Meowstic (Pokémon)


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Meowstic (Japanese: ニャオニクス Nyaonix) is a  introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves from starting at level 25.

Biology
Meowstic's appearance differs drastically between genders, but in either form, it is a bipedal feline Pokémon with a humanlike posture, digitless appendages, and two tails. The male's fur is predominantly dark blue with accentuations of white, while the female's color scheme is reversed. The male's ears are mostly blue with some accents of white, and the tips are pointed straight; the female's ears are entirely white, and the tips are curled. The tuft of fur between the male's ears is white and in a straight, diagonal style; the female's tuft is blue and curled. The collar of fur around the male's neck is white and in a pointy style, while the female's collar is blue with a curl rising up to its face. The male's eyes are spring green with darker green pupils, while the female's eyes are yellow with red pupils. The male's tails each have a white stripe just before ending in white, while the tails themselves end in a point; the female's tails are blue at the base and end in white fluffy curls. The male's arms end in white, and its legs are white at foot level; the female's arms end in blue, and its legs are mostly blue in a fashion resembling stockings.

The organs hidden in Meowstic's ears emit psychic energy powerful enough to obliterate a 10-ton truck. It usually keeps its ears tightly shut in order to keep its otherwise uncontrollable power in check, but it will unleash this power if threatened. It usually keeps a stoic, virtually emotionless face; some Trainers adore its unsociable demeanor. The moves it naturally learns depend on its gender; the male's learnset includes mostly supportive and disruptive moves, while the female's focuses on all-out offense.

Major appearances
A female Meowstic appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, under the ownership of Astrid. She d and  and defeated Froakie with.

Both a male Meowstic and a female Meowstic appeared in Splitting Heirs!. The male was under the ownership of, while the female was under the ownership of.

Both male and female Meowstic appeared in A Showcase Debut!, under the ownership of Blanche. They were seen participating in the Coumarine City Pokémon Showcase. Blanche's female Meowstic reappeared in A Performance Pop Quiz! and Party Dancecapades!.

A male Meowstic appeared in Performing with Fiery Charm!, under the ownership of Miette. It was used in the Dendemille Town Showcase, where it helped Miette make Poké Puffs with its.

Both male and female Meowstic appeared in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!, under the ownership of Olympia. They both reappeared in All Eyes on the Future! during Ash's Gym battle with Olympia; they battled and  but were eventually defeated. Both Meowstic reappeared again in Rocking Kalos Defenses! and Forming a More Perfect Union!, where they participated in the fight against the Giant Rock.

Both male and female Meowstic appeared during a flashback in The Legend of X, Y, and Z!. They were under the ownership of Olympica and were always seen by her side.

Minor appearances
Multiple Meowstic debuted in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.

A female Meowstic made cameo appearances in Lumiose City Pursuit!, A Jolting Switcheroo!, and Coming Back into the Cold!.

A 's female Meowstic appeared in A Battle by Any Other Name!, where she was seen participating in the Poké Puff Contest.

A male Meowstic debuted in The Bonds of Evolution!.

A female Meowstic appeared in A Fashionable Battle!, under the ownership of a.

Both male and female Meowstic appeared in Performing with Fiery Charm!, including some that belonged to Trainers.

A Trainer's female Meowstic appeared in Adventures in Running Errands!.

A male Meowstic appeared in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!, under the ownership of a.

A male Meowstic appeared in Party Dancecapades!, under the ownership of a Pokémon Performer participating in Monsieur Pierre's dance party.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A female Meowstic debuted in Quilladin Stands, under the ownership of Olympia. She accompanied Olympia to visit an injured Korrina at a Laverre City hospital. Later she along with Valerie's protected the Gym Leaders and Y's group from the Ultimate weapon's blast with the use of barriers.

A male Meowstic appeared with his Trainer in a flashback in Pinsir Glares.

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Trivia

 * Meowstic is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 466.
 * Meowstic is the only Pokémon to have separate movesets for each gender.
 * During 's April Fools' Day 2014 event, Meowstic's genders had separate Dex numbers in Google's regional Dex. The male was #139, while the female was #140.

Origin
Meowstic may be based on the domesticated variety of, a cat that comes from a domesticated cat who lives many years until its tail splits and it gains supernatural powers, much like how Meowstic evolves from. Nekomata were often depicted as standing on two legs like a human, and in at least one account shown to be wearing handkerchiefs on their heads, similar to Meowstic.

It could also be based on the very similar. In addition, its folded ears are similar to the breed of cat.

Name origin
Meowstic is a combination of meow and mystic. It may also derive from stoic, referring to its generally emotionless facial expression.

Nyaonix may be a combination of ニャー nyā or ニャーオ nyāo (meow) and or ὄνυξ ónyx (Greek for claw),, or the Greek goddess Nyx (goddess of the night, associated with magic).