Is Delcatty Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Moon Stone on Skitty. Normal-type with AbilityCute Charm. Low stats across the board and no standout matchups. Breed-only sourcing and weak performance make Delcatty a pass in HGSS.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Delcatty trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Delcatty trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Delcatty trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Delcatty trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Delcatty trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Delcatty trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
How to Get Delcatty in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Delcatty comes from a Moon Stone used on a Skitty, with no wild version to catch instead. Moon Stones are scarce, so weigh this against any other Pokemon eyeing the same stone.
How to Obtain Delcatty in HGSS
- Step 1Obtain SkittyCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Diamond & PearlAvailableCatch in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 222 · Swarm active, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom PlatinumAvailableCatch in Platinum via Walking · Route 222 · Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town), then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER 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 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 · Red Flower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Route 116. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Route 222 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Delcatty ✓
How to Get Shiny Delcatty in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Delcatty needs a Moon Stone, so breed a Skitty Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 and evolve it once it shines. Compare Shiny Delcatty odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Delcatty Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Delcatty already selected.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Delcatty Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Delcatty
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 35 partners from the Fairy and Field egg groups. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Fake Out, Fake Tears and 10 more.
HGSS Delcatty Best Moveset
90 Speed with AbilityNormalize converting all moves to Normal, losing super-effective coverage entirely. 65 Attack can't capitalize on the speed advantage. 70 HP and 65 defenses are flat.
Best Build
Delcatty best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Fake Out
- Sucker Punch
- Double Edge
- Zen Headbutt
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Delcatty's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Hyper Beam and Last Resort 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
All 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It dislikes dirty places. It often searches for a comfortable place in which to groom itself.
Delcatty HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, it depends on your team. Delcatty rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Normal coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Delcatty as a support. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Jolly on Delcatty. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Delcatty appears in 13 titles across 7 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 7Let's Go
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
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