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No. 863 · National Pokédex

Perrserker

ニャイキング · Nyaiking · Berserkatt
⚙️ Steel
Height
0.8 m
Weight
28.0 kg
Category
Viking Pokémon
Generation
Generation 8
Perrserker
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Perrserker

Type
Steel
Weaknesses
×2 Fire, Fighting, Ground Table
Resistances
×½ Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy · immune: Poison
Evolution
Meowth → Persian (Lv. 28) or Perrserker (Lv. 28)
Shiny
Shiny PerrserkerAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Stats
Total 440 · top stat: Attack (110) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Berserkatt in French · ニャイキング, Nyaiking in Japanese · Mauzinger in German All Languages

📋Overview

Perrserker is a Steel-type Pokémon, No. 863 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 8. Category: Viking Pokémon. Height: 0.8 m, weight: 28 kg.

Perrserker evolves from Meowth and does not evolve further.

Abilities: Battle Armor and Tough Claws. Hidden Ability: Steely Spirit. Perrserker is weak to Fire, Fighting and Ground-type moves (×2 damage). Perrserker takes no damage from Poison-type moves.

Generation
Generation 8
Sword / Shield
National No.
#863
National Pokédex
Category
Viking Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
70
255
Attack
110
255
Defense
100
255
Special Attack
50
255
Special Defense
60
255
Speed
50
255
Total
440
Min HP (Lv. 100)
250
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
344
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Steel). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 3 types
Fire
×2
Fighting
×2
Ground
×2
Normal (×1) — 4 types
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Ghost
×1
Dark
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 10 types
Normal
×½
Grass
×½
Ice
×½
Flying
×½
Psychic
×½
Bug
×½
Rock
×½
Dragon
×½
Steel
×½
Fairy
×½
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Poison
×0

✨Abilities

Battle Armor
Ability 1
Hard armor protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
Tough Claws
Ability 2
Powers up moves that make direct contact.
Steely Spirit
Powers up the Steel-type moves of the Pokémon and its allies.

🌱Perrserker Evolution

Meowth
#052
Meowth
Normal
Level 28 Persian
#053
Persian
Normal
Level 28 Perrserker
#863
Perrserker
Steel

🔮Perrserker Forms and Shiny

Perrserker
Standard Form
Steel
Shiny Availability
Shiny Perrserker
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Perrserker Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Iron Head
Steel Phys.
100%
80
15
1
Hone Claws
Dark Stat
—
—
15
1
Fake Out
Normal Phys.
100%
40
10
1
Metal Burst
Steel Phys.
100%
—
10
1
Scratch
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Iron Defense
Steel Stat
—
—
15
1
Growl
Normal Stat
100%
—
40
12
Pay Day
Normal Phys.
100%
40
20
16
Metal Claw
Steel Phys.
95%
50
35
20
Taunt
Dark Stat
100%
—
20
24
Swagger
Normal Stat
85%
—
15
31
Fury Swipes
Normal Phys.
80%
18
15
36
Screech
Normal Stat
85%
—
40
42
Slash
Normal Phys.
100%
70
20
48
Metal Sound
Steel Stat
85%
—
40
54
Thrash
Normal Phys.
100%
120
10

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Field
Egg Cycles
20 cycles
≈ 5,140 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Perrserker

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Shield Sword

Generation VIII

🛡️
Shield 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar
⚔️
Sword 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Sword
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Shield
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

ZU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
ZeroUsed
Usage rate: 3.7% · Position #46

📱Perrserker in Pokémon GO

Perrserker in Pokémon GO
  • 2,386Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,363Perfect CP in Raids
  • 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • ✨ Shiny available
Pokémon GO entry: Perrserker →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Sword
“What appears to be an iron helmet is actually hardened hair. This Pokémon lives for the thrill of battle.”
Shield
“After many battles, it evolved dangerous claws that come together to form daggers when extended.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Berserkatt
🇬🇧 English
Perrserker
🇯🇵 漢字
ニャイキング
🇯🇵 Kana
ニャイキング
🇯🇵 Romaji
Nyaiking
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Mauzinger
🇪🇸 Español
Perrserker
🇮🇹 Italiano
Perrserker
🇰🇷 한국어
나이킹
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
喵头目
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
喵頭目
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Viking
🇬🇧 EN
Viking Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
バイキングポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Wikinger-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Perrserker

What type is Perrserker?

Perrserker is a Steel-type Pokémon.

Can Perrserker still evolve?

Perrserker is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Meowth, it does not evolve further.

What are Perrserker's weaknesses?

Perrserker is weak to Fire, Fighting and Ground-type moves (×2 damage). Perrserker takes no damage from Poison-type moves.

What is Perrserker's Hidden Ability?

Perrserker's Hidden Ability is Steely Spirit. Its regular Abilities are Battle Armor and Tough Claws.

Is Perrserker available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Perrserker is playable in Pokémon Champions.

Can you get a Shiny Perrserker in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Perrserker is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry