What does Skitty evolve into?

Skitty evolves into Delcatty using a Moon Stone. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 260 BST.

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Skitty does the job early-game if you need a Normal type on your team. Evolve it into Delcatty before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Skitty?

Skitty is catchable in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

What games is Skitty in?

Skitty is available in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Across the full series, it appears in 13 games total.

Skitty - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Skitty's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Speed EV, fast 800K XP curve to max.

Base Stats

Below

HP50

Attack45

Defense45

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def35

Speed50

Total260

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.6 m

Weight11.0 kg

Base XP52

Abilities

Cute Charm

Has a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact.

Normalize

Makes the Pokémon's moves all act normal-type.

Wonder SkinHA

Lowers incoming non-damaging moves' base accuracy to exactly 50%.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

Skitty has the habit of becoming fascinated by moving objects and chasing them around. This Pokémon is known to chase after its own tail and become dizzy.

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.

Skitty Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Skitty in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

Infernape FireFighting	B
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 36 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Skitty Close Combat 2x 208-245%KO Focus Blast 2x 246-290%KO Brick Break 2x 130-154%KO Low Sweep 2x 114-134%KO View Infernape builds →
Blaziken FireFighting	B
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 1 Focus BlastTM52 Sky UppercutLv. 57 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Skitty High Jump Kick 2x 254-300%KO Focus Blast 2x 257-302%KO Sky Uppercut 2x 167-197%KO Brick Break 2x 149-175%KO View Blaziken builds →
Scrafty DarkFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchLv. 58 High Jump KickLv. 31 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Skitty Focus Punch 2x 230-271%KO High Jump Kick 2x 199-235%KO Focus Blast 2x 130-154%KO Brick Break 2x 116-137%KO View Scrafty builds →
Heracross BugFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 43 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Skitty Close Combat 2x 242-286%KO Focus Blast 2x 120-142%KO Brick Break 2x 153-180%KO Rock Smash 2x 83-98% View Heracross builds →
Emboar FireFighting	C
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Hammer ArmLv. 1 Brick BreakTM31 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Skitty Focus Blast 2x 238-281%KO Hammer Arm 2x 199-235%KO Brick Break 2x 150-178%KO Low Sweep 2x 130-154%KO View Emboar builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution

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

2 Forms

#300Skitty

Moon Stone

#301Delcatty

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Skitty

Normal

Delcatty

Normal

70+20

ATK

65+20

DEF

65+20

SP.ATK

55+20

SP.DEF

55+20

SPE

90+40

BST

260D-Tier

400C-Tier+140

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Skitty easily with 47 breeding partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Captivate, Cosmic Power and 11 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

FairyGround

Gender

♂25.0%♀75.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Skitty Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Double-Edge and Play Rough bring the raw damage. But Skitty also picks up coverage across 12 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 4

Foresight

———40Normal

Lv 7

Sing

D—5515Normal

Lv 10

Attract

D—10015Normal

Lv 13

Disarming Voice

—40—15Fairy

Lv 16

Double Slap

—158510Normal

Lv 19

Copycat

———20Normal

Lv 22

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 25

Charm

D—10020Fairy

Lv 28

Wake-Up Slap

—7010010Fighting

Lv 31

Assist

D——20Normal

Lv 34

Covet

—6010025Normal

Lv 37

Heal Bell

C——5Normal

Lv 40

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Lv 43

Captivate

——10020Normal

Lv 46

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

D10010015Psychic

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM25

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM93

Wild Charge

D9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Egg

Captivate

——10020Normal

Egg

Cosmic Power

D——20Psychic

Egg

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

D—10020Dark

Egg

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Egg

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

Egg

Mud Bomb

—658510Ground

Egg

Simple Beam

D—10015Normal

Egg

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Egg

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Egg

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Covet

—6010025Normal

Tutor

Heal Bell

C——5Normal

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Tutor

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Tutor

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

Tutor

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Tutor

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Rollout

D309020Rock

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Skitty Locations

Skitty appears at moderate rates across 6 spots in early-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Skitty in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

6 walking and trade encounters at Lv. 4-25 for Skitty across Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

Route 116

Omega RubyGrass Lv.4 Route

5%Early

Horde battle

Route 116

Alpha SapphireGrass Lv.4 Route

5%Early

Horde battle

Route 116

Alpha SapphireGrass Lv.8 Route

2%Early

Route 116

Omega RubyGrass Lv.8 Route

2%Early

Fortree City

Alpha SapphireIn-game trade Lv.25 City

Mid

One-timeTrade for (give Spinda)

Fortree City

Omega RubyIn-game trade Lv.25 City

Mid

One-timeTrade for (give Spinda)

Skitty Guide

Skitty evolves into Delcatty using a Moon Stone. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 260 BST.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Skitty does the job early-game if you need a Normal type on your team. Evolve it into Delcatty before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Skitty is catchable in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.
Skitty is available in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Across the full series, it appears in 13 games total.

