Introduced in generation five, with the Pokemon Black and White games, Lampent is a dual type ghost and fire Pokemon. It is the second stage evolution of its three stage evolution line and evolves from Litwick, and into Chandelure. Lampent is classified by the Pokedex as the “Lamp Pokemon” which is likely a reference to its general design. This guide will showcase Lampent’s capabilities in battle, its appearances in the anime, as well as other general facts about Lampent.
About Lampent
As a generation five Pokemon, Lampent first appeared in the Black and White season of the anime in the episode A Venipede Stampede!. In this episode, Ash’s rival Trip uses a Lampent to stop a swarm of Venipede from destroying a city. Lampent evolves from Litwick once it reaches level 41. To evolve Lampent into Chandelure you will just need to use a Dusk Stone. There is no level requirement for the final evolution and you can evolve Lampent once you locate a Dusk Stone. The Pokedex mentions that Lampent has become associated with death as it appears to steal spirits from the body.
| First appearance in anime | Pokemon the Series: Black and White A Venipede Stampede! |
| First appearance in game | Pokemon Black and White |
| Region | Unova |
| Evolution | Evolves from Litwick, evolves into Chandelure |
| 1st Evo level | 41 |
| 2nd Evo level | Evolves when a Dusk Stone is used |
| Pokedex Entry | This ominous Pokémon is feared. Through cities it wanders, searching for the spirits of the fallen. |
Lampent Base Stats
| HP | 60 |
| ATTACK | 40 |
| DEFENCE | 60 |
| SP. ATTACK | 95 |
| SP. DEFENCE | 60 |
| SPEED | 55 |
| TOTAL | 370 |
Appearance
Lampent is a small ghostly Pokemon that resembles a lampshade and most of its body is black, but the glass around its flame is white. The two ornamental pieces typically found on a lamp makeup Lampent’s arms. It has two yellow eyes and the brightest part of its flame makes Lampent seem as if it has a mouth. Other than its arms, it has no discernable limbs. Lampent is a small Pokemon at only 2 feet, or 0.6 meters, tall.
Behavior
The Pokedex mentions that Lampent has become associated with bad omens. It spends time near hospitals waiting for people to pass on. Lampent have been known to help Litwick with leading people to the Ghost World, so they are not entirely sinister. Even still, people become uneasy when they see a Lampent. It can commonly be found at night near residential areas and Lampent will also pretend to be a lamp in cities to stay hidden.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Lampent is a fairly weak Pokemon but while its special attack stat is solid, the rest of its statline does not support this offensive stat. Its speed stat is too slow to consider Lampent as a threat and its defensive capabilities are nothing impressive either. It can provide some disruptive or unique effects like Trick Room. As a dual type ghost and fire Pokemon, Lampent takes 2x damage from ground, rock, ghost, water, and dark type moves. It is immune to normal and fighting type moves, and resists poison, bug, steel, fire, grass, ice, and fairy type moves.
Best Moveset
In competitive play, Lampent can fulfill the niche role of setting up Trick Room for your team. It is best to consider using Lampent in unique formats like NFE (Not Fully Evolved), otherwise its final evolution would stand out more. In NFE, Lampent can be utilized offensively after it has set up Trick Room. With a Life Orb, as a held item, the attacks from Lampent will be significant. Consider running Trick Room, Fire Blast, Shadow Ball, and Energy Ball/Memento. This set is aimed at utilizing Lampent’s low speed and high attack to take advantage of Trick Room. You can consider Energy Ball for more type coverage, or Memento to help the rest of your team deal with a threat.
| Trick Room | Fire Blast |
| Shadow Ball | Energy Ball/Memento |
How to Catch Lampent in Pokemon Go?
If you would like to obtain a Lampent in Pokemon Go, the easiest way to do so would be to first obtain a Litwick and eventually evolve it into a Lampent. Like most evolved Pokemon, its base evolution is much more common to obtain. You can find Litwick spawning in the wild, at a boosted rate, near cities, neighborhoods, dry areas, beaches, and other residential areas. Litwick can also be hatched from 7 and 10 km eggs but while Chandelure has not been featured as a raid boss, Litwick and Lampent have been tier one and tier three raid bosses respectively. To evolve Litwick into Lampent it will require 25 candies. It will take another 100 candies and a Unova Stone in order to evolve Lampent into Chandelure.
Trivia
- Lampent represents the month of October for Unova’s Horoscope.
- The inspiration for Lampent’s design likely comes from an oil street lamp.
- The name Lampent is a combination of the words lamp and lambent.
FAQ
Is Lampent a rare Pokemon?
Lampent may be rare to encounter, but that is only because it is the second stage evolution in its line. If you count Litwick’s encounter rates as well as the number of locations it appears in, Lampent is not particularly rare. Since Litwick has an encounter rate around 40%, there is nothing exclusive about Lampent.
Who is Lampent weak against?
As a dual type fire and ghost Pokemon, you will want to keep Lampent away from ground, rock, ghost, water, and dark type moves. Lampent is not a particularly bulky Pokemon, and these super effective types will likely knock out Lampent in one hit. You will also want to consider that Lampent is a special attacking Pokemon. It will do better against Pokemon with low special stats.
Is Lampent a good Pokemon?
There is nothing too exciting about this Pokemon’s evolution line. Even its final evolution falls short of the offensive Pokemon role. Lampent can be used in some fringe situations where you need a Pokemon to set up Trick Room for you. However, other Pokemon take advantage of Trick Room’s effects better than Lampent does most of the time.
Conclusion
Congratulations, you now know just about everything there is to know about this “Lamp Pokemon”. While Lampent’s involvement with competitive play is limited to a specific niche, it performs well when everything works out right. Without an answer to the Trick Room strategy a lot of enemy teams can fall apart. However, Lampent can have a hard time against prepared opponents. Reserve a slot on your team for Lampent to have a slow defensive fairy type Pokemon.
