The Essentials on Lampent
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost, Dark Table
- Resistances
- ×¼ Bug · ×½ Fire, Grass, Ice, Poison, Steel, Fairy · immune: Normal, Fighting
- Evolution
- Litwick → Lampent (Lv. 41) → Chandelure (Dusk Stone)
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 370 · top stat: Special Attack (95) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 190 in the Lumiose Pokédex, 17 Wild Zone
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 147 in the Kitakami Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
- Other Names
- Mélancolux in French · ランプラー, Lampler in Japanese · Laternecto in German All Languages
Overview
Lampent is a Fire and Ghost-type Pokémon, No. 608 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 5. Category: Lamp Pokémon. Height: 0.6 m, weight: 13 kg.
Lampent evolves from Litwick and evolves into Chandelure (Dusk Stone).
Abilities: Flash Fire and Flame Body. Hidden Ability: Infiltrator. Lampent is weak to Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Lampent takes no damage from Normal and Fighting-type moves.
Generation
Generation 5
Black / White
National No.
#608
National Pokédex
Category
Lamp Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
60
255
Attack
40
255
Defense
60
255
Special Attack
95
255
Special Defense
60
255
Speed
55
255
Total
370
Min HP (Lv. 100)
230
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
324
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Fire / Ghost). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 5 types
Water
×2
Ground
×2
Rock
×2
Ghost
×2
Dark
×2
Normal (×1) — 4 types
Electric
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Dragon
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 6 types
Fire
×½
Grass
×½
Ice
×½
Poison
×½
Steel
×½
Fairy
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Bug
×¼
Immune (×0) — 2 types
Normal
×0
Fighting
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
If hit by a Fire-type move, the Pokémon absorbs the flames and uses them to power up its own Fire-type moves.
Ability 2
Contact with the Pokémon may burn the attacker.
The Pokémon's moves are unaffected by the target's barriers, substitutes, and the like.
Lampent Evolution
Lampent Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Fire · Ghost
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Lampent Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Astonish
Ghost
Phys.
100%
30
15
1
Ember
Fire
Spec.
100%
40
25
1
Minimize
Normal
Stat
—
—
10
1
Smog
Poison
Spec.
70%
30
20
12
Confuse Ray
Ghost
Stat
100%
—
10
16
Hex
Ghost
Spec.
100%
65
10
20
Will-O-Wisp
Fire
Stat
85%
—
15
20
Flame Burst
Fire
Spec.
100%
70
15
24
Fire Spin
Fire
Spec.
85%
35
15
28
Night Shade
Ghost
Spec.
100%
—
15
32
Curse
Ghost
Stat
—
—
10
36
Shadow Ball
Ghost
Spec.
100%
80
15
40
Inferno
Fire
Spec.
50%
100
5
46
Imprison
Psychic
Stat
—
—
10
52
Pain Split
Normal
Stat
—
—
20
58
Overheat
Fire
Spec.
90%
130
5
64
Memento
Dark
Stat
100%
—
10
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Amorphous
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Special Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Lampent
Available in 6 games, 6 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
X
Y
Shield
Sword
Scarlet
Violet
Generation VI
X 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Friend Safari
Lv. 30 33%
Y 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Friend Safari
Lv. 30 33%
Generation VIII
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Kitakami (The Teal Mask)
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Kitakami (The Teal Mask)
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
X
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Y
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Lampent in Pokémon GO
- 1,708Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 976Perfect CP in Raids
- 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
- 100 🍬to evolve into Chandelure
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Black
“This ominous Pokémon is feared. Through cities it wanders, searching for the spirits of the fallen.”
White
“It arrives near the moment of death and steals spirit from the body.”
Black 2
“The spirits it absorbs fuel its baleful fire. It hangs around hospitals waiting for people to pass on.”
White 2
“The spirits it absorbs fuel its baleful fire. It hangs around hospitals waiting for people to pass on.”
X
“The spirits it absorbs fuel its baleful fire. It hangs around hospitals waiting for people to pass on.”
Y
“It arrives near the moment of death and steals spirit from the body.”
Omega Ruby
“The spirits it absorbs fuel its baleful fire. It hangs around hospitals waiting for people to pass on.”
Alpha Sapphire
“It arrives near the moment of death and steals spirit from the body.”
Sword
“This Pokémon appears just before someone passes away, so it’s feared as an emissary of death.”
Shield
“It lurks in cities, pretending to be a lamp. Once it finds someone whose death is near, it will trail quietly after them.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Mélancolux
🇬🇧 English
Lampent
🇯🇵 漢字
ランプラー
🇯🇵 Kana
ランプラー
🇯🇵 Romaji
Lampler
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Laternecto
🇪🇸 Español
Lampent
🇮🇹 Italiano
Lampent
🇰🇷 한국어
램프라
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
灯火幽灵
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
燈火幽靈
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Lampe
🇬🇧 EN
Lamp Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
ランプポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Lampen-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Lampent
What type is Lampent?
Lampent is a Fire and Ghost-type Pokémon.
How do you evolve Lampent?
Lampent evolves into Chandelure (Dusk Stone).
What are Lampent's weaknesses?
Lampent is weak to Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Lampent takes no damage from Normal and Fighting-type moves.
What is Lampent's Hidden Ability?
Lampent's Hidden Ability is Infiltrator. Its regular Abilities are Flash Fire and Flame Body.
Where to find Lampent in Pokémon Legends: Z-A?
In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Lampent appears in the wild in Wild Zone 17 (Lv. 45-46). Lumiose Pokédex number: 190. All Wild Zones
Can you get a Shiny Lampent in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Lampent is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
