The Pokemon franchise features creatures that resemble real-life animals for you to catch, including plenty of felines for all the cat lovers out there. Trainers can have their pick of the litter, including the likes of 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 2023.
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Meowth was the first cat Pokemon introduced to the series.
How are cat Pokemon categorized?
First, it’s important to define what counts as a ‘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.
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:
Full list of cat Pokemon in the Pokedex
| Pokemon | Type | Sprite | Generation |
| Sprigatito | Grass | 9 | |
| Floragato | Grass | 9 | |
| Meowscarada | Grass / Dark | 9 | |
| Meowth | Normal | 1 | |
| Alolan Meowth | Dark | 7 | |
| Galarian Meowth | Steel | 8 | |
| Persian | Normal | 1 | |
| Alolan Persian | Dark | 7 |
Alolan Persian was introduced in Sword & Shield.
| Pokemon | Type | Sprite | Generation |
| Delcatty | Normal | 3 | |
| Espeon | Psychic | 2 | |
| Sylveon | Fairy | 6 | |
| Umbreon | Dark | 2 | |
| Luxio | Electric | 4 | |
| Shinx | Electric | 4 | |
| Skitty | Normal | 3 | |
| Raikou | Electric | 2 |
Luxray is an electric-type with the design of a cat.
| Pokemon | Type | Sprite | Generation |
| Glameow | Normal | 4 | |
| Liepard | Dark | 5 | |
| Litleo | Fire / Normal | 6 | |
| Luxray | Electric | 4 | |
| Purrloin | Dark | 5 | |
| Purugly | Normal | 4 | |
| Pyroar | Fire / Normal | 6 |
The lion cub Litleo evolves into the adult lion Pyroar.
| Pokemon | Type | Sprite | Generation |
| Espurr | Psychic | 6 | |
| Incineroar | Fire / Dark | 7 | |
| Litten | Fire | 7 | |
| Meowstic | Psychic | 6 | |
| Perrserker | Steel | 8 | |
| Solgaleo | Psychic / Steel | 7 | |
| Torracat | Fire | 7 | |
| Zeraora | Electric | 7 | |
| Zangoose | Normal | 3 | |
| Dusk Mane Necrozma | Psychic / Steel | 7 | |
| Chien-Pao | Dark / Ice | 9 |
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), 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.
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