:Chandelure

Chandelure is a species of fictional creatures called Pokémon created for the Pokémon media franchise. Developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo, the Japanese franchise began in 1996 with the video games Pokémon Red and Green for the Game Boy, which were later released in North America as Pokémon Red and Blue in 1998.{{cite magazine |last=Hilliard |first=Kyle |date=December 25, 2016 |title=Pokémon Red & Blue – A Look Back At The 20-Year Journey To Catch 'Em All |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/12/25/pok-233-mon-red-amp-blue-a-look-back-at-the-20-year-journey-to-catch-em-all.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001192920/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/12/25/pok-233-mon-red-amp-blue-a-look-back-at-the-20-year-journey-to-catch-em-all.aspx |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=January 22, 2024 |magazine=Game Informer}} In these games and their sequels, the player assumes the role of a Trainer whose goal is to capture and use the creatures' special abilities to combat other Pokémon. Some Pokémon can transform into stronger species through a process called evolution via various means, such as exposure to specific items.{{cite book |last=Allison |first=Anne |title=Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination |date=May 2006 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=9780520938991 |pages=192–197}} Each Pokémon have one or two elemental types, which define its advantages and disadvantages when battling other Pokémon.{{cite book |title=Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook |date=July 28, 2015 |publisher=Scholastic Inc. |isbn=9780545795661 |page=5}} A major goal in each game is to complete the Pokédex, a comprehensive Pokémon encyclopedia, by capturing, evolving, and trading with other Trainers to obtain individuals from all Pokémon species.

Known in Japanese as "Chandela",{{cite web|last=Ashcraft|first=Brian|date=15 January 2016|title=One of the Last Pokémon You'd Expect in a Fighting Game|work=Kotaku|url=https://kotaku.com/one-of-the-last-pokemon-youd-expect-in-a-fighting-game-1753130630|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225111154/https://kotaku.com/one-of-the-last-pokemon-youd-expect-in-a-fighting-game-1753130630|archive-date=25 December 2022|access-date=24 February 2024}} Chandelure is the final stage of the Ghost and Fire-type Litwick family line, of which Chandelure evolves from the middle stage lamp Pokémon Lampent.{{cite web|last=Friend|first=Devin Ellis|date=6 January 2023|title=Pokémon's Most Existentially Terrifying Pokédex Entries|work=Screen Rant|url=https://screenrant.com/pokemon-terrifying-pokedex-entries-gothitelle-beheeyem-chandelure/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710144511/https://screenrant.com/pokemon-terrifying-pokedex-entries-gothitelle-beheeyem-chandelure/|archive-date=10 July 2023|access-date=24 February 2023}} Whereas Litwick evolves into Lampent after gaining enough experience, the latter evolves into Chandelure through use of the "Dusk Stone" item.{{cite web|last=Solorzano|first=Sergio|date=6 June 2020|title=Pokémon Sword & Shield: How To Find & Evolve Litwick Into Chandelure|work=TheGamer|url=https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sword-shield-find-evolve-location-litwick-chandelure/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224144546/https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-sword-shield-find-evolve-location-litwick-chandelure/|archive-date=24 February 2024|access-date=24 February 2024}} As a Ghost and Fire-type Pokémon measuring 3 ft 3 in (99 cm) tall,{{cite web|url=https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokedex/chandelure|title= Chandelure - Pokédex|website=Pokemon.com|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=5 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205160331/https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokedex/chandelure}} its form is of a ghostly chandelier with large, round eyes and a stitched mouth.{{cite web|last=Bramlett|first=Samuel William|date=5 January 2023|title=Pokemon Fan Builds Incredible Chandelure Chandelier|work=Game Rant|url=https://gamerant.com/pokemon-chandelure-chandelier/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105132719/https://gamerant.com/pokemon-chandelure-chandelier/|archive-date=5 January 2023|access-date=24 February 2024}} The flames present in Chandelure are normally purple-colored,{{cite web|last=Christopher|first=Michael|date=22 December 2020|title=Pokemon: The 10 Worst Shiny Ghost-Types|work=TheGamer|url=https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-worst-shiny-ghost-types/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014020120/https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-worst-shiny-ghost-types/|archive-date=14 October 2022|access-date=24 February 2024}} consistent with what is observed in that of Litwick.{{cite web|last=Lowthian|first=Declan|date=13 March 2022|title=Pokémon: The 5 Best Object Pokémon (& The 5 Worst)|work=Comic Book Resources|url=https://www.cbr.com/pokemon-the-best-object-pokemon-the-worst/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226133121/https://www.cbr.com/pokemon-the-best-object-pokemon-the-worst/|archive-date=26 February 2023|access-date=24 February 2024}} Rarer "shiny" forms of Chandelure have orange flames, which differ from the teal flame of the first-stage Litwick and the pink flame of the middle stage Lampent. The species also has swingable arms with flames, which it can use to hypnotize its opponents.{{cite web|last=Black|first=Grace|date=28 June 2022|title=10 Best Inanimate Object Looking Pokémon, Ranked|work=Screen Rant|url=https://screenrant.com/best-inanimate-object-pokemon-ranked/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709081626/https://screenrant.com/best-inanimate-object-pokemon-ranked/|archive-date=9 July 2022|access-date=24 February 2024}} Pokédex entries of the Litwick family suggest capabilities of soul consumption of their victims, with Chandelure burning their souls and cursing them to become restless.

