Battle profile
Base stats
HP 65
Attack 70
Defense 60
Sp. Attack 65
Sp. Defense 65
Speed 115
Base stat total
440
#0053 · Generation 1
Persian
The Classy Cat Pokémon
Normal
A Persian's six bold whiskers sense air movements to determine what is in its vicinity. It becomes docile if grabbed by the whiskers.
Height
1 m
Weight
32 kg
Catch rate
90
Base EXP
154
Traits
Abilities
Limber
The Pokémon's limber body prevents it from being paralyzed.
Technician
Powers up the Pokémon's moves that have a base power of 60 or less.
Unnerve
HiddenThe Pokémon makes its foes nervous and unable to eat their held Berries.
Battle matchups
Type effectiveness
Damage matchups for Persian based on its Normal typing. Abilities may change some matchups.
Weak against
Takes increased damage
Fighting ×2
Resists
Takes reduced damage
None
Immune to
Takes no damage
Ghost ×0
Evolution family
Evolution chain
Learnset
Level-up moves
Moves Persian learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution | Power Gem The user attacks with a ray of light that sparkles as if it were made of gemstones. | Rock | Special | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Switcheroo The user trades held items with the target faster than the eye can follow. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Fake Out This attack hits first and makes the target flinch. It works only on the first turn each time the user enters battle. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Growl The user growls in an endearing way, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Attack stats. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Feint This attack can hit a target using a move such as Protect or Detect. This also lifts the effects of those moves. | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Scratch Hard, pointed, sharp claws rake the target to inflict damage. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 12 | Pay Day Coins are hurled at the target to inflict damage. Money is earned after the battle. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Bite The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 20 | Taunt The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Assurance This move's power is doubled if the target has already taken some damage in the same turn. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 31 | Fury Swipes The user attacks by raking the target with claws, scythes or the like. This move hits two to five times in a row. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 36 | Screech An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 42 | Slash The target is attacked with a slash of claws, scythes or the like. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 48 | Nasty Plot The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply raises the user's Sp. Atk stat. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 54 | Play Rough The user attacks by playing rough with the target. This may also lower the target's Attack stat. | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
No egg moves are available for Persian.
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
86 moves available
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
86 moves available
- Aerial Ace PhysicalFlying
- Agility StatusPsychic
- Amnesia StatusPsychic
- Assurance PhysicalDark
- Attract StatusNormal
- Body Slam PhysicalNormal
- Captivate StatusNormal
- Charm StatusFairy
- Chilling Water SpecialWater
- Confide StatusNormal
- Covet PhysicalNormal
- Cut PhysicalNormal
- Dark Pulse SpecialDark
- Defense Curl StatusNormal
- Dig PhysicalGround
- Double-Edge PhysicalNormal
- Double Team StatusNormal
- Dream Eater SpecialPsychic
- Echoed Voice SpecialNormal
- Embargo StatusDark
- Endeavor PhysicalNormal
- Endure StatusNormal
- Facade PhysicalNormal
- Fake Tears StatusDark
- False Swipe PhysicalNormal
- Flash StatusNormal
- Foul Play PhysicalDark
- Frustration PhysicalNormal
- Giga Impact PhysicalNormal
- Gunk Shot PhysicalPoison
- Headbutt PhysicalNormal
- Helping Hand StatusNormal
- Hidden Power SpecialNormal
- Hone Claws StatusDark
- Hyper Beam SpecialNormal
- Hyper Voice SpecialNormal
- Icy Wind SpecialIce
- Iron Tail PhysicalSteel
- Knock Off PhysicalDark
- Lash Out PhysicalDark
- Last Resort PhysicalNormal
- Metal Claw PhysicalSteel
- Mimic StatusNormal
- Nasty Plot StatusDark
- Natural Gift PhysicalNormal
- Pain Split StatusNormal
- Payback PhysicalDark
- Pay Day PhysicalNormal
- Play Rough PhysicalFairy
- Power Gem SpecialRock
- Protect StatusNormal
- Psych Up StatusNormal
- Rain Dance StatusWater
- Rest StatusPsychic
- Retaliate PhysicalNormal
- Return PhysicalNormal
- Roar StatusNormal
- Round SpecialNormal
- Screech StatusNormal
- Secret Power PhysicalNormal
- Seed Bomb PhysicalGrass
- Shadow Ball SpecialGhost
- Shadow Claw PhysicalGhost
- Shock Wave SpecialElectric
- Skitter Smack PhysicalBug
- Sleep Talk StatusNormal
- Snarl SpecialDark
- Snatch StatusDark
- Snore SpecialNormal
- Spite StatusGhost
- Substitute StatusNormal
- Sunny Day StatusFire
- Swagger StatusNormal
- Swift SpecialNormal
- Take Down PhysicalNormal
- Taunt StatusDark
- Tera Blast SpecialNormal
- Thief PhysicalDark
- Throat Chop PhysicalDark
- Thunder SpecialElectric
- Thunderbolt SpecialElectric
- Thunder Wave StatusElectric
- Torment StatusDark
- Trailblaze PhysicalGrass
- U-turn PhysicalBug
- Work Up StatusNormal
Species information
Training and breeding
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Gender ratio
- Female50Percent
- Egg groups
- Field
- Hatch steps
- 5,120
- Base happiness
- 50
- Color
- Yellow
- Shape
- Quadruped
- Habitat
- Urban
Alternate appearances
Persian forms
Choose a form to compare its appearance, typing, stats, and abilities.
Persian
Normal
Base stats
Total 440HP65
Attack70
Defense60
Sp. Attack65
Sp. Defense65
Speed115
Abilities
Limber
The Pokémon's limber body prevents it from being paralyzed.
Technician
Powers up the Pokémon's moves that have a base power of 60 or less.
Unnerve
Hidden
The Pokémon makes its foes nervous and unable to eat their held Berries.
Persian — Alolan
Dark
Base stats
Total 440HP65
Attack60
Defense60
Sp. Attack75
Sp. Defense65
Speed115
Abilities
Fur Coat
The Pokémon's thick fur halves the damage it takes from physical moves.
Technician
Powers up the Pokémon's moves that have a base power of 60 or less.
Rattled
Hidden
Taking damage from a Dark-, Ghost- or Bug-type move raises its Speed stat.