Pokémon · EX
Meowth
Team Magma vs Team Aqua · #42 · Common · 2004
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$4.95
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 42 / 97
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Persian
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 52
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Meowth plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Scratch) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Meowth
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 2 decks
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Meowth?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CPlunder — 10
Before doing damage, discard all Trainer cards attached to the Defending Pokémon (before they affect the damage).
CCScratch — 20
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
5
ran Meowth
Tournaments scanned
299
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
5 top-cut decks · best finish 3rd
Top decks running Meowth
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $4.84 | $28.99 | $359.88 | $4.95 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $75.00 | $150.33 | $201.00 | $47.36 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.98 |
| 7-day average | €1.64 |
| 30-day average | €1.90 |
| Low | €0.24 |
| Trend price | €2.07 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.85 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €30.71 |
| reverseHoloSell | €20.65 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.97 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €18.79 |
| Reverse holo trend | €25.45 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Meowth is real?
Meowth is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Meowth worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Meowth is $4.95; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Meowth from?
Meowth is from the Pokémon set "Team Magma vs Team Aqua" in the EX series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Meowth?
Meowth is a Common card in the Team Magma vs Team Aqua set.
Other Meowth printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