Chandelure was introduced in Pokémon Black and White, titles produced for the Nintendo DS. In contrast to previous entries, director Junichi Masuda wanted to "play up the coolness" of Pokémon introduced in the title, and to that end the designs gravitated more towards using angular and sharp lines instead of rounded ones. In an interview with Nintendo Power, Masuda additionally noted that improvements in gaming hardware had also impacted their approach compared to previous entries, as it allowed for more detailed designs.{{cite magazine |magazine=Nintendo Power |date=March 2011 |title=Breeding the Fifth |pages=18–20 |issn=1041-9551}} According to the concept artist Ken Sugimori, the Litwick family originally started off as a flame-candle-lamp evolutionary chain. He disliked the original idea and later remade the candle form as the first stage Pokémon Litwick.{{cite magazine|first1=Ken|last1=Sugimori|first2=Takao|last2=Unno|first3=Yusuke|last3=Ohmura|date=April 2011|title=[Designs of Generation V Pokémon II]|magazine=Nintendo Dream|volume=204|language=ja}} One possible hint at the origin of Chandelure is from a chandelier within the Game Freak company's office space at Carrot Tower, which Junichi Masuda did not directly disprove as being a possible inspiration.{{cite magazine|last=Hilliard|first=Kyle|date=27 February 2018|title=The History Of Pokémon|magazine=Game Informer|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/12/31/the-history-of-pokemon.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118173001/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/12/31/the-history-of-pokemon.aspx|archive-date=18 January 2024|url-status=live|access-date=23 February 2024}} Chandelure's concept may have also derived from tsukumogami, or mythical spirits in Japanese folklore that possess tools.{{cite web|last=Ashcraft|first=Brian|date=9 August 2016|title=A Haunted Sandcastle Pokémon Exists, It Seems|work=Kotaku|url=https://kotaku.com/a-haunted-sandcastle-pokemon-exists-in-sun-and-moon-1785018709|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126193124/https://kotaku.com/a-haunted-sandcastle-pokemon-exists-in-sun-and-moon-1785018709|archive-date=26 January 2021|access-date=25 February 2024}}

Chandelure made its debut in the Pokémon Black and White mainline games, reappearing in subsequent mainline titles. For the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet games, it is only available via The Teal Mask DLC.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Julia|date=15 September 2023|title=How to evolve Lampent into Chandelure in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Teal Mask|work=Polygon|url=https://www.polygon.com/pokemon-scarlet-violet-guide/23875244/evolve-lampent-chandelure-teal-mask-dusk-stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219212530/https://www.polygon.com/pokemon-scarlet-violet-guide/23875244/evolve-lampent-chandelure-teal-mask-dusk-stone|archive-date=19 December 2023|access-date=24 February 2024}} It has also appeared in the trading card game, most notably in the Halloween-themed "Trick or Trade Booster Packs" in 2022 and 2023.{{cite web|last=Simelane|first=Smangaliso|date=30 September 2022|title=Every Card in the Pokemon Trick or Trade Booster Packs|work=Game Rant|url=https://gamerant.com/every-card-pokemon-trick-or-trade-booster-packs-gengar-mewtwo/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106020830/https://gamerant.com/every-card-pokemon-trick-or-trade-booster-packs-gengar-mewtwo/|archive-date=6 January 2023|access-date=24 February 2024}}{{cite web|last=D'Amato|first=Lee|date=16 August 2023|title=Pokémon TCG Trick or Trade BOOster Bundle 2023 - Preorders, Cards, Price|work=Screen Rant|url=https://screenrant.com/pokemon-tcg-booster-bundle-2023-preorders-price-cards/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902025307/https://screenrant.com/pokemon-tcg-booster-bundle-2023-preorders-price-cards/|archive-date=2 September 2023|access-date=24 February 2024}} Chandelure is available in Pokémon Go,{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Julia|date=6 July 2021|title=Pokémon Go guide: How to get Unova Stones|website=Polygon |url=https://www.polygon.com/pokemon-go-guide/22545502/unova-stone-evolutions-best-use-item-list|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116144303/https://www.polygon.com/pokemon-go-guide/22545502/unova-stone-evolutions-best-use-item-list|archive-date=16 January 2024|access-date=24 February 2024}} Pokkén Tournament,{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Willie|date=15 March 2016|title=Pokkén Tournament takes Pokémon somewhere new: the fringe of fan fiction|work=VentureBeat|url=https://venturebeat.com/games/pokken-tournament-takes-pokemon-somewhere-new-the-fringes-of-fan-fiction/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224150244/https://venturebeat.com/games/pokken-tournament-takes-pokemon-somewhere-new-the-fringes-of-fan-fiction/|archive-date=24 February 2024|access-date=24 February 2024}} and Pokémon Unite.{{cite web|last=Switzer|first=Eric|date=30 April 2023|title=I Finally Get Why Chandelure Is Such A Great Pokemon|work=TheGamer|url=https://www.thegamer.com/chandelure-pokemon-unite-moves-ghost/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603121900/https://www.thegamer.com/chandelure-pokemon-unite-moves-ghost/|archive-date=3 June 2023|access-date=24 February 2024}} The Pokkén Tournament director Haruki Suzaki explained his inclusion of Chandelure as a playable character as wanting a morphologically diverse roster.{{cite web|language=ja|date=12 May 2016|title=【インタビュー】『ポッ拳』開発者が語る誕生秘話…90年代格闘ゲームのドキドキワクワクをもう一度|work=インサイド|url=https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2016/05/12/98566_2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915040038/https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2016/05/12/98566_2.html|archive-date=15 September 2023|access-date=25 February 2024}} It also appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, appearing as a trophy in the former and as a "spirit" in the latter.{{cite web|last=Arrieta Jr.|first=Michael Eugene|date=29 October 2022|title=Pokemon Fan Carves Impressive Chandelure Design on Pumpkin for Halloween|work=Game Rant|url=https://gamerant.com/pokemon-chandelure-carved-pumpkin-halloween/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029012753/https://gamerant.com/pokemon-chandelure-carved-pumpkin-halloween/|archive-date=29 October 2022|access-date=24 February 2024}}

Outside of the games, Chandelure also made an appearance in several Pokémon anime episodes of the Pokémon the Series: Black & White season, its debut occurring in the episode "Battle for the Underground!" as a Pokémon belonging to the character Ingo.{{cite episode|title=Battle for the Underground!|series=Pokémon|credits=Atsuhiro Tomioka (writer)|network=Various|air-date=January 7, 2012|season=Pokémon the Series: Black & White|number=48}} Misato Fukuen is credited for voicing Ingo's Chandelure in the Pokémon anime series in Japanese while the English dub voice actor is unconfirmed. It was also one of the featured Ghost-type Pokémon in the music video for the song "Ghost Dive" as performed by the Japanese rock band Polkadot Stingray.{{cite web|date=10 October 2023|title=POLKADOT STINGRAY's "Ghost Dive" animated Pokémon music video is ghost-type wickedness|work=JROCK NEWS|url=https://jrocknews.com/2023/10/polkadot-stingrays-ghost-dive-animated-pokemon-music-video-is-ghost-type-wickedness.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014045358/https://jrocknews.com/2023/10/polkadot-stingrays-ghost-dive-animated-pokemon-music-video-is-ghost-type-wickedness.html|archive-date=14 October 2023|access-date=24 February 2024}}

Chandelure has officially been featured in several forms of merchandise, although they are primarily intended for Japanese markets. The Pokémon has been included as figurines,{{cite magazine|date=30 October 2023|title=【ポケモン】天然石風の台座で佇むジラーチやハクリュー、ニンフィアたちの姿が美しいインテリアフィギュアが発売|magazine=Famitsu|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/202310/30322269.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107101526/https://www.famitsu.com/news/202310/30322269.html|archive-date=7 November 2023|access-date=27 February 2024}} plush toys,{{cite web|date=23 December 2022|title=「Pokémon fit」に"イッシュ地方のポケモンたち"が仲間入り！シャンデラ、バチュルら174匹が新登場|work=インサイド|url=https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2022/12/23/142736.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230024758/https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2022/12/23/142736.html|archive-date=30 December 2022|access-date=27 February 2024}} and cards for the Pokémon Trading Card Game.{{cite web|date=21 January 2022|title=『ポケカ』新弾「バトルリージョン」発表！デッキに1枚しか入れられない「かがやくポケモン」が新たな刺激に|work=インサイド|url=https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2022/01/21/136377.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125055450/https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2022/01/21/136377.html|archive-date=25 January 2022|access-date=27 February 2024}} Motifs of Chandelure have been used in the 2013 merchandise set that includes lacquers, lamps, and accessory stands.{{cite web|date=13 September 2013|title=ポケモンセンターにて、ゴーストタイプのポケモンをモチーフにしたグッズが続々登場|work=インサイド|url=https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2013/09/13/70274.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911063934/https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2013/09/13/70274.html|archive-date=11 September 2021|access-date=27 February 2024}} As part of the official "Pokémon Fairy Tale" merchandise set in 2022, Chandelure is also featured as an LED light that has an iron base and is said to be usable as a reading light.{{cite web|date=14 October 2022|title=「ポケモン」シャンデラのLEDライトなど新作グッズ登場！「超ほしい」「ブックカバー買う」|work=にじめん|url=https://nijimen.net/topics/345856|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201065656/https://nijimen.net/topics/345856|archive-date=1 December 2022|access-date=27 February 2024}}

Overall opinions of Chandelure have varied from highly negative to highly positive mainly on the bases of its design as an "object" Pokémon and its gameplay attributes. The design and naming conventions of the species have been criticized by writers of several publications, especially in earlier years. For instance, Kyle Hilliard, writing for Game Informer, expressed his confusion that the Litwick line is recognized as a legitimate Pokémon line, that he felt that they better fit the Harry Potter franchise.{{cite magazine|last=Hilliard|first=Kyle|date=3 April 2014|title=23 Of The Weirdest Pokémon|magazine=Game Informer|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/04/03/23-of-the-weirdest-pokemon.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419160028/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/04/03/23-of-the-weirdest-pokemon.aspx|archive-date=19 April 2023|url-status=live|access-date=24 February 2024}} Digital Spy author Sam Loveridge similarly expressed his dislike for the ghost Pokémon line due to them being "horror cliches".{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Sam|date=28 December 2016|title=20 worst Pokémon designs ever, ranked|work=Digital Spy|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/pokemon/a803638/20-worst-pokemon-designs-ever-ranked/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209012006/https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/pokemon/a803638/20-worst-pokemon-designs-ever-ranked/|archive-date=9 December 2023|access-date=24 February 2024}} Brittany Vincent of GamesRadar+ also criticized the design of Chandelure, and though she acknowledged the lore of the Pokémon, she still considered it to be just a furniture piece.{{cite web|last=Vincent|first=Brittany|year=2014|title=14 Pokemon that are basically just ordinary objects with googly eyes|work=GamesRadar|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/pokemon-are-basically-just-ordinary-objects-googly-eyes/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118154619/https://www.gamesradar.com/pokemon-are-basically-just-ordinary-objects-googly-eyes/|archive-date=18 January 2024|access-date=24 February 2024}} TheGamer writer Johnny Garcia acknowledged criticisms of Chandelure's design but instead expressed disapproval at it due to its apparent in-game frailness.{{cite web|last=Garcia|first=Johnny|date=10 September 2017|title=20 AWFUL Pokémon You Need To Stop Using, Right Now|work=TheGamer|url=https://www.thegamer.com/awful-pokemon-you-need-to-stop-using-right-now/#just-not-firey-enough|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001063604/http://www.thegamer.com/awful-pokemon-you-need-to-stop-using-right-now/#just-not-firey-enough|archive-date=1 October 2017|access-date=24 February 2024}}

Chandelure has also been met with positive receptions. While Destructoid co-writer Wes Tacos criticized "object-based" designs, he reacted positively to Chandelure, citing that he found its "dumb and silly design" as a chandelier to be amusing.{{cite web|last=Andriessen|first=CJ|year=2017|title=Let's settle this once and for all: Which Pokemon is the best?|work=Destructoid|url=https://www.destructoid.com/lets-settle-this-once-and-for-all-which-pokemon-is-the-best/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107033527/https://www.destructoid.com/lets-settle-this-once-and-for-all-which-pokemon-is-the-best/|archive-date=7 January 2023|access-date=24 February 2024}} Chandelure was repeatedly reported by gaming site journalists as being a popular Pokémon in terms of both gameplay and design to the point where it is considered a "fan-favorite".