Have you seen this cat?
I have been looking for this Meowth for years now. I miss him very much so I've decided to place a bounty on his head (see Contact).
What I am certain of
I had Meowth when I was most actively playing Petz, which could be anywhere from 1999 to 2004.
A decade later, Meowth reappeared online in "Cally's Petz 5 Adventures". Their blog is defunct, but it does offer some important clues: Meowth was still downloadable in 2013, and his coin was not attached to him, but was rather a separate clothing item.
A Meowth for Catz 3 is also listed in the defunct The Heldenberg Petz 3 & 4 Archive. I am relatively certain this is the very same Meowth, as it also lists a Pikachu, and a Jigglypuff cat with a detachable bow item.
Conjecture
I feel like I would have downloaded this off of a fairly mainstream website, something easy to find through Google. I was not a member of the Petz community. I also feel like it must have been a popular website, because Cally was able to download it 10 years later, despite also not being part of any deeper Petz circles.
I think I remember the Pikachu. It sounds very familiar. I can imagine it as a cat with the ears stretched out comedically tall. I also might have had the Jigglypuff. I do not remember the Bulbasaur, Charmander, Eevee, MewTwo, Persian, or Seel... but Meowth and Pikachu were my favorites so I would have focused on them.
Why not just remake it?
Oh, I could do it in like 5 minutes, I'm sure! But the sentimental value is a lot.
Contact
Contact me if you've found him, and I will reward you with one (1) kissaroo.
Sites I did not find him on
Note that this is not the same as sites he is definitely not on. In some cases I was incapable of fully viewing a site, but I've noted that when it's the case.
- Carolyn's Creations: I thought this would be the biggest lead, as it has some breedz I distinctly remember using (like the pastel bunnies and the Mini Fluffies). But it's a complete dead-end. I have viewed many renditions of Carolyn's collection, including other sites that hosted her work. She's made a Ponyta, Rapidash, even a Dragonair, but I haven't found any evidence she's ever made a Meowth. Both her website and people linking to her emphasize that this is her complete collection.
- VPZ: VPZ is very well documented, and has a distinct style. I have the entirety of VPZ downloaded and Meowth is not in it.
- Meow Corp: Yes, they've done Pokemon breedz. I even thought I remembered their Vulpix, but I'm certain now that was cross-contamination with my memory of it appearing on Cally's blog. They even made a Persian, but no Meowth. I have been through their web archive.
- Pine Cone Cattery
- petz.ws / upetz
- cheetahkennelz.com
- abnormality.purpleflowers.net
- Cirrutopia
- Frome Breedz
- Minibyte's Petz Archive
- Supernova
- PDH
- Shadyspades11
- Paranoia
- Zodiac Breeds (no functioning archives)
- Silent Wolf Kennelz: This site has some Neopets! Woah! But no Meowth.
- All Petz Kennel & Cattery
- Abnormality
- AmNeZia
- Barndance: I couldn't figure out how to navigate this site at all, but given their emphasis on realistic show-worthy breedz, I kind of doubt Meowth will be there.
- Emerald Gate Pigz
- Golden Clawz Catz 3
- Iola's Hexed Breedz
- Joanna's Petz
- Khan Jal's Hexed Houndz
- Kailyn Kennels: Not properly archived, but the Heldenkline Archive describes only realistic Catz.
- Leaping Frog Cattery: These are genuinely fucking demented. BUT, no Meowth.
- Odd Petz: Just Oddballz-related stuff.
- Petz Boardwalk
- Petzcetra
- The Petz Files: Nothing, but this site has a ton of outgoing links so I might revisit it later.
- Sandz Cattery: Tons of fantasy catz... but no Meowth.
- Sunshine Kennels
- Twilight Dreamz
- The Unofficial Petz Page
- Wild Spirit Wolves
Obligatory disclaimer: Please don't bug Cally. I've already written them off as a dead-end for a few reasons: over the course of the blog, they suffered multiple computer failures, could not keep track of where they downloaded individual Breedz from, and their last few posts have emphasized that their life has been hell ever since they quit the blog. Meowth is the least of their problems.
Other old Pokemon I found
In my quest, I found Mew by Cheetah Kennelz. I initially thought it was completely lost, but lindwyrms on Tumblr has informed me it's been archived on Faepetz!