In X & Y, Lickitung isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Lickilicky to unlock its full potential. At 385 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Lickitung weak to?

In X & Y, Lickitung's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 30 Speed, Lickitung won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

What is the best ability for Lickitung?

Own Tempo is the go-to ability for Lickitung. It prevents confusion. Its hidden ability Cloud Nine can work in specific setups. Oblivious is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.

What role does Lickitung play in battle?

In X & Y, Lickitung fills the balanced role. It's leaning toward the special side (base 60 Sp. Atk). Base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Should I use Lickitung?

In X & Y, Lickitung does the job early-game if you need a Normal type on your team. Evolve it into Lickilicky before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Lickitung - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Lickitung's spread favors balanced defenses over offense. HP leads the defensive side, Speed eats the cost. Yields 2 HP EVs per defeat. Medium-fast 1M XP curve to level.

Base Stats

Avg

HP90

Attack55

Defense75

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def75

Speed30

Total385

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight65.5 kg

Base XP77

Abilities

Own Tempo

Prevents confusion.

Oblivious

Prevents infatuation and protects against captivate.

Cloud NineHA

Negates all effects of weather, but does not prevent the weather itself.

EV Yield

HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training target

Pokedex Entries

Its long tongue, slathered with a gooey saliva, sticks to anything, so it is very useful.

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.

Lickitung Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Lickitung in X & Y (Best Counters)

Lucario FightingSteel	C
Obtain MethodTower Of Mastery Gift Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Aura SphereLv. 42 Low SweepTM47 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Lickitung Focus Blast 2x 119-140%KO Aura Sphere 2x 80-95% Low Sweep 2x 63-75% Power-Up Punch 2x 40-47% View Lucario builds →
Heracross BugFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 34 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakLv. 25 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Lickitung Close Combat 2x 127-149%KO Focus Blast 2x 54-64% Brick Break 2x 80-95% Rock Smash 2x 43-51% View Heracross builds →
Hawlucha FightingFlying	C
Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 44 Focus BlastTM52 Flying PressLv. 28 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Lickitung High Jump Kick 2x 106-125%KO Focus Blast 2x 83-98% Flying Press 2x 82-96% Low Sweep 2x 54-64% View Hawlucha builds →
Hariyama Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Vital ThrowLv. 10 Wake-Up SlapLv. 42 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Lickitung Focus Blast 2x 54-64% Vital Throw 2x 72-85% Wake-Up Slap 2x 72-85% Low Sweep 2x 68-80% View Hariyama builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves SuperpowerLv. 48 Focus BlastTM52 Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Lickitung Superpower 2x 105-124%KO Focus Blast 2x 44-53% Vital Throw 2x 62-73% Low Sweep 2x 58-69% View Throh builds →

X & Y Evolution

Evolving Lickitung into Lickilicky takes knowing a specific move. It's not a simple level-up, so check the chain details below. Evolving adds up to 130 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#108Lickitung

Knows Rollout

#463Lickilicky

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Lickitung

Normal

Lickilicky

Normal

110+20

ATK

85+30

DEF

95+20

SP.ATK

80+20

SP.DEF

95+20

SPE

50+20

BST

385D-Tier

515C-Tier+130

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Lickitung easily with 75 breeding partners from the Monster egg group. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Belch, Belly Drum and 9 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Monster

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

12moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Lickitung Best Moveset

Best Build

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Moves

Power Whip and Blizzard bring the raw damage. But Lickitung also picks up coverage across 13 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Lick

—3010030Ghost

Lv 5

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 9

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Lv 13

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Lv 17

Wrap

—159020Normal

Lv 21

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Lv 25

Disable

C—10020Normal

Lv 29

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 33

Rollout

D309020Rock

Lv 37

Chip Away

—7010020Normal

Lv 41

Me First

———20Normal

Lv 45

Refresh

D——20Normal

Lv 49

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 53

Power Whip

D1208510Grass

Lv 57

Wring Out

——1005Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

D7510015Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM82

Dragon Tail-6

D609010Dragon

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM26

Earthquake

D10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D110855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM59

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

TM98

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

HM03

Surf

D9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Egg

Belch

—1209010Poison

Egg

Belly Drum

C——10Normal

Egg

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Hammer Arm

D1009010Fighting

Egg

Magnitude

——10030Ground

Egg

Muddy Water

D908510Water

Egg

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

Egg

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Egg

Snore

—5010015Normal

Egg

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Lickitung can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Kick

C120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Gen 4

Whirlpool

—358515Water

Gen 5

Work Up

D——30Normal

X & Y Lickitung Locations

A solid number of locations for Lickitung with decent spawn rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Lickitung in X & Y

walking encounters for Lickitung across 16 spots at Lv. 30-59. The catch is that X and Y don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Victory Road - Cave 1

XGrass Lv.30 Cave

RareMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 1

YGrass Lv.30 Cave

RareMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 2

YGrass Lv.30 Cave

RareMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 2

XGrass Lv.30 Cave

RareMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 3

XGrass Lv.30 Cave

RareMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 3

YGrass Lv.30 Cave

RareMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 4

XGrass Lv.30 Cave

RareMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 4

YGrass Lv.30 Cave

RareMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 1

XGrass Lv.58-59 Cave

UncommonPost

Victory Road - Cave 1

YGrass Lv.58-59 Cave

UncommonPost

Victory Road - Cave 2

YGrass Lv.58-59 Cave

UncommonPost

Victory Road - Cave 2

XGrass Lv.58-59 Cave

UncommonPost

Victory Road - Cave 3

XGrass Lv.58-59 Cave

UncommonPost

Victory Road - Cave 3

YGrass Lv.58-59 Cave

UncommonPost

Victory Road - Cave 4

XGrass Lv.58-59 Cave

UncommonPost

Victory Road - Cave 4

YGrass Lv.58-59 Cave

UncommonPost

Lickitung Guide

In X & Y, Lickitung isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Lickilicky to unlock its full potential. At 385 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In X & Y, Lickitung's biggest threats include Machamp (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 30 Speed, Lickitung won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Own Tempo is the go-to ability for Lickitung. It prevents confusion. Its hidden ability Cloud Nine can work in specific setups. Oblivious is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
In X & Y, Lickitung fills the balanced role. It's leaning toward the special side (base 60 Sp. Atk). Base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In X & Y, Lickitung does the job early-game if you need a Normal type on your team. Evolve it into Lickilicky before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

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

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Lucario FightingSteel	C
Obtain MethodTower Of Mastery Gift Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 55 Focus BlastTM52 Aura SphereLv. 42 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Lickitung Close Combat 2x 114-135%KO Focus Blast 2x 119-140%KO Aura Sphere 2x 80-95% Low Sweep 2x 63-75% View Lucario builds →
Chesnaught GrassFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Hammer ArmLv. 60 Low SweepTM47 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Lickitung Focus Blast 2x 83-98% Hammer Arm 2x 93-109%KO Low Sweep 2x 62-73% Power-Up Punch 2x 38-45% View Chesnaught builds →
Gallade PsychicFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Close CombatLv. 59 Focus BlastTM52 Low SweepTM47 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Lickitung Close Combat 2x 127-149%KO Focus Blast 2x 75-89% Low Sweep 2x 69-82% Power-Up Punch 2x 43-51% View Gallade builds →
Poliwrath WaterFighting	C
Obtain MethodEvolve Poliwhirl (Laverre City Super Rod) Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Dynamic PunchLv. 32 SubmissionLv. 1 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Lickitung Focus Blast 2x 80-95% Dynamic Punch 2x 85-100%KO Submission 2x 68-80% Low Sweep 2x 55-65% View Poliwrath builds →
Mienshao Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 56 Focus BlastTM52 Jump KickLv. 37 Aura SphereLv. 70 Damage vs Lickitung High Jump Kick 2x 137-162%KO Focus Blast 2x 100-118%KO Jump Kick 2x 106-125%KO Aura Sphere 2x 68-80% View Mienshao builds →

Mienfoo Fighting	D
TM Move Moves Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Lickitung Rock Smash 2x 35-42% View Mienfoo builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakLv. 20 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Lickitung Brick Break 2x 60-71% Rock Smash 2x 35-42% View Scraggy builds →
Pancham Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Karate ChopLv. 12 Rock SmashTM94 Arm ThrustLv. 7 Damage vs Lickitung Karate Chop 2x 42-50% Rock Smash 2x 35-42% Arm Thrust 2x 17-21% View Pancham builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Low SweepLv. 13 Karate ChopLv. 10 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Lickitung Low Sweep 2x 53-63% Karate Chop 2x 42-50% Rock Smash 2x 35-42% View Machop builds →
Croagunk PoisonFighting	D
TM Move Moves Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Lickitung Rock Smash 2x 28-33% View Croagunk builds →

Lucario FightingSteel	C
Obtain MethodTower Of Mastery Gift Available Moves Moves Low SweepTM47 Power-Up PunchTM98 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Lickitung Low Sweep 2x 61-72% Power-Up Punch 2x 39-47% Rock Smash 2x 39-47% View Lucario builds →
Hawlucha FightingFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Flying PressLv. 28 Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 4 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Lickitung Flying Press 2x 79-94% Low Sweep 2x 53-63% Karate Chop 2x 41-50% Power-Up Punch 2x 35-41% View Hawlucha builds →
Hariyama Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 10 Low SweepTM47 Force PalmLv. 32 Power-Up PunchTM98 Damage vs Lickitung Vital Throw 2x 70-83% Low Sweep 2x 65-77% Force Palm 2x 61-72% Power-Up Punch 2x 41-50% View Hariyama builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 21 Storm ThrowLv. 25 Damage vs Lickitung Vital Throw 2x 61-72% Low Sweep 2x 56-66% Revenge 2x 53-63% Storm Throw 2x 53-63% View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Brick BreakLv. 29 Low SweepTM47 Karate ChopLv. 25 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Lickitung Brick Break 2x 77-91% Low Sweep 2x 67-80% Karate Chop 2x 53-63% Rock Smash 2x 41-50% View Sawk builds →

Hitmontop Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemEjectbutton NatureAdamant Moves Fake Out Wide Guard Close Combat FeintPriority Damage vs Lickitung Close Combat 2x 137-162%KO Feint 12-14% View Hitmontop builds →
Machamp Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves Dynamic Punch Knock Off Bullet Punch Stone Edge Damage vs Lickitung Knock Off 31-36% Bullet Punch 19-23% Stone Edge 47-56% View Machamp builds →