{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-how-to-evolve-lampent-into-chandelure/1100-6517739/ |website=GameSpot |title=Pokemon Scarlet And Violet - How To Evolve Lampent Into Chandelure |first=James |last=Carr |accessdate=2024-03-21 |date=2023-11-14 |archive-date=March 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321225245/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-how-to-evolve-lampent-into-chandelure/1100-6517739/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.pockettactics.com/gen-5-pokemon |title=The best gen 5 Pokémon |first=Nathan |last=Ellingsworth |website=Pocket Gamer |accessdate=2024-03-21 |date=2024-02-01 |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329203303/https://www.pockettactics.com/gen-5-pokemon |url-status=live }}{{cite web|last=Greif|first=Zackari|date=28 August 2022|title=Rumored Missing Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Pokemon Would Be Big Missed Opportunity for Memes|work=Game Rant|url=https://gamerant.com/pokemon-scarlet-violet-missing-memes-chandelure-joltik/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321004238/https://gamerant.com/pokemon-scarlet-violet-missing-memes-chandelure-joltik/|archive-date=21 March 2023|access-date=24 February 2024}} In a 2020 poll by The Pokémon Company, Chandelure was selected as being the best Pokémon from the Pokémon Black and White games.{{cite web|last=Vartanian|first=Marcy|date=6 May 2022|title=Pokémon: The 10 Most Iconic Pokémon From Generation V|work=Screen Rant|url=https://screenrant.com/pokemon-generation-v-most-iconic/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828080953/https://screenrant.com/pokemon-generation-v-most-iconic/|archive-date=28 August 2022|access-date=24 February 2024}} In a 2023 Japanese poll with over 150,000 votes, Chandelure placed third in the popular Pokémon ranking,{{cite web|last=Liu|first=Stephanie|date=30 December 2023|title=Meowscarada Tops Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Popularity Poll|work=Siliconera|url=https://www.siliconera.com/meowscarada-tops-pokemon-scarlet-violet-popularity-poll/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230233044/https://www.siliconera.com/meowscarada-tops-pokemon-scarlet-violet-popularity-poll|archive-date=30 December 2023|access-date=2 June 2024}} which TheGamer writer Joshua Robertson stated was a surprising result.{{cite web|last=Robertson|first=Joshua|date=29 December 2023|title=Meowscarada Has Been Voted Scarlet & Violet's Most Popular Pokemon In Japan|work=TheGamer|url=https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-scarlet-violet-meowscarada-voted-most-popular-pokemon-japan/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225044512/https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-scarlet-violet-meowscarada-voted-most-popular-pokemon-japan/|archive-date=25 February 2024|access-date=25 February 2024}} Nicholas Fujii, writing for Comic Book Resources, praised Chandelure's design, citing that its association with chandeliers and haunted houses helped make the design feel more natural than other "object Pokémon" such as Klefki.{{cite web|last=Fujii|first=Nicholas|date=25 November 2023|title=10 Most Memorable Pokémon Designs Of All Time|work=CBR|url=https://www.cbr.com/pokemon-most-memorable-designs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224193729/https://www.cbr.com/pokemon-most-memorable-designs/|archive-date=24 February 2024|access-date=24 February 2024}} Madeline Virtue of Dualshockers called Chandelure amongst the best Pokémon designs due to it "look[ing] very much alive" and "cool" in spite of it being an object Pokémon as well as the usage of its coloring schemes to effectively communicate the Pokémon species' "spookiness" and dual typing.{{cite web |last=Virtue |first=Madeline |date=27 August 2022 |title=10 Best Designed Pokémon, Ranked |url=https://www.dualshockers.com/best-designed-pokemon/#2-10-mimikyu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729215544/https://www.dualshockers.com/best-designed-pokemon/#2-10-mimikyu |archive-date=29 July 2023 |accessdate=29 July 2023 |website=Dualshockers}} The coloring schemes of the shiny variant of Chandelure in comparison received varied reactions, as some writers praised the orange colors of its flames while some others criticized it for being "boring" compared to the regular variant's coloring.{{cite web|last=Simelane|first=Smangaliso|date=24 August 2023|title=Best shiny Pokemon in each generation|work=Destructoid|url=https://www.destructoid.com/best-shiny-pokemon-in-each-generation/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824195650/https://www.destructoid.com/best-shiny-pokemon-in-each-generation/|archive-date=24 August 2023|access-date=2 June 2024}} Kevin Slackie and Moises Taveras of the magