Litwick (Pokémon)

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Litwick ヒトモシ Hitomoshi #607
Art by Ken Sugimori from Black and White
Type Ghost Fire Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Candle Pokémon
Abilities Flash Fire or Flame Body Flame Body Blue-Striped ----- Shadow Tag Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh — Unova #113 Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 1'00" Imperial 0.3 m Metric 1'00"/0.3 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 6.8 lbs. Imperial 3.1 kg Metric 6.8 lbs./3.1 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color White	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Amorphous group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 55 Battle Exp.: 551*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Litwick (Japanese: ヒトモシ Hitomoshi) is a dual-type Ghost/Fire Pokémon.

It evolves into Lampent starting at level 41, which evolves into Chandelure when exposed to a Dusk Stone.

Biology

Physiology

Litwick has a purple flame atop its head. Its body is made up primarily of white wax. The folded, melted wax lays over its right eye, and leaves only the bright yellow left eye visible. It has a small smile.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Litwick can suck life energy using the light on its head, which in turn is powered by life energy.

Behavior

Litwick pretend to guide people around by illuminating darkened areas, while really sucking away their life energy with its light and leading them to the Ghost World. This life energy is then burned to form the flame on their heads.

Habitat

Litwick seem to live in abandoned buildings.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Litwick feed off the life energy of people and Pokémon that follow it while it pretends to be a guide.

In the anime

Litwick in the anime

Major appearances

A group of Litwick appeared in Scare at the Litwick Mansion! where they, along with a Lampent tried to take Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket to the Ghost World.

Minor appearances

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Litwick in the manga

In Pokémon Adventures

Litwick appears in the Pokémon Adventures manga under the ownership of Bianca.

In the TCG

Main article: Litwick (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM19	Telekinesis	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	25
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120120	100}}100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120120	085}}85%	5
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM43	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	05050	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	04040	100}}100%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM50	Overheat	Fire	Special	140140	090}}90%	5
	TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	08080	100}}100%	10
	TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	03030	100}}100%	15
	TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	0000—	075}}75%	15
	TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	05050	100}}100%	10
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100100	100}}100%	15
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM92	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Litwick Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Litwick

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Acid	Poison	Special	40	100%	30
	Acid Armor	Poison	Status	—	—%	40
	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Clear Smog	Poison	Special	50	—%	15
	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Haze	Ice	Status	—	—%	30
	Heat Wave‡	Fire	Special	100	90%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Litwick in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Litwick in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Litwick Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Litwick

By tutoring

Special moves

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Evolution

Unevolved Litwick  Ghost  Fire

Level 41 →

First evolution Lampent  Ghost  Fire

Dusk Stone →

Second evolution Chandelure  Ghost  Fire

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation IV.
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Litwick images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Litwick and its evolutionary relatives.
• Litwick, along with Slugma and Torkoal, has the lowest Speed of all Fire-type Pokémon.
• Litwick is the smallest Ghost-type Pokémon.

Origin

Litwick is a combination of Hitodama (a blue, black, or purple-fire associated with ghosts and youkai, equivalent to the western Will-o'-the-wisp) and a candle.

Name origin

Litwick seems to be a combination of lit and wick, as in the wick of a candle that has been lit up, and possibly "little." It might also be a derived from "wicked".

Hitomoshi seems to come from 火点し hitomoshi, which means to light a lamp, or the person who leads a funeral procession in Japan with a torch, matching its Pokédex entry saying it leads people astray and then sucks out their life force. It also may come from 人燃し hitomoshi, which means to burn a man (to death).

In other languages

External links

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