Is Lickitung Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Not in the Sinnoh regional dex. Transfer-only Normal. Gen 4 adds the Lickilicky evolution through MoveRollout. AbilityOwn Tempo prevents confusion. Neither form threatens anything in Sinnoh's story.
Lickitung trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Lickitung has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Lickitung trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Lickitung resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Fantina's typing presses Lickitung's defenses.
Lickitung trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Lickilicky resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Lickilicky has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Lickilicky has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Lickilicky has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Lickilicky trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Lickilicky trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Lickilicky has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Lickilicky resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Lickilicky has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Lickilicky trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Lickitung on Lake Valor (walking, Lv 34-36, common). Swarm.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- HM08NormalRock ClimbPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Route 217
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Lickitung to Lickilicky
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Candice, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 375Accuracy 100%PP 5Given by the coin clerk at the Veilstone Game Corner once you string together ten bonus rounds in a row on the slot machines
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- HM08NormalRock ClimbPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Route 217
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Lickitung in Diamond & Pearl
Lickitung only appears during a Swarm at Lake Valor, common at level 34 while the swarm holds. Miss the daily window and the lakefront turns up nothing, so timing is the whole game.
Wild Lickitung may be holding when caught:
Lagging Tail (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is tremendously heavy and makes the holder move slower than usual.1 location to catch Lickitung
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6Where To Catch Lickitung in DP
- Step 1Lickitung ✓
- Step 2Evolve into LickilickyBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Lickitung egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Lickitung catch rates for Diamond & Pearl by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Lickitung in Diamond & Pearl
Lickitung shows up during its Lake Valor swarm, so chain it with the PokeRadar there to reach the shiny. Compare Shiny Lickitung odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Lickitung Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Lickitung preloaded.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Lickitung Weak Against
Good
Lickitung Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Lickitung easily with 63 breeding partners from the Monster egg group. Pass egg moves like Amnesia, Belly Drum, Body Slam and 7 more to offspring.
DP Lickitung Best Moveset
Decent bulk at 90 HP with 75 in both defenses, but 30 Speed and 55 Attack leave the moveset without a real purpose. Can evolve to Lickilicky now, which does the same thing with better numbers.
Best Build
Lickitung best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Tank Moveset
- Earthquake
- Body Slam
- Wish
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Power Whip and Blizzard 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
47 of 48 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Instead of hands, it uses its tongue, which is twice its height. Its sticky saliva grips anything.
Lickitung Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Lickitung in Diamond & Pearl can hold Lagging Tail (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Lagging Tail.
In Diamond & Pearl, 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.
In Diamond & Pearl, Lickitung plays as a balanced. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully.
In Diamond & Pearl, Adamant is the go-to nature for Lickitung. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 236 Atk / 236 SpD / 36 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Lickitung has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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