Skitty (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Skitty (disambiguation).

Skitty エネコ Eneco #300
Art by Ken Sugimori from Ruby and Sapphire
Type Normal ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Kitten Pokémon
Abilities Cute Charm or Normalize Normalize Blue-Striped ----- Miracle Skin Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 800,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #061 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-098 Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2'00" Imperial 0.6 m Metric 2'00"/0.6 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 24.3 lbs. Imperial 11.0 kg Metric 24.3 lbs./11.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Pink	Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 25% male, 75% female
Breeding Ground and Fairy groups 16 cycles (4080 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 1 Base Exp.: 65 Battle Exp.: 651*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Skitty (Japanese: エネコ Eneco) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.

It evolves into Delcatty when exposed to a Moon Stone.

Biology

Physiology

Skitty are pink feline Pokémon with a stumpy body, big head, and a slender tail with a bulky pink section. The section includes three pin-like appendiges with cream-colored heads that resemble the toes of a cat's paw. The four limbs are extremely stubby and short. On Skitty's face is what resembles a lopsided crescent moon marking that is cream in color. This all adds to an image of cuteness. They have slit-like eyes and ears with purple insides and three tufts of fur at the tips.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Skitty, along with Glameow, Choroneko, and their evolutions, is able to wield the Assist attack, which allows Skitty to use a random attack that's known by any other Pokémon on its trainer's team. Unlike other cat-like Pokémon like Meowth or Glameow, Skitty doesn't scratch or bite and instead slaps with its tail, which allows Skitty to pull off a relatively powerful DoubleSlap or Wake-Up Slap. Like most Template:Type2 Pokémon, Skitty can learn many elemental attacks.

Skitty, along with its evolution, are the only Pokémon to have the Normalize ability.

Behavior

Skitty are fascinated by and will chase anything that moves (a personality trait that is found in "real-world" kittens). Skitty will even chase its own tail. It may also make its tail puff out in battle, along with threatening its foes with a sharp growl. It is said to be difficult to earn its trust.

Habitat

Skitty can be found living in holes in trees in forests.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

May catches a Skitty in I Feel Skitty.

In Delcatty Got Your Tongue, May meets a Grand Festival winner named Dr. Abby whose Skitty is shown in a flashback.

A Skitty appeared in The Ribbon Cup Caper at the ship’s Pokémon Center.

Battle Pike Queen Lucy had a pet Skitty in Queen of the Serpentine.

A Skitty also appeared in Journey to the Unown!.

A Skitty appeared in Meowth's fantasy in Noodles: Roamin' Off.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Main article: Coco

Coco was one of Ruby's first Pokémon along with Nana, and Ruru. She is used in the Cute category of Pokémon Contest's and like the rest of his Pokémon, is a really powerful battler. She evolved into a Delcatty after accidentally being exposed to a Moon Stone on Steven Stone's belt.

In the TCG

Main article: Skitty (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Ranger: Teresa, a resident of Fall City, owns six Skitty. When they all run away during the second numbered mission, she gets the player to retrieve them for her.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

All moves that do damage, that do not normally have STAB, will have STAB if Skitty has the ability Normalize.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	09595	100}}100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120120	070}}70%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	25
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120120	100}}100%	10
	TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120120	070}}70%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM48	Canon	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM49	Echo Voice	Normal	Special	04040	100}}100%	15
	TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	05050	090}}90%	10
	TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	05050	100}}100%	10
	TM67	Retaliation	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	5
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM83	Work Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	30
	TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100100	100}}100%	15
	TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM93	Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	09090	100}}100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skitty Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Skitty Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: III - IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Baton Pass	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Fake Out	Normal	Physical	40	100%	10
	Fake Tears	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Last Resort	Normal	Physical	130	100%	5
	Mud Bomb	Ground	Special	65	85%	10
	Simple Beam	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	5
	Tickle	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Uproar	Normal	Special	50	100%	10
	Wish	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Skitty in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Skitty in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skitty Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Skitty Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Dream World-only moves

By events

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS     Acquisition: Hatch		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 7.2% Friend Area: Energetic Forest Phrases 51%-100% HP I'm finicky about friends, but I can fight with you. 26%-50% HP Oh, no. My health is in half already. 1%-25% HP I'm sorry... I can hardly move... Level up Giggle... It appears I've leveled up! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Giggle... It appears I've leveled up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 6.4% IQ group: G
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 3 Min. exp.: 15 Max. exp.: 25 Browser entry   Skitty playfully hops about if it spots a Capture Disc. It adorably waves its tail.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Skitty  Normal

Moon Stone →

First evolution Delcatty  Normal

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Skitty images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• It is part of the Ground Egg Group, which has caused the Hot Skitty on Wailord Action joke.
• The cream-colored section of Skitty's face is shaped like a crescent moon, which may be related to the fact that Skitty evolves using a Moon Stone.
• Prior to Platinum, a Skitty with Normalize could not directly damage a Ghost-type Pokémon. It now can, however, by learning Foresight.
• The Fluffy Tail, an item that allows escape from battle in the same way that a Poké Doll does, resembles Skitty's tail. It was likely introduced because Clefairy cannot be found in Hoenn.

Origin

Skitty is based on a kitten with its tail resembling foxtail grass.

Name origin

Skitty's name is a combination of skittish and kitty.

Eneco refers to 狗尾草 enokorogusa, foxtail grass, a type of plant that Skitty's tail resembles, and 猫 neko, cat.

In other languages

• German: Eneco
• French: Skitty
• Korean: 에나비 Enabi* / 스키티 Skitty*
• Chinese (Taiwan): 向尾喵 Xiàng Wěi Miāo - 尾 may come from 狗尾草 enokorogusa. Also, 向尾 means to face (its) tail, referring to its behavior in chasing its own tail. 喵 refers to the sound a cat makes.

Related articles

• May's Skitty
• Coco

External links

Notes

First partner trios

Kanto

Bulbasaur

Charmander

Squirtle

Johto

Chikorita

Cyndaquil

Totodile

Hoenn

Treecko

Torchic

Mudkip

Sinnoh

Turtwig

Chimchar

Piplup

Unova

Snivy

Tepig

Oshawott

Kalos

Chespin

Fennekin

Froakie

Alola

Rowlet

Litten

Popplio

Galar

Grookey

Scorbunny

Sobble

Paldea

Sprigatito

Fuecoco

Quaxly

See also: player's first Pokémon

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