형 ''Choi Weonhyeong'' ([[original series]], all original {{pkmn|movie}}s up to [[M09]])<br>박지훈 ''Park Jihoon'' (''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'')<br>오인성 ''Oh Inseong'' (later ''Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire'' - present, and all redubbed movies)
|no=Tommy Karlsen
|no=Tommy Karlsen
|pl=Mirosław Wieprzewski ([[EP002]]-[[AG040]], [[DP053]]-present, all dubbed movies)<br>Łukasz Lewandowski ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])
|pl=Mirosław Wieprzewski ([[EP002]]-[[AG040]], [[DP053]]-present, all dubbed movies)<br>Łukasz Lewandowski ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])
|pt_br=Armando Tiraboschi ([[EP002]]-[[EP051]], [[EP103]]-[[XY093]], [[M01]], [[M06]]-[[M18]])<br>Marcelo Pissardini ([[EP052]]-[[EP102]], [[M04]]-[[M05]])<br>Márcio Simões ([[M02]]-[[M03]])<br>Sérgio Stern ([[XY094]]-present, [[M19]]-present)
|pt_br=Armando Tiraboschi ([[EP002]]-[[EP051]], [[EP103]]-[[XY093]], [[M01]], [[M06]]-[[M18]])<br>Marcelo Pissardini ([[EP052]]-[[EP102]], [[M04]]-[[M05]])<br>Márcio Simões ([[M02]]-[[M03]])<br>Sérgio Stern ([[XY094]]-[[SM146]], [[M19]]-[[M22]])<br>Gustavo Berriel ([[JN003]]-present, [[M23]]-present)
|pt_eu=Rui Luís Brás ([[EP002]]-[[EP093]], [[M01]]-[[M04]])<br>Pedro Carneiro ([[EP094]]-[[AG092]], [[DP001]]-[[DP052]])<br>Rui de Sá ([[Pokémon Live!]])<br>Unknown actor ([[M07]])<br>Luís Barros ([[PK03]], [[PK08]], [[Pokémon Chronicles]], [[AG093]]-[[AG192]])<br>Mário Santos ([[DP053]]-present, [[M10]]-present)
|pt_eu=Rui Luís Brás ([[EP002]]-[[EP093]], [[M01]]-[[M04]])<br>Pedro Carneiro ([[EP094]]-[[AG092]], [[DP001]]-[[DP052]])<br>Rui de Sá ([[Pokémon Live!]])<br>Tiago Castro ([[M07]])<br>Luís Barros ([[PK03]], [[PK08]], [[Pokémon Chronicles]], [[AG093]]-[[AG192]])<br>Mário Santos ([[DP053]]-present)
|ro=Sebastian Lupu
|ro=Sebastian Lupu
|ru=Дмитрий Завацкий ''Dmitrii Zavatskii''<br>Дмитрий Филимонов ''Dmitrii Filimonov''
|ru=Дмитрий Завацкий ''Dmitrii Zavatskii''<br>Дмитрий Филимонов ''Dmitrii Filimonov''
|es_la=Gerardo Vázquez<br>Gabriel Cobayassi ([[M04]]-[[M05]])
|es_la=Gerardo Vázquez<br>Gabriel Cobayassi ([[M04]]-[[M05]])
|es_eu=José Escobosa<br>Mario Arenas ([[M03]] and [[Mewtwo Returns]])
|es_eu=José Escobosa<br>Mario Arenas ([[M03]] and [[Mewtwo Returns]])
|sv=Linus Wahlgren ([[S11]])
|sv=Linus Wahlgren ([[S11]])<br>Sebastian Karlsson ([[S23]])
|th=ไกรวัล วัฒนไกร ''Graiwan Watthanagrai''<br>อภินันท์ ธีระนันทกุล ''Apinan Teeranantakul'' ([[DP054]]-present)
|th=ไกรวัล วัฒนไกร ''Graiwan Watthanagrai''<br>อภินันท์ ธีระนันทกุล ''Apinan Teeranantakul'' ([[DP054]]-present)
|tr=Murat Keskinoğlu<br>Fatih Özkul ([[SM001]]-present)<br>Ziya Kürküt ([[M03]])<br>İlham Erdoğan ([[M05]])
|tr=Murat Keskinoğlu<br>Fatih Özkul ([[SM001]]-present)<br>Ziya Kürküt ([[M03]])<br>İlham Erdoğan ([[M05]])
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====Artwork====
====Artwork====
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===In ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' and ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]''===
===In ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'', ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]'', and ''[[M23|Secrets of the Jungle]]''===
{{incomplete|section|2=Expansion of role in M20, full role in M21}}
{{incomplete|section|2=Expansion of role in M20, full role in M21}}
[[File:Team Rocket trio M21.png|thumb|250px|Meowth in ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]'']]
[[File:Team Rocket trio M21.png|thumb|250px|Meowth in ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]'']]
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==In the games==
==In the games==
===In the [[core series]]===
===In the [[core series]]===
Meowth appears as part of [[Jessie]] and [[James]]'s team each time they appear in {{game|Yellow}}, alongside {{TP|Jessie|Ekans|Arbok}}, {{TP|James|Koffing|Weezing}}, and their evolved forms. However, unlike in the anime, Meowth resides in a [[Poké Ball]] instead of traveling around with Jessie and James. He reappeared in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], which is based on Yellow. Unlike Yellow, he is no longer a part of the battles that Jessie and James have against the player. Also, unlike the anime, he does not speak the human language, and instead, his dialogue mainly consists of making generic cat noises.
Meowth appears as part of [[Jessie]] and [[James]]'s team each time they appear in {{game|Yellow}}, alongside {{TP|Jessie|Ekans|Arbok}}, {{TP|James|Koffing|Weezing}}, and their evolved forms. However, unlike in the anime, Meowth resides in a [[Poké Ball]] instead of traveling around with Jessie and James. He reappeared in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], which is based on Yellow. Unlike Yellow, he is no longer a part of the battles that Jessie and James have against the player. Also unlike the anime, he does not speak the human language, and instead, his dialogue mainly consists of making generic cat noises.


