A Collector's Field Notes on Litten Pokémon Cards
Find the cutest Litten cards: Illustration Rares, promos, and binder-ready picks across English, Japanese, and Chinese TCG sets.
2025-06-06
Popularity Rank: #183
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #140
2019 survey: #343
#183 / 1025
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Litten
Fire Cat Pokémon
While grooming itself, it builds up fur inside its stomach. It sets the fur alight and spews fiery attacks, which change based on how it coughs.
Pokédex details
Height
0.4 m
Weight
4.3 kg
Base EXP
0
Capture rate
45 / 255
Generation
Gen VII
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium Slow
Color
Red
Shape
Quadruped
Egg groups
Ground
What makes Litten so likeable
The elevator pitch for Litten: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- Fire Cat Pokémon says it all: Litten is cat-coded collector candy.
- Standing under half a meter tall, Litten is tiny in the best possible way.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Litten feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Litten from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Mega Rising
One Shiny
MEP Black Star Promos
None
Eevee Grove
One Diamond
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
Temporal Forces
Illustration rare
Temporal Forces
Common
Silver Tempest
Common
McDonald's Collection 2021
None
Team Up
Common
Unbroken Bonds
Common
Unbroken Bonds
Common
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Laying out a Litten page that photographs well
A workable spread formula for Litten — scene print, anchor card, supporting cast — without overthinking supplies.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Litten #24 (Sun & Moon) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Litten binder page.
Litten #44 (MEP Black Star Promos) is a staple for Litten fans — simple, affordable, and always binder-ready.
Litten #26 (Unbroken Bonds) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Litten binder page.
Litten #15 (Shining Legends) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Litten binder page.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Litten mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Litten chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Sun & Moon
Common
MEP Black Star Promos
None
Unbroken Bonds
Common
Shining Legends
Common
Mega Rising
One Shiny
Eevee Grove
One Diamond
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
Right page
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
Temporal Forces
Illustration rare
Temporal Forces
Common
Silver Tempest
Common
McDonald's Collection 2021
None
Team Up
Common
Unbroken Bonds
Common
Start with a background that echoes Litten's fire, then place your chase holo in the top-left anchor slot. Secondary copies can step down in rarity toward the edges so the spread breathes in photos.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Litten
Illustration by nintendo.com
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Litten
Scene wallpaper — Litten
Illustration by pixiv.net
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Litten
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Litten's cheerful base temperament invites playful sticker sleeves or washi — don't force a grimdark layout unless the art demands it.
- Keep a "swap tray" of mid-value Litten duplicates beside the binder — trades move faster when the page is already curated.
- Lead with your strongest Litten single, then echo it with a secondary spread featuring Incineroar, Popplio, and Rowlet so the page reads as a story, not a checklist.
- Hunt bilingual or alt-language copies when Litten lettering or embossing outshines the English print — especially if you trade with collectors who search native names.
Litten: competitive snapshot
Optional competitive context for Litten. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Litten — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
45
Attack
65
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
40
Speed
70
Total: 320
Players file Litten around tier "LC" while Ability Blaze (Strengthens Fire moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Mono-fire Litten spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
- Hidden Ability Intimidate is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Litten — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Litten, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
While grooming itself, it builds up fur inside its stomach. It sets the fur alight and spews fiery attacks, which change based on how it coughs.
It doesn’t allow its emotions to be easily seen. Earning its trust takes time. It prefers solitude.
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.
Litten shows up in Moon lore as one that doesn’t allow its emotions to be easily seen.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
Canon tags Litten as the Fire Cat Pokémon and known for red colouration — backgrounds that echo those cues (studio, habitat, or abstract) usually photograph better than random neon gradients.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Flamiau
Spanish
Litten
French
Flamiaou
Italian
Litten
Japanese
ニャビー
Japanese (Romaji)
Nyabby
Korean
냐오불
Chinese (Simplified)
火斑喵
Chinese (Traditional)
火斑喵
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