
Is Lickitung Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Confusion and attraction both bounce off. AbilityOwn Tempo handles one, AbilityOblivious handles the other. Neither fixes the problem: Lickitung's stats are average everywhere. Normal-type with no evolution in FRLG. Fills a slot without contributing anything another Pokemon couldn't do better.
Lickitung resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Lickitung has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Lickitung has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Lickitung has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Lickitung has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Lickitung trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Lickitung has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Lickitung has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Lickitung trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Lickitung trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Lickitung trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Lickitung trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Lickitung trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Lickitung can be received through an in-game trade on Route 18. Trade Golduck. Trade a Golduck to the man on Route 18
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick18075%5
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam22590%5
- HM04NormalStrength120100%15
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge180100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
How to Get Lickitung in FireRed & LeafGreen
Trade a Golduck (FireRed) or Slowbro (LeafGreen) on Route 18 for Lickitung. One-time NPC trade in both versions with no wild alternative anywhere.
1 location to catch Lickitung
How to Get Lickitung in FireRed & LeafGreen
Lickitung Weakness
Lickitung is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Lickitung can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Lickitung Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Lickitung
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMinus ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Lickitung View Minun builds →Thunderbolt17-20% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityShedskin ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Lickitung View Dragonair builds →Ice Beam16-19% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemSalacberry NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Lickitung View Charmeleon builds →Fire Blast22-26% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves View Togetic builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLiquidooze ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Lickitung View Swalot builds →Sludge Bomb18-22% Explosion51-60% Body Slam17-21% | ||
Lickitung Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Lickitung. A decent partner pool through one egg group, eggs are average hatch time, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 8 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
FRLG Lickitung Best Moveset
90 HP and even defensive stats with AbilityOwn Tempo preventing confusion. Normal type at 30 Speed. The moveset can't threaten anything competitively, and the bulk isn't enough to block effectively without recovery.
Best Build
Lickitung best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Wish
- Knock Off
- Flamethrower
- Counter
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Blizzard and Earthquake bring the raw damage. But Lickitung also picks up coverage across 12 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its tongue is twice the length of its body. It can be moved like an arm for grabbing food and attacking.
Its tongue can be extended like a chameleon’s. It leaves a tingling sensation when it licks enemies.
Lickitung FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Trade a Golduck to the man on Route 18. This is an NPC trade, so the Lickitung you receive is yours immediately, no transfer cable needed.
Game Availability
Lickitung has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut

Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS

Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS

Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG

FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP

Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS

HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW

Black & White - Gen 5B2W2

Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY

X & Y - Gen 6ORAS

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM

Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM

Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh

Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV

Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW

Winds & Waves