Every cat Pokemon on the Pokedex listed

For all of the cat lovers out there, Pokemon is full of furry felines. With plenty to be found as a trainer embarks on their journey to catch ’em all, feline fans will have the pick of the litter from Meowth, to Purrloin, to Litten.

While many Pokemon are modeled on fantasy creatures like the dragon Charizard, or even inanimate objects like the ice cream Vanillite, there are plenty of creatures that take design cues from real-life animals that can be found in the wild or even in our homes.

Cats, in particular, have been a big source of inspiration throughout the past 25 years of catching ’em all. Whether you’re a cat person or a dog person, there’s no denying our feline friends make a good base for a Pokemon design.

The first cat-based Pokemon trainers were introduced to were Meowth and its evolution Persian, way back in Gen 1 games Red and Blue. Since then, plenty more have been added, such as the lion-inspired legendary Solgaleo.

Contents

• How are cat Pokemon categorized?
• How many cat Pokemon are there?
• All cat Pokemon in the Pokedex

Meowth was the first cat Pokemon introduced to the series.

How are cat Pokemon categorized?

How do you define a cat Pokemon? Well, 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’.

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 saber-tooth tiger, which belongs to the cat family.

How many cat Pokemon are there?

We’ve looked at all 898 Pokedex entries, from the Gameboy’s Red and Blue all the way through to the Nintendo Switch’s Sword and Shield, to find out just how many Pokemon are based on cats – there are 26!

You can see the full list of all cat-type Pokemon in the game, which includes all sorts of lions and tigers, below:

Full list of cat Pokemon in the Pokedex

Pokemon	Type	Sprite
Meowth	Normal
Alolan Meowth	Dark
Galarian Meowth	Steel
Persian	Normal
Alolan Persian	Dark

Alolan Persian was introduced in Sword & Shield.

Pokemon	Type	Sprite
Delcatty	Normal
Espeon	Psychic
Luxio	Electric
Shinx	Electric
Skitty	Normal
Raikou	Electric

Luxray is an electric-type with the design of a cat.

Pokemon	Type	Sprite
Glameow	Normal
Liepard	Dark
Litleo	Fire / Normal
Luxray	Electric
Purrloin	Dark
Purugly	Normal
Pyroar	Fire / Normal

The lion cub Litleo evolves into the adult lion Pyroar.

Pokemon	Type	Sprite
Espurr	Psychic
Incineroar	Fire / Dark
Litten	Fire
Meowstic	Psychic
Perrserker	Steel
Solgaleo	Psychic / Steel
Torracat	Fire
Zeraora	Electric

It may look like a WWE fighter, but Incineroar is modeled on a cat.

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 other than Espeon), 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 anyway. The legendary Entei, meanwhile, has elements of a lion, but more closely resembles a dog.

So, there you have it. All of the catlike Pokemon in the Pokedex. For more content like this, check out our other ‘mon lists:

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