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====Arcade games====
====Arcade games====
[[File:Battle Nine Gameplay 4.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Meowth in [[Pokémon: Battle Nine]]]]
[[File:Battle Nine Gameplay 4.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Meowth in [[Pokémon: Battle Nine]]]]
Pikachu appears in [[Pokémon: Battle Nine]] and [[Pokémon: Wobbuffet Fell Down!]].  
Pikachu appears in [[Pokémon: Battle Nine]] and [[Pokémon: Wobbuffet Fell Down!]].


In Battle Nine, if a Meowth or Team Rocket symbol is selected instead of a Poké Ball, it will trigger the appearance of Meowth or the whole [[Team Rocket trio]] respectively. If Meowth appears, it will attempt to steal 1 captured Pokémon. If successful, it will replace it with a fresh Pokémon. If the whole Team appears, they will steal all captured Pokémon and replace them with fresh ones, essentially causing the player to start over. Both actions will cause the player to lose potential combo bonuses involving the Pokémon captured.
In Battle Nine, if a Meowth or Team Rocket symbol is selected instead of a Poké Ball, it will trigger the appearance of Meowth or the whole [[Team Rocket trio]] respectively. If Meowth appears, it will attempt to steal 1 captured Pokémon. If successful, it will replace it with a fresh Pokémon. If the whole Team appears, they will steal all captured Pokémon and replace them with fresh ones, essentially causing the player to start over. Both actions will cause the player to lose potential combo bonuses involving the Pokémon captured.
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Meowth also appears in ''[[Pichu Bros. in Party Panic]]'', along with [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]] and the [[Squirtle Squad]]. He plans a party for himself and invites all the Pokémon from [[Big Town]].
Meowth also appears in ''[[Pichu Bros. in Party Panic]]'', along with [[Jessie's Wobbuffet]] and the [[Squirtle Squad]]. He plans a party for himself and invites all the Pokémon from [[Big Town]].


====[[Pokémon Masters]]====
====[[Pokémon Masters EX]]====
{{incomplete|section|Double Trouble event information}}
{{incomplete|section|Double Trouble event information}}
Starting on July 1, 2020, Meowth would occasionally appear in the {{DL|Pokémon Masters|Pokémon Center}}, stating how he got separated from his teammates [[Jessie]] and [[James]] while searching for a [[Mythical Pokémon]]. They are reunited for the Double Trouble Event
Starting on July 1, 2020, Meowth would occasionally appear in the {{DL|Pokémon Masters EX|Pokémon Center}}, stating how he got separated from his teammates {{mas|Jessie}} and {{mas|James}} while searching for a [[Mythical Pokémon]]. They are reunited for the Double Trouble Event.


