Pokémon · EX
Delcatty
Ruby & Sapphire · #29 · Uncommon · 2003
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Market reference
$1.41
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 29 / 109
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Skitty
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 301
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Delcatty plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Skitty; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Delcatty
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Delcatty?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CEnergy Call — 10
Attach 1 Energy card from your discard pile to your Active Pokémon.
CCCannonball — 30+
Does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Delcatty but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.44 | $1.00 | $18.92 | $1.41 | $3.74 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $6.00 | $12.73 | $128.80 | $12.49 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.13 |
| 7-day average | €0.37 |
| 30-day average | €0.44 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.34 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.70 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.56 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.39 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.97 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Delcatty is real?
Delcatty is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Delcatty worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Delcatty is $1.41; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Delcatty from?
Delcatty is from the Pokémon set "Ruby & Sapphire" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Delcatty?
Delcatty is a Uncommon card in the Ruby & Sapphire set.
Other Delcatty printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
