What does Litwick evolve into?

Lampent at level 41 is the mid-stage. Push through to Chandelure using a Dusk Stone for the final form. 275 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Litwick evolve?

Level 41 gets you Lampent . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Litwick?

For Black & White, you can run Litwick through the first few routes without issues. 275 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Lampent as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Litwick?

You can find Litwick in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 8 other games across the series.

Litwick - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

20Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and Defense carry most of Litwick's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Sp. Atk EV. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP50

Attack30

Defense55

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def55

Speed20

Total275

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight3.1 kg

Base XP55

Abilities

Flash Fire

Protects against fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.

Flame Body

Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.

InfiltratorHA

Bypasses light screen, reflect, and safeguard.

Flash Fire grants Fire immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Litwick shines a light that absorbs the life energy of people and Pokémon, which becomes the fuel that it burns.

Litwick Weakness

Litwick's Ghost/Fire typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost, and Dark. It shrugs off Normal and Fighting-type attacks completely. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Flash Fire grants an additional Fire immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Litwick Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Grass, Ice, Poison, Steel
0.25x (Resist)	Bug
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting

Type ChartGood

5Weak

6Resist

3Immune

Score+3

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Poison Steel

¼xResist

Bug

0xImmune

Normal Fighting Fire

STAB (6)

Psychic Ghost Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Litwick in Black & White (Best Counters)

Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves ScaldTM55 BrineLv. 28 BiteLv. 7 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Litwick Scald 2x 107-127%KO Brine 2x 90-107%KO Bite 2x 31-38% Thief 2x 31-38% View Omanyte builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Litwick Rock Tomb 2x 48-57% Astonish 2x 17-20% View Lileep builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 CrunchLv. 28 DigTM28 Shadow ClawTM65 Damage vs Litwick Earthquake 2x 127-150%KO Crunch 2x 101-120%KO Dig 2x 101-120%KO Shadow Claw 2x 60-71% View Krokorok builds →
Zorua Dark	D
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves Foul PlayLv. 29 DigTM28 Shadow BallTM30 Feint AttackLv. 17 Damage vs Litwick Foul Play 2x 101-120%KO Dig 2x 57-67% Shadow Ball 2x 66-78% Feint Attack 2x 64-77% View Zorua builds →
Panpour Water	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves ScaldTM55 DigTM28 Shadow ClawTM65 BrineLv. 34 Damage vs Litwick Scald 2x 73-87% Dig 2x 49-58% Shadow Claw 2x 43-51% Brine 2x 62-73% View Panpour builds →

Black & White Evolution

Three stages ahead. Litwick grows into Lampent, then pushes on to Chandelure. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 245 total stats over Litwick. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#607Litwick

Level 41

#608Lampent

Dusk Stone

#609Chandelure

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Litwick

GhostFire

Lampent

GhostFire

Chandelure

GhostFire

60+10

ATK

40+10

55+15

DEF

60+5

90+30

SP.ATK

95+30

145+50

SP.DEF

60+5

90+30

SPE

55+35

80+25

BST

275D-Tier

370D-Tier+95

520A-Tier+150

ROLE

Balanced

Cannon

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Litwick easily with 45 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Acid, Acid Armor, Captivate and 4 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Indeterminate

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Litwick Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Acid and Acid Armor from the egg pool give Litwick something extra.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 3

Minimize

———20Normal

Lv 5

Smog

—207020Poison

Lv 7

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

Lv 10

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 13

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 16

Will-O-Wisp

C—7515Fire

Lv 20

Flame Burst

—7010015Fire

Lv 24

Imprison

———10Psychic

Lv 28

Hex

—5010010Ghost

Lv 33

Memento

C—10010Dark

Lv 38

Inferno

—100505Fire

Lv 43

Curse

C——10Ghost

Lv 49

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

Lv 55

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Lv 61

Overheat

C140905Fire

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM63

Embargo

D—10015Dark

TM53

Energy Ball

D8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM43

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM59

Incinerate

—3010015Fire

TM50

Overheat

C140905Fire

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM19

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—7515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Acid

—4010030Poison

Egg

Acid Armor

D——40Poison

Egg

Captivate

——10020Normal

Egg

Clear Smog

D50—15Poison

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Heat Wave

C1009010Fire

Tutor Moves

Litwick can't learn any Tutor moves

Black & White Litwick Locations

Litwick starts showing up in mid-game routes at high spawn rates across 8 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Litwick in Black & White

Before you go hunting for Litwick, check which of the 8 spots belong to your version. Black and White each have different walking encounters at Lv. 26-29.

