Litwick (Pokémon)

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Litwick (Japanese: ヒトモシ Hitomoshi) is a dual-type introduced in Generation V.
It evolves into starting at level 41, which evolves into when exposed to a Dusk Stone.
==Biology==
Litwick is a small, -like with a purple flame atop its head, which is powered by life energy that it absorbs. Its body and two stubby arms are made primarily out 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 under a protruding upper lip. 
Litwick pretends to guide people and Pokémon around by illuminating darkened areas. However, it is sucking away their life energy and leading them to the Ghost World. In the episode Scare at the Litwick Mansion!, the flame is shown to grow as it continually absorbs life energy and interferes with electronic devices such as Pokédexes.
===Evolution===
Litwick evolves into , which evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: A group of Litwick appears in Serene Village, haunting the village school during summer vacation. The player, partner, and their classmates investigate the hauntings, only for and to be kidnapped and taken to the Ancient Barrow. The rest of their classmates follow them to save them, confronting the four Litwick and a using an illusion to disguise itself as . After the Litwick have been defeated, they reveal that they were scaring villagers to feed off of their fear, having teamed up with Solosis to scare others more. The partner agrees to let them off the hook as long as they keep their scaring in moderation from now on and secretly also do helpful deeds in the process, which they agree to.
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Four Litwick debuted in Scare at the Litwick Mansion!, where they, along with a , tried to take , , and to the Ghost World.
In the Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures short , multiple Litwick were summoned by in order to light up a dark cave for Ash. However, Hoopa summoned so many that it rudely awakened a group of , , , and .
In Raid Battle in The Ruins!, the excavation used a Litwick in a Raid Battle against a . It quickly retreated after Golurk managed to repel its . Litwick reappeared in a flashback in Restore and Renew!.
In Kabu's Battle Training!, twenty Litwick appeared as part of the Motostoke Stadium, where Liko and Roy were tasked with putting their flame out and on respectively.
===Minor appearances===
In Climbing the Tower of Success!, a Litwick was mixed up with candles designed after them.
In Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, a Litwick was living at the Nebel Plateau. It was close to the guarding Nebel Plateau, as well as a fellow resident, a .
A 's Litwick appeared in The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!.
Six Trainers' Litwick appeared in A Crowning Moment of Truth!, with one appearing in a flashback. They were among the Pokémon attending the Wela Fire Festival.
In A Haunted House for Everyone!, a Litwick was an illusion created by a .
A Litwick appeared in Searching for Chivalry!, under the ownership of Wikstrom. It provided light inside the Castle of Chivalry.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Be the Best! Pokémon B+W===
Monta owns a Litwick, which succeeded in weakening a enough for its Trainer to it.
===Movie adaptations===
A Litwick appeared in the of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel as a resident of the Nebel Plateau.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Litwick appeared in Big City Battles, under the ownership of . It was kidnapped by Team Plasma. However, it was saved after , , Iris, and Burgh, located Team Plasma's hideout in Castelia City with the help of Black's , Nite.
A Litwick liberated by Team Plasma appeared in The Final Battle.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Litwick, along with , , and , has the lowest base stat of all Pokémon.
* Litwick is tied with and for the lowest base stat of all Pokémon. Likewise, Litwick ties with Zen Mode Darmanitan for the lowest base Attack stat of all Fire-type Pokémon.
* Litwick is tied with , , and for the shortest Fire-type Pokémon.
* Litwick is the only Fire-type .
===Origin===
Litwick may be based on a and the or s, especially the , a Japanese atmospheric ghost light that sucks out the life force of those who come near it and are usually described as a blue flame.
====Name origin====
Litwick may be a combination of lit, little, , and possibly wicked.
Hitomoshi may be derived from 火点し hi-tomoshi, which literally means "lighting a lamp" but can also refer to a person who leads a funeral procession with a torch. The name can also be interpreted as 人燃し hito-moshi (to burn a man to death).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Chandelure (UNITE)
==External links==
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