Is Litten Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Litten is breed/transfer-only. Fire starter heading toward Incineroar. AbilityIntimidate is Incineroar's hidden ability, not its standard one. Standard AbilityBlaze is what you'll usually get. Still a strong Fire/Dark import if you can transfer one.
Litten has the type edge here and should clean up Milo's team.
Nessa's team hits Litten's weaknesses hard.
Kabu's typing presses Litten's defenses.
Litten trades roughly evenly with Bea's team.
Litten trades roughly evenly with Opal's team.
Gordie's team hits Litten's weaknesses hard.
Litten trades roughly evenly with Piers's team.
Raihan's team hits Litten's weaknesses hard.
Litten trades roughly evenly with Bede's team.
Leon's team hits Litten's weaknesses hard.
Litten cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Litten in Sword & Shield
No wild encounters for Litten in Sword & Shield. Bring Litten over from Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, or Scarlet & Violet, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Litten in SwSh
Step 1Litten ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave Torracat with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Litten egg.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sun & MoonNot TradeableAppears in Sun & Moon via Gift · Iki Town · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Gift · Route 1 · Starter Pokémon. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Scarlet & VioletNot TradeableAppears in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · Canyon Biome. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Torracat
Step 3Evolve into Incineroar
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy |
What is Litten Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Litten
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
 Roggenrola Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Roggenrola builds →Smack Down 2x80-94% Mud-Slap 2x15-19% | ||
 Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
 Corphish Water | C | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodHoneycalm Island Surfing | ||
 Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Drednaw builds →Razor Shell 2x149-176%KO Rock Tomb 2x121-143%KO Sand Tomb 2x48-57% | ||
 Carkol RockFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Carkol builds →Ancient Power 2x76-90% Sand Tomb 2x32-38% | ||
Mudbray Ground | C | |
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Quagsire builds →Mud Shot 2x71-86% Water Gun 2x56-67% | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodHoneycalm Island Surfing | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Drednaw builds →Razor Shell 2x151-178%KO Rock Tomb 2x122-143%KO Sand Tomb 2x49-58% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Sudowoodo builds →Stone Edge 2x180-213%KO Sand Tomb 2x43-52% | ||
Carkol RockFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Carkol builds →Ancient Power 2x77-91% Sand Tomb 2x32-38% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodHoneycalm Island Surfing | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x191-226%KO Rock Slide 2x120-142%KO | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Drednaw builds →Razor Shell 2x157-185%KO Rock Tomb 2x126-148%KO Dig 2x112-133%KO | ||
 Coalossal RockFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Coalossal builds →Ancient Power 2x94-111%KO Dig 2x83-99% | ||
 Mudsdale Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Litten View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 2x215-253%KO | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodHoneycalm Island Surfing | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x191-226%KO Rock Slide 2x120-142%KO | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Drednaw builds →Razor Shell 2x158-187%KO Rock Tomb 2x128-152%KO Dig 2x113-133%KO | ||
Coalossal RockFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Coalossal builds →Ancient Power 2x96-113%KO Dig 2x84-99% | ||
Mudsdale Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Litten View Mudsdale builds →High Horsepower 2x213-252%KO | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodHoneycalm Island Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 2x200-235%KO Bulldoze 2x89-106%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x187-221%KO Rock Slide 2x118-139%KO | ||
 Barbaracle RockWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Barbaracle builds →Razor Shell 2x144-171%KO Dig 2x101-120%KO Ancient Power 2x70-82% | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 2x167-197%KO Mud Shot 2x46-55% | ||
Mudsdale Ground | B | |
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodHoneycalm Island Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 2x200-236%KO Bulldoze 2x90-107%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x191-224%KO Rock Slide 2x119-140%KO | ||
Barbaracle RockWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Barbaracle builds →Dive 2x154-182%KO Rock Slide 2x145-171%KO Dig 2x103-121%KO | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Golisopod builds →Liquidation 2x191-224%KO Rock Slide 2x111-131%KO Mud Shot 2x46-54% | ||
 Crawdaunt WaterDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Crawdaunt builds →Dive 2x174-205%KO Dig 2x116-136%KO Rock Slide 2x107-127%KO | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodHoneycalm Island Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 2x202-238%KO Bulldoze 2x91-107%KO | ||
 Kingler Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Kingler builds →Dive 2x186-220%KO Dig 2x124-147%KO Rock Slide 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Flygon GroundDragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Flygon builds →Earthquake 2x186-220%KO Rock Slide 2x93-110%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x193-228%KO Rock Slide 2x120-141%KO | ||
Barbaracle RockWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Barbaracle builds →Dive 2x156-184%KO Rock Slide 2x147-173%KO Dig 2x103-122%KO | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 2x297-349%KO Dig 2x107-126%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x247-291%KO Rock Slide 2x123-145%KO | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Drednaw builds →Head Smash 2x321-379%KO Liquidation 2x183-216%KO Dig 2x115-135%KO | ||
Kingler Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x239-282%KO Dig 2x127-150%KO Rock Slide 2x120-141%KO | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Sudowoodo builds →Head Smash 2x286-337%KO Dig 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Tyrantrum builds →Head Smash 2x337-397%KO Earthquake 2x150-177%KO | ||
Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 2x297-349%KO Earthquake 2x132-156%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x247-291%KO Rock Slide 2x123-145%KO | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Drednaw builds →Head Smash 2x321-379%KO Liquidation 2x183-216%KO Earthquake 2x143-168%KO | ||
Kingler Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x239-282%KO Dig 2x127-150%KO Rock Slide 2x120-141%KO | ||
Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Tyrantrum builds →Head Smash 2x337-397%KO Earthquake 2x150-177%KO | ||
Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 2x297-349%KO Earthquake 2x132-156%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x247-291%KO Rock Slide 2x123-145%KO | ||
Drednaw WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Drednaw builds →Head Smash 2x321-379%KO Liquidation 2x183-216%KO Earthquake 2x143-168%KO | ||
Kingler Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Litten View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x239-282%KO Dig 2x127-150%KO Rock Slide 2x120-141%KO | ||
In Sword & Shield, Gyarados can KO Litten with Waterfall (118-139%). Landorus's Rock Slide hits Litten for 79-93%. Terrakion's Stone Edge also KOs at 226-265%.
Gyarados Water | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemWacanberry NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Litten View Gyarados builds →Waterfall 2x118-139%KO Earthquake 2x98-116%KO Crunch39-46% | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Litten View Landorus builds →Rock Slide 2x79-93% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Litten View Terrakion builds →Stone Edge 2x226-265%KO Close Combat135-159%KO Earthquake 2x150-177%KO | ||
Litten Evolutions
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
SwSh Litten Best Moveset
Pre-evo with AbilityIntimidate from the hidden slot, the same trait that makes Incineroar B-tier. 65 Attack at 70 Speed can't do anything competitive with the opening Intimidate creates. The moveset waits for Fire/Dark typing and 115 Attack.
Best Build
Litten best EVs are HP and Speed
Bulky Support Moveset
- Crunch
- Fake Out
- Bulk Up
- Flame Charge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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.
Trying to pet Litten before it trusts you will result in a nasty scratch from its sharp claws. Be careful.
Litten Sword & Shield Guide
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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMDebut
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves