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

It spends even the smallest amount of downtime grooming its fur with its tongue. Loose fur gathers in its stomach and serves as fuel for fiery moves.

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 Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

In Sword & Shield, Tyranitar can KO Litten with Stone Edge (484-570%). Krookodile threatens a KO with Earthquake (252-297%). Slowbro's Scald also KOs at 152-179%.

Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark
A
Recommended Build
AbilitySand Stream
ItemChoice Band
NatureAdamant
Moves
  • CrunchSTAB
  • Stone Edge
  • Earthquake
  • Stealth Rock
Damage vs Litten
Crunch
194-228%KO
Stone Edge 2x
484-570%KO
Earthquake 2x
323-380%KO
View Tyranitar builds →

Sword & Shield 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 152 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Fake Out, Parting Shot, Power Trip 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
3moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckrhydonshiftryexploudquagsiremawilenidorinofarfetchdloudred
12 of 152·

Sword & Shield Litten Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

Without breeding, Litten misses out on Fake Out and Parting Shot. That's 3 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
Growl
——10040Normal
Lv 1
Scratch
—4010035Normal
Lv 3
Ember
D4010025Fire
Lv 6
Lick
—3010030Ghost
Lv 9
Roar-6
C——20Normal
Lv 12
Fury Swipes
—188015Normal
Lv 15
Bite
D6010025Dark
Lv 18
Double Kick
D3010030Fighting
Lv 21
Fire Fang
C659515Fire
Lv 24
Scary Face
——10010Normal
Lv 27
Swagger
D—8515Normal
Lv 30
Flamethrower
C9010015Fire
Lv 33
Thrash
C12010010Normal
Lv 36
Flare Blitz
C12010015Fire

TM Moves

TM
TM78
Acrobatics
D5510015Flying
TM31
Attract
C—10015Normal
TR01
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
TR48
Bulk Up
C——20Fighting
TR32
Crunch
D8010015Dark
TR26
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM39
Facade
D7010020Normal
TR15
Fire Blast
C110855Fire
TM68
Fire Fang
C659515Fire
TM13
Fire Spin
D358515Fire
TR02
Flamethrower
C9010015Fire
TR55
Flare Blitz
C12010015Fire
TR36
Heat Wave
C959010Fire
TR18
Leech Life
D8010010Bug
TR68
Nasty Plot
C——20Dark
TR24
Outrage
C12010010Dragon
TR43
Overheat
C130905Fire
TM02
Pay Day
—4010020Normal
TM25
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM21
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM42
Revenge-4
D6010010Fighting
TM76
Round
D6010015Normal
TM26
Scary Face
——10010Normal
TM65
Shadow Claw
D7010015Ghost
TR27
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM24
Snore
—5010015Normal
TR20
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM34
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
TR37
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM56
U-turn
D7010020Bug
TM38
Will-O-Wisp
C—8515Fire
TR85
Work Up
D——30Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Fake Out+3
D4010010Normal
Egg
Parting Shot
C—10020Dark
Egg
Power Trip
—2010010Dark

Tutor Moves

Litten can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Litten in Sword & Shield

No wild encounters for Litten in Sword & Shield. It's available in Sun or Ultra Sun and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

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

Also found in:

SunUltra Sun

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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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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