Is Delcatty Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Normal-type with nothing to distinguish it from dozens of stronger options. AbilityNormalize turns all moves into Normal-type, removing any coverage potential. One of the weakest fully evolved Pokemon available.
Skitty has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Skitty trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Olivia's typing presses Skitty's defenses.
Sophocles's typing presses Skitty's defenses.
Acerola's typing presses Skitty's defenses.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Molayne's team hits Skitty's weaknesses hard.
Olivia's typing presses Skitty's defenses.
Acerola's typing presses Skitty's defenses.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Kukui's typing presses Skitty's defenses.
Delcatty cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Delcatty in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
No wild encounters for Delcatty in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Bring Skitty over from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Delcatty in USUM
Step 1Obtain SkittyLATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 116. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Route 116. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 222 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 222 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Castelia City. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 4 · Yellow Flower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.- Step 2Delcatty ✓
Delcatty Weakness
Fighting moves hit Delcatty for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Just 1 weak spot to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Delcatty Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Delcatty
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Delcatty View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x152-179%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Delcatty View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x164-193%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Delcatty View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x134-158%KO | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Delcatty View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x152-179%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Delcatty View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x152-179%KO | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Delcatty View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x156-185%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Delcatty View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x165-194%KO | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Delcatty View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x165-194%KO | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Delcatty View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x122-144%KO | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Delcatty View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x155-182%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Delcatty View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x160-189%KO | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Regirock's Drain Punch hits Delcatty for 76-89%. Lucario threatens a KO with Close Combat (166-195%). Skuntank deals 43-51% with Fire Blast.
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Delcatty View Regirock builds →Stone Edge50-59% Drain Punch 2x76-89% Earthquake50-59% | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Delcatty View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x166-195%KO Extreme Speed37-44% Flash Cannon90-106%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityAftermath ItemAssault Vest NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Delcatty View Skuntank builds →Sucker Punch27-32% Pursuit16-18% Fire Blast43-51% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Delcatty View Mesprit builds →Ice Beam49-57% Psyshock43-51% | ||
Delcatty Evolutions
Getting Delcatty requires an evolution item, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Skitty. Breed this form to get Skitty eggs (quick to hatch). Speed grew the most through evolution (+40 over Skitty), and Delcatty peaks at 400 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Delcatty to get Skitty eggs easily using 50 partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Captivate, Cosmic Power and 11 more.
USUM Delcatty Best Moveset
65 offenses at 90 Speed with AbilityNormalize turning all moves into Normal type and AbilityWonder Skin halving status move accuracy. Normal TermStab from every move provides no super-effective coverage. The moveset has Speed without any meaningful way to use it.
Best Build
Delcatty best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Sucker Punch
- Fake Out
- Thunder Wave
- Zen Headbutt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Delcatty's movepool delivers. Coverage across 11 types plus STAB from Giga Impact and Hyper Beam gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Delcatty Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, watch for Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Delcatty. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, it depends on your team. Delcatty at 400 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Normal coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, we rate Delcatty C-Tier: a niche pick in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon's meta. At 400 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Sucker Punch with Leftovers is the standard set.
Cute Charm has a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact. That's the one you want on Delcatty. Wonder Skin is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Normalize works too if your team needs something different.
Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Delcatty is a physical attacker with base 65 Attack.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Delcatty appears in 13 titles across 8 generations since Ruby & Sapphire. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves