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Litwickin Pokémon SoulGold

ghostfire

Pokédex Entry

Candle Pokémon

While Litwick shines a light and pretends to be a guide, it absorbs the life force of any who follow it, which becomes the fuel that it burns.

Litwick in Pokémon SoulGold

Litwick is #607 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its ghost/fire typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 2 encounter locations.

Type
GhostFire
Dex
#607
Abilities
Flash Fire(Primary)

Powers up if hit by fire.

Flame Body(Secondary)

Burns the foe on contact.

Infiltrator(Hidden)

Passes through barriers.

Growth Rate
mediumslow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
amorphous
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
190
pokeball
Poké Ball15.6%
greatball
Great Ball21.3%
ultraball
Ultra Ball26.1%
Base Exp
55
EV Yield
1 SpecialAttack
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
water ×2ground ×2rock ×2ghost ×2dark ×2
Resists
fire ×0.5grass ×0.5ice ×0.5poison ×0.5bug ×0.25steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Immune To
normalfighting

How to Obtain

Litwick appears in Burned Tower 1F (rare), and in Burned Tower B1F (rare). Wild ones range from level 18 to 23.

Wild Encounters (2)

Level Up Moves (16)

SmogLevel: 1poison
PWR0ACC70PP20
An exhaust-gas attack that may also poison.
AstonishLevel: 1ghost
PWR30ACC100PP15
An attack that may shock the foe into flinching.
EmberLevel: 4fire
PWR40ACC100PP25
A weak fire attack that may inflict a burn.
MinimizeLevel: 8normal
PWR0ACC0PP0
Minimizes the user's size to sharply raise evasiveness.raise evasiveness.
Confuse RayLevel: 12ghost
PWR0ACC100PP10
A sinister ray that confuses the foe.
HexLevel: 16ghost
PWR0ACC100PP10
Does double damage if the foe has a status problem.
Will O WispLevel: 20fire
PWR0ACC0PP15
Inflicts a burn on the foe with intense fire.
Fire SpinLevel: 24fire
PWR0ACC0PP15
Traps the foe in a ring of fire for turns.
Night ShadeLevel: 28ghost
PWR1ACC100PP15
Inflicts damage identical to the user's level.
CurseLevel: 32ghost
PWR0ACC0PP10
A move that functions differently for GHOSTS.
Shadow BallLevel: 36ghost
PWR80ACC100PP15
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
InfernoLevel: 40fire
PWR100ACC50PP5
Powerful and sure to inflict a burn, but inaccurate.
ImprisonLevel: 44psychic
PWR0ACC0PP10
Prevents foes from using moves known by the user.
Pain SplitLevel: 48normal
PWR0ACC0PP20
Adds the user and foe's HP, then shares them equally.
OverheatLevel: 52fire
PWR0ACC90PP5
Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers Sp. Atk.
MementoLevel: 56dark
PWR0ACC0PP10
The user faints and harshly lowers foes Atk and Sp.Atk.

Egg Moves (8)

Acid Armorpoison
PWR0ACC0PP0
Liquifies the user's body to sharply raise Defense.
Heat Wavefire
PWR0ACC90PP10
Exhales a hot breath on the foes. May inflict a burn.
Hazeice
PWR0ACC0PP30
Creates a black haze that eliminates all stat changes.
Endurenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10
Endures any attack for 1 turn, leaving at least 1HP.
Captivatenormal
PWR0ACC100PP20
Makes the opposite gender sharply reduce its Sp. Atk.
Acidpoison
PWR40ACC100PP30
Sprays a hide-melting acid. May lower Sp. Def.May lower Defense.
Clear Smogpoison
PWR50ACC0PP15
Attacks with white haze that eliminates all stat changes.
Power Splitpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP10
Averages changes to Attack and Sp. Atk with the foe.

TM/HM Moves (30)

Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Calm Mindpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP20TM04
Raises Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by focusing the mind.
Dark Pulsedark
PWR80ACC100PP15TM97
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Energy Ballgrass
PWR0ACC100PP10TM53
Draws power from nature to attack. May lower Sp. Def.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Fire Blastfire
PWR0ACC85PP5TM38
Incinerates everything it strikes. May cause a burn.
Flamethrowerfire
PWR0ACC100PP15TM35
A powerful fire attack that may inflict a burn.
Flame Chargefire
PWR50ACC100PP20TM43
Attacks in a cloak of flames. Raises Speed.
Flashnormal
PWR0ACC0PP20HM05
Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Hexghost
PWR0ACC100PP10TM05
Does double damage if the foe has a status problem.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Overheatfire
PWR0ACC90PP5TM50
Allows a full-power attack, but sharply lowers Sp. Atk.
Paybackdark
PWR50ACC100PP10TM66
An attack that gains power if the user moves last.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Psychicpsychic
PWR90ACC100PP10TM29
A powerful psychic attack that may lower Sp. Def.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Roundnormal
PWR60ACC100PP15TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Safeguardnormal
PWR0ACC0PP25TM20
Protects allies from status problems for 5 turns.
Shadow Ballghost
PWR80ACC100PP15TM30
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Solar Beamgrass
PWR120ACC100PP10TM22
Absorbs light in one turn, then attacks next turn.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Tauntdark
PWR0ACC100PP20TM12
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
Thiefdark
PWR0ACC100PP0TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC0PP10TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Trick Roompsychic
PWR0ACC0PP5TM92
Slower Pokémon get to move first for 5 turns.
Will O Wispfire
PWR0ACC0PP15TM61
Inflicts a burn on the foe with intense fire.

Type Summary

5
Weaknesses
7
Resistances
2
Immunities
4
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Litwick. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Litwick resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

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