#0667 · Kalos · Generation 6

Litleo

Lion Cub Pokémon · Fire/Normal-type

Litleo is a Fire/Normal-type Pokémon, the Lion Cub Pokémon, number 667 (#0667) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 13.5 kg.

Litleo is the Lion Cub Pokémon, a hot-headed Fire and Normal type whose short mane heats up the stronger its opponent is. Once it can hunt on its own, it leaves its pride to live alone and grow stronger.

How to pronounce Litleo

Litleo is pronounced LIT-lee-oh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Litleo said out loud:

In Japanese it is シシコ (Shishiko).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Litleo is a lion cub on four legs, 0.6 m tall and 13.5 kg, mostly dark brown with paler paws, ears, tail tip and face. A reddish-orange tuft of mane sits between its round ears. The Pokédex says its mane gets hot when it is angry or fighting, and the tougher its opponent, the hotter the mane burns and the stronger Litleo becomes.

Behaviour

Litleo is hot-blooded, curious and quick to start a fight. It grows up in a pride where female Pyroar teach the young to hunt, and when it can catch prey alone it is kicked out to make its own way. The Violet Pokédex says the more it trains against mighty enemies, the hotter its mane grows.

Habitat

Bulbapedia places it on grassy plains and cliff sides. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in the East and South Provinces and in The Indigo Disk's Savanna biome, and in Legends: Z-A in Wild Zone 3 and in Hyperspace Lumiose in the Mega Dimension DLC.

Powers

Its Abilities are Rivalry, which boosts its damage against Pokémon of the same gender and cuts it against the opposite gender, Unnerve, which stops opponents eating Berries, and the hidden Moxie. It learns Ember at level 5, Noble Roar at level 15 and Flamethrower at level 36. Base Special Attack 73 and Speed 72 make it a fairly quick special attacker.

Name origin

Litleo may combine 'little', 'lit' and 'leo', Latin for 'lion'. The Japanese name is Shishiko (シシコ), which may blend shishi ('lion') and ko ('child').

Design inspiration

A lion cub is the model for Litleo, and Bulbapedia notes that its red hair looks like a mohawk.

Evolution notes

Litleo evolves into Pyroar at level 35.

In the games

In X and Y, its first games, Litleo is found on Route 22. In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon it appears only in the Poké Pelago, and only after you have become Champion.

In the anime

In 'A Fiery Rite of Passage!' Ash helps a cub that has been made to leave its pride become independent. Litleo also appears in 'Pikachu, What's This Key?' as a resident of an icy world reached with Klefki's keys.

Fun facts

• Before Generation VII, Litleo and Pyroar were the only Pokémon known to learn Noble Roar.
• Litleo and Pyroar are the only Pokémon with a gender ratio of one male to seven females.
• Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have a Litleonid meteor shower, named for Litleo as a nod to the real Leonids.
• They are also the only Pokémon with Moxie whose base Special Attack is higher than their base Attack.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Litleo (Pokémon) · Serebii: Litleo (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 62
• Attack: 50
• Defense: 58
• Sp. Atk: 73
• Sp. Def: 54
• Speed: 72

Litleo’s base stat total is 369. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.

Type matchups

What is Litleo weak to?

Litleo takes extra damage from Water (2×), Fighting (2×), Ground (2×), Rock (2×) moves.

It resists Fire (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Bug (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

How does Litleo evolve?

Litleo evolves into Pyroar at level 35.

The whole family: Litleo, Pyroar.

Abilities

• Rivalry: Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.
• Unnerve: Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.
• Moxie (hidden ability): Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.

Moves

Moves Litleo learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (39)

Litleo can learn 39 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Protect, Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Acrobatics, Thief, Trailblaze, Fire Spin, Facade, Bulldoze, Snarl, Swift, Flame Charge, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Psychic Fangs, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Rest, Taunt, Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, Crunch, Hyper Voice, Heat Wave, Flamethrower, Helping Hand, Fire Blast, Wild Charge, Overheat, Flare Blitz, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Roar, Double-Edge, Endeavor.

Egg moves (4):Entrainment, Fire Spin, Flare Blitz, Yawn.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 12.5% male, 87.5% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 220 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Atk effort value.
• Base experience yield: 74.

Pokédex entries

This hot-blooded Pokémon is filled with curiosity. When it gets angry or starts fighting, its short mane gets hot. (Ultra Moon)

When they're young, they live with a pride. Once they're able to hunt prey on their own, they're kicked out and have to make their own way. (Ultra Sun)

They set off on their own from their pride and live by themselves to become stronger. These hot-blooded Pokémon are quick to fight. (Y, Alpha Sapphire)

The stronger the opponent it faces, the more heat surges from its mane and the more power flows through its body. (X, Omega Ruby)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
• Heavier than 34% of all Pokémon (13.5 kg).
• Base stat total 369, ranked #675 of 1,025.
• One of 2 Pokémon that are both Fire and Normal.
• One of 147 brown Pokémon.
• Number 18 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 49 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 220: about 28.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 4 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Litleo (Pokémon), Serebii: Litleo (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (LIT-lee-oh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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Fire-type Pokémon · Normal-type Pokémon · Fire/Normal weaknesses and matchups · Kalos region guide · Rivalry ability · Unnerve ability · Moxie ability · Compare Litleo · Full Pokédex · Type chart · All moves

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