
Is Skitty Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Normal from Hoenn with AbilityCute Charm. Trade-only. Moon Stone evolves into Delcatty. Neither form competes with any Normal-type available in Kanto.
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.
Skitty 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
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- LV 31NormalCovet90100%25
- LV 39NormalDouble-Edge180100%15
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater100100%15
- TUTORElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam128100%15
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
How to Get Skitty in FireRed & LeafGreen
No wild Skitty in FRLG. In Hoenn, it's a rare Route 116 catch, which means trade partners will need some grass-cutting before they can spare one for Kanto.
How to Obtain Skitty in FRLG
Step 1Skitty ✓CARTRIDGE 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 2Evolve into Delcatty
Skitty Weakness
Skitty is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Only 1 weakness makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| 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 Skitty Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Skitty
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Machamp's Rock Slide hits Skitty for 58-69%.
Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Skitty View Machamp builds →Rock Slide58-69% | ||
Skitty Evolutions
Evolving Skitty into Delcatty takes an evolution item. It's not a simple level-up, so check the chain details below. Evolving adds up to 140 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Skitty easily with 27 breeding partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Fake Tears, Helping Hand and 5 more to offspring.
FRLG Skitty Best Moveset
Normal with AbilityCute Charm attracting on contact. Even stats around 35-50. Delcatty provides marginally better numbers with the same limited niche.
Best Build
Skitty best EVs are Attack and HP
Support Moveset
- Heal Bell
- Return
- Thunder Wave
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Egg moves make a real difference. Skitty gets Baton Pass and Fake Tears exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 9 types rounds out the picture alongside Double-Edge and Uproar.
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
Base Stats
It is said to be difficult to earn its trust. However, it is extremely popular for its cute looks and behavior.
Skitty FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
- Should I evolve Skitty early or late?
Wait until Skitty reaches Lv. 31 before using the Moon Stone. Evolving earlier permanently locks Skitty out of Feint Attack and Covet, moves Delcatty cannot relearn.

- Lv. 27learns Feint Attack
- Lv. 31learns Covet
- Lv. 31+Use the Moon Stone
- How do I evolve Skitty into Delcatty in FireRed & LeafGreen?
Use a Moon Stone to evolve Skitty into Delcatty.
Moon Stone
Evolves Skitty into Delcatty
No. Skitty isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Skitty has been available in 13 games since Ruby & Sapphire, though obtaining it requires an item-based evolution. This extra step makes it less common than Pokemon found through standard wild encounters.
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