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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.

===In the main series===

[[File:Team Rocket Meowth Earlier Design.png|thumb|200px|Meowth as seen in his debut episode]]

Meowth made his debut in the anime in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency]]''. Alongside Jessie and James, they set their sights on the injured Pokémon in the [[Viridian City]] [[Pokémon Center]]. As the two sent out their {{OBP|Ekans|Team Rocket}} and {{OBP|Koffing|Team Rocket}} from their [[Team Rocket's mechas|Meowth balloon]], they quickly overtook the Pokémon Center, which only had [[Nurse Joy]], {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} inside. Before they could steal any of the Pokémon, however, [[Ash's Pikachu]], who teamed up with many other {{p|Pikachu}} in the Pokémon Center, used an electric attack, causing the entire Pokémon Center to explode. It was here that Team Rocket vowed to capture Pikachu, deeming Ash's one as an exceptionally powerful Pokémon, making it their lifelong goal to capture him.

In ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', Giovanni approved the trio's plans to set up a Team Rocket branch in the [[Sinnoh]] region.

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]].

In ''[[DP124|To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!]]'', Jessie and Meowth were competing against another Trainer and his Marowak. Although Jessie complained that Marowak's [[Thick Club]] would put her and Meowth at a huge disadvantage, the match continued. However, they were immediately disqualified from the [[Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament]], because Meowth accidentally sliced the ball with his Fury Swipes, instead of hitting it.

[[File:Meowth BW anime.png|thumb|260px|Meowth as seen in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'']]

In ''[[BW042|Club Battle Finale: A Hero's Outcome!]]'', while in [[Nimbasa City]], Team Rocket prepared to put their latest plan into action. Later, in the next episode, ''[[BW043|Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!]]'', Meowth was found injured by Ash, Iris and Cilan. While recovering, Meowth explained that while in Nimbasa City, he had botched up Team Rocket's scheme badly and was fired by Giovanni, leading to Jessie and James turning their backs on him. Later, [[Iris's Axew]] was kidnapped by a {{p|Scrafty}}, who wanted Axew's help to get its home back from a {{p|Mandibuzz}}. Using his ability to speak to both Pokémon and humans, Meowth not only helped get Axew back but also helped Scrafty get its home back and helped Mandibuzz return to her original nest. Afterwards, Meowth decided to travel with Ash and his friends, only for Iris to attempt to capture him in a {{i|Poké Ball}}. The capture nearly succeeded but Meowth broke out and told her he was going to help her regardless. Ever since, it seems to have become a running gag that he ends up in a Poké Ball at one point in an episode, as Iris tried twice (one of which was because Meowth didn't want a Purrloin to get caught), and by [[Cliff]]. However, in ''[[BW047|Crisis from the Underground Up!]]'', it was revealed that Meowth's being fired was fake and all just one of Team Rocket's schemes to steal all the Pokémon from Nimbasa City's Pokémon Center.

He along with [[Jessie]] and [[James]] later left Unova temporarily in ''[[BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!]]'' and then reappeared starting in ''[[BW109|New Places... Familiar Faces!]]''.

 

In ''[[BW119|Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!]]'', {{TRT}} invaded Colress's newest laboratory and drew his security into a trap in the woods. Once Colress was alone, Meowth approached him and attempted to convince him to join Team Rocket. Colress refused, but offered to allow Meowth to participate in an experiment to increase his strength. Meowth agreed, having undergone training to resist the mind control device. However, Colress still managed to take control of Meowth, and ordered him to attack Jessie and James. Using {{TP|Jessie|Frillish}} and {{TP|James|Amoonguss}}, they managed to snap him out of it before escaping. In ''[[BW122|What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!]]'', the extension of his battling skill was shown again; he took on multiple opponents, including several of [[Team Plasma]]'s {{p|Liepard}}.

