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Persian

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General

Persian
normal

Abilities

Limber
This Pokémon cannot become Paralyzed.
Technician
This Pokémon inflicts 50% more damage with moves that have power of 60 or less. Hidden Power is not affected.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Red/Blue/Yellow RBY
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
53
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
137
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
n/a
Diamond/Pearl Sinnoh
n/a

Names

Japanese
ペルシアン
Romaji
Perushian

Flavor

Height
3'3.4" or 1 m
Weight
70.5 lb or 32 kg
Species
Classy Cat
Color
yellow
Cry
mp3 here
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
Urban
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code
144 or 0x90

Breeding

Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)
Breeding groups
5: Ground
Steps to hatch
5,120
Compatible with
63 families; 131 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP
148 or 0x94
Capture rate
90 or 0x5a
Base happiness
70 or 0x46
Growth rate
medium
Effort points
2 Speed
Wild held items
Quick Claw (5%)

Evolution Chain

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

BasicStage 1
52 Meowth Base form 53 Persian Raise to level 28

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
65
 172 334 47.9
Attack
70
 122 239 44.4
Defense
60
 112 219 39.1
Special Attack
65
 117 229 48.7
Special Defense
65
 117 229 46.5
Speed
115
 167 329 95.7
Average
73.3
 - - 55.8

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

Diamond/Pearl A very haughty Pokémon. Among fans, the size of the jewel in its forehead is a topic of much talk.

Locations

Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.

Area Section Level Method

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Persian's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical () moves.

Persian gets the STAB from normal moves.

Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- Bite dark physical 25 60 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
-- Fake Out normal physical 10 40 100% 1 Goes first. Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to Flinch.
-- -- -- -- -- Growl normal none 40 -- 100% Lowers the target's Attack.
-- -- -- -- -- Scratch normal physical 35 40 100% Inflicts regular damage.
-- Switcheroo dark none 10 -- 100% User and target swap items until the end of the battle.
-- -- -- -- 6 Bite dark physical 25 60 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
9 Fake Out normal physical 10 40 100% 1 Goes first. Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to Flinch.
11 10 Bite dark physical 25 60 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
14 Fury Swipes normal physical 15 18 80% Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
17 Screech normal none 40 -- 85% Lowers the target's Defense by two levels.
17 20 20 18 Pay Day normal physical 20 40 100% Scatters money on the ground worth twice the user's level.
29 29 25 22 Faint Attack dark physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
25 Taunt dark none 20 -- 100% For the next two turns, the target can only use moves that inflict damage.
32 Power Gem rock special 20 70 100% Inflicts regular damage.
24 38 38 34 Screech normal none 40 -- 85% Lowers the target's Defense by two levels.
37 Slash normal physical 20 70 100% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
44 Nasty Plot dark none 20 -- 0% Raises the user's Special Attack by two levels.
37 46 46 42 Fury Swipes normal physical 15 18 80% Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
49 Assurance dark physical 10 50 100% Inflicts double damage if the target has already received damage this turn.
51 53 53 49 Slash normal physical 20 70 100% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
56 Captivate normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
59 55 Fake Out normal physical 10 40 100% 1 Goes first. Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to Flinch.
61 Night Slash dark physical 15 70 100% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
61 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Tutored moves
Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Body Slam normal physical 15 85 100% Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
Crystal Thunderbolt electric special 15 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target.
Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
Emerald Defense Curl normal none 40 -- 100% Raises user's Defense. Doubles Rollout's power if it's the next move used.
Emerald Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Dream Eater psychic special 15 100 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Emerald Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Emerald Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Emerald Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Emerald Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Emerald Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Psych Up normal none 10 -- 100% Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl TMs and HMs
Chains 40 40 40 Aerial Ace flying physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 45 45 45 45 Attract normal none 15 -- 100% Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
Chains 34 Bide normal physical 10 varies 100% 1 Goes first. User waits for 2-3 turns, then inflicts typeless damage equal to twice the HP it lost while waiting.
Chains 08 Body Slam normal physical 15 85 100% Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 11 BubbleBeam water special 20 65 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Chains 78 Captivate normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
Chains 03 Curse ????? none 10 -- 100% Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
Chains H1 H1 H1 Cut normal physical 30 50 95% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 79 Dark Pulse dark special 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch.
Chains 40 Defense Curl normal none 40 -- 100% Raises user's Defense. Doubles Rollout's power if it's the next move used.
Chains 43 Detect fighting none 5 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 28 28 28 Dig ground physical 10 80 100% User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Chains 32 32 32 32 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 10 Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
Chains 42 85 Dream Eater psychic special 15 100 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
Chains 63 Embargo dark none 15 -- 100% Target cannot use held items until it leaves battle.
Chains 20 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 42 42 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains H5 H5 70 Flash normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Accuracy.
Chains 21 21 21 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 68 Giga Impact normal physical 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 02 Headbutt normal physical 15 70 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
Chains 10 10 10 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 15 15 15 15 15 Hyper Beam normal special 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 16 Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Chains 23 23 23 23 Iron Tail steel physical 15 100 75% Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense.
Chains 31 Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
Chains 31 Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Chains 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 50 Nightmare ghost none 15 -- 100% Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it continues Sleeping.
Chains 16 Pay Day normal physical 20 40 100% Scatters money on the ground worth twice the user's level.
Chains 66 Payback dark physical 10 50 100% Inflicts double damage if the user receives damage before using this move.
Chains 17 17 17 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 09 77 Psych Up normal none 10 -- 100% Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
Chains 20 Rage normal physical 20 20 100% User can only use this move until it wins or faints, but becomes stronger each time it is hit.
Chains 18 18 18 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Chains 44 44 44 44 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 27 27 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 05 05 05 05 Roar normal none 20 -- 100% -6 Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
Chains 43 43 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 30 30 30 30 Shadow Ball ghost special 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 65 Shadow Claw ghost physical 15 70 100% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Chains 34 34 34 Shock Wave electric special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 40 Skull Bash normal physical 15 100 100% Raises the user's Defense. User charges for one turn before attacking.
Chains 35 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 49 49 49 Snatch dark none 10 -- 100% 4 Goes first. Steals the target's move, if it is self-targeted.
Chains 13 Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 50 90 Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Chains 11 11 11 11 Sunny Day fire none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
Chains 34 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 39 39 Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 09 Take Down normal physical 20 90 85% User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
Chains 12 12 12 Taunt dark none 20 -- 100% For the next two turns, the target can only use moves that inflict damage.
Chains 46 46 46 46 Thief dark physical 10 40 100% Takes the target's item.
Chains 25 25 25 25 25 Thunder electric special 10 120 70% Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 24 24 24 24 Thunderbolt electric special 15 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target.
Chains 41 41 41 Torment dark none 15 -- 100% Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row until it leaves battle.
Chains 06 06 06 06 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
Chains 89 U-Turn bug physical 20 70 100% User must switch out after attacking.
Chains 12 Water Gun water special 25 40 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 03 03 03 Water Pulse water special 20 60 100% Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target.
Chains 07 Zap Cannon electric special 5 120 50% Has a 100% chance to Paralyze the target.

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