Unlike most characters in Pokémon Masters, Meowth's appearance is based directly on his anime incarnation, and retains his Japanese <!--and English-->voice actress<!--actors-->.
Unlike most characters in Pokémon Masters, Meowth's appearance is based directly on his anime incarnation, and retains his Japanese <!--and English-->voice actress<!--actors-->.


=====Quotes=====
=====Quotes=====
;Menu interface (voice clips)
* During conversation
:''"Wow!"''
:''"You better be ready for this!"''
;Special Event - Double Trouble
;Special Event - Double Trouble
*'''Team Rocket on the Scene!'''
*'''Team Rocket on the Scene!'''
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* Special Team Rocket event intro conversation
* Special Team Rocket event intro conversation
:''"I got separated from the others while we were searchin' for a Mythical Pokémon. I gotta find 'em!"''
:''"I got separated from the others while we were searchin' for a Mythical Pokémon. I gotta find 'em!"''
* Special Double Trouble event blurb
:''"We gotta bring that Mythical Pokémon to the boss!"''
* Special Double Trouble event conversation
:''"If we catch Celebi, we can get whatever we want as a reward!"''
* Special Blasting Off Again event blurb
:''"Cha-CHING! That's the sound I'll be hearin' when all them fireworks go off!"''
* Special Blasting Off Again event conversation
:''"I bet my charm'll really shine in the light of all them fireworks!"''
* Special log-in conversation (morning)
:''"Ya haven't had breakfast yet? It's the most important meal of the day, y'know! Don't look at me, Jessie! Get your own!"''


====[[Pokémon Puzzle League]]====
====[[Pokémon Puzzle League]]====
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:The '''Team Rocket Rubber Playmat''' (Japanese: '''ハーフプレイマット ロケット団''') features [[Team Rocket]] members [[Jessie]], [[James]], and Meowth against a space-themed backdrop containing planets and galaxies.
:The '''Team Rocket Rubber Playmat''' (Japanese: '''ハーフプレイマット ロケット団''') features [[Team Rocket]] members [[Jessie]], [[James]], and Meowth against a space-themed backdrop containing planets and galaxies.


'''Sleeves:'''  
'''Sleeves:'''
:The '''Team Rocket Sleeves''' (Japanese: '''デッキシールド ロケット団''' ''Deck Shield: Team Rocket'') feature the infamous trio of [[Team Rocket]] agents [[Jessie]], [[James]], and Meowth in front of the Team Rocket emblem. These sleeves case could only be purchased at Pokémon Centers.
:The '''Team Rocket Sleeves''' (Japanese: '''デッキシールド ロケット団''' ''Deck Shield: Team Rocket'') feature the infamous trio of [[Team Rocket]] agents [[Jessie]], [[James]], and Meowth in front of the Team Rocket emblem. These sleeves case could only be purchased at Pokémon Centers.


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[[File:Meowth without charm.png|thumb|220px|Meowth without his koban]]
[[File:Meowth without charm.png|thumb|220px|Meowth without his koban]]
* Meowth is the first [[talking Pokémon]] in the {{pkmn|anime}}. He is also one of the few talking Pokémon that do not do so telepathically.
* Meowth is the first [[talking Pokémon]] in the {{pkmn|anime}}. He is also one of the few talking Pokémon that do not do so telepathically.
* While Meowth is able to interpret most {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} speech, he cannot understand the "space talk" spoken by some [[extraterrestrial Pokémon]] like the {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Deoxys}} featured in ''[[AG171|Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! Part 1]]'' and ''[[AG171|Part 2]]'', as well as [[Ash's Poipole]].
* While Meowth is able to interpret most {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} speech, he cannot understand the "space talk" spoken by some [[extraterrestrial Pokémon]] like the {{an|Deoxys}} featured in ''[[AG171|Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! Part 1]]'' and ''[[AG171|Part 2]]'', as well as [[Ash's Poipole]].
* Meowth claims that he is unable to learn {{m|Pay Day}} as a trade off for learning to speak. He claims to have "used up all his move slots" doing so.
* Meowth claims that he is unable to learn {{m|Pay Day}} as a trade off for learning to speak. He claims to have "used up all his move slots" doing so.
* In the English dub, Meowth refers to his {{wp|Koban (coin)|koban}} as a charm.
* In the English dub, Meowth refers to his {{wp|Koban (coin)|koban}} as a charm.
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* [[a:Category:Meowth (Team Rocket)|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]]
* [[a:Category:Meowth (Team Rocket)|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]]


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