Pokémon · XY
Skitty
Kalos Starter Set · #28 · 2013
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Market reference
$7.23
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 28 / 39
- Release year
- 2013
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Delcatty
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 300
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Skitty plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Jump On) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥30 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 — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Skitty?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It can't stop itself from chasing moving things, and it runs in a circle, chasing its own tail."
CCJump On — 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $4.00 | $7.21 | $90.00 | $7.23 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/17| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.00 |
| 7-day average | €3.36 |
| 30-day average | €4.69 |
| Low | €2.00 |
| Trend price | €3.37 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.31 |
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 $7.23; 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 "Kalos Starter Set" in the XY series, released in 2013.
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Other Skitty printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
