#301 Delcatty used Water Pulse and Thunderbolt in our Pokemon Generation III Art Tribute
Delcatty using Water Pulse by AuroraLion
Aurora from the USA joined our Pokémon as one of the first artists who did not participate in any other Game-Art-HQ Art Collaborations before. She submitted her take on Jolteon in the 2nd May week already and continued with Flareon and Nidoran (both genders) in the following months. In 2017 she continued to be a part of the Pokemon Tribute with only with her beautiful take on the Suicune while returned with Mightyena and Delcatty in our Generation III Tribute in 2018!
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If you are a Transformers fan, her gallery on dA is a must-see, you can visit her works here!
Water Pulse
“The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. It may also confuse the target.”
Water Pulse is a classic Water-type move in which the user sends out pulses in waves that also has a 20% chance of confusing the foe. It is a very common move for Water Pokemon to learn and something of great advantage for a non-Water type such as Dragonair and Delcatty.
This move is considered beautiful by judges in Pokemon contests.
The Water Pulse made its GA-HQ debut when Dragonair used it in our Tribute in 2016! Delcatty is the third Pokémon to be illustrated with this move, being able to learn it via TM03 in Generations III and IV, and by Move Tutor in VI and VII.
Delcatty using Thunderbolt by Hedgey
Hedgey aka Gina from the UK is another one of the artists that joined Game-Art-HQ in May 2016 to participate in the Pokémon Tribute. She started with a super cute take on Meowth, and also created a truly epic Ditto illustration for this project. She returned in both our Generation II and III Tributes with a couple of excellent illustrations again and is also on board on our upcoming Gen IV Project as well!
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She also draws a ton of stuff including more Pokémon related art on dA, you should visit her whole gallery here!
Thunderbolt
“A strong electric blast crashes down on the target. This may also leave the target with paralysis.”
Thunderbolt is an electric type move that has a ‘cool’ status when being used in a contest.
Surprisingly, only 12 Pokemon can naturally learn Thunderbolt by levelling up, but a large quantity of Pokemon can learn it through the use of TM24 including Delcatty. It is often well known to be an attack that Pikachu uses. Pikachu was also the first Pokemon in our Tribute using Thunderbolt.
#301 Delcatty
“Rather than keeping a permanent lair, it habitually seeks comfortable spots and sleeps there. It is nocturnal and becomes active at dusk.”
Delcatty is a normal-type Pokémon and the evolved form of Skitty, taking this form after exposure to a Moon Stone. They often appear in forests, but they don’t have permanent nests and settle down for sleep wherever they feel like, as long as it’s a clean place.
Delcatty tend to live life at their own pace, with their daily routines being seemingly random, deciding to eat and sleep if they feel like it. If any other Pokémon disturbs it while it’s resting, it doesn’t get involved with fights and instead finds somewhere else to settle down. It’s popular among female trainers for its style and fur, which it grooms often before drifting off.
The first Delcatty seen in the animé was Johnny, owned by Dr. Abby. This Pokémon Doctor was formerly a Coordinator, who retired after seeing him get badly injured in a battle and focus all her efforts on healing other Pokémon. He knew many elemental moves including Thunderbolt, Solar Beam and Blizzard, the last move getting taught to May’s Skitty in the heat of another Team Rocket encounter.
