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, candle-like Pokémon 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 actually sucking away their life energy and leading them to the Ghost World. In the anime, the flame is shown to grow as it continually absorbs life energy.

Major appearances
Four Litwick debuted in Scare at the Litwick Mansion!, where they, along with a, tried to take , , and to the Ghost World.

Multiple Litwick appeared in the Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures short , where they 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.

Minor appearances
A Litwick appeared in Climbing the Tower of Success!, where it was mixed up with candles designed after them.

A Litwick appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, where it was one of the Pokémon residing at Nebel Plateau. It was close to the guarding Nebel Plateau, as well as a fellow resident,.

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.

A Litwick appeared in SM094 as an illusion created by a.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Litwick appears in Big City Battles under the ownership of. It was kidnapped by Team Plasma but saved after, , Iris and Burgh, located Team Plasma's hideout in Castelia City with the help of Black's Pignite.

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga
Monta owns a Litwick, which succeeded in weakening a wild enough for Monta to be able to capture it.

Pokédex entries

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Trivia

 * Litwick, along with, , and , has the lowest base stat of all  Pokémon.
 * Litwick is tied with Yamask for having the lowest base of all  Pokémon. Likewise, Litwick ties with Zen Mode Darmanitan for having the lowest base Attack of all Fire-type Pokémon.

Origin
Litwick is a combination of (a blue, black, or purple-fire associated with ghosts and, equivalent to the western ) and a. It may also be based on the cliché of ghostly floating candles.

Name origin
Litwick may to be a combination of lit (past tense of to light) or little and . Wick might also refer to wicked.

Hitomoshi may be derived from 火点し hitomoshi, which means to light a lamp but also describes 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 may also derive from 人燃し hitomoshi (to burn a man [to death]).