What does Skitty evolve into?

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

In Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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 Platinum. 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 SkinHANot in game

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

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It can’t stop itself from chasing moving things, and it runs in a circle, chasing its own tail.

Platinum

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

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Skitty in Platinum (Best Counters)

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 37 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Skitty Focus Punch 2x 303-358%KO Close Combat 2x 242-286%KO Focus Blast 2x 120-142%KO Brick Break 2x 153-180%KO View Heracross builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Cross ChopLv. 40 SubmissionLv. 32 Damage vs Skitty Focus Punch 2x 250-295%KO Focus Blast 2x 140-166%KO Cross Chop 2x 169-199%KO Submission 2x 134-158%KO View Machoke builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Skitty Focus Punch 2x 169-199%KO High Jump Kick 2x 146-173%KO Focus Blast 2x 158-187%KO Drain Punch 2x 86-101%KO View Medicham builds →
Croagunk PoisonFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Skitty Focus Punch 2x 171-202%KO Focus Blast 2x 161-190%KO Brick Break 2x 87-103%KO Revenge 2x 69-82% View Croagunk builds →
Riolu Fighting	D
Obtain MethodIron Island Gift Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Skitty Focus Punch 2x 190-223%KO Focus Blast 2x 110-130%KO Drain Punch 2x 95-113%KO Brick Break 2x 95-113%KO View Riolu builds →

Platinum 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 35 breeding partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Fake Out, Fake Tears and 9 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

12moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Skitty Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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

Moves

Double-Edge and Blizzard bring the raw damage. But Skitty also picks up coverage across 11 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

—3510035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 4

Foresight

D——40Normal

Lv 8

Attract

——10015Normal

Lv 11

Sing

——5515Normal

Lv 15

Double Slap

—158510Normal

Lv 18

Copycat

———20Normal

Lv 22

Assist

———20Normal

Lv 25

Charm

——10020Normal

Lv 29

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 32

Wake-Up Slap

—6010010Fighting

Lv 36

Covet

—6010025Normal

Lv 39

Heal Bell

C——5Normal

Lv 42

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Lv 46

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM57

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM73

Thunder Wave

C—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Baton Pass

D——40Normal

Egg

Fake Out+3

D4010010Normal

Egg

Fake Tears

——10020Dark

Egg

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Egg

Last Resort

C1301005Normal

Egg

Psych Up

———10Normal

Egg

Substitute

C——10Normal

Egg

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Egg

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Egg

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Last Resort

C1301005Normal

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Platinum Skitty Locations

1 encounter spots for Skitty at high spawn rates starting from late-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Best Locations to Catch Skitty in Platinum

Route 222

Grass Lv.36-40 Route

CommonLate

Swarm active

Skitty Guide

Skitty evolves into Delcatty using a Moon Stone. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 260 BST.
In Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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 Platinum. 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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Infernape FireFighting	A
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 41 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Skitty Focus Punch 2x 258-305%KO Close Combat 2x 208-245%KO Focus Blast 2x 246-290%KO Brick Break 2x 130-154%KO View Infernape builds →
Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 37 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Skitty Focus Punch 2x 303-358%KO Close Combat 2x 242-286%KO Focus Blast 2x 120-142%KO Brick Break 2x 153-180%KO View Heracross builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Skitty Focus Punch 2x 262-310%KO Focus Blast 2x 210-247%KO Brick Break 2x 132-156%KO Revenge 2x 108-127%KO View Toxicroak builds →
Gallade PsychicFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Close CombatLv. 53 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Skitty Focus Punch 2x 303-358%KO Close Combat 2x 242-286%KO Focus Blast 2x 169-199%KO Brick Break 2x 153-180%KO View Gallade builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 High Jump KickLv. 32 Focus BlastTM52 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Skitty Focus Punch 2x 169-199%KO High Jump Kick 2x 146-173%KO Focus Blast 2x 158-187%KO Drain Punch 2x 86-101%KO View Medicham builds →

Heracross BugFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Close Combat MegahornSTAB Stone Edge Sleep Talk Damage vs Skitty Close Combat 2x 297-350%KO Megahorn 149-175%KO Stone Edge 82-97% View Heracross builds →
Machamp Fighting	C
Fighting is super effective against SkittyView Machamp →