How to get Litwick in Pokemon GO, and can it be shiny?

Modified Oct 23, 2024 05:30 GMT

How to obtain Litwick in Pokemon GO — Litwick in Pokemon GO (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Many trainers want to know how they can get their hands on Litwick in Pokemon GO, and as always, they are also eager to find out if the creature is shiny. Litwick is desired for various reasons in the game, one of which is the final evolution, Chandelure, a critter good for PvE battles. Both versions are obtainable in the game; however, getting the shiny one is challenging due to its low odds.

The introduction of Litwick took place during A Unova Unveiling on September 16, 2019. Following this release, Niantic debuted Shiny Litwick on October 15, 2022, as part of the Community Day event.

Here is everything you will need to know about the methods of getting Litwick and Shiny Litwick in Pokemon GO. The Spotlight Hour event of October 2024 is set to return these species, so make sure you partake in it to encounter and catch them.

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All known methods to obtain Litwick in Pokemon GO

Litwick, as seen in Pokemon GO (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Litwick in Pokemon GO can be acquired in the following ways as of October 2024:

Encounter and capture Litwick in the wild
Hatch Pokemon Eggs
Defeat Litwick raids
Complete Research Tasks
Win GO Battle League matches
Trade

1) Encounter and capture Litwick in the wild

To find a wild Litwick in Pokemon GO, visit areas that experience Sunny or Foggy weather in-game. When you do this, you will get a spawn boost due to the auto-activation of Weather Boost. Another thing that can help you increase the spawn rate of wild Litwick in Pokemon GO would depend on the lure strategy.

During the Spotlight Hour or Pokemon GO Halloween 2024 event, when Litwick appears in the wild, activate Lure Modules and Incense to draw it into your location. To lure, you can attach the Modules at PokeStops.

Meanwhile, Incense can be used independently. After you are done with utilizing these items effectively, you should be able to encounter and catch Litwick easily.

2) Hatch Pokemon Eggs

Eggs can be hatched by placing them inside Incubators, but you have to walk the required distances to hatch them. Litwick is hatchable from these items; however, you must be aware of the time of the event, which encourages trainers to pop eggs to get Litwkick in Pokemon GO.

3) Defeat Litwick raids

Litwick could appear as a one-star raid boss in Pokemon GO, and it can be beaten by exploiting its weaknesses: Dark-, Ghost-, Ground-, Rock-, and Water-type moves. These moves are super-effective against Litwick, as a result, you will need to teach them to your counters for Litwick.

You can find the names of the raid parties with their Fast and Charged Moves to take down Litwick as a solo player or a team here:

Rhyperior: Mud Slap and Rock Wrecker
Tyranitar: Bite and Brutal Swing
Blacephalon: Astonish and Shadow Ball
Kyogre: Water Fall and Origin Pulse
Tyranturm: Rock Throw and Meteor Beam
Hydreigon: Bite and Brutal Swing

4) Complete Research Tasks

Even though you can not earn encounters with Litwick in Pokemon GO by completing Research Tasks at Spotlight Hour, you may encounter one by doing so during Litwick Community Day.

That said, complete the particular research line that gives the creature to you.

5) Win GO Battle League

GO Battle League encounter reward (Image via The Pokemon Company)

The GO Battle League gameplay mode offers opportunities for you to fight with online trainers to test/improve combat knowledge and earn exciting items, including Candies, Stardust, and Pokemon encounters.

When Litwick is back in raids, try to play this mode so that you can get one step closer to adding Litwick to your collection.

6) Trade

Whether you decide to catch a Litwick by yourself or ask for one from your in-game friend, any approach is good to go with. But, trading will cost your Stardust, and the friend who is willing to give you Litwick must perform trade within a 100-meter trade distance.

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