Meowth (Nintendo Promo 13)

Meowth
ニャース Nyarth

Nintendo Black Star Promo print
Illus. Kouki Saitou

Evolution stage

Basic Pokémon

Card name

Meowth

Type

Colorless

Hit Points

50

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Nintendo Black Star Promos
English card no.	013
Japanese expansion	ADV-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no.	029/ADV-P

Japanese expansion	ADV-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no.	028/ADV-P

English expansion	EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua
Rarity
English card no.	42/95
Japanese expansion	ADV-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no.	062/ADV-P

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Meowth.

Meowth (Japanese: ニャース Nyarth) is a Colorless-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the Nintendo Black Star Promos.

Card text

Nintendo Black Star Promo print

	Plunder ごうだつ	10

Before doing damage, discard all Trainer cards attached to the Defending Pokémon (before they affect the damage).

	Scratch ひっかく	20

EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua print

	Plunder ごうだつ	10

Before doing damage, discard all Trainer cards attached to the Defending Pokémon (before they affect the damage).

	Scratch ひっかく	20

e-Reader data

The EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua print has the card ID M-24-#. The Dot Code strip contains Pokédex information, a TCG glossary snippet, and a brief area summary for Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.

Pokédex data

Meowth - Scratch Cat Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
???	1'04" (0.4 m)	9.0 lbs. (4.2 kg)
Pokédex entry
It is fascinated by round objects. It can't stop playing with them until it tires and falls asleep.

Release information

This card was first released as one of the Nintendo Black Star Promos, available in the English EX Series Collector's Tin in November 2003, and features artwork by Kouki Saitou. In Japan, this card was available as both a Holofoil and Non Holofoil ADV-P Promotional card at participating 7-Eleven stores as part of the Pokémon Fair campaign, which ran from June 25, 2003 until stocks lasted. Customers who purchased a bottle of Coca-Cola Vanilla, Sprite Classic, Ambasa Sour White, Fanta Fruit Punch, or Fanta Melon Soda were given one of 21 possible cards. A Non Holofoil version of this card was later distributed at Journey Across America tour venues in 2006.

It was reprinted in the English EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua expansion with artwork by Ken Sugimori. In Japan, it was available as another ADV-P Promotional card as part of a Meiji Chocolate campaign in February 2004.