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 Scarlet & Violet, 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 Scarlet & Violet. 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 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 Scarlet Violet 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
Damage	Types
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

Water Ground Rock Ghost Dark

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Poison Steel Fairy

¼xResist

Bug

0xImmune

Normal Fighting Fire

STAB (6)

Psychic Ghost Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Litwick in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)

Dondozo Water	A
Water is super effective against LitwickView Dondozo →
Annihilape FightingGhost	A
Ghost is super effective against LitwickView Annihilape →
Lokix BugDark	A
Dark is super effective against LitwickView Lokix →
Glimmora RockPoison	A
Rock is super effective against LitwickView Glimmora →
Krookodile GroundDark	A
Ground is super effective against LitwickView Krookodile →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

Three stages ahead. Litwick grows into Lampent, then pushes on to Chandelure. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners 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 53 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Acid Armor, Clear Smog, Haze and 1 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

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Scarlet & Violet 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

SpA

SpD

Spe

Special Tank Moveset

FlamethrowerSTAB
Shadow BallSTAB
Will O WispSTAB
Energy Ball

Recommended Teammates

BronzorGood

MunchlaxGood

TrapinchGood

Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

D3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Smog

—307020Poison

Lv 4

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 8

Minimize

C——10Normal

Lv 12

Confuse Ray

C—10010Ghost

Lv 16

Hex

B6510010Ghost

Lv 20

Will-O-Wisp

A—8515Fire

Lv 24

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

Lv 28

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 32

Curse

C——10Ghost

Lv 36

Shadow Ball

S8010015Ghost

Lv 40

Inferno

—100505Fire

Lv 44

Imprison

C——10Psychic

Lv 48

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Lv 52

Overheat

C130905Fire

Lv 56

Memento

C—10010Dark

TM Moves

TM195

Burning Jealousy

C701005Fire

TM129

Calm Mind

B——20Psychic

TM17

Confuse Ray

C—10010Ghost

TM224

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM94

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM119

Energy Ball

A9010010Grass

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM141

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TM24

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

TM38

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

TM125

Flamethrower

S9010015Fire

TM165

Flare Blitz

D12010015Fire

TM174

Haze

C——30Ice

TM118

Heat Wave

C959010Fire

TM29

Hex

B6510010Ghost

TM92

Imprison

C——10Psychic

TM42

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

TM157

Overheat

C130905Fire

TM202

Pain Split

C——20Normal

TM198

Poltergeist

D110905Ghost

TM07

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM203

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM120

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM114

Shadow Ball

S8010015Ghost

TM219

Skitter Smack

D709010Bug

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM168

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM177

Spite

——10010Ghost

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM207

Temper Flare

D7510010Fire

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM18

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM109

Trick

C—10010Psychic

TM161

Trick Room-7

B——5Psychic

TM107

Will-O-Wisp

A—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Acid Armor

C——20Poison

Egg

Clear Smog

B50—15Poison

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Power Split

———10Psychic

Tutor Moves

Litwick can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Litwick in Scarlet & Violet

Litwick can't be caught in Scarlet & Violet. Bring it over from Black, Black 2, or Sword instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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

Also found in:

Black Black 2 X Sun Ultra Sun Sword

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 Scarlet & Violet, 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 Scarlet & Violet. 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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