Delcatty - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Delcatty can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Delcatty artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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4
5
6
7
8
9

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Delcatty does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Egg moves

Delcatty does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by TM

Delcatty cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by TR

Delcatty cannot be taught any TR moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by level up

Delcatty learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Attract	Normal	—	100
1	Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	—	100
1	Charm	Fairy	—	100
1	Copycat	Normal	—	—
1	Covet	Normal	60	100
1	Disarming Voice	Fairy	40	∞
1	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
1	Facade	Normal	70	100
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Heal Bell	Normal	—	—
1	Payback	Dark	50	100
1	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
1	Sing	Normal	—	55
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100

Egg moves

Delcatty learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Cosmic Power	Psychic	—	—
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Last Resort	Normal	140	100
Simple Beam	Normal	—	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100
Uproar	Normal	90	100
Wish	Normal	—	—
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Delcatty is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
10	Work Up	Normal	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
63	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Delcatty does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Delcatty egg move parents

In other generations
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Delcatty

Delcatty's egg groups: Fairy, Field

The egg moves for Delcatty are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Delcatty with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Delcatty with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Baton Pass

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Sentret Furret Togetic Aipom Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Mawile Plusle Minun Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Togekiss Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Torchic Combusken Blaziken Skitty Delcatty Spinda Absol Buizel Floatzel
Sketch	Smeargle

Cosmic Power

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Clefairy Clefable
Breeding	Skitty Delcatty Castform Buneary Lopunny
Sketch	Smeargle

Fake Out

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Meowth Persian Nuzleaf Shiftry Skitty Delcatty Glameow Purugly
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Seel Dewgong Aipom Sneasel Delibird Skitty Delcatty Spinda Kecleon Chimchar Monferno Infernape Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Weavile
Sketch	Smeargle

Fake Tears

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Teddiursa Ursaring Mawile Minun
Breeding	Clefairy Clefable Jigglypuff Wigglytuff Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Azumarill Espeon Umbreon Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Shroomish Breloom Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Plusle Minun Spinda Snorunt Glalie Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Leafeon Glaceon
Sketch	Smeargle

Helping Hand

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Growlithe Arcanine Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Sentret Furret Marill Azumarill Espeon Umbreon Plusle Minun Cherubi Cherrim Lucario Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Hoppip Skiploom Jumpluff Zigzagoon Linoone Shroomish Breloom Skitty Delcatty Chimchar Monferno Infernape Shinx Luxio Luxray Buizel Floatzel
Sketch	Smeargle

Last Resort

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Togetic Aipom Espeon Umbreon Phanpy Donphan Plusle Minun Pachirisu Ambipom Togekiss Leafeon Glaceon
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Jigglypuff Wigglytuff Meowth Persian Sentret Furret Dunsparce Torchic Combusken Blaziken Skitty Delcatty Glameow Purugly
Sketch	Smeargle

Simple Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Psyduck Golduck Farfetch'd Zigzagoon Linoone Skitty Delcatty Spoink Grumpig
Sketch	Smeargle

Sucker Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Diglett Dugtrio Sentret Furret Poochyena Mightyena Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slaking Mawile Spinda Kecleon Absol Glameow Purugly Stunky Skuntank
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Skitty Delcatty Mawile Absol
Sketch	Smeargle

Tickle

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Aipom Ambipom
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Clefairy Clefable Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Marill Azumarill Espeon Umbreon Zigzagoon Linoone Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Skitty Delcatty Mawile Wailmer Wailord Cherubi Cherrim Leafeon Glaceon
Sketch	Smeargle

Uproar

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Spinda
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Diglett Dugtrio Skitty Delcatty Electrike Manectric
Sketch	Smeargle

Wish

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Togetic Togekiss
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Clefairy Clefable Jigglypuff Wigglytuff Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Skitty Delcatty Plusle Minun Spinda Leafeon Glaceon
Sketch	Smeargle

Zen Headbutt

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck Tauros Girafarig Stantler Spoink Grumpig
Breeding	Stantler Skitty Delcatty Wailmer Wailord Spoink Grumpig Absol
Sketch	Smeargle