Skitty is a pink, feline Pokémon with a stumpy body and four short legs. On its face is a cream-colored, crescent-shaped marking. It has slit-like eyes and tufted ears with purple interiors. Its slender tail has a bulky pink section at the end, terminated by three pin-like structures with yellow ball-like tips. In battle, its tail puffs out and it threatens opponents with a sharp growl.
It is fascinated by moving objects and chases them. It is known to chase its own tail and become dizzy from it. Although it can be difficult to earn its trust, it is very popular due to its adorable looks and behavior. In Generation III, Assist was its signature move. It lives in holes in trees in tropical and temperate forests.
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
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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 is known to chase around playfully after its own tail. In the wild, this Pokémon lives in holes in the trees of forests. It is very popular as a pet because of its adorable looks.
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 is known to chase around playfully after its own tail. In the wild, this Pokémon lives in holes in the trees of forests. It is very popular as a pet because of its adorable looks.
Skitty made its animated series debut in I Feel Skitty!, where it was caught by May. It was particularly ditzy and mischievous, and it had a tendency of getting itself into trouble with other Pokémon.
Kiki was one of Ruby's first Pokémon that was given to him by his father, Norman, along with Nana and Rara. She first appeared in Creeping Past Cacnea. She is used in the Cute category of Pokémon Contests 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.
Shauna owns a Skitty, nicknamed Neko, that first appeared in An X-cuse to Come Out and Play, where it was seen with its Trainer in Vaniville Town watching Y's failed attempt to get X out of his house. Neko and the others managed to escape from the town during Xerneas and Yveltal's rampage, and has since then been traveling with its trainer and her friends.
The Fluffy Tail item resembles Skitty's tail. This is because the Japanese name of the item is called Eneco's Tail, Eneco being the Japanese name for Skitty.
Skitty is the only Generation III Pokémon that evolves via Moon Stone.
Despite Skitty and Delcatty being available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, its former signature move, Assist, is still unusable as of Generation VIII.
Origin
Skitty appears to be based on a kitten with its tail resembling a cat toy, which is also what the item Fluffy Tail appears to be. The tail also resembles a foxtail grass or a pin holder. Skitty's crescent moon shaped face may allude to rich nocturnal life of cats. Its short legs in comparison to its body are comparable to munchkin cats.
Name origin
Skitty may be a combination of skittish and kitty.
Eneco may be a combination of 狗尾草 enokorogusa (green foxtail, a type of plant that Skitty's tail resembles) and 猫 neko (cat).
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
Leppa Berry (5%)
Pecha Berry (50%)
For other sprites and images, please see Skitty images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
