Persian

Template:Persian Persian (Japanese: ペルシアン Perushian) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I, and a Dark-type introduced in Generation VII.

Biology

Physiology

Persian resembles a large cat or a bit like Lynx. Its fur is beige in color, and it has a curly tail. There is also a small, red gem on its forehead, which is said to give the Pokémon power. The Persian is named after the Persian breed of cat, although it resembles a cougar, with a yellowish white fur color. It may possibly be an albino cougar. Another possibility is that it is based on a Siamese cat. It also has a beige coloring and black ears much like Persian and has medium sized whiskers.

Persian's Alola form generally resembles its normal one, albeit colored a shade of dark grey. However its most noticable distinction is its comically oversized spherical head, disproportionately large compared to its slimmer body. The gem on its head is now blue, and it has narrow, half-closed eyes and large rounded ears.

Behavior

This Pokémon, while very beautiful and elegant is not the best pet, especially for new trainers. The reason for this is that Persian are known to have unpredictable temperaments and are apt to turn vicious in the blink of an eye, one moment it might be contentedly purring and rubbing its head against its trainer's hand while it is being petted, the next it could unsheath its claws and scratch the hand that was petting it.

The Alolan form of this Pokémon is even more difficult to look after, since it was spoiled by the royal families in ancient Alola and this has made them rarely obey their Trainers. Despite it it could be a strong battler in battles, though it sometimes gets defeated by opponents' counterattacks because of underestimation.

Natural abilities

Some Persian have the ability Limber while others have Technician. Limber prevents Persian from being paralyzed. Technician powers up non-effective moves. Persian will have the Dreamworld ability Unnerve which will prevent its opponent from consuming its berry.

Evolution

Persian is the evolved form of Meowth, as of level 28, while for Alola Form, with max Friendship.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Red and Blue	Evolve Meowth (Blue only)	None
Yellow	Trade	None
Gold and Silver	Route 7 (Silver only)	Rare
Crystal	Route 7	Rare
Ruby and Sapphire	Trade	None
FireRed and LeafGreen	Many Sevii Islands locations	Rare
Emerald	Evolve Meowth	None
Diamond and Pearl	Evolve Meowth	None
Platinum	Evolve Meowth	None
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Route 7, Cerulean Cave (SoulSilver only)	Rare
Black and White	Poké Transfer, Dream World	None
X and Y	Transfer	None

Pokédex entries

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Stats

Stats
HP	65
Attack	70
Defense	60
Sp. Atk	1
Sp. Def	1
Speed	115
Total	312

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
—	Play Rough	90	90%	10	Fairy	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
—	Switcheroo	—	100%	10	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
—	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
—	Growl	—	100%	40	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
6	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
9	Fake Out	40	100%	10	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
14	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
17	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
22	Feint Attack	60	—%	20	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
25	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
28	Swift	60	—%	20	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
32	Power Gem	80	100%	20	Rock	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
37	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
44	Nasty Plot	—	—%	20	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
49	Assurance	60	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
56	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
61	Night Slash	70	100%	15	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
65	Feint	30	100%	10	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
—	Switcheroo	—	100%	10	Dark	Status
—	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical
—	Growl	—	100%	40	Normal	Status
6	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
9	Fake Out	40	100%	10	Normal	Physical
14	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical
17	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status
22	Feint Attack	60	—%	20	Dark	Physical
25	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
32	Power Gem	80	100%	20	Rock	Special
37	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
44	Nasty Plot	—	—%	20	Dark	Status
49	Assurance	60	100%	10	Dark	Physical
56	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
61	Night Slash	70	100%	15	Dark	Physical
68	Feint	30	100%	10	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
—	Switcheroo	—	100%	10	Dark	Status		0 ♥
—	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
—	Growl	—	100%	40	Normal	Status		2 ♥
6	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		3 ♥
9	Fake Out	40	100%	10	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
14	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
17	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status		2 ♥
22	Feint Attack	60	—%	20	Dark	Physical		2 ♥
25	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		0 ♥
32	Power Gem	80	100%	20	Rock	Special		3 ♥
37	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
44	Nasty Plot	—	—%	20	Dark	Status		0 ♥
49	Assurance	60	100%	10	Dark	Physical		2 ♥
56	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
61	Night Slash	70	100%	15	Dark	Physical		3 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration III
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
—	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal		4 ♥	0 ♥
—	Growl	—	100%	40	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
11	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark		1 ♥	3 ♥
20	Pay Day	40	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
29	Feint Attack	60	—%	20	Dark		2 ♥	0 ♥
38	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal		1 ♥	3 ♥
46	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal		2 ♥	1 ♥
53	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
59	Fake Out	40	100%	10	Normal		2 ♥	1 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration II
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
—	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal
—	Growl	—	100%	40	Normal
—	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark
20	Pay Day	40	100%	20	Normal
29	Feint Attack	60	—%	20	Dark
38	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal
46	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal
53	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration I
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type
—	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal
—	Growl	—	100%	40	Normal
—	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark
17	Pay Day	40	100%	20	Normal
24	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal
37	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal
51	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

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Appearances

Anime

In the anime, Giovanni owns a Persian. This Persian is often found near Giovanni during his discussions with other Team Rocket members. Meowth from Team Rocket is jealous of this Persian because of the treatment it gets from Giovanni. Both Tyson's Meowth and Team Rocket's Meowth dislike Persian due to an event in their past.

Trivia

Although Persian is named after the cat breed, it does not share similarities with the breed of the same name. Its looks are largely based on a Siamese cat. Its Alolan form, however, shares its namesake's round head and flat face.
In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Persian is Pokémon Square's bank owner but later replaced by Duskull in future Mystery Dungeon titles.
Alolan Persian received a massively negative response from the fanbase upon its reveal, largely due to its big round head and drowsy-looking eyes which drew comparisons to the famous comic-strip cat character Garfield.
According to the Pokédex, Alolan Persian weighs a kilogram heavier and is three inches taller than the normal Persian (as opposed to Alolan Meowth who is the same height and weight).

Origin

Persian is based on a Siamese cat with features of a puma. Its association with elegance and royalty may be based on how cats were worshipped in ancient times particularly in Egypt.

Alolan Persian bears some features of its namesake breed as well as the "British Blue" variant of the British Shorthair. Its large fat head and flat face may be based on how inbreeding of purebred cats for certain traits causes genetic anomalies, as well as the tendency of pampered house cats becoming prone to obesity.

Etymology

Persian is a breed of a fancy cat.

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