Is Litleo Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Fire/Normal. Pyroar at level 35 has decent Special Attack and Speed. Fire handles Molayne, but the Normal sub-typing doesn't add much. Outperformed by Arcanine and Chandelure.
Litleo has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Litleo trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Litleo trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Litleo trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Litleo has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Litleo trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Litleo has the type edge here and should clean up Sophocles's team.
Litleo trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Litleo trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Litleo has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Hapu's team hits Litleo's weaknesses hard.
Pyroar has the type edge here and should clean up Molayne's team.
Olivia's team hits Pyroar's weaknesses hard.
Pyroar has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Pyroar trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Pyroar has the type edge here and should clean up Kukui's team.
Litleo is given to you as a gift on Poké Pelago at Lv 49-55. Can appear at Isle Abeens in Poke Pelago when visiting Pokemon are attracted by Poke Beans
Your Litleo should hit Level 35 before you reach Molayne, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Litleo in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Litleo is handed to you at Poké Pelago. No encounter rates or random spawns involved, so there's nothing to grind. Check the location details below for the exact conditions to trigger it.
How to Obtain Litleo in USUM
The path to Litleo starts with Litleo at Lv. 49-57 via gift and walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Litleo ✓Poké Pelago - Elite Four defeatedLv.49-55Gift from NPC
Step 2Catch or Evolve into PyroarPoni Plains - CenterLv.54-57GrassRate 30%Shaking spotor evolve from Litleo (Step 1)
Litleo Weakness
Litleo's Fire/Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Fighting, Ground, and Rock. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Fighting, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Litleo Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Litleo
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x86-102%KO Bubble 2x22-28% | ||
 Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Slowking builds →Power Gem 2x70-84% Water Gun 2x56-66% Brick Break 2x54-64% | ||
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Mankey builds →Brick Break 2x86-102%KO Smack Down 2x40-48% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Machop builds →Brick Break 2x86-102%KO Smack Down 2x40-48% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Hawlucha builds →Brick Break 2x88-105%KO Rock Tomb 2x45-55% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Mankey builds →Cross Chop 2x103-123%KO Rock Tomb 2x42-52% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x80-95% Rock Tomb 2x42-52% Bubble Beam 2x33-39% | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Slowking builds →Power Gem 2x68-82% Water Gun 2x53-64% Brick Break 2x48-58% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Hawlucha builds →Brick Break 2x95-113%KO Rock Tomb 2x49-59% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x87-103%KO Rock Tomb 2x46-56% Bubble Beam 2x36-43% | ||
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Slowking builds →Power Gem 2x74-89% Water Gun 2x57-69% Brick Break 2x56-66% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Mankey builds →Brick Break 2x84-98% Rock Tomb 2x46-56% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x111-131%KO Rock Tomb 2x59-70% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x107-127%KO Rock Tomb 2x59-70% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Hawlucha builds →Brick Break 2x89-106%KO Rock Tomb 2x48-56% | ||
 Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x116-137%KO Bulldoze 2x63-74% Rock Tomb 2x63-74% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x116-137%KO Bulldoze 2x63-74% Rock Tomb 2x63-74% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x110-130%KO Bulldoze 2x60-72% Rock Tomb 2x60-72% Brine 2x33-40% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x110-130%KO Bulldoze 2x60-72% Rock Tomb 2x60-72% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Hawlucha builds →Flying Press 2x119-141%KO Rock Tomb 2x49-59% | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x148-176%KO | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x155-182%KO Bulldoze 2x62-73% Rock Tomb 2x62-73% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x118-139%KO Bulldoze 2x63-75% Rock Tomb 2x63-75% | ||
 Lycanroc Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Lycanroc builds →Rock Slide 2x110-130%KO Brick Break 2x74-87% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x113-133%KO Bulldoze 2x60-71% Rock Tomb 2x60-71% Brine 2x30-36% | ||
 Jellicent WaterGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Frillish (Route 14 Interact Encounter) | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x188-221%KO Rock Slide 2x74-87% Bulldoze 2x58-69% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x173-204%KO Rock Slide 2x74-87% Bulldoze 2x58-69% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x154-182%KO Rock Slide 2x65-77% Bulldoze 2x52-62% | ||
Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Primarina builds →Sparkling Aria 2x142-167%KO | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x180-212%KO Stone Edge 2x100-118%KO Bulldoze 2x61-72% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x175-206%KO Stone Edge 2x97-114%KO Bulldoze 2x59-69% Surf 2x40-48% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x175-206%KO Rock Slide 2x73-87% Bulldoze 2x59-69% | ||
Jellicent WaterGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Frillish (Route 14 Interact Encounter) | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x188-222%KO Stone Edge 2x97-114%KO Bulldoze 2x59-69% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x294-346%KO Earthquake 2x131-154%KO Brick Break 2x99-117%KO Surf 2x57-67% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x191-225%KO Stone Edge 2x158-187%KO Earthquake 2x106-125%KO | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x185-218%KO Earthquake 2x103-121%KO Stone Edge 2x103-121%KO | ||
 Nihilego RockPoison | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Interact Encounter | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Bewear builds →Superpower 2x185-218%KO Earthquake 2x103-121%KO Rock Slide 2x78-91% | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Mienfoo deals 80-94% with High Jump Kick.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemEviolite NatureCareful Moves View Ferroseed builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Abra builds →Psychic29-35% Dazzling Gleam13-16% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Mienfoo builds →U Turn11-13% High Jump Kick 2x80-94% Stone Edge 2x62-73% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemBerryjuice NatureHardy Moves View Onix builds →
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D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityContrary ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Litleo View Snivy builds →Leaf Storm13-15% | ||
Litleo Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Litleo grows into Pyroar through a straightforward two-stage chain. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 138 total stats over Litleo. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
USUM Litleo Best Moveset
Fire/Normal at 73 Sp. Atk with AbilityRivalry and AbilityMoxie raising Attack on KOs as a hidden ability. The moveset at pre-evolution power does nothing. Pyroar one evolution away adds 109 Sp. Atk at 106 Speed.
Best Build
Litleo best EVs are Attack and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Wild Charge
- Crunch
- Hyper Voice
- Flame Charge
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Entrainment and Fire Spin on Litleo. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Overheat and Flare Blitz, they expand what Litleo can actually threaten in practice.
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
When they’re young, they live with a pride. Once they’re able to hunt prey on their own, they’re kicked out and have to make their own way.
This hot-blooded Pokémon is filled with curiosity. When it gets angry or starts fighting, its short mane gets hot.
Litleo Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
Litleo is meant to evolve into Pyroar. At 369 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Rivalry increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender. That's the one you want on Litleo. Moxie is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Unnerve works too if your team needs something different.
Base 72 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Litleo is a mixed attacker with base 50 Attack and 73 Sp. Atk.
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, you can run Litleo through the first few routes without issues. 369 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Pyroar as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Litleo joined the series in X & Y and has been available in 6 titles so far. With 5 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
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 6XYDebut
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