
Is Delcatty Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Trade-only Normal with AbilityCute Charm. The stats are among the lowest of any fully evolved Pokemon. Persian, Tauros, and Kangaskhan all outperform Delcatty in every way.
Brock's typing presses Skitty's defenses.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's typing presses Skitty's defenses.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Agatha's typing presses Skitty's defenses.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Skitty trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Delcatty cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam22590%5
- HM04NormalStrength120100%15
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater100100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge180100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam128100%15
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
How to Get Delcatty in FireRed & LeafGreen
Moon Stone evolves a Skitty into Delcatty. The stone is findable in FRLG (Mt. Moon, Rocket Hideout), but the Skitty itself must come from Hoenn since neither FRLG version spawns it.
How to Obtain Delcatty in FRLG
Step 1Obtain SkittyCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 116, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Route 116, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Route 116.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Route 222 · Swarm active.HOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Skitty can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Delcatty Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Delcatty
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
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). HP grew the most through evolution (+20 over Skitty), and Delcatty peaks at 380 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Delcatty to get Skitty eggs easily using 27 partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Fake Tears, Helping Hand and 5 more.
FRLG Delcatty Best Moveset
90 Speed on a Normal type with AbilityCute Charm attracting on contact. 65 Attack and 55 Sp. Atk can't threaten competitive targets from either side. The moveset has MoveThunder Wave for support, but nothing in the stat line justifies a team slot when stronger Normal types exist.
Best Build
Delcatty best EVs are HP and Speed
Pivot Moveset
- Substitute
- Baton Pass
- Shadow Ball
- Double Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Delcatty's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Hyper Beam and Double-Edge 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
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Delcatty FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Delcatty isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Obtain one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
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