Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.6 m
- Weight
- 13.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate90(20.1%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP130
Base stats
HP
60
Attack
40
Defense
60
Sp. Atk
95
Sp. Def
60
Speed
55
Total
370
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Calm Mind
NFE
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Lampent
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Dusk Stone
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Lampent can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
17 of 17
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Minimize Raises the user’s evasion by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Smog Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 30 | 70 | 20 |
| 12 | Confuse Ray Confuses the target. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 16 | Hex Has double power if the target has a major status ailment. | Ghost | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 20 | Flame Burst Deals splash damage to Pokémon next to the target. | Fire | Special | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 20 | Will-O-Wisp Burns the target. | Fire | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 24 | Fire Spin Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Fire | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 28 | Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | Ghost | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| 32 | Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 36 | Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Inferno Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| 46 | Imprison Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 52 | Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 58 | Overheat Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage. | Fire | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 |
| 64 | Memento Lowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by two stages. User faints. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Lampent can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
15 sprites & renders for Lampent.
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Cite this page
“Lampent”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/lampent.
Species data from PokéAPI.