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

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Makuhita Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Force PalmLv. 13 Arm ThrustLv. 7 Damage vs Skitty Force Palm 2x 72-85% Arm Thrust 2x 22-26% View Makuhita builds →
Timburr Fighting	D
Upcoming Move Moves Wake-Up SlapLv. 20 Learns Wake-Up Slap at Level 20 View Timburr builds →

Timburr Fighting	D
Available Move Moves Wake-Up SlapLv. 20 Damage vs Skitty Wake-Up Slap 2x 94-111%KO View Timburr builds →
Makuhita Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 22 Force PalmLv. 13 Arm ThrustLv. 7 Damage vs Skitty Vital Throw 2x 78-92% Force Palm 2x 66-78% Arm Thrust 2x 18-23% View Makuhita builds →

Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 21 Storm ThrowLv. 25 Damage vs Skitty Vital Throw 2x 113-134%KO Low Sweep 2x 104-122%KO Revenge 2x 96-114%KO Storm Throw 2x 96-114%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakLv. 29 Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 25 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Skitty Brick Break 2x 143-170%KO Low Sweep 2x 126-150%KO Karate Chop 2x 96-114%KO Rock Smash 2x 80-95% View Sawk builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakLv. 20 Low SweepTM47 Power-Up PunchTM98 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Skitty Brick Break 2x 96-114%KO Low Sweep 2x 87-103%KO Power-Up Punch 2x 53-63% Rock Smash 2x 53-63% View Scraggy builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 13 Rock SmashHM06 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Skitty Low Sweep 2x 89-107%KO Karate Chop 2x 70-83% Rock Smash 2x 57-67% Power-Up Punch 2x 57-67% View Mankey builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 25 Wake-Up SlapLv. 27 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 19 Damage vs Skitty Vital Throw 2x 96-114%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x 96-114%KO Low Sweep 2x 89-107%KO Revenge 2x 83-99% View Machop builds →

Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 21 Storm ThrowLv. 25 Damage vs Skitty Vital Throw 2x 116-137%KO Low Sweep 2x 106-126%KO Revenge 2x 100-119%KO Storm Throw 2x 100-119%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakLv. 29 Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 25 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Skitty Brick Break 2x 151-178%KO Low Sweep 2x 128-152%KO Karate Chop 2x 100-119%KO Rock Smash 2x 81-96% View Sawk builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 31 Brick BreakLv. 20 Low SweepTM47 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Skitty High Jump Kick 2x 169-200%KO Brick Break 2x 100-119%KO Low Sweep 2x 88-104%KO Power-Up Punch 2x 56-67% View Scraggy builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 13 Rock SmashHM06 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Skitty Low Sweep 2x 90-107%KO Karate Chop 2x 72-85% Rock Smash 2x 59-70% Power-Up Punch 2x 59-70% View Mankey builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 25 Wake-Up SlapLv. 27 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 19 Damage vs Skitty Vital Throw 2x 98-115%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x 98-115%KO Low Sweep 2x 90-107%KO Revenge 2x 84-100%KO View Machop builds →

Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 21 Storm ThrowLv. 25 Damage vs Skitty Vital Throw 2x 119-140%KO Low Sweep 2x 109-129%KO Revenge 2x 103-122%KO Storm Throw 2x 103-122%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakLv. 29 Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 25 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Skitty Brick Break 2x 151-178%KO Low Sweep 2x 130-153%KO Karate Chop 2x 103-122%KO Rock Smash 2x 83-98% View Sawk builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 31 Brick BreakLv. 20 Low SweepTM47 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Skitty High Jump Kick 2x 171-202%KO Brick Break 2x 100-119%KO Low Sweep 2x 88-105%KO Power-Up Punch 2x 56-66% View Scraggy builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 13 Rock SmashHM06 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Skitty Low Sweep 2x 94-112%KO Karate Chop 2x 73-87% Rock Smash 2x 59-70% Power-Up Punch 2x 59-70% View Mankey builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves SubmissionLv. 33 Vital ThrowLv. 25 Wake-Up SlapLv. 27 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Skitty Submission 2x 115-136%KO Vital Throw 2x 100-119%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x 100-119%KO Low Sweep 2x 94-112%KO View Machop builds →

Hitmontop Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemEjectbutton NatureAdamant Moves Fake Out Wide Guard Close Combat FeintPriority Damage vs Skitty Close Combat 2x 270-317%KO Feint 23-27% View Hitmontop builds →
Machamp Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves Dynamic Punch Knock Off Bullet Punch Stone Edge Damage vs Skitty Knock Off 61-71% Bullet Punch 37-44% Stone Edge 93-110%KO View Machamp builds →