Pokémon · EX
Skitty
Ruby & Sapphire · #44 · Uncommon · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$7.03
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 44 / 109
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Delcatty
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 300
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Skitty plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Skitty
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Skitty?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CMinor Errand-Running
Search your deck for 2 basic Energy cards, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
CLullaby — 10
The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
3
ran Skitty
Tournaments scanned
286
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
3 top-cut decks · best finish 2nd
Top decks running Skitty
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 | $6.49 | $9.10 | $98.90 | $7.03 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $15.91 | $20.00 | $23.99 | $11.66 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.18 |
| 7-day average | €3.04 |
| 30-day average | €2.59 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €2.44 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.45 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.75 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.68 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.75 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.85 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.36 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.61 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Skitty is real?
Skitty 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 Skitty worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Skitty is $7.03; 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 Skitty from?
Skitty is from the Pokémon set "Ruby & Sapphire" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Skitty?
Skitty is a Uncommon card in the Ruby & Sapphire set.
Other Skitty printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
