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.

What is Litleo weak to?

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Swampert (Water), Lucario (Fighting), and Garchomp (Ground) when using Litleo. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rock-type attackers are also a problem.

What is the best ability for Litleo?

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.

What role does Litleo play in battle?

Base 72 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Litleo is a special attacker with base 73 Sp. Atk.

For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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.

Litleo - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

72Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Litleo flexibility. Sp. Atk barely edges ahead. But Attack isn't far off. Easy to catch and follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve. Yields 1 Sp. Atk EV.

Base Stats

Avg

HP62

Attack50

Defense58

Sp. Atk73

Sp. Def54

Speed72

Total369

Details

Catch Rate

Easy220 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight13.5 kg

Base XP74

Abilities

Rivalry

Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.

Unnerve

Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

MoxieHA

Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

The stronger the opponent it faces, the more heat surges from its mane and the more power flows through its body.

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.

Litleo Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Fighting, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

4Weak

6Resist

1Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Fighting Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB (4)

Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Litleo in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Litleo with Stone Edge (244-288%). Hitmontop threatens a KO with Close Combat (204-240%). Gastrodon's Scald also KOs at 118-139%.

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Litleo Stone Edge 2x 244-288%KO Pursuit 49-58% Crunch 97-115%KO Superpower 2x 195-229%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Hitmontop Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemEjectbutton NatureAdamant Moves Fake Out Wide Guard Close Combat FeintPriority Damage vs Litleo Close Combat 2x 204-240%KO Feint 17-20% View Hitmontop builds →
Gastrodon WaterGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Earth Power ScaldSTAB RecoverRecovery ProtectPriority Damage vs Litleo Scald 2x 118-139%KO View Gastrodon builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Litleo Earthquake 2x 121-143%KO Knock Off 26-31% View Gliscor builds →
Swampert WaterGround	C
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Ice Punch ScaldSTAB Damage vs Litleo Earthquake 2x 188-221%KO Scald 2x 85-100%KO View Swampert builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Evolution

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

2 Forms

#667Litleo

Level 35

#668Pyroar

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Litleo

FireNormal

Pyroar

FireNormal

86+24

ATK

68+18

DEF

72+14

SP.ATK

109+36

SP.DEF

66+12

SPE

106+34

BST

369D-Tier

507B-Tier+138

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Litleo with 200 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Entrainment, Fire Spin, Snatch and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂12.5%♀87.5%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Litleo Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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Moves

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 Fire Blast, they expand what Litleo can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 5

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 8

Work Up

D——30Normal

Lv 11

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 15

Noble Roar

——10030Normal

Lv 20

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 23

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Lv 28

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Lv 33

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

Lv 36

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

Lv 39

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Lv 43

Hyper Voice

C9010010Normal

Lv 46

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

Lv 50

Overheat

B130905Fire

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM97

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TM43

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM59

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

TM50

Overheat

B130905Fire

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM48

Round

C6010015Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM95

Snarl

D559515Dark

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM93

Wild Charge

D9010015Electric

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Entrainment

D—10015Normal

Egg

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

Egg

Snatch+4

———10Dark

Egg

Yawn

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Tutor

Heat Wave

C959010Fire

Tutor

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Tutor

Hyper Voice

C9010010Normal

Tutor

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Tutor

Snatch+4

———10Dark

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

How to Get Litleo in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Litleo can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring it over from X, Ultra Sun, or Scarlet instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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

Catch in the wild in:

XWalking · Route 22

Then trade to Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Also found in:

Ultra Sun Scarlet

Litleo 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.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Swampert (Water), Lucario (Fighting), and Garchomp (Ground) when using Litleo. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rock-type attackers are also a problem.
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 special attacker with base 73 Sp. Atk.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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

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