Appearance
A small candle of white wax, with two stubby arms and a purple flame. Melted wax hides the right eye; the bright yellow left eye shows, and a small smile sits lower.
#607
Litwick
Candle Pokémon
GhostFire
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Weight
- 3.1 kg
- Generation
- 5
- Region
- Unova
Litwick is a Ghost / Fire-type Pokémon, No. 607 in the National Pokédex, introduced in Generation 5 (Unova region).
« The younger the life this Pokémon absorbs, the brighter and eerier the flame on its head burns. »
Its story
Lifestyle
It pretends to guide others through the dark, drains their life, and leads them to the Ghost World. It evolves into Lampent, then Chandelure.
In the anime
Four Litwick debut with a Lampent to lead Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket to the Ghost World.
Name origin
Litwick draws on a candle and will-o'-the-wisps, especially the Japanese onibi. The name may combine lit, little, wick, and wicked.
Did you know?
- Its flame grows as it absorbs life energy and disrupts devices such as Pokédexes.
- At Motostoke, Liko must put out twenty Litwick flames and Roy must light them again.
- Hoopa summons many in a cave, enough to wake Noivern, Noibat, Sableye, and Carbink.
Found in the Pokédex of:
UnovaKalosGalarPaldea
In other languages
Funécire
Lichtel
ヒトモシ불켜미燭光靈