Delcatty 105/146 · XY

Delcatty is Pokédex #301, generation 3 (Hoenn). Delcatty is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Skitty. In this catalog that name is Skitty (#300).

Delcatty sits at 105/146 in XY, position 105 of 146. Before it is 104 Skitty, and after it is 106 Bidoof. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on February 5, 2014. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Energy Salon lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for 3 different types of basic Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Fake Out is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It dislikes dirty places. It often searches for a comfortable place in which to groom itself."

Delcatty (#301) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Delcatty 5/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Suwama Chiaki illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Delcatty list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Suwama Chiaki. I count 102 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

XY set binder is where a full XY set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Delcatty can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.