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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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

While shining a light and pretending to be a guide, it leeches off the life force of any who follow it.

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 X & Y (Best Counters)

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodAzure Bay Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 BrineLv. 37 Water PulseLv. 14 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Litwick Surf 2x 115-136%KO Brine 2x 84-99% Water Pulse 2x 78-93% Bulldoze 2x 53-62% View Lapras builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Litwick Ancient Power 2x 53-62% Rock Tomb 2x 53-62% Rock Throw 2x 44-53% Smack Down 2x 44-53% View Carbink builds →
Floatzel Water	C
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 CrunchLv. 1 DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Litwick Surf 2x 115-136%KO Crunch 2x 81-97% Dig 2x 81-97% Rock Tomb 2x 61-72% View Floatzel builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Litwick Rock Slide 2x 70-84% Rock Tomb 2x 58-68% Bulldoze 2x 38-45% Rock Throw 2x 49-59% View Lunatone builds →
Houndour DarkFire	D
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 16 Feint AttackLv. 32 ThiefTM46 SnarlTM95 Damage vs Litwick Bite 2x 60-71% Feint Attack 2x 60-71% Thief 2x 60-71% Snarl 2x 68-80% View Houndour builds →

X & Y 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 49 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Acid, Acid Armor, Captivate and 5 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

8moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Litwick Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 3

Minimize

———10Normal

Lv 5

Smog

—307020Poison

Lv 7

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

Lv 10

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 13

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 16

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Lv 20

Flame Burst

—7010015Fire

Lv 24

Imprison

———10Psychic

Lv 28

Hex

C6510010Ghost

Lv 33

Memento

C—10010Dark

Lv 38

Inferno

—100505Fire

Lv 43

Curse

C——10Ghost

Lv 49

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

Lv 55

Pain Split

C——20Normal

Lv 61

Overheat

C130905Fire

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM97

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM63

Embargo

——10015Dark

TM53

Energy Ball

D9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TM43

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM59

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

TM50

Overheat

C130905Fire

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM92

Trick Room-7

C——5Psychic

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Acid

—4010030Poison

Egg

Acid Armor

D——20Poison

Egg

Captivate

——10020Normal

Egg

Clear Smog

D50—15Poison

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Heat Wave

C959010Fire

Egg

Power Split

———10Psychic

Tutor Moves

Litwick can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 5

Telekinesis

———15Psychic

X & Y Litwick Locations

high spawn rates across 2 locations for Litwick in late-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.

Best Locations to Catch Litwick in X & Y

Lost Hotel

YGrass Lv.37-38 Building

CommonLate

Lost Hotel

XGrass Lv.37-38 Building

CommonLate

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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Froakie Water	D
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift Available Move Moves BubbleLv. 5 Damage vs Litwick Bubble 2x 54-64% View Froakie builds →
Panpour Water	D
Available Move Moves LickLv. 7 Damage vs Litwick Lick 2x 21-29% View Panpour builds →

Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Litwick Rock Tomb 2x 63-75% Bulldoze 2x 41-50% Rock Throw 2x 54-64% View Lunatone builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Damage vs Litwick Rock Tomb 2x 54-64% Bulldoze 2x 54-64% Rock Throw 2x 45-54% View Onix builds →
Amaura RockIce	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 10 Damage vs Litwick Rock Tomb 2x 63-75% Bulldoze 2x 41-50% Rock Throw 2x 54-64% View Amaura builds →
Kabuto RockWater	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 ThiefTM46 Mud ShotLv. 16 Damage vs Litwick Rock Tomb 2x 77-91% Thief 2x 50-61% Mud Shot 2x 39-46% View Kabuto builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 AstonishLv. 1 Damage vs Litwick Rock Tomb 2x 50-59% Astonish 2x 18-21% View Lileep builds →

Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Litwick Ancient Power 2x 52-61% Rock Tomb 2x 52-61% Rock Throw 2x 42-51% Smack Down 2x 42-51% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Litwick Rock Slide 2x 70-83% Rock Tomb 2x 54-65% Bulldoze 2x 36-43% Rock Throw 2x 48-58% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Litwick Rock Slide 2x 101-119%KO Bulldoze 2x 54-65% Rock Tomb 2x 82-98% Rock Throw 2x 70-83% View Solrock builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 7 Damage vs Litwick Dig 2x 64-76% Rock Tomb 2x 48-58% Bulldoze 2x 48-58% Rock Throw 2x 42-51% View Onix builds →
Houndour DarkFire	D
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 16 Feint AttackLv. 32 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Litwick Bite 2x 58-69% Feint Attack 2x 58-69% Thief 2x 58-69% Payback 2x 48-58% View Houndour builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodAzure Bay Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water PulseLv. 14 BulldozeTM78 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Litwick Surf 2x 110-130%KO Water Pulse 2x 76-90% Bulldoze 2x 51-60% Water Gun 2x 52-61% View Lapras builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Litwick Ancient Power 2x 52-61% Rock Tomb 2x 52-61% Rock Throw 2x 42-51% Smack Down 2x 42-51% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Litwick Rock Slide 2x 70-83% Rock Tomb 2x 54-65% Bulldoze 2x 36-43% Rock Throw 2x 48-58% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Litwick Rock Slide 2x 101-119%KO Bulldoze 2x 54-65% Rock Tomb 2x 82-98% Rock Throw 2x 70-83% View Solrock builds →
Houndour DarkFire	D
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 16 Feint AttackLv. 32 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Litwick Bite 2x 58-69% Feint Attack 2x 58-69% Thief 2x 58-69% Payback 2x 48-58% View Houndour builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodAzure Bay Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water PulseLv. 14 BulldozeTM78 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Litwick Surf 2x 110-130%KO Water Pulse 2x 76-90% Bulldoze 2x 51-60% Water Gun 2x 52-61% View Lapras builds →
Carbink RockFairy	C
Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 31 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Smack DownLv. 12 Damage vs Litwick Ancient Power 2x 52-61% Rock Tomb 2x 52-61% Rock Throw 2x 42-51% Smack Down 2x 42-51% View Carbink builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 Rock TombTM39 BulldozeTM78 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Litwick Rock Slide 2x 70-83% Rock Tomb 2x 54-65% Bulldoze 2x 36-43% Rock Throw 2x 48-58% View Lunatone builds →
Solrock RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock SlideLv. 25 BulldozeTM78 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Litwick Rock Slide 2x 101-119%KO Bulldoze 2x 54-65% Rock Tomb 2x 82-98% Rock Throw 2x 70-83% View Solrock builds →
Houndour DarkFire	D
Available Moves Moves BiteLv. 16 Feint AttackLv. 32 ThiefTM46 PaybackTM66 Damage vs Litwick Bite 2x 58-69% Feint Attack 2x 58-69% Thief 2x 58-69% Payback 2x 48-58% View Houndour builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Litwick Stone Edge 2x 279-329%KO Pursuit 2x 112-132%KO Crunch 2x 223-263%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Gastrodon WaterGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Earth Power ScaldSTAB RecoverRecovery ProtectPriority Damage vs Litwick Scald 2x 128-151%KO View Gastrodon builds →
Bisharp DarkSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityDefiant ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Sucker Punch Iron Head Knock Off Swords Dance Damage vs Litwick Sucker Punch 2x 215-252%KO Knock Off 2x 199-234%KO View Bisharp builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Litwick Earthquake 2x 139-164%KO Knock Off 2x 61-71% View Gliscor builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Litwick Shadow Ball 2x 263-310%KO Sludge Bomb 74-87% View Gengar builds →