No.0908

Meowscarada

Magician Pokémon

GrassDark
Height: 1.5mWeight: 31.2kg(Power of Low Kick against it: 60)Egg Groups: Field / GrassSmogon Singles: UUBLSmogon Doubles: DUURegional Dex: Paldea #3

Description

With skillful misdirection, it rigs foes with pollen-packed flower bombs. Meowscarada sets off the bombs before its foes realize what’s going on.

Raising data

Catch rate
45 / 255
Base friendship
50
Egg steps
2,688 steps
Gender ratio
♂ 87.5% / ♀ 12.5%
Growth rate
Medium Slow (1,059,860)

Base StatsTotal 530

HP76
Atk110
Def70
SpA81
SpD70
Spe123

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP183183151151
Atk178162130117
Def1341229081
SpA14613310190
SpD1341229081
Spe192175143128

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

Run a damage calc with Meowscarada

Abilities

  • Overgrow

    Powers up Grass-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.

  • ProteanHidden

    Changes the Pokémon's type to the type of the move it's about to use. This works only once each time the Pokémon enters battle.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

Champions Singles13.1%#11 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Flower Trick98.5%
  • Triple Axel93.6%
  • Knock Off76.6%
  • U-turn65.3%
  • Sucker Punch20.4%
  • Toxic Spikes9.7%
  • Throat Chop7.3%
  • Thunder Punch6.2%
  • Foul Play5%
  • Aura Sphere2.9%

Items

  • Choice Scarf65.9%
  • Focus Sash27%
  • Life Orb5.7%
  • Expert Belt0.8%
  • Muscle Band0.3%
  • Wide Lens0.2%

Abilities

  • Protean85.3%
  • Overgrow14.7%

EV spreads

Source: Smogon (Champions BSS reg.MC)

OU (Singles)2.4%#55 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Knock Off95.7%
  • U-turn90.9%
  • Triple Axel73.3%
  • Flower Trick63.5%
  • Spikes18.3%
  • Low Kick12.2%
  • Trick8.5%
  • Sucker Punch8.3%
  • Leaf Storm7.2%
  • Play Rough5.5%

Items

  • Choice Band36.8%
  • Heavy-Duty Boots27.9%
  • Choice Scarf15.4%
  • Focus Sash15.3%
  • Choice Specs3.5%
  • Life Orb0.5%

Abilities

  • Protean85.7%
  • Overgrow14.3%

Tera types

  • grass34.9%
  • ghost29.7%
  • dark25.5%
  • fairy5.5%
  • ice2%
  • fire1.2%

EV spreads

  • Jolly Atk252 / SpD4 / Spe25248.2%→ Calc
  • Jolly Atk252 / Def4 / Spe25227.2%→ Calc
  • Jolly HP4 / Atk252 / Spe25215.8%→ Calc
  • Naive Atk4 / SpA252 / Spe2523.6%→ Calc

Source: Smogon (OU)

Champions Doubles0.6%#87 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Flower Trick99.1%
  • Knock Off82.7%
  • Triple Axel82%
  • U-turn55%
  • Protect27.5%
  • Low Kick19.6%
  • Play Rough7%
  • Brick Break6.1%
  • Sucker Punch5%
  • Trick2.3%

Items

  • Choice Scarf56.7%
  • Life Orb18.8%
  • Focus Sash13.8%
  • Expert Belt5.2%
  • Wide Lens3.9%
  • Black Glasses0.2%

Abilities

  • Protean91.8%
  • Overgrow8.2%

EV spreads

Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MC)

Doubles OU0.3%#112 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Flower Trick99.5%
  • Knock Off98.1%
  • Protect95%
  • Petal Blizzard83.5%
  • Triple Axel12.8%
  • U-turn3.6%
  • Trick Room1.3%
  • Brick Break1.2%
  • Taunt1.2%
  • Sucker Punch0.9%

Items

  • Life Orb83.4%
  • Focus Sash13.5%
  • Choice Band1.4%
  • Choice Scarf1.1%
  • Meadow Plate0.2%
  • Eject Button0.1%

Abilities

  • Overgrow84.5%
  • Protean15.5%

Tera types

  • grass87%
  • water9.8%
  • ghost1.6%
  • dark0.8%
  • steel0.5%
  • fairy0.1%

EV spreads

Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

VGC 20260.1%#104 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Flower Trick100%
  • Play Rough96.8%
  • Triple Axel96.6%
  • Helping Hand76.3%
  • Foul Play20.3%
  • Knock Off3.4%
  • U-turn3.2%
  • Pollen Puff3.2%
  • Sucker Punch0.1%
  • Lash Out0%

Items

  • Sitrus Berry76.3%
  • Choice Scarf23.5%
  • Focus Sash0.1%
  • Choice Band0%

Abilities

  • Protean100%

Tera types

  • fire96.6%
  • grass3.4%

EV spreads

Source: Smogon (VGC 2024 reg.G)

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Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Evolution

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
Bug×4FireIceFightingPoisonFlyingFairy
Resists×½ / ×¼
WaterElectricGrassGroundGhostDark
Immune to×0
Psychic
Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
WaterGroundPsychicRockGhost

Moves

Level up

—GrassFlower TrickPhysical 70
Lv1NormalDouble TeamStatus
Lv1GrassLeafagePhysical 40
Lv1NormalScratchPhysical 40
Lv1NormalTail WhipStatus
Lv1PsychicTrickStatus
Lv7DarkBitePhysical 60
Lv10DarkHone ClawsStatus
Lv13GrassMagical LeafSpecial 60
Lv15NormalQuick AttackPhysical 40
Lv20GrassSeed BombPhysical 80
Lv24BugU-turnPhysical 70
Lv29GrassWorry SeedStatus
Lv33NormalSlashPhysical 70
Lv38DarkNight SlashPhysical 70
Lv42GrassEnergy BallSpecial 90
Lv47FairyPlay RoughPhysical 90
Lv52DarkKnock OffPhysical 65
Lv58GrassGrassy TerrainStatus
Lv64GrassLeaf StormSpecial 130
TM (52)
Moves carried over from pre-evolutions (4)

FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Meowscarada?

Magician Pokémon With skillful misdirection, it rigs foes with pollen-packed flower bombs. Meowscarada sets off the bombs before its foes realize what’s going on.

What type is Meowscarada?

Meowscarada is a Grass / Dark-type Pokémon.

What is Meowscarada weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Bug / Fire / Ice / Fighting / Poison / Flying / Fairy-type moves.

What are Meowscarada's base stats?

HP76 / Atk110 / Def70 / SpA81 / SpD70 / Spe123 (total 530)

What are Meowscarada's abilities?

Overgrow, Protean