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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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 Fire

Protects against fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.

Flame Body

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

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 Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Sand TombTM49 Damage vs Litwick Stone Edge 2x 92-110%KO Rock Slide 2x 71-84% Rock Throw 2x 48-58% Sand Tomb 2x 24-28% View Lunatone builds →
Diggersby NormalGround	B
Available Moves Moves DigTM15 BulldozeLv. 23 Brutal SwingTM97 Mud ShotTM53 Damage vs Litwick Dig 2x 76-90% Bulldoze 2x 57-68% Brutal Swing 2x 38-45% Mud Shot 2x 48-58% View Diggersby builds →
Cramorant FlyingWater	C
Available Moves Moves DiveLv. 28 Water GunLv. 7 WhirlpoolTM36 Damage vs Litwick Dive 2x 101-119%KO Water Gun 2x 52-61% Whirlpool 2x 46-55% View Cramorant builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Sand TombTM49 Damage vs Litwick Stone Edge 2x 137-161%KO Rock Slide 2x 103-123%KO Rock Throw 2x 71-84% Sand Tomb 2x 34-41% View Solrock builds →
Liepard Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Sucker PunchLv. 34 AssuranceLv. 23 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Litwick Sucker Punch 2x 92-110%KO Assurance 2x 78-94% Payback 2x 66-77% View Liepard builds →

Sword & Shield 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

#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 46 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)

Sword & Shield Litwick Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

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

—3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Smog

—307020Poison

Lv 4

Ember

D4010025Fire

Lv 8

Minimize

———10Normal

Lv 12

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 16

Hex

C6510010Ghost

Lv 20

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Lv 24

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

Lv 28

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 32

Curse

C——10Ghost

Lv 36

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

Lv 40

Inferno

—100505Fire

Lv 44

Imprison

D——10Psychic

Lv 48

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Lv 52

Overheat

C130905Fire

Lv 56

Memento

C—10010Dark

TM Moves

TR83

Ally Switch+2

C——15Psychic

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR49

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TR58

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TR65

Energy Ball

D9010010Grass

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TR15

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TM13

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

TR02

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

TR36

Heat Wave

C959010Fire

TM77

Hex

C6510010Ghost

TM44

Imprison

D——10Psychic

TM92

Mystical Fire

C7510010Fire

TR43

Overheat

C130905Fire

TM57

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TR11

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM19

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TR33

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM23

Thief

D6010025Dark

TR38

Trick

C—10010Psychic

TM70

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM38

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Acid Armor

D——20Poison

Egg

Clear Smog

D50—15Poison

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Power Split

———10Psychic

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Burning Jealousy

C701005Fire

Tutor

Poltergeist

D110905Ghost

Tutor

Skitter Smack

D709010Bug

Sword & Shield Litwick Locations

Litwick appears at high spawn rates across 6 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Litwick in Sword & Shield

6 walking encounters at Lv. 26-28 for Litwick across Sword and Shield. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordGrass Lv.26-28

30%Mid

Intense Sun

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldGrass Lv.26-28

30%Mid

Intense Sun

Bridge Field

ShieldGrass Lv.26-28

25%Mid

Intense Sun

Bridge Field

ShieldGrass Lv.26-28

25%Mid

Heavy Fog

Bridge Field

SwordGrass Lv.26-28

25%Mid

Intense Sun

Bridge Field

SwordGrass Lv.26-28

25%Mid

Heavy Fog

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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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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Diggersby NormalGround	B
Available Moves Moves Brutal SwingTM97 Mud ShotLv. 12 PaybackTM57 Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Litwick Brutal Swing 2x 41-50% Mud Shot 2x 54-64% Payback 2x 36-43% Mud-Slap 2x 21-27% View Diggersby builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Brutal SwingTM97 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Damage vs Litwick Rock Slide 2x 68-80% Brutal Swing 2x 36-43% Rock Throw 2x 45-54% Smack Down 2x 45-54% View Onix builds →
Krabby Water	C
Available Moves Moves Bubble BeamLv. 20 Mud ShotLv. 12 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Litwick Bubble Beam 2x 45-54% Mud Shot 2x 27-32% Water Gun 2x 30-38% View Krabby builds →
Palpitoad WaterGround	D
Available Moves Moves Bubble BeamLv. 20 Mud ShotLv. 12 Damage vs Litwick Bubble Beam 2x 71-86% Mud Shot 2x 63-75% View Palpitoad builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 18 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Litwick Bite 2x 68-80% Payback 2x 54-64% View Stunky builds →

