Meowth

Meowth's Party

Meowth
Games	SSB Brawl SSB4
Move	Pay Day
Rarity	Common
Article on Bulbapedia	Meowth (Pokémon)

Meowth (ニャース, Nyāsu, Nyarth) is a fictional creature in the Pokémon media franchise. It is a Normal-type Pokémon (#052 in the National Pokédex) that evolves into Persian. It is a catlike Pokémon that is easily recognized by the coin on its forehead, and is known to collect similar shiny objects. In Smash Bros., Meowth uses Pay Day, its signature move that attacks with coins.

In Super Smash Bros.

Based on its prominent role in the Pokémon anime series, which was extremely popular at the time of the original Smash's release, a popular rumor claims Meowth was planned to be playable in the game along with Bowser, King Dedede, Mewtwo, and many other characters, before being cut for space/time constraints. However, unlike the aforementioned three characters, no definitive official source has ever been found that proves Meowth was ever planned to be included as a playable character.

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

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Meowth in Super Smash Bros.

Meowth instead makes an appearance as a Pokémon that appears out of a Poké Ball in Super Smash Bros. Meowth will use Pay Day as its attack. Meowth will hover in the place it was summoned, scattering coins in all directions. Any character caught in the radius of this attack will take damage. When the coins hit characters, they also make Mario-coin sounds. The attack radius of Pay Day is short so it can be easy to avoid. However, the player can become trapped in the barrage of coins, taking up to 50% damage. Meowth can also deal significant damage with its body, which has much higher knockback scaling, so it may KO foes after they are hit with the coins. Meowth's attack does not harm the summoner.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

As a trophy

Meowth returns in Super Smash Bros. Melee but not as a Poké Ball Pokémon. Instead, it has been relegated to a role as a trophy. Meowth's trophy is unlocked after getting the "Smash Blue" trophies (from the All-Star single-player mode) for all 26 playable characters.

Meowth's trophy is atypical in respect to other Pokémon trophies. Instead of describing its behaviour in the Pokémon series, the trophy instead references Meowth's Party, a technical demo designed to demonstrate the GameCube's graphics. Reflecting this, the trophy depicts Meowth holding the red and white guitar featured from the demo.

The Meowth trophy in Melee.

Meowth

This...is Meowth's dream. Meowth strides all over the globe scattering invitations to other Pokémon, insisting they come to "Meowth's Party". At this wonderful party, guests are packed in like sardines as Meowth climbs up the stage with its faithful guitar. It strikes a chord, pauses, and then rocks their world.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

Meowth in Brawl.

Meowth returns to its role as a Poké Ball Pokémon in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, using the same attack it used in Super Smash Bros., but in a slightly different fashion. This time, Meowth throws a barrage of coins left or right in the opponent's direction instead of quickly scattering coins in all directions, though it will turn to face the opponent that is closest to it. In addition, falling from above onto Meowth will cause the victim to be locked into the rush of coins and thus take heavy damage, allowing a maximum of approximate 300% if smash attacks are used on the trapped victim.

Trophy

The Meowth trophy in Brawl.

Meowth

A Scratch Cat Pokémon. It's one of the most famous Pokémon and very fond of things that sparkle--the gold medallion on its head could be seen as an indicator of this infatuation. There are many Pokémon that resemble cats, but Meowth is the only one that can use Pay Day to receive coins at the end of battle. It evolves into Persian.

: Pokémon Red/Blue

: Pokémon Diamond/Pearl

Sticker

Name	Game	Effect	Character(s)
Meowth	Pokémon series	AttackSlash+005 Attack +5	Pikachu Jigglypuff Pokémon Trainer Lucario

Meowth (Pokémon series)

In Super Smash Bros. 4

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

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Meowth in the Wii U version of SSB4.

Meowth reppears in Super Smash Bros. 4 as a Poké Ball Pokémon, and its function appears unchanged from its appearance in Brawl.

Trivia

• Meowth is the only Pokémon that appeared as a Poké Ball Pokemon in the original Super Smash Bros. and Brawl, but not in Melee. It instead appeared as a trophy in Melee.
• Meowth's Melee trophy description references a Nintendo GameCube tech demo named Meowth's Party.
• If Meowth was going to be in Super Smash Bros. Then he would be the only character that was intended to be in the game that never appeared as a playable character later in the franchise.