Utility
Balanced
320Low
70Moderate
DTier

Mid-stage Pokemon like Litten rarely see competitive play outside of special formats. It's a waypoint on the road to Incineroar, which is where the real potential kicks in. Can go either physical or special depending on the set. Part of the Gen 7 roster.

Nothing fancy in Litten's spread. It leans mixed with Speed out front. And you'll get 1 Speed EV per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
320Avg
HP45
D
Attack65
C
Defense40
D
Sp. Atk60
C
Sp. Def40
D
Speed70
C
Total320
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Litten yields +1 Spe
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Details
Catch45ChallengingMedium Slow1.06M XP0.4m / 1'04"4.3kg / 9.5 lbs64Base XP
Pokedex Entries

It spends even the smallest amount of downtime grooming its fur with its tongue. Loose fur gathers in its stomach and serves as fuel for fiery moves.

Sword

Trying to pet Litten before it trusts you will result in a nasty scratch from its sharp claws. Be careful.

Shield

Litten Weakness

Avg

Water, Ground, and Rock-type moves hit Litten for super-effective damage. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely.

4xCriticali
None
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
None
3Weak
6Resist
0Immune
Scorei0
Stealth Rock25% on switch
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
BlazeStrengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
IntimidateHALowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

Litten kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Torracat all the way to Incineroar. For breeding, quick to hatch with a massive partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 210 total stats over Litten.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Litten
Fire
Incineroar
FireDark
HP
45
65+20
95+30
ATK
65
85+20
115+30
DEF
40
50+10
90+40
SP.ATK
60
80+20
80
SP.DEF
40
50+10
90+40
SPE
70
90+20
60-30
BST
320C-Tier
420C-Tier+100
530S-Tier+110
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Utility
Mixed
Physical
Breeding
Moderate

Breed Litten with 138 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Fake Out, Parting Shot, Power Trip to offspring.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
87.5%12.5%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
3moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckrhydonshiftryexploudquagsiremawilenidorinofarfetchdloudred

Best Build

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Without breeding, Litten misses out on Fake Out and Parting Shot. That's 3 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Overheat and Flare Blitz, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growl
10040Normal
Lv 1
Scratch
4010035Normal
Lv 3
Ember
4010025Fire
Lv 6
Lick
3010030Ghost
Lv 9
Roar-6
20Normal
Lv 12
Fury Swipes
188015Normal
Lv 15
Bite
6010025Dark
Lv 18
Double Kick
3010030Fighting
Lv 21
Fire Fang
659515Fire
Lv 24
Scary Face
10010Normal
Lv 27
Swagger
8515Normal
Lv 30
Flamethrower
9010015Fire
Lv 33
Thrash
12010010Normal
Lv 36
Flare Blitz
12010015Fire

TM Moves

Src
TM78
Acrobatics
5510015Flying
TM31
Attract
10015Normal
TR01
Body Slam
8510015Normal
TR48
Bulk Up
20Fighting
TR32
Crunch
8010015Dark
TR26
Endure+4
10Normal
TM39
Facade
7010020Normal
TR15
Fire Blast
110855Fire
TM68
Fire Fang
659515Fire
TM13
Fire Spin
358515Fire
TR02
Flamethrower
9010015Fire
TR55
Flare Blitz
12010015Fire
TR36
Heat Wave
959010Fire
TR18
Leech Life
8010010Bug
TR68
Nasty Plot
20Dark
TR24
Outrage
12010010Dragon
TR43
Overheat
130905Fire
TM02
Pay Day
4010020Normal
TM25
Protect+4
10Normal
TM21
Rest
10Psychic
TM42
Revenge-4
6010010Fighting
TM76
Round
6010015Normal
TM26
Scary Face
10010Normal
TM65
Shadow Claw
7010015Ghost
TR27
Sleep Talk
10Normal
TM24
Snore
5010015Normal
TR20
Substitute
10Normal
TM34
Sunny Day
5Fire
TM
Swords Dance
20Normal
TR37
Taunt
10020Dark
TM56
U-turn
7010020Bug
TM38
Will-O-Wisp
8515Fire
TR85
Work Up
30Normal

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Fake Out+3
4010010Normal
Egg
Parting Shot
10020Dark
Egg
Power Trip
2010010Dark

Tutor Moves

Litten can't learn any Tutor moves

No wild encounters for Litten in Sword & Shield. It's available in Sun or Ultra Sun and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Litten is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

  • At 320 BST, Litten is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Torracat before bringing it to any serious fight.

  • Watch for Gyarados (Water), Golem (Ground), and Aerodactyl (Rock) when using Litten. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

  • Litten evolves into Torracat at level 17. Litten is the base form in a 3-stage evolutionary line.

  • Litten gets Intimidate and Blaze. But Intimidate is the one that matters — it's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

  • Litten is leaning toward the physical side (base 65 Attack). Fragile — can't afford to take many hits, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 70 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many.

  • Litten can be found in Scarlet & Violet, Sword & Shield, Sun & Moon, and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Since Sun & Moon, Litten has been obtainable in 4 games. A Generation 7 debut means a shorter history, but Litten has appeared steadily across every generation since.