#0725 · Alola · Generation 7 · starter

Litten

Fire Cat Pokémon · Fire-type

Litten is a Fire-type Pokémon, the Fire Cat Pokémon, number 725 (#0725) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 4.3 kg.

Litten is the Fire Cat Pokémon, an aloof Alola starter that swallows its own loose fur and sets it alight to cough out fireballs. The Pokédex warns that if you try to pet it before it trusts you, you will get a nasty scratch.

How to pronounce Litten

Litten is pronounced LIT-un. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Litten said out loud:

In Japanese it is ニャビー (Nyabby).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Litten is a small black cat, 0.4 m tall and 4.3 kg, with red stripes on its legs and forehead, red tufts on its cheeks and another at the end of its tail. If it arches its back, red-tipped spikes of fur rise along its spine. It grooms itself constantly, and the fur it swallows gathers in its stomach as fuel. Its fur also makes flammable oil, so when it sheds it burns the old coat away, and the Pokédex says the coat regrows twice a year.

Behaviour

Litten keeps to itself and hides its feelings. Earning its trust takes time, and even then the Pokédex says too much affection is a bad idea.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat, but Bulbapedia says it has recently turned up in the Terarium at Blueberry Academy. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in the Canyon Biome of The Indigo Disk.

Powers

The fireballs it spits change shape depending on how it coughs. Ember, Fire Fang, Flamethrower and Flare Blitz are all in its learnset. Its Ability Blaze strengthens Fire moves when it is low on HP, and its hidden Ability Intimidate lowers an opponent's Attack on entry. With base Speed 70 and Attack 65 it is a quick, scrappy starter.

Name origin

Litten may combine 'lit', 'little' and 'kitten', and could also play on liten, Swedish for 'small'. The Japanese name is Nyabby (ニャビー), possibly from nyā (meow), 'tabby' and hi ('fire').

Design inspiration

Litten may be based on mackerel tabby cats, whose stripes match the ones on its legs and forehead, and on black cats; the same stripes also suggest a tiger. Its forehead markings and eyes seem to form the alchemical symbol for sulfur, a highly flammable element. Its flammable fur oil may nod to the bakeneko of Japanese folklore, which were believed to drink lamp oil. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Litten evolves into Torracat at level 17, which evolves into Incineroar at level 34.

In the games

Litten is one of the three Alola starters: in Sun and Moon it is handed out by Hala in Iki Town, and in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Professor Kukui gives it to you on Route 1. In Scarlet and Violet it appears in The Indigo Disk, and it is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

A wild Litten on Melemele Island debuted in 'Alola to New Adventure!', and Ash caught it in 'One Journey Ends, Another Begins...'.

Fun facts

• A trademark filing tweeted on 27 March 2016 leaked its Japanese name, weeks before the official reveal on 10 May 2016.
• Bulbapedia notes that Litten, Popplio and Snivy are the three first partner Pokémon from before Generation VIII that cannot be transferred into any Pokémon Legends game.
• In Scarlet and Violet's data Litten learns Flare Blitz at level 36, but Incineroar, which evolves at level 34, does not learn it until level 58.

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

Base stats

• HP: 45
• Attack: 65
• Defense: 40
• Sp. Atk: 60
• Sp. Def: 40
• Speed: 70

Litten’s base stat total is 320. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Litten weak to?

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

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

Evolution

How does Litten evolve?

Litten evolves into Torracat at level 17.

The whole family: Litten, Torracat, Incineroar.

• Torracat evolves into Incineroar at level 34.

Abilities

• Blaze: Strengthens Fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
• Intimidate (hidden ability): Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

Moves

Moves Litten learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (37)

Litten can learn 37 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Fire Fang, Acrobatics, Trailblaze, Fire Spin, Facade, Flame Charge, Endure, Sunny Day, U-turn, Shadow Claw, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Rest, Taunt, Swords Dance, Leech Life, Substitute, Will-O-Wisp, Crunch, Heat Wave, Flamethrower, Helping Hand, Nasty Plot, Fire Blast, Fire Pledge, Outrage, Overheat, Flare Blitz, Tera Blast, Roar, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Temper Flare.

Egg moves (3):Fake Out, Parting Shot, Power Trip.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 45 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 Speed effort value.
• Base experience yield: 64.

Pokédex entries

Trying to pet Litten before it trusts you will result in a nasty scratch from its sharp claws. Be careful. (Shield)

It spends even the smallest amount of downtime grooming its fur with its tongue. Loose fur gathers in its stomach and serves as fuel for fiery moves. (Sword)

Its coat regrows twice a year. When the time comes, Litten sets its own body on fire and burns away the old fur. (Ultra Moon)

If you try too hard to get close to it, it won't open up to you. Even if you do grow close, giving it too much affection is still a no-no. (Ultra Sun)

It doesn't allow its emotions to be easily seen. Earning its trust takes time. It prefers solitude. (Moon)

While grooming itself, it builds up fur inside its stomach. It sets the fur alight and spews fiery attacks, which change based on how it coughs. (Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Shortest Fire type in Gen 7: 0.4 m.
• Lowest base stat total among Fire types in Gen 7: 320, shared with 1 other.
• Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
• Heavier than 14% of all Pokémon (4.3 kg).
• Base stat total 320, ranked #772 of 1,025.
• One of 81 Fire-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 97 red Pokémon.
• Number 4 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 49 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 6 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: Litten (Pokémon), Serebii: Litten (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (LIT-un): 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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