All cat Pokemon listed in the Pokedex

Plenty of Pokemon are based on real-life animals, with the cutest being part of the feline family. For every cat lover, here are all the cat Pokemon in the franchise, including the iconic Meowth, Sprigatito, and part of the Eevee family. 

Every Pokemon is unique and their designs are inspired by a range of different things including inanimate objects and fantasy creatures like the ice-cream ‘mon Vanillite, and the iconic Fire-type Charizard. Real-life animals are also a big part of the inspiration behind a lot of Pokemon, and there are a lot of cat-like creatures within the franchise.

The cat-like Meowth was first introduced to trainers in the Gen 1 Red and Blue games, and fans have been able to catch plenty more feline Pokemon over the years, including the adorable Grass-type Sprigatito who is one of the Pokemon Scarlet & Violet starters.

Below, you can find a list of every single cat Pokemon available to find in the Pokedex as of 2024.

Contents

• How many cat Pokemon are there?
• Every cat Pokemon in the Pokedex – Full list
• How are cat Pokemon categorized?

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How many cat Pokemon are there?

We’ve looked at all of the Pokedex entries, from the Game Boy’s Red and Blue all the way through to the most recent titles, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet and its Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC, to find out just how many are based on cats — there are 34!

You can see the full list of all cat Pokemon in the game, which includes all sorts of creatures in the cat family like lions and tigers, below.

Every cat Pokemon in the Pokedex – Full list

Gen 1

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	SPRITE
#0052	Meowth	Normal
#0053	Persian	Normal

Gen 2

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	SPRITE
#0196	Espeon	Psychic
#0197	Umbreon	Dark
#0243	Raikou	Electric

Gen 3

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	SPRITE
#0300	Skitty	Normal
#0301	Delcatty	Normal
#0335	Zangoose	Normal

Gen 4

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	SPRITE
#0403	Shinx	Electric
#0404	Luxio	Electric
#405	Luxray	Electric
#0431	Glameow	Normal
#0432	Purugly	Normal

Gen 5

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	SPRITE
#0509	Purrloin	Dark
#0510	Liepard	Dark

Gen 6

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	SPRITE
#0667	Litleo	Fire/Normal
#0668	Pyroar	Fire/Normal
#0677	Espurr	Psychic
#0678	Meowstic	Psychic
#0700	Sylveon	Fairy

Gen 7

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	SPRITE
#0052	Alolan Meowth	Dark
#0053	Alolan Persian	Dark
#0725	Litten	Fire
#0726	Torracat	Fire
#0727	Incineroar	Fire/Dark
#0791	Solgaleo	Psychic/Steel
#0800	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Psychic/Steel
#0807	Zeraora	Electric

Gen 8

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	SPRITE
#0052	Galarian Meowth	Steel
#0863	Perrserker	Steel

Gen 9

NUMBER	POKEMON	TYPE	SPRITE
#0906	Sprigatito	Grass
#0907	Floragato	Grass
#0908	Meowscarada	Grass/Dark
#1002	Chien-Pao	Dark/Ice

This list only contains the Pokemon that are clearly based on cats. There are arguments to be made for other creatures like Eevee (and some of its Eeveelutions), Mew, Entei, and Absol, but they aren’t exclusively cat-based creatures.

Mew, for example, is said to carry the DNA of all other Pokemon and arguably looks more like a mouse. The legendary Entei, meanwhile, has elements of a lion, but more closely resembles a dog.

How are cat Pokemon categorized?

The tricky part of categorizing Pokemon is how to define them, as some may be a mixture of two or even more species. For cat Pokemon, some are explicitly described as such in their Pokedex entries. Meowth is the ‘Scratch Cat’ for example, while Gen 7 starter Litten is listed as the ‘Fire Cat’.

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Others aren’t so obvious but have enough cat-like features that they’re considered part of the pack. Raikou is a good example of this: While it contains many fantasy elements, it’s clearly based on a sabertooth tiger, which belongs to the cat family.

Those are all the cat Pokemon in the franchise. For more Pokemon content, check some of our other guides:

Dog Pokemon | Cutest Pokemon | Legendary Pokemon | Creepiest ‘mon

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