Pokémon · XY
Delcatty
XY · #105 · Uncommon · 2014
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.30
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 105 / 146
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Skitty
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Suwama Chiaki
- Pokédex #
- 301
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- 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 search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- 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.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Building around Delcatty?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It dislikes dirty places. It often searches for a comfortable place in which to groom itself."
CEnergy Salon
Search your deck for 3 different types of basic Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
CCFake Out — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Delcatty was legal.
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.26 | $1,000.00 | $0.30 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.61 | $1.03 | $23.49 | $1.01 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.35 |
| 7-day average | €0.39 |
| 30-day average | €0.23 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.32 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.59 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.46 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.36 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.67 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.61 |
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 $0.30; 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 "XY" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Delcatty?
Delcatty is a Uncommon card in the XY set.
Other Delcatty printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
