What is with the sudden fascination with Meowth? Was its Alolan Form such a huge success they though to keep on that gravy train? Not only do we now have a Galarian Meowth but also a regional evoluton, Purrserker, but a special one can Gigantamax. You can now make an entire team made up of nothing but Meowth and its evolutions: normal Meowth (probably the one that can Gigantamax), Persian, Alolan Meowth, Alolan Persian, Galarian Meowth, & Purrserker.
Well, aside from the odd sudden fascination, how did Galarian Meowth and its evo come out? Well, originally I answered that question with a smiley and I stand by that smiley:
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What am I even looking at? And it's Steel-type now? Well, Purrserker's name and horns hint toward a viking basis, so let's see if that turns up anything.
*One Google search later* Well I'll be a viking cat's chew toy. So turns out the vikings loved their cats and brought them on their voyages to keep the ship vermin free (something even modern ships do, they're called "ship's cat"). If you're wondering if Galarian Meowth is based on a certain breed, it is: the
Norwegian Forest Cat. These cats have folklore status of being mountain dwelling "fairy cats" called "norsk skogkatt" and were prized as excellent hunters and climbers (legend saying they can climb any surface). Not sure why they aren't at least part Fairy-type, but at least explains the core design.