Glameow
Catty Pokémon
Bewitches humans with its helical tail and piercing gaze. Its hidden claws are quite sharp as well, making this Pokémon an exceedingly tricky opponent if antagonized.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Glameow
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Glameow can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fake Out Can only be used as the first move after the user enters battle. Causes the target to flinch. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep. | Psychic | Status | — | 60 | 20 |
| 5 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 8 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 10 | Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 16 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 17 | Aerial Ace Never misses. | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 17 | Feint Attack Never misses. | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 20 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 23 | Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Charm Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages. | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 29 | Assist Randomly selects and uses one of the trainer’s other Pokémon’s moves. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 29 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 31 | Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 32 | Captivate Lowers the target’s Special Attack by two stages if it’s the opposite gender. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Retaliate Has double power if a friendly Pokémon fainted last turn. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 40 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 41 | Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 44 | Attract Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 48 | Hone Claws Raises the user’s Attack and accuracy by one stage. | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Glameow can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
16 sprites & renders for Glameow.






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Cite this page
“Glameow”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/glameow.
Species data from PokéAPI.