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 ''[[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 ''[[XY054|Facing the Grand Design!]]'', Team Rocket, Ash, his friends, and Officer Jenny faced the evil Malamar from before. Meowth was scared of Inkay again because Inkay evolves into Malamar. They followed Inkay and met the evil Malamar again. Clemont, Meowth and James managed to escape but the evil Malamar held Ash, Pikachu, Serena, Bonnie, Jessie, Wobbuffet, and Officer Jenny with {{m|Psychic}}. However, thanks to the combined forces of the good Malamar and Inkay from the forest below [[Grace Tower]], they managed to stop the evil Malamar, rescue everyone and save the world from certain destruction. But the evil Malamar escaped into the future, swearing to fight again and their grand design will succeed someday once they return.

In ''[[XY079|A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!]]'', Team Rocket staged an ambush for Ash and his friends, tricking the heroes into giving them their Pokémon in their [[Poké Ball]]s before trapping them. However, after stealing some freshly made Poké Balls, the group discovered that Pikachu was still free. Meowth then chased Pikachu throughout the [[Poké Ball Factory]], attempting to recall the Mouse Pokémon into his Poké Ball. Failing to do so, Team Rocket attempted to escape with their stash of stolen Poké Balls in their getaway van, but got stopped in their tracks by Pikachu's Thunderbolt. Meowth then challenges Pikachu to a duel, wagering Ash and his friends's Poké Balls, while at the same time trying to recall Pikachu again. However, the Scratch Cat Pokémon is still defeated by his enemy before blasting off again with the rest of his team.

In ''[[XY080|Performing with Fiery Charm!]]'', he performed with Jessie and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} in the [[Dendemille Town]] [[Pokémon Showcase]]. They lost but they made it to the performing round.

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 ''[[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.

He along with his teammates and Jessie's Wobbuffet worked as [[Malva]]'s assistants during the [[Lumiose Conference]] from ''[[XY125|A League of His Own!]]'' to ''[[XY131|Down to the Fiery Finish!]]'', with the aim of earning money and capturing any strong Pokémon in the [[Lumiose Conference|Kalos League]]. However, they were not very pleased with their job and felt that they were over-working; despite this, they did not quit their jobs. In ''[[XY129|Kalos League Passion with a Certain Flare!]]'', they made it a point to steal the two finalists, Ash and [[Alain]]'s, Pokémon after the battle, but could not execute their plan due to Team Flare wreaking havoc in [[Lumiose City]]. In ''[[XY133|Coming Apart at the Dreams!]]'', he, in disguise of a news reporter, set out with his teammates, {{an|Serena}}, [[Mairin]] and [[Professor Sycamore]] towards [[Lysandre Labs]] in an attempt to take over the base and bring Team Flare down. In [[XY135|the next episode]], he fled the [[Lysandre Labs]] after the [[Giant Rock]] transformed into a Zygarde, along with his teammates, on their helicopter. He was in-charge of shooting footage of the entire incident surrounding the Rock as he followed it on their helicopter on its way towards [[Anistar City]], and like his teammates, was utterly surprised to see the seven [[Gym Leader]]s and Kalos Champion [[Diantha]] arrive on the scene to deal with the Giant Rock.

In the real world, Jessie and James dumped water on Meowth, reviving him. After relating his apparent near-death experience, he blamed Mimikyu for it. They hid from the approaching {{Ash}} and his classmates from the [[Pokémon School]]. When Mimikyu battled Pikachu hard, Team Rocket decided to attempt to capture it, and stepped in to stop Ash. When Pikachu threw an {{m|Electro Ball}} at Meowth, Mimikyu used [[Shadow Ball]] to deflect it, aligning itself with Team Rocket. Before they could fight again, however, a {{an|Bewear}} stepped in and carried Jessie and James off. Meowth got Mimikyu to disengage from Pikachu so they could chase the Bewear.

In ''[[SM004|First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!]]'', Bewear looked after the trio, giving them food and shelter at its den.

In ''[[SM016|They Might Not Be Giants!]]'', Meowth attempted to catch [[Ash's Rowlet]] and [[Lana's Popplio]], who had been separated from their {{pkmn|Trainer}}s, but was defeated by a wild {{AP|Litten}}. Later, when Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio were caught by Team Rocket, Meowth invited Litten to join Team Rocket. The Fire Cat Pokémon apparently agreed, but it turned out to be a ruse to get itself and the other two free. Afterwards, they sent Team Rocket blasting off.

