Meowth

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Meowth, as it appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Meowth (ニャース Nyāsu, Nyarth in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon.

Overview

Meowth is one of the more popular Pokémon species, largely thanks to the Pokémon anime, which features a Meowth as a main character. This Meowth, belonging to Team Rocket, the anime's major antagonists, is one of the few Pokémon that can speak.

Meowth has a distinctly feline appearance, resembling a small housecat. It has cream-colored fur, which turns brown at its paws and tail tip. Its oval-shaped head features prominent whiskers, black-and-brown ears and a koban, a gold oval coin (also known as "charm") embedded in its forehead. Meowth's coloration, its love of coins (see below) and its charm indicate that Meowth is based on the Japanese Maneki Neko, a cat-shaped figurine that is said to bring good luck and money to its owner.

Meowth is an urban nocturnal Pokémon. It spends most of the daytime sleeping and prowls the city streets at night. When hunting, Meowth organize themselves in groups that act like gangs, foraging or stealing food from people. They are aided in their mischief by their eyes which allow them night vision. They also retract their claws back into their paws, which grants them silent movement and protecting them from leaving distinctively incriminating pawprints that alert people to their actions.

Like the bowerbird, Meowth is attracted to certain objects that catch its attention, which it collects at every opportunity and hoards in its nest. Murkrow, a Pokémon which is even more like the bowerbird, exhibits similar behaviour and members of the two species have been known to steal from the collections of the other. Meowth loves round shaped objects, as well as shiny, glittering things. The item it adores collecting the most, however, are coins, since they are both round and shiny. Meowth is known to scour the pavements for dropped loose change and even to openly steal money from people to add to its collection.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros.

In Super Smash Bros., Meowth can be summoned from a Poké Ball. When summoned, it will use its "Pay Day" attack, where Meowth will jump in the air and rapidly shoot coins out of itself in all directions.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Meowth only appeared as a trophy. It could not be summoned from a Poké Ball.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Meowth returns as a Pokémon who can be summoned from a Poké Ball. In Brawl, Meowth once again uses its "Pay Day" attack, though unlike Super Smash Bros., it will slowly shoot coins at opponents.

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