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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[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 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. | ||
* Meowth has never been captured in a [[Poké Ball]], which makes him a [[wild Pokémon]], as seen in the {{series|Best Wishes}} and ''[[XY079|A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!]]'' | * While Meowth is able to interpret most Pokémon speech, he cannot understand the "space talk" spoken by some [[extraterrestrial Pokémon]] like the {{p|Deoxys}} featured in ''[[AG171|Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 1)]]'' and ''[[AG171|Part 2]]'' as well as [[Ash's Poipole]]. | ||
* Meowth has never been captured in a [[Poké Ball]], which makes him a [[wild Pokémon]], as seen in the {{series|Best Wishes}} and ''[[XY079|A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!]]''. | |||
* 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. | ||
* {{p|Sunflora}} is Meowth's most frequently used Pokémon disguise in the {{pkmn|anime}}, using the disguise seven times. | * {{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 | * 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 ''[[SS009|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]]''. | * 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]]''. | ||
* In the Japanese version, Meowth will still say at least part of his name as a verbal tic, a common trait in anime. The same occurs in the early episodes of the dub, but it is far less frequent, and eventually scrapped altogether except when reciting [[Team Rocket Motto|the motto]]. | * In the Japanese version, Meowth will still say at least part of his name as a verbal tic, a common trait in anime. The same occurs in the early episodes of the dub, but it is far less frequent, and eventually scrapped altogether except when reciting [[Team Rocket Motto|the motto]]. | ||
* For [[DP022]], [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]] is about Meowth. He writes this {{wp|senryū}} about it: 「ピカチュウに いつかはかちたい ニャースかな」 ''"Wanting to beat Pikachu someday, is that {{tt|Nyarth|Meowth}}?"'' | * For [[DP022]], [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]] is about Meowth. He writes this {{wp|senryū}} about it: 「ピカチュウに いつかはかちたい ニャースかな」 ''"Wanting to beat Pikachu someday, is that {{tt|Nyarth|Meowth}}?"''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||