Celestial Tower - 2F

BlackGrass Lv.26-29 Building

100%Mid

Any

Celestial Tower - 2F

WhiteGrass Lv.26-29 Building

100%Mid

Any

Celestial Tower - 3F

BlackGrass Lv.26-29 Building

100%Mid

Any

Celestial Tower - 3F

WhiteGrass Lv.26-29 Building

100%Mid

Any

Celestial Tower - 4F

WhiteGrass Lv.26-29 Building

100%Mid

Any

Celestial Tower - 4F

BlackGrass Lv.26-29 Building

100%Mid

Any

Celestial Tower - 5F

WhiteGrass Lv.26-29 Building

100%Mid

Any

Celestial Tower - 5F

BlackGrass Lv.26-29 Building

100%Mid

Any

Litwick Guide

Lampent at level 41 is the mid-stage. Push through to Chandelure using a Dusk Stone for the final form. 275 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 41 gets you Lampent. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Black & White, you can run Litwick through the first few routes without issues. 275 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Lampent as fast as you can.
You can find Litwick in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 8 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Litwick joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 9 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Liepard Dark	C
Upcoming Move Moves PursuitLv. 15 Learns Pursuit at Level 15 View Liepard builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Move Moves Feint AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Litwick Feint Attack 2x 71-86% View Scraggy builds →
Panpour Water	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 10 LickLv. 7 Damage vs Litwick Water Gun 2x 40-50% Lick 2x 24-29% View Panpour builds →
Oshawott Water	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 7 Damage vs Litwick Water Gun 2x 48-57% View Oshawott builds →

Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 PursuitLv. 15 Damage vs Litwick Thief 2x 80-96% Pursuit 2x 59-70% View Liepard builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Litwick Ancient Power 2x 71-86% Rock Throw 2x 80-96% View Archen builds →
Roggenrola Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Rock BlastLv. 14 Mud-SlapLv. 17 Damage vs Litwick Rock Blast 2x 36-43% Mud-Slap 2x 11-14% View Roggenrola builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Move Moves Feint AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Litwick Feint Attack 2x 71-86% View Scraggy builds →
Oshawott Water	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Razor ShellLv. 17 Water GunLv. 7 Damage vs Litwick Razor Shell 2x 77-91% Water Gun 2x 45-54% View Oshawott builds →

Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves ThiefTM46 SnarlTM95 PursuitLv. 15 Damage vs Litwick Thief 2x 81-95% Snarl 2x 76-90% Pursuit 2x 56-67% View Liepard builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Litwick Ancient Power 2x 71-86% Rock Throw 2x 81-95% View Archen builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Feint AttackLv. 9 SnarlTM95 PaybackLv. 23 Damage vs Litwick Feint Attack 2x 71-86% Snarl 2x 44-52% Payback 2x 60-71% View Scraggy builds →
Zorua Dark	D
Obtain MethodCastelia City Gift Available Moves Moves Feint AttackLv. 17 ThiefTM46 SnarlTM95 PursuitLv. 5 Damage vs Litwick Feint Attack 2x 63-76% Thief 2x 63-76% Snarl 2x 68-81% Pursuit 2x 44-52% View Zorua builds →
Panpour Water	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves ScaldLv. 22 BiteLv. 19 ThiefTM46 Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Litwick Scald 2x 76-90% Bite 2x 37-44% Thief 2x 37-44% Water Gun 2x 40-48% View Panpour builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 BiteLv. 1 Ancient PowerLv. 25 ThiefTM46 Damage vs Litwick Earthquake 2x 96-114%KO Bite 2x 58-69% Ancient Power 2x 60-71% Thief 2x 58-69% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Litwick Rock Tomb 2x 46-54% Astonish 2x 15-19% View Lileep builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 BiteLv. 4 AssuranceLv. 16 Damage vs Litwick Earthquake 2x 117-138%KO Dig 2x 94-113%KO Bite 2x 74-88% Assurance 2x 74-88% View Krokorok builds →
Panpour Water	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves ScaldLv. 22 DigTM28 BiteLv. 19 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Litwick Scald 2x 71-83% Dig 2x 47-56% Bite 2x 35-42% Rock Tomb 2x 35-42% View Panpour builds →
Tympole Water	D
Available Moves Moves Muddy WaterLv. 27 Bubble BeamLv. 12 Mud ShotLv. 16 BubbleLv. 1 Damage vs Litwick Muddy Water 2x 78-92% Bubble Beam 2x 56-67% Mud Shot 2x 32-39% Bubble 2x 35-42% View Tympole builds →

Palpitoad WaterGround	D
Available Moves Moves Muddy WaterLv. 28 SurfHM03 ScaldTM55 Bubble BeamLv. 12 Damage vs Litwick Muddy Water 2x 91-108%KO Surf 2x 91-108%KO Scald 2x 81-96% Bubble Beam 2x 68-81% View Palpitoad builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 ScaldTM55 WaterfallHM05 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Litwick Surf 2x 119-141%KO Scald 2x 107-126%KO Waterfall 2x 61-72% Rock Slide 2x 56-66% View Omanyte builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 ScaldTM55 WaterfallHM05 Damage vs Litwick Surf 2x 81-96% Dig 2x 64-76% Scald 2x 73-87% Waterfall 2x 96-114%KO View Kabuto builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Litwick Rock Slide 2x 58-69% Rock Tomb 2x 45-54% Astonish 2x 17-20% View Lileep builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 CrunchLv. 28 DigTM28 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Litwick Earthquake 2x 122-144%KO Crunch 2x 99-117%KO Dig 2x 99-117%KO Rock Slide 2x 62-74% View Krokorok builds →