Why can Team Rocket's Meowth use payday?

It is established that Meowth cannot learn the move "Pay Day", as his ability to talk and walk upright like a human has "used up his move slots". Pay Day is a move that can only be learned naturally by Meowth/Persian (although other Pokémon can learn it through a TM or breeding).
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Why can Team Rocket's Meowth learn payday?

James asks Meowth to use Pay Day so they can have money, but Meowth reveals he cannot learn it because his ability to talk negates his ability to learn it. He turns the argument around when he thinks James is hiding coins, and Jessie searches him, finding his favorite gold bottle cap.
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Why is Meowth with Team Rocket?

In the anime

He originally lived in the Kantonian city of Hollywood (based on Hollywood, California), and tried to impress a female Meowth named Meowzie by learning to walk on two legs and speak human language. Instead of being impressed, she regarded him as a freak, so Meowth joined Team Rocket.
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Why does Team Rocket's Meowth not evolve?

Meowth can't evolve because he can't battle.

Because Meowth never fights, he never earns any experience, and therefore he can never evolve.
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Did Meowth gets fired from Team Rocket?

During a mission in Unova, Meowth was fired from Team Rocket. After he was fired, he was found by Ash and co. being beaten by a wild Scrafty. He then decided to travel with Ash and help them on their quest.
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Why did Meowth join Ash?

Months before the Prologue, Meowth requested to join Ash's team in order to get stronger, to which Ash at first hesitated before allowing Meowth to join his team. He was later seen defeating Giovanni's Persian and witnessed Ash pummeling his father into a coma until police arrived in the building and they snuck away.
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Why is Meowth evil?

Why Team Rocket's Meowth Is Evil In Pokémon. In the Pokémon universe, Team Rocket's Meowth is considered to be evil because he willingly helps Team Rocket scheme to capture, and mistreat other Pokémon.
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Why Meowth can talk episode?

The gang heads to Hollywood for the premiere of Pokémon in Love and Meowth is forced to look back on his painful past. Meowth shares bittersweet memories of his life before Team Rocket, and reveals how and why he learned to walk and talk like a human.
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How old are Jessie and James?

In the games, Jessie and James are supposed to be the same age as Ash. However, according to a special CD available only in Japan, Jessie and James are in their 20's in the second episode of Anime.
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Why is Pikachu not evolving?

After Pikachu's defeat in his battle against Lt. Surge's and his Raichu, he was given a choice to evolve but refused so he can prove he's strong without evolving.
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Why can Meowth talk but no other Pokémon can?

So Meowth decided to make himself as human as he could. He learned to walk on two legs by watching people practice at a local dance academy, which also just so happened to offer pronunciation lessons. Over time, and with a little help from a picture book, he learned to sound out words.
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What is payday Meowth?

Pay Day is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM16 in Generation I. After Generation I, it became the signature move of Meowth, and up until Generation IV, the signature move of Persian as well.
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Who abandoned Meowth?

Meowth fell in love with a Glameow in For The Love of Meowth!. Determined to stay with his love, he convinced his teammates to steal it, which backfired when the two decided to send it to Giovanni. Late at night, Meowth left a note saying he resigned and was leaving to start a new life with Glameow.
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Why does Team Rocket want Ash's Pikachu?

So to sum up, the reasons that Jessie, James, and Meowth want Ash's Pikachu so badly are: 1: It beat them badly with a seemingly impossible level of power. 2: They want to give that "special" Pikachu to their boss. Show activity on this post.
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How old is Ash Ketchum now?

Answered. After years of Pokemon having TV shows, movies, and games, Ash Ketchum is… 10 years old. In the first episode of Indigo League, he confirms this age right before he begins his Pokemon trainer adventure.
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Who is Ash's dad?

An unnamed man is the father of Ash Ketchum and husband to Delia Ketchum from the Pokémon Anime series.
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What happened to Jessie's Seviper?

Following the Team Rocket trio's journey in Sinnoh, Jessie was forced to leave Seviper at Team Rocket's headquarters as it is not a Pokémon native in the Unova region and thus would attract unwanted attention to the trio.
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How old is Brock in Pokémon?

Brock is a 15-year-old Pokémon Doctor in training, the former Pewter City Gym Leader and the ladies' man. In his earliest appearances, Brock has dreams of being the world's best Pokémon Breeder but later changed his dream to become a Pokémon Doctor.
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Why is Ash not aging?

At the beginning of Ash's journey through the Kanto region, Ash catches a glimpse of this Legendary Pokemon, and it is believed that he never ages physically, because this is what he considers to be his eternal happiness.
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Can trainers understand their Pokemon?

Trainers who are naturally empathetic, or who, through experience, come to know and understand Pokémon moods and emotions well, can often communicate intuitively. It's those moments that go beyond logic and language itself, strictly speaking, while not actual telepathy.
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Did Kangaskhan raise Ash Pikachu?

As shown in Enter Pikachu!, Pikachu was once a lonely wild Pichu who lived in the woods in the outskirts of Pallet Town. After falling off a cliff, he was saved by a mother Kangaskhan, who, after realizing Pichu had nowhere to go, placed Pichu in her pouch and took him into her care.
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Who is the most evil Pokemon?

15 Pokemon That Are Basically Evil Incarnate
  1. 1 Giratina.
  2. 2 Gourgeist. ...
  3. 3 Nihilego. ...
  4. 4 Froslass. ...
  5. 5 Palossand. ...
  6. 6 Litwick. ...
  7. 7 Banette. ...
  8. 8 Guzzlord. ...
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Is meow a Pokemon?

Meowth (Japanese: ニャース Nyarth) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. It evolves into Persian starting at level 28. In Alola, Meowth has a Dark-type regional form. It evolves into Alolan Persian when leveled up with high friendship.
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