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Pokémon GO · #53 · Normal

Persian in Pokémon GO

Persian (#53) is a Normal-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 1,910 at level 50, 1,689 at level 40 and 1,932 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Scratch with Foul Play. It takes extra damage from Fighting attacks.

TypeNormal
Pokédex number#53
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina150 / 136 / 163
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 511,689 / 1,910 / 1,932
Max HP, level 50149
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight1 m / 32 kg

Persian evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Persian evolves from Meowth for 50 Meowth Candy.

Persian is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Meowth · Persian

Persian CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

LevelCP 15/15/15CP 10/10/10HP 15/15/15Note
1572468092research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20965907106eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
251,2061,134118raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
301,4481,361130wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
351,5681,474135
401,6891,588140
451,7981,690145
501,9101,795149
511,9321,816150best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Persian best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Persian at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Persian gains from being hit left out.

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
ScratchFoul Play7.6
ScratchPayback7.6
ScratchPlay Rough7.6
ScratchPower Gem7.2
ScratchNight Slash6.8Elite TM

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
Feint AttackDark11101 s11.0
ScratchNormal640.5 s12.0same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
Foul PlayDark70502 s35.0
Night SlashDark45332 s22.5Elite TM
PaybackDark951002 s47.5
Play RoughFairy90503 s30.0
Power GemRock80503 s26.7

Persian weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Normal. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack typeDamage
Fighting×1.6
Ghost×0.39

Persian CP calculator

CP 1,689 · HP 140

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.