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 ''[[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 ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]'', Team Rocket was revealed to have flown to Kanto as per orders from the headquarters. At the airport, the trio noticed Misty and Brock meet up with Ash and his classmates, and after eavesdropping on the group's conversation, decided to steal Pokémon off of [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] to present them to Giovanni. However, their attempt to steal the group's Pokémon was thwarted, and they were carried back to Alola by Bewear in ''[[SM043|When Regions Collide!]]''.

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.

Despite his seemingly outgoing nature, Meowth also has a contemplative inner side that is not seen as often. In one of his image songs, [[Meowth's Song]], and in ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', he is a philosopher. Meowth comforted [[Ash's Chimchar]] in ''[[DP053|Tears For Fears!]]'' and even expressed some admiration for Ash and his friends. On a few occasions, Meowth has become stranded with Pikachu, and during these times, the two work together fairly well. Pikachu distrusts Meowth, 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 he and Pikachu find Jessie and James.

Meowth recognizes himself as a Pokémon, but has always felt at odds where he doesn't perfectly fit into the Pokémon world because of his ability to speak like a human. Despite his often self-interested nature, he is willing to support individuals with their own passions, and will go out of his way to ensure they achieve their goal. Examples include [[Simon]] from ''[[EP195|The Poké Spokesman]]'', who was certain he could understand the feelings of Pokémon, or [[Michelle]]'s {{p|Bagon}} who was keen on learning how to fly.

Meowth is an amorous Pokémon, developing crushes on occasion, which often jeopardize Team Rocket's operations. He has also demonstrated aspirations of being a parent-like caretaker, like in ''[[EP050|Who Gets to Keep Togepi?]]'', when he coddled {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}'s {{pkmn|Egg}} before fighting for custody of it, only to 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 (move)|Fury Swipes]] attack to the head.

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.

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===In ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' and ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]''===

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.

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.

====[[Pokémon Masters]]====

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

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-->.

===In the Ash & Pikachu manga===

===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===

Meowth debuts in ''[[ET07|Pikachu's Excellent Adventure]]'', where he is searching for the [[Hidden Village]] with [[Jessie]] and [[James]] when he runs into {{OBP|Tommy|EP034}}, {{AP|Pikachu}} and other Pokémon, who are also searching for the village. Meowth offers them free breakfast (made by Jessie and James) and the trio travel with them to the village. Later, he is expelled from the Hidden Village by {{p|Kangaskhan}} when Jessie and James try to steal the Pokémon.

Meowth reappears in ''[[ET08|You Gotta Have Friends]]'', when he, Jessie, and James attempt to steal a herd of wild {{p|Pikachu}}. Following this, the [[Team Rocket trio]] begin regularly appearing in the manga, following Ash to the [[Pokémon League]] championship at [[Indigo Plateau]] and cheering him on at the [[Orange League]].

===In the movie adaptations===

As Meowth has appeared in every movie to date, he has appeared in the manga adaptations of them as well.

===In the Pocket Monsters manga===

'''Sleeves:'''  

* 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]].

* {{p|Sunflora}} is Meowth's most frequently used Pokémon disguise in the {{pkmn|anime}}, using the disguise seven times.

* There is some inconsistency as to whether or not Meowth hates water. In ''[[Snow Way Out!]]'', he wanted a hot spring, and in ''[[EP050|Who Gets to Keep Togepi?]]'', he is seen taking a bath with the Egg that will hatch into {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}. Meowth has suggested that he and his teammates go into the water in ''[[EP055|Pokémon Paparazzi]]'' and again in ''[[EP085|Fit to be Tide]]'', while in episodes like ''[[BW129|The Pirates of Decolore!]]'', he prominently remains swimming in the sea without showing any displeasure. However, in ''[[EP016|Pokémon Shipwreck]]'', ''[[EP079|Friend and Foe Alike]]'' and ''[[HS09|Big Meowth, Little Dreams (Part 1)]]'', he hates water, as he is a cat.

* Meowth is the only known Pokémon to have been a [[Gym Leader]], briefly sharing the title with Jessie and James in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'' after they had to fill in for {{an|Giovanni}}.

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