Skitty - Generation 4 learnset

Skitty artwork by Ken Sugimori

This page lists all the moves that Skitty can learn in Generation 4, which consists of:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

Note: the information for the moves below is shown as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

In other generations
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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Skitty learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
4	Attract	Normal	—	100
8	Sing	Normal	—	55
11	Copycat	Normal	—	—
15	DoubleSlap	Normal	15	85
18	Assist	Normal	—	—
22	Charm	Normal	—	100
25	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
29	Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	60	100
32	Covet	Normal	40	100
36	Heal Bell	Normal	—	—
39	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
42	Captivate	Normal	—	100

Egg moves

Skitty learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Skitty egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Last Resort	Normal	130	100
Psych Up	Normal	—	—
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100
Uproar	Normal	50	100
Wish	Normal	—	—
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Skitty does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Moves learnt by TM

Skitty is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
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
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Skitty can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Skitty learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
4	Foresight	Normal	—	—
8	Attract	Normal	—	100
11	Sing	Normal	—	55
15	DoubleSlap	Normal	15	85
18	Copycat	Normal	—	—
22	Assist	Normal	—	—
25	Charm	Normal	—	100
29	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
32	Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	60	100
36	Covet	Normal	40	100
39	Heal Bell	Normal	—	—
42	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
46	Captivate	Normal	—	100

Egg moves

Skitty learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Skitty egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Last Resort	Normal	130	100
Psych Up	Normal	—	—
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100
Uproar	Normal	50	100
Wish	Normal	—	—
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Move Tutor moves

Skitty can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Last Resort	Normal	130	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Snore	Normal	40	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Skitty does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Platinum.

Moves learnt by TM

Skitty is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
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
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Skitty can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Skitty learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Fake Out	Normal	40	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
4	Foresight	Normal	—	—
8	Attract	Normal	—	100
11	Sing	Normal	—	55
15	DoubleSlap	Normal	15	85
18	Copycat	Normal	—	—
22	Assist	Normal	—	—
25	Charm	Normal	—	100
29	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
32	Wake-Up Slap	Fighting	60	100
36	Covet	Normal	40	100
39	Heal Bell	Normal	—	—
42	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
46	Captivate	Normal	—	100

Egg moves

Skitty learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Skitty egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Last Resort	Normal	130	100
Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85
Psych Up	Normal	—	—
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100
Uproar	Normal	50	100
Wish	Normal	—	—
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Move Tutor moves

Skitty can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Heal Bell	Normal	—	—
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Last Resort	Normal	130	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Snore	Normal	40	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Skitty does not learn any HMs in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Moves learnt by TM

Skitty is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
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
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Skitty can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor