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
D
Attack30
F
Defense55
D
Sp. Atk65
C
Sp. Def55
D
Speed20
F
Total275
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.3 m
1'00"Tiny
Weight3.1 kg
6.8 lbsFeather
Base XP55
Low Yield
Abilities
Flash FirePopular
Protects against fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.
Flame BodyPopular
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
No Legends Z A entries available

The flame on its head keeps its body slightly warm. This Pokémon takes lost children by the hand to guide them to the spirit world.

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 7 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Flash Fire grants an additional Fire immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Litwick Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Grass, Ice, Poison, Steel, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)Bug
0x (Immune)Normal, Fighting
Type ChartGood
5Weak
7Resist
3Immune
Score+4
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
WaterGroundRockGhostDark
½xResist
FireGrassIcePoisonSteelFairy
¼xResist
Bug
0xImmune
NormalFightingFire
STAB (6)
PsychicGhostGrassIceBugSteel
How to Beat Litwick in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)
Dondozo
Dondozo
Water
A
Water is super effective against LitwickView Dondozo →

Legends: Z-A 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
Litwick
#607Litwick
41
Level 41
Lampent
#608Lampent
Dusk Stone
Dusk Stone
Chandelure
#609Chandelure
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Litwick
GhostFire
Lampent
GhostFire
Chandelure
GhostFire
HP
50
60+10
60
ATK
30
40+10
55+15
DEF
55
60+5
90+30
SP.ATK
65
95+30
145+50
SP.DEF
55
60+5
90+30
SPE
20
55+35
80+25
BST
275D-Tier
370D-Tier+95
520A-Tier+150
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Cannon
TYPE
Special
Special
Special
Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Litwick Best Moveset

Eviolite makes Litwick bulkier than you'd expect from something that still evolves. Spread EVs with Modest nature handle the stat profile. The remaining moves keeps it from being passive.

Best Build

Experimental
Special Tank
Ability
Flame Body
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Litwick
Modest+SPA

Litwick best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def

EVs

Special Tank Moveset

  • FlamethrowerSTAB
  • Shadow BallSTAB
  • Will O WispSTAB
  • Energy Ball

Moves

Leveling does the heavy lifting. Litwick picks up Flamethrower and Overheat along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add Dark and Grass coverage and more, but the foundation's already strong by then.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Ember
—4010025Fire
Lv 1
Smokescreen
D—10020Normal
Lv 10
Haze
C——30Ice
Lv 12
Confuse Ray
C—10010Ghost
Lv 16
Acid Armor
C——20Poison
Lv 20
Will-O-Wisp
A—8515Fire
Lv 24
Fire Spin
D358515Fire
Lv 28
Flamethrower
S9010015Fire
Lv 32
Shadow Ball
S8010015Ghost
Lv 38
Flame Wheel
D6010025Fire
Lv 44
Curse
C——10Ghost
Lv 48
Heal Block
——10015Psychic
Lv 52
Overheat
C130905Fire

TM Moves

TM
TM06
Calm Mind
B——20Psychic
TM91
Curse
C——10Ghost
TM90
Dark Pulse
D8010015Dark
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM35
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM26
Energy Ball
A9010010Grass
TM109
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
C110855Fire
TM72
Fire Spin
D358515Fire
TM114
Flame Charge
D5010020Fire
TM62
Flamethrower
S9010015Fire
TM97
Heal Block
——10015Psychic
TM68
Heat Wave
C959010Fire
TM50
Overheat
C130905Fire
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM63
Psychic
D9010010Psychic
TM51
Safeguard
C——25Normal
TM74
Shadow Ball
S8010015Ghost
TM64
Solar Beam
C12010010Grass
TM85
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM95
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM57
Will-O-Wisp
A—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Litwick doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Litwick can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Litwick in Legends: Z-A

Litwick doesn't appear in Legends: Z-A. Transfer it from Black, Black 2, or Sword to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

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

Also found in:

BlackBlack 2XSunUltra SunSword

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 Legends: Z-A, 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 Legends: Z-A. 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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