Is Delcatty Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityCute Charm for infatuation or AbilityNormalize which turns every attack into Normal-type, eliminating super-effective damage entirely. Delcatty's stats don't support any combat role. Moon Stone wasted. One of the weakest fully evolved Pokemon in RS.
Roxanne's typing presses Skitty's defenses.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Delcatty trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Delcatty trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Delcatty trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Delcatty trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Delcatty has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Delcatty trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Skitty can be received through an in-game trade on Route 116.
- After Brawly
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- TM10NormalHidden Power90100%15
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt90100%15
- LV 31NormalCovet90100%25
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- LV 39NormalDouble-Edge180100%15
You can pick up the Moon Stone in Meteor Falls.
- After Roxanne
- HM04NormalStrength120100%15
- After Brawly
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- TM10NormalHidden Power90100%15
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt90100%15
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam22590%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
How to Get Delcatty in Ruby & Sapphire
Delcatty doesn't appear wild. Catch Skitty instead, it shows up but it's a rare spawn. Evolve it through a special method to get Delcatty. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.
How to Obtain Delcatty in RS
The path to Delcatty starts with Skitty at Lv. 7-8 via trade and walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch SkittyRoute 116Lv.7-8GrassRate 2%Fortree CityIn-game tradeLimitedTrade for (give Pikachu)
Step 2Delcatty ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Delcatty egg.
Delcatty Weakness
Fighting moves hit Delcatty for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Just 1 weak spot to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| 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 Delcatty Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Delcatty
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Delcatty Evolutions
Getting Delcatty requires an evolution item, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Skitty. Breed this form to get Skitty eggs (quick to hatch). HP grew the most through evolution (+20 over Skitty), and Delcatty peaks at 380 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Delcatty to get Skitty eggs easily using 27 partners from the Fairy and Ground egg groups. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Fake Tears, Helping Hand and 5 more.
RS Delcatty Best Moveset
Low stats across the board without a niche worth choosing over better Normal-types. AbilityCute Charm infatuates on contact occasionally. MoveThunder Wave and MoveSing for status, MoveReturn for modest Normal damage. Held ItemLeftovers sustains.
Best Build
Delcatty best EVs are HP and Speed
Pivot Moveset
- Substitute
- Baton Pass
- Shadow Ball
- Double Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Delcatty misses out on Baton Pass and Fake Tears. That's 8 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Hyper Beam and Uproar, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.
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
DELCATTY prefers to live an unfettered existence in which it can do as it pleases at its own pace. Because this POKéMON eats and sleeps whenever it decides, its daily routines are completely random.
DELCATTY sleeps anywhere it wants without keeping a permanent nest. If other POKéMON approach it as it sleeps, this POKéMON will never fight - it will just move away somewhere else.
Delcatty Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby & Sapphire, watch for Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Delcatty. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Delcatty has niche appeal at best. 380 base stats means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Normal Pokemon available.
For Ruby & Sapphire, we rate Delcatty C-Tier: a niche pick in Ruby & Sapphire's meta. At 380 BST, the stats are spread pretty evenly. Substitute with Leftovers is the standard set.
Cute Charm has a 30% chance of infatuating attacking Pokémon on contact. That's the one you want on Delcatty. Normalize works too if your team needs something different.
Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Delcatty is a physical attacker with base 65 Attack.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Delcatty appears in 13 titles across 8 generations since Ruby & Sapphire. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.
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