Delcatty
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Feint Attack and Wild Charge, worth 6.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Delcatty can learn 9 combinations. Feint Attack with Wild Charge does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Fairy | 20 | 1.5s | +11 |
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 11 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disarming Voice | Fairy | 70 | 4.0s | -33 |
| Play Rough | Fairy | 90 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Wild Charge | Electric | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Delcatty has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,691 at level 50, 1,496 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 854 CP at level 20, or 1,068 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 800 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 132 attack · 127 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.09 m and 32.6 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Delcatty does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Dragon, Dark.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Charm + Play Rough | 9.9 |
| Dragon | Charm + Play Rough | 9.9 |
| Dark | Charm + Play Rough | 9.9 |
| Feint Attack + Wild Charge | 8.9 | |
| Water | Feint Attack + Wild Charge | 8.9 |
| Ghost | Feint Attack + Wild Charge | 8.0 |
| Psychic | Feint Attack + Wild Charge | 8.0 |
| Poison | Zen Headbutt + Wild Charge | 7.9 |
| Normal | Feint Attack + Wild Charge | 6.7 |
| Rock | Feint Attack + Wild Charge | 6.7 |
| Bug | Feint Attack + Wild Charge | 6.7 |
| Steel | Feint Attack + Wild Charge | 6.7 |
| Fire | Feint Attack + Wild Charge | 6.7 |
| Ice | Feint Attack + Wild Charge | 6.7 |
| Fairy | Charm + Wild Charge | 6.6 |
| Ground | Charm + Play Rough | 6.3 |
| Grass | Charm + Play Rough | 6.3 |
| Electric | Charm + Play Rough | 6.3 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Delcatty is actually for.
Counters: what beats Delcatty
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 43.5 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 39.8 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 39.6 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 39.3 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 37.5 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 36.2 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 35.9 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 35.8 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 35.5 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 35.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Delcatty's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.