Skitty (Pokémon)

Skitty エネコ Eneko

Artwork from R/S/E

Type Species  Normal  Kitten Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Cute Charm or Normalize 800,000 Pokédex National #300 Johto #— Hoenn #061 Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R-098 Almia R— Height Weight 2'00" 24.3 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Pink 255 Gender ratio   25% male   75% female Egg groups Egg cycles Ground, Fairy 16 (4080 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 1 Exp. 65 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Skitty (Japanese: エネコ Eneko) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Delcatty via Moon Stone.

Biology

Physiology

Skitty are pink feline Pokémon with a stumpy body, big head and a tail that resembles a plant. This all adds to an image of cuteness. They have slit-like eyes and ears with three tips to them.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Skitty, along with Glameow and Purugly, 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.

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.

Habitat

Forest Pokémon

Skitty can be found living in trees in forests.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Skitty 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.

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.

In the manga

Skitty was one of Ruby's first Pokémon alongside Poochyena and Ralts. It later on evolved into a Delcatty.

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

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Skitty is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

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

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

The egg in Pokémon Box will hatch into a Skitty with Pay Day.

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	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!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Normal	Loops: 3	Minimum Experience: 15
Poké Assist: None	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: 25
"Skitty playfully hops about if it spots a Capture Disc. It adorably waves its tail."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 6.4%	IQ Group: G

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Moon Stone	First evolution
	Skitty  Normal		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
	File:Spr 3r 300 s.png		File:Spr 3e 300 s.gif	File:Spr 3f 300 s.png		File:Spr b g3 300 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

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.
• It is the only Pokémon to evolve with a Moon Stone that is not a first generation Pokémon.

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. Its Japanese name 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: Eneko
• French: Skitty
• Korean: 에나비 Enabi* / 스키티 Skitty*

Related articles

• May's Skitty

External links

• Infatuation, the fanlisting for Skitty

Notes

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.