- Attack
- 108
- Defense
- 98
- HP
- 137
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 575
- min 496
- Weather boostLv25
- 719
- min 620
- MaxLv50
- 1,138
- Lv40 1,006
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Litwick is a Ghost/Fire-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 575 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 719 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,138 at level 50. It is weak to Water/Ground/Rock/Ghost/Dark attacks (1.6×). It resists Fire/Grass/Ice/Poison/Steel/Fairy/Normal/Fighting/Bug attacks. In raids, Ember + Mystical Fire is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Lampent with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- Candle Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 90,000 Stardust · 90 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,138 / 1,151
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Litwick shines a light that absorbs the life energy of people and Pokémon, which becomes the fuel that it burns.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
EmberMystical FireBest100% efficiency8.9TDO 89 - 2
AstonishMystical Fire94% efficiency8.4TDO 83 - 3EmberFlame Burst88% efficiency7.9TDO 78
- 4AstonishFlame Burst80% efficiency7.1TDO 71
- 5EmberHeat Wave79% efficiency7.0TDO 70
Top 5 of 8 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EmberBestFire · 1s · STAB | 10 | +10 | 12 | 10 |
| AstonishGhost · 1s · STAB | 7 | +13 | 8.4 | 13 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystical FireBestFire · 2s · STAB | 60 | 33 | 36 | 2.18 |
| Heat WaveFire · 3s · STAB | 95 | 100 | 38 | 1.14 |
| Flame BurstFire · 2.5s · STAB | 70 | 50 | 33.6 | 1.68 |
| Flame ChargeFire · 4s · STAB | 70 | 33 | 21 | 2.55 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Litwick's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 88.2
- Actual Defense
- 56.3
- Actual HP
- 90
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
EmberMystical FireBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 78% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,006 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Shadow Litwick only reaches CP 1,138 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,138 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,134 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,130 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,128 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,133 | 99.1% |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 1,126 | 98.4% |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,125 | 98.4% |
| 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,121 | 98.4% |
| 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,119 | 98.4% |
| 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,129 | 98.3% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow LitwickViewingBest movesEmberMystical Fire
From Shadow Litwick to the final evolution125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Water
Ground
RockGhost
Dark - ×0.625Fire
Grass
Ice
Poison
Steel
Fairy - ×0.39
Normal
Fighting
Bug
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.39
- Fire×0.625
- Water×1.6
Electric×1- Grass×0.625
- Ice×0.625
- Fighting×0.39
- Poison×0.625
- Ground×1.6
Flying×1
Psychic×1- Bug×0.39
- Rock×1.6
- Ghost×1.6
Dragon×1- Dark×1.6
- Steel×0.625
- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2024.10.22Spotlight Hour: Gastly, Duskull, Litwick · 2× Catch XP
- 2022.10.15Community Day: Litwick · Exclusive move: Poltergeist