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Nyarth (ニャース)
Meowth is unusual among other Pokémon for its ability to speak like humans. During the earlier episodes of the series, Meowth liked to think he was somewhat in charge of the group, and was responsible for many of its plans and objectives. Most of Meowth’s background story is explained in the anime episode "Go West, Young Meowth". Meowth came to Hollywood on the back of a truck after seeing a film called "That Darn Meowth" dreaming of good food as seen in the film. He eventually joined a gang of stray Meowth led by a Persian. One day, he fell in love with a female Meowth who let him know that she preferred being with humans to being with a street Pokémon. To impress her, Meowth learned to walk and speak so as to be as much like a human as possible. Afterwards, however, the female Meowth looked down on him even more than before. After Meowth joined Team Rocket, she was abandoned by her owner, and joined the same gang that Meowth left. Ultimately, she fell for the Persian that led the gang. Meowth is an integral part of the team, counting Jessie and James as his only real friends, but he is often excluded from the rapport between the two. When he lured Pikachu to their side in an episode, he seemed to have his own agenda as to what to do with it. Often, he explains why they should capture the main Pokémon of a particular episode, by indulging in an unrealistic fantasy of Giovanni’s reaction to their success, such as in, "Beg, Burrow, and Steal", when he suggests stealing Trapinch so Giovanni can use him to crack walnuts. It is possible this is an unhealthy coping mechanism, as James comments that these fantasies proved Meowth had "officially lost it". Meowth is essentially the "brains of the outfit" and appears to come up with the majority of the team’s plans; he seems to share his species’ thematic association with money, often being the one most concerned with practical issues such as the dismal state of the team’s finances. Because of this, Meowth is usually the one who operates Team Rocket’s Pokémon-stealing machinery, working in the background while Jessie and James confront the protagonists. Starting in the Johto season, Meowth learned to pick locks to aid their criminal lifestyle. He is also skilled at piloting the Team Rocket hot-air balloon (and other getaway vehicles). Among other things, he is also able to sing, dance, read, and write - skills that Pokémon rarely possess. Being able to understand what Pokémon as well as humans are saying, Meowth also often translates their speech for Jessie, James and other characters. Meowth was shown to care greatly for Misty's Togepi when it was an egg. He willingly battles for the right to raise it, and wishes Togepi happiness with its new owner. Later on he was infatuated by May's Skitty, and helped her escape, contrary to Jessie's plans. He has also remarked that if he had met Pikachu under different circumstances, they might have been friends. On occasion, Meowth befriends other Pokémon (usually ones that are outcasts like him) but by the end of the episode he is separated from his new companions. He also seems to have a good relationship with Jessie and James' Pokémon. In Pokémon Yellow, Meowth is one of the Pokémon that the player must defeat when fighting Jessie and James. This however runs contrary to the anime as he, unlike most Pokémon, is not trained or owned by either Jessie or James and rarely battles. One of the trophies in Super Smash Bros. Melee is "Team Rocket's Meowth". When viewed, it says that Meowth's dream is to become a rock star. This dream was also shown in one of the Japanese ending songs as well as a special CD released only in Japan. The plot of one Pokémon short revolved around him throwing a concert for his fellow Pokémon. In Pokémon Channel Team Rocket's Meowth acts like an emcee or newscaster. An armband he wears references a line from the Japanese motto. (Source: Wikipedia)
Animeography
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Pokemon
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Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu
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Pokemon Movie 02: Maboroshi no Pokemon Lugia Bakutan
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Pokemon Movie 03: Kesshoutou no Teiou Entei
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Pokemon Movie 04: Celebi Toki wo Koeta Deai
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Pokemon Movie 05: Mizu no Miyako no Mamorigami Latias to Latios
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Pokemon Movie 06: Nanayo no Negaiboshi Jirachi
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Pokemon Movie 07: Rekkuu no Houmonsha Deoxys
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Pokemon Movie 08: Mew to Hadou no Yuusha Lucario
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Pokemon: Senritsu no Mirage Pokemon
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Pokemon Advanced Generation
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Pokemon Diamond & Pearl
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Pokemon: Mewtwo! Ware wa Koko ni Ari
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Pokemon Movie 09: Pokemon Ranger to Umi no Ouji Manaphy
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Pokemon Housoukyoku
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Pokemon Movie 10: Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai
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Pokemon Movie 11: Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Sheimi
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Pokemon: Pikachu Tankentai
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Pokemon: Pichu to Pikachu
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Pokemon: Pikachu no Dokidoki Kakurenbo
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Pokemon: Pikapika Hoshizora Camp
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Pokemon: Pikachu no Fuyuyasumi
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Pokemon: Pikachu no Wanpaku Island
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Pokemon: Pikachu no Natsuyasumi
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Pokemon: Odoru Pokemon Himitsu Kichi
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Pokemon: Pikachu no Obake Carnival
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Pokemon: Pikachu no Natsumatsuri
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Pokemon Movie 12: Arceus Choukoku no Jikuu e
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Pokemon: Pikachu no Kirakira Daisousaku!
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Pokemon: Bokutachi Pichu Brothers - Party wa Oosawagi! no Maki
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Pokemon: Pikachu Tanken Club
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Pokemon Movie 13: Genei no Hasha Zoroark
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Pokemon: Pikachu Koori no Daibouken
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Pokemon Best Wishes!
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Pokemon Movie 14 White: Victini to Kuroki Eiyuu Zekrom
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Pokemon Movie 14 Black: Victini to Shiroki Eiyuu Reshiram
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Pokemon: Pikachu no Fuyuyasumi (2000)
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Pokemon: Pikachu no Fuyuyasumi (2001)
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Pokemon 3D Adventure 2: Pikachu no Kaitei Daibouken
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Pokemon 3D Adventure: Mew wo Sagase!
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Pokemon: Pikachu no Fushigi na Fushigi na Daibouken
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Pokemon: Pikachu no Summer Bridge Story
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Pokemon Movie 15: Kyurem vs. Seikenshi
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Pokemon: Meloetta no Kirakira Recital
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Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2
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Pokemon: Utae Meloetta - Rinka no Mi wo Sagase!
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Pokemon: Pikachu to Eievui Friends
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Pokemon Movie 16: Shinsoku no Genosect - Mewtwo Kakusei
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Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N
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Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure
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Pokemon XY
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Pokemon Movie 17: Hakai no Mayu to Diancie
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Pokemon: Pikachu, Kore Nan no Kagi?
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Pokemon XY SP: Road to Kalos
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Pokemon XY: New Year Special
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Pokemon XY: Sora no Hahen
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Pokemon Movie 18: Ring no Choumajin Hoopa
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Pokemon: Pikachu to Pokemon Ongakutai
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Pokemon XY: New Year's Eve 2014 Super Mega Special
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Pokemon Movie 19: Volcanion to Karakuri no Magearna
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Pokemon XY&Z
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TV-ban Pokemon Special Masara Town-hen Recaps
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Pokemon XY&Z: Subete no Nazo wo Tokiakase!
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Pokemon Sun & Moon
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Pokemon Movie 20: Kimi ni Kimeta!
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Pokemon Daisuki Club
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Pokemon Movie 21: Minna no Monogatari
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Pokemon: Aki no Special
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Pokemon Movie 22: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu Evolution
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Pokemon (2019)
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Hakumei no Tsubasa
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Pokemon Movie 23: Koko
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Oshougatsuda yo! Pokemon Special!
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Pokemon Advanced Generation Planetarium: Tenkuu Kara no Chousen
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Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Atsumare! Pokemon Planet Center
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Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Atsumare! Pokemon Hoshi Matsuri
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Pokemon Best Wishes! Hikari to Kage no Tenkyuugi
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Pokemon Sun & Moon Planetarium
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Planetarium Pokemon: Aurora kara no Message
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Pokemon Evolutions
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CoroCoro Monster Ball
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Pokemon de Manabi, Asobu
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Pokemon Daiundoukai
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Pokemon Kids TV Douyou
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Pokemon Center Okinawa PV
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Pokemon (2019): Harukanaru Aoi Sora
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Pokemon: Mezase Pokemon Master
Mangaography
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Dengeki! Pikachu
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Pocket Monsters Special
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Pokémon Pocket Monsters
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl: Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai
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Gekijouban Pocket Monster AG: Mew to Hadou no Yuusha Lucario
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Pocket Monsters Zensho
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Pokémon Get da ze!
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Pokemon Card ni Natta Wake
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Gekijouban Pocket Monster Advanced Generation: Nanayo no Negaiboshi Jirachi
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl: Arceus Choukoku no Jikuu e
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Pokémon Quiz Puzzle-land: Pikachu wa Meitantei
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Pocket Monsters DP
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Satoshi to Pikachu
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl: Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Shaymin
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Pokémon: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters: Kesshoutou no Teiou Entei
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters: Celebi - Toki wo Koeta Deai
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters: Mizu no Miyako no Mamorigami Latias to Latios
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Gekijouban Pocket Monster AG: Rekkuu no Houmonsha Deoxys
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Pokemon Ranger to Umi no Ouji Manaphy
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Pokémon 4Koma: Diamond and Pearl
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Gekijouban Pocket Monster Diamond & Pearl: Genei no Hasha Zoroark
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Gekijouban Pocket Monster Best Wishes: Kyurem vs Seikenshi Keldeo
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters Best Wishes: Victini to Kuroki Eiyuu Zekrom
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Gekijouban Pocket Monster Best Wishes: Shinsoku no Genesect - Mewtwo Kakusei
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Pokémon the Movie XY: Hakai no Mayu to Diancie
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Pokémon the Movie XY: Ring no Choumajin Hoopa
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Pocket Monsters Horizon
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Pokemon the Movie XY&Z: Volcanion to Karakuri no Magiana
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters: Kimi ni Kimeta!
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters: Kimi ni Kimeta! Remix
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Mewtwo no Gyakushuu Evolution
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Gekijouban Pocket Monsters: Minna no Monogatari Gaiden - Episode Zeraora
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Pocket Monsters: Satoshi to Gou no Monogatari!
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Pocket Monster: Mewtwo! Ware wa Koko ni Ari
Voice Actors
Mayumi Shintani
Japanese
Rica Matsumoto
Japanese
Yasuhiro Takato
Japanese
Inuko Inuyama
Japanese
Maddie Blaustein
English
Oliver Wyman
English
James Carter Cathcart
English
Chiyako Shibahara
Japanese
Rikako Aikawa
Japanese
Pietro Ubaldi
Italian
Péter Minárovics
Hungarian
Szabolcs Seszták
Hungarian
Péter Szokol
Hungarian
Lauren Landa
English
Misuzu Togashi
Japanese
Masami Toyoshima
Japanese
Ido Mosseri
Hebrew
Dor Srogo
Hebrew
Won Hyeong Choi
Korean
In Seong O
Korean
Gerhard Acktun
German
Marcelo Pissardini
Portuguese (BR)
Patrick Pellegrin
French
Nessym Guetat
French
Márcio Simões
Portuguese (BR)
Armando Tiraboschi
Portuguese (BR)
Giuseppe Calvetti
Italian
Sérgio Stern
Portuguese (BR)
Mick Wingert
English
Didier Colfs
French
Philippe Tasquin
French
Cadu Ramos
Portuguese (BR)
Gerardo Vásquez
Spanish
Kaori Tsuji
Japanese
Nathan Price
English
François Sasseville
French