Lampent Pokemon Guide: Stats, Best Moves, Abilities and More

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Lampent Pokemon Guide

Lampent is a Ghost / Fire-type Pokemon known for its evolution method, abilities, matchup profile and role across different Pokemon games. This guide covers Lampent’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations.

Normal Form

Lampent

Shiny Form

Shiny Lampent

Lampent Description

Lampent is a Ghost / Fire-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 5. It is known for its typing, abilities and evolution line across the Pokemon series.

Lampent Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Lampent, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Lampent

National Dex

#0608

Type

Ghost / Fire

Species

Lamp Pokemon

Height

2’00” / 0.6 m
60 cm

Weight

28.7 lbs / 13.0 kg
13.0 kg

Abilities

Flash Fire, Flame Body, Infiltrator

Lampent Stats

Use the stat section below to review Lampent’s base stat profile.

Lampent Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

These are some of Lampent’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Flamethrower

Reliable Fire-type special attack.

Shadow Ball

Core Ghost-type STAB option.

Will-O-Wisp

Burns physical attackers.

Fire Blast

High-power Fire coverage.

Hex

Works well with status support.

Psychic

Coverage against Poison and Fighting types.

Dark Pulse

Coverage against Ghost and Psychic types.

Overheat

Powerful one-shot Fire option.

Lampent All Moves

Use the section below to view Lampent’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100
1	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100
1	Minimize	Normal	Status	–	–
1	Smog	Poison	Special	30	70
12	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
16	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100
20	Will O Wisp	Fire	Status	–	85
24	Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85
28	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	–	100
32	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
36	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
40	Inferno	Fire	Special	100	50
46	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
52	Pain Split	Normal	Status	–	–
58	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90
64	Memento	Dark	Status	–	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Burning Jealousy	Fire	Special	70	100
TM	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85
TM	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100
TM	Haze	Ice	Status	–	–
TM	Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90
TM	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100
TM	Imprison	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100
TM	Night Shade	Ghost	Special	–	100
TM	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90
TM	Pain Split	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Poltergeist	Ghost	Physical	110	90
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psych Up	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Temper Flare	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Trick	Psychic	Status	–	100
TM	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Will O Wisp	Fire	Status	–	85

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Acid Armor	Poison	Status	–	–
Clear Smog	Poison	Special	50	–
Haze	Ice	Status	–	–
Power Split	Psychic	Status	–	–

Lampent Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Lampent is a Ghost / Fire-type Pokemon. Its typing determines which attacks are super effective, resisted or blocked.

Type

Ghost / Fire

Weaknesses

Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost, Dark

Resistances

Fire, Grass, Ice, Poison, Steel, Fairy, Bug

Immunities

Normal, Fighting

Lampent Abilities

Lampent’s abilities can affect how it performs in different games and battle formats.

Lampent Evolution

This section shows the Lampent evolution line and how each stage is obtained.

Stage 1

Litwick

Starting form

Stage 2

Lampent

Evolves from Litwick at Level 41

Stage 3

Chandelure

Evolves from Lampent with a Dusk Stone

Where to Find Lampent in Pokemon Games

Lampent’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. Older games are still listed for consistency, including games where Lampent had not been introduced yet.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Lampent
Pokemon Red	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Lampent
Pokemon Gold	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Silver	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Lampent
Pokemon Ruby	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Sapphire	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Emerald	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon FireRed	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Lampent
Pokemon Diamond	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Pearl	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Platinum	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon HeartGold	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Not available because Lampent had not been introduced yet.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Lampent
Pokemon Black	Evolve from Litwick at Level 41 or find in Celestial Tower depending on version.
Pokemon White	Evolve from Litwick at Level 41 or find in Celestial Tower depending on version.
Pokemon Black 2	Evolve from Litwick at Level 41 or find in Celestial Tower depending on version.
Pokemon White 2	Evolve from Litwick at Level 41 or find in Celestial Tower depending on version.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Lampent
Pokemon X	Evolve from Litwick at Level 41 or use Friend Safari when available.
Pokemon Y	Evolve from Litwick at Level 41 or use Friend Safari when available.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Lampent
Pokemon Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Lampent
Pokemon Sword	Lake of Outrage and Max Raid Battles, or evolve from Litwick.
Pokemon Shield	Lake of Outrage and Max Raid Battles, or evolve from Litwick.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Lampent
Pokemon Scarlet	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Violet	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Evolve from Litwick at Level 41 or catch when available through the Litwick line.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Lampent
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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