Shiny Litten, evolution chart, 100% perfect IV stats, and Incineroar¡¯s best moveset in Pok¨¦mon Go
Everything to get the most out of December Community Day!
Litten, the Fire Cat Pokémon, is making an appearance in the December 2024 Community Day. Do you like Fire? Do you like cats? If you answered 'Yes' to both of these questions, this Pokémon Go event is for you!
Litten is one of those fan favourites because, believe it or not, people like cats. Also, Litten as is cute as its evolution, Incineroar, is badass. Unfortunately, neither are standout in Pokémon Go, but with the advent of its shiny and the addition of a whole new move - Blast Burn - things may shift in the... Heel Pokémon? Seriously? Ok, let’s go with that. Things may improve for the Heel Pokémon - a Pokémon known for its massive pecs, sharp claws and fire belt. Definitely not known for its heels. Or heeling. Have you ever tried to get a cat to heel?
But we digress! First, things first, what is a Community Day? For the uninitiated, this is a reoccurring Pokémon Go event that celebrates a specific Pokémon, while boosting shiny rates and offering an exclusive move, along with a whole host of other bonuses!
Litten will be spawning en masse throughout the event, this is the best chance we’ve had for catching a Litten with 100% perfect IV stats and, if you achieve this feat, it’s a good idea to know its evolution Incineroar’s best moveset.
Even if you’re not fussed on this month’s Community Day Pokémon, there are a multiple other bonuses that may get you out and about, playing Pokémon Go, including double catch Candy and double catch XP!
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Litten 100% perfect IV stats in Pokémon Go
This month's Community Day is the perfect opportunity to find a Litten with perfect IV stats in Pokémon Go.
'Perfect' means two things in Pokémon Go, depending on how you plan to use a given Pokémon. First, there’s the maxed out, 100% IV version, which is the 15/15/15 you’re looking for your 4* Pokédex, raids and Master League. Yet, because of how CP is calculated using three stats, a perfect IV Pokémon is generally only ever the best version of itself in the Master League.
Of course, you can’t see the IV of a Pokémon without catching it first, but, with a little research beforehand, you can quickly spot a perfect Litten based on the CP alone.
If you’re at Level 30 (or above), you’ll ideally be looking for the following CPs for a perfect 15/15/15 Litten:
The wild CP value aligns with your Trainer Level until you reach Level 30 and, due to the majority of the player base now being above this level, we’ve kept to these values for the sake of simplicity. These values will, however, be different if you’re currently below Level 30.
If you want to run Incineroar in Go Battle League, you’re looking for different stats:
- A perfect Great League Incineroar is 0/15/9, reaching 1500 CP at Level 19
- A perfect Ultra League Incineroar is 0/15/15, reaching 2500 CP at Level 32.5
- A perfect Master League Incineroar is 15/15/15, reaching 3387 CP at Level 50
Litten evolution chart: What does Litten evolve into?
A cutie pie, that’s what! Seriously, look at those stickers!
A more serious answer would be Torracat, using 25 Litten Candy, which then evolves into Incineroar using 100 Litten Candy.
It’s a reasonable theme, as far as starter Pokémon go. The cat gets bigger, stands up, and learns how to brawl. Given how moody cats tend to be - especially Litten - it’s no worry that it gets swole, angry and ready to claw the opponent’s eyes out. You can read more about these three Pokémon below.
Litten: 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.
Torracat: At its throat, it bears a bell of fire. The bell rings brightly whenever fire spews out.
Incineroar: When its fighting spirit is set alight, the flames around its waist become especially intense.
So, fairly normal, as far as cats go. We’ve never met a cat that acts like it doesn’t want to watch the world burn.
The December Community Day event runs between 2pm and 5pm (local time) on Saturday 21st December 2024 and Sunday 22nd December 2024, with different Pokémon featured on each day. Litten is featured on the Saturday, so you’ll have three hours to gather as much Litten Candy as possible, to ensure you can fully evolve it!
If you’re hurting for Candy, use Pinap Berries and Silver Pinap Berries to double the amount of candy you earn from catching, and make sure to have a Fire-type Pokémon mega evolved – Mega Charizard (X or Y), Mega Blaziken, Mega Houndoom or Primal Groudon are your options here.