Diggersby NormalGround	B
Available Moves Moves BulldozeLv. 23 Brutal SwingTM97 Mud ShotTM53 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Litwick Bulldoze 2x 58-69% Brutal Swing 2x 38-46% Mud Shot 2x 51-60% Payback 2x 34-40% View Diggersby builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Brutal SwingTM97 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Damage vs Litwick Rock Slide 2x 62-74% Brutal Swing 2x 34-40% Rock Throw 2x 43-51% Smack Down 2x 43-51% View Onix builds →
Palpitoad WaterGround	D
Available Moves Moves Bubble BeamLv. 20 Mud ShotTM53 Damage vs Litwick Bubble Beam 2x 69-83% Mud Shot 2x 58-69% View Palpitoad builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
TM Move Moves PaybackTM57 Damage vs Litwick Payback 2x 58-69% View Scraggy builds →
Stunky PoisonDark	D
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 18 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Litwick Bite 2x 62-74% Payback 2x 54-65% View Stunky builds →

Diggersby NormalGround	B
Available Moves Moves BulldozeLv. 23 Brutal SwingTM97 Mud ShotTM53 PaybackTM57 Damage vs Litwick Bulldoze 2x 56-67% Brutal Swing 2x 38-44% Mud Shot 2x 49-58% Payback 2x 32-39% View Diggersby builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 1 Rock TombLv. 20 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Sand TombTM49 Damage vs Litwick Stone Edge 2x 138-163%KO Rock Tomb 2x 85-100%KO Rock Throw 2x 71-83% Sand Tomb 2x 35-42% View Sudowoodo builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 20 Brutal SwingTM97 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Smack DownLv. 4 Damage vs Litwick Rock Slide 2x 60-71% Brutal Swing 2x 32-39% Rock Throw 2x 42-50% Smack Down 2x 42-50% View Onix builds →
Palpitoad WaterGround	D
Available Moves Moves Bubble BeamLv. 20 Mud ShotTM53 Damage vs Litwick Bubble Beam 2x 67-79% Mud Shot 2x 56-67% View Palpitoad builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
TM Move Moves PaybackTM57 Damage vs Litwick Payback 2x 56-67% View Scraggy builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeLv. 35 Rock SlideLv. 15 BulldozeTM81 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Litwick Stone Edge 2x 90-107%KO Rock Slide 2x 68-81% Bulldoze 2x 36-43% Rock Throw 2x 48-56% View Lunatone builds →
Diggersby NormalGround	B
Available Moves Moves DigTM15 BulldozeTM81 Brutal SwingTM97 Mud ShotTM53 Damage vs Litwick Dig 2x 74-87% Bulldoze 2x 54-64% Brutal Swing 2x 36-43% Mud Shot 2x 48-56% View Diggersby builds →
Crawdaunt WaterDark	B
Available Moves Moves DigTM15 Razor ShellLv. 34 Night SlashLv. 28 Bubble BeamLv. 12 Damage vs Litwick Dig 2x 87-103%KO Razor Shell 2x 121-143%KO Night Slash 2x 114-135%KO Bubble Beam 2x 85-101%KO View Crawdaunt builds →
Seismitoad WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM15 Bubble BeamLv. 20 BulldozeTM81 Mud ShotTM53 Damage vs Litwick Dig 2x 107-126%KO Bubble Beam 2x 80-95% Bulldoze 2x 80-95% Mud Shot 2x 68-81% View Seismitoad builds →
Cramorant FlyingWater	C
Available Moves Moves DiveLv. 28 AssuranceTM58 Water GunLv. 7 WhirlpoolTM36 Damage vs Litwick Dive 2x 100-118%KO Assurance 2x 50-60% Water Gun 2x 52-62% Whirlpool 2x 45-53% View Cramorant builds →

Crawdaunt WaterDark	B
Available Moves Moves DiveTM45 DigTM15 Razor ShellLv. 34 Rock SlideTM22 Damage vs Litwick Dive 2x 132-157%KO Dig 2x 88-105%KO Razor Shell 2x 123-146%KO Rock Slide 2x 82-97% View Crawdaunt builds →
Diggersby NormalGround	B
Available Moves Moves DigTM15 Rock SlideTM22 BulldozeTM81 Rock TombTM48 Damage vs Litwick Dig 2x 73-86% Rock Slide 2x 46-54% Bulldoze 2x 55-65% Rock Tomb 2x 36-43% View Diggersby builds →
Seismitoad WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves DiveTM45 DigTM15 Rock SlideTM22 Bubble BeamLv. 20 Damage vs Litwick Dive 2x 110-130%KO Dig 2x 110-130%KO Rock Slide 2x 68-81% Bubble Beam 2x 82-97% View Seismitoad builds →
Mantine WaterFlying	C
Available Moves Moves DiveTM45 Rock SlideTM22 Bubble BeamLv. 24 Water PulseLv. 12 Damage vs Litwick Dive 2x 59-70% Rock Slide 2x 36-43% Bubble Beam 2x 77-92% Water Pulse 2x 73-86% View Mantine builds →
Octillery Water	C
Available Moves Moves Hydro PumpLv. 42 DiveTM45 OctazookaLv. 1 Bubble BeamLv. 20 Damage vs Litwick Hydro Pump 2x 163-192%KO Dive 2x 119-141%KO Octazooka 2x 96-114%KO Bubble Beam 2x 96-114%KO View Octillery builds →