Utility
Balanced
DTier
70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

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
Avg
HP45
D
Attack65
C
Defense40
D
Sp. Atk60
C
Sp. Def40
D
Speed70
C
Total320
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.4 m
1'04"Tiny
Weight4.3 kg
9.5 lbsFeather
Base XP64
Low Yield
Abilities
Blaze
Strengthens fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
IntimidateHA
Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entries

While grooming itself, it builds up fur inside its stomach. It sets the fur alight and spews fiery attacks, which change based on how it coughs.

Litten Weakness

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

Litten Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Water, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
6Resist
0Immune
Score0
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
WaterGroundRock
½xResist
FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (4)
GrassIceBugSteel
How to Beat Litten in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Popplio
Popplio
Water
D
Obtain MethodIki Town Gift
Available Move
Moves
  • Water GunLv. 1
Damage vs Litten
Water Gun 2x
71-86%
View Popplio builds →

Sun & Moon Evolution

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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Litten
#725Litten
17
Level 17
Torracat
#726Torracat
34
Level 34
Incineroar
#727Incineroar
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Litten
Fire
Torracat
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 218 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Crunch, Fake Out and 3 more 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
6moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 218·

Sun & Moon Litten Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

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Moves

Without breeding, Litten misses out on Body Slam and Crunch. That's 6 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
Ember
—4010025Fire
Lv 1
Scratch
—4010035Normal
Lv 4
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 8
Lick
—3010030Ghost
Lv 11
Leer
——10030Normal
Lv 15
Fire Fang
C659515Fire
Lv 18
Roar-6
C——20Normal
Lv 22
Bite
D6010025Dark
Lv 25
Swagger
D—8515Normal
Lv 29
Fury Swipes
—188015Normal
Lv 32
Thrash
C12010010Normal
Lv 36
Flamethrower
C9010015Fire
Lv 39
Scary Face
——10010Normal
Lv 43
Flare Blitz
C12010015Fire
Lv 46
Outrage
C12010010Dragon

TM Moves

TM
TM62
Acrobatics
D5510015Flying
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM08
Bulk Up
C——20Fighting
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
C110855Fire
TM43
Flame Charge
D5010020Fire
TM35
Flamethrower
C9010015Fire
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM28
Leech Life
D8010010Bug
TM50
Overheat
C130905Fire
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM05
Roar-6
C——20Normal
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM65
Shadow Claw
D7010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM75
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
TM12
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM41
Torment
——10015Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison
TM89
U-turn
D7010020Bug
TM61
Will-O-Wisp
C—8515Fire
TM01
Work Up
C——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
Egg
Crunch
D8010015Dark
Egg
Fake Out+3
D4010010Normal
Egg
Heat Wave
C959010Fire
Egg
Nasty Plot
C——20Dark
Egg
Revenge-4
D6010010Fighting

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Fire Pledge
C8010010Fire

How to Get Litten in Sun & Moon

No searching required for Litten. You receive it at Iki Town from an NPC. No wild encounters exist in this game, so just head to the right spot when you're ready and it's yours.

Best Locations to Catch Litten in Sun & Moon

Iki Town
SunGift from NPC Lv.5 City
Early
Starter choice
Iki Town
MoonGift from NPC Lv.5 City
Early
Starter choice

Litten Guide

  • Torracat at level 17 is the mid-stage. Push through to Incineroar at level 34 for the final form. 320 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

  • Level 17 gets you Torracat. Quick enough that Litten barely slows you down.

  • In Sun & Moon, For a casual playthrough, Litten works as a placeholder. Fire coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Torracat. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • You can find Litten in Sun & Moon. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 3 other games across the series.

Game Availability

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.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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