Incineroar’s moves and best moveset recommendation
As much as it looks ready to throw down, Incineroar is only ok in in PVP. It’s not a total write-off, but for such a rare typing (Houndour and Houndoom being the only other Fire/Dark options), it’s a shame that it doesn’t do better. Perhaps this Community Day event will allow it to compete on a more equal footing (pawing?), thanks to the addition of the Charged move Blast Burn.
If you want to give the world’s angriest cat (tough competition, we know) a go, it currently runs Fire Fang (Fast), Blaze Kick (Charged) and Dark Pulse (Charged) in Great League, swapping Fire Fang for Double Kick in Ultra League. Master League is a third set of moves, with Snarl, Dark Pulse and Fire Blast being your best bets.
So, does Blast Burn change anything? Blast Burn is a good general move that deals 132 damage for 50 energy. The two moves we recommended above are Blaze Kick (72 damage for 40 energy) and Fire Blast (168 damage for 80 energy). This means that Blast Burn offers more damage per energy than its next-best options, which is always good to see.
Currently, Incineroar performs best in Ultra League, but this addition may well shake things up.
If you want to see the full move set, here it is:
Incineroar Fast Moves
- Ember (Fire)
- Scratch (Normal)
Incineroar Charged Moves
- Flamethrower (Fire)
- Flame Charge (Fire)
- Crunch (Dark)
Incineroar Legacy Charged Moves
- Blast Burn (Fire)
The Dual Destiny Season is here! It brings the Holiday Part 2 event with it. You can now catch Dynamax Pokémon through Max Battles. First, however, you need to visit Power Spots to collect Max Particles and complete the To the Max! quest. Don't forget to try out Routes, Gift Exchange and Party Play while you're hunting down rare Pokémon, fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases.
What does shiny Litten look like?
As you can see below, shiny Litten simply swaps black for white. It’s not the most inspired, perhaps, but’s certainly an effective shiny, and Litten looks dang adorable in its snow-white coat. This theme is conserved throughout evolution, with Torracat and Incineroar swapping their black coats for white.
Litten family shiny comparison
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Thanks to Reddit user TopAssistance2 for the handy preview!
Other December Community Day bonuses
Community Days in Pokémon Go always come with a string of bonuses, and the December Community Day is no different.
Some of these bonuses are always the same - like increased spawns and increased shiny rates. However, there is a rotating set of other bonuses that come with Community Days, such as double or triple catch Candy, Stardust or XP.
A full list of the December Community Day bonuses can be found below:
Bonus 1: Double Catch XP
Bonus 2: Double Catch Stardust
Bonus 3: Double Catch Candy
Bonus 4: Double catch Candy XL chance for players Level 31 and above
Bonus 5: Hatch distance halved for any eggs placed in Incubators during event hours
Bonus 5: Lure Modules activated during the event will last three hours
Bonus 6: Incense activated during the event will last three hours (doesn't include Daily Adventure Incense)
Bonus 7: Between 2pm to 10pm (local hours), you can make one additional Special Trade to make it a maximum of three for the day
Bonus 8: Between 2pm to 10pm (local hours), Trades require 50% less Stardust.
Bonus 9: Event-themed stickers earned by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts or purchased from the in-game store
Bonus 10: Event-exclusive field research tasks with rewards including Pokémon encounters, Stardust and Great Balls. Joining up with your local Pokémon Go community might also lead you to finding rare event-exclusive tasks which reward Pokémon with Special Background encounters
Bonus 11: PokéStop Showcases
Bonus 12: Event-exclusive 2km eggs which can hatch the following Pokémon
- Slowpoke
- Galarian Slowpoke
- Poliwag
- Togepi
- Wooper
- Paldean Wooper
- Timburr
- Axew
- Chespin
- Fennekin
- Froakie
- Grubbin
- Noibat
Bonus 13: Free Timed Research running from 9am (local time) on Saturday 21st December to 9pm (local time) on Sunday 22nd December, which will reward you with a Rainy Lure Module and Unova Stones
Bonus 14: Community Day Continued Timed Research running until Saturday 4th January at 9am (local time), which will reward you with daily encounters with 2024 Community Day Pokémon who have Special Backgrounds. Must log into Pokémon Go during December Community Day event hours to claim
Bonus 15: The Special Background for Pokémon featured during 2024 Community Days
Exclusive move for evolutions: Exclusive moves will be available for the Community Day Pokémon when evolving from 9am (local time) on Saturday 21st December to 9pm (local time) on Sunday 22nd December
Good luck finding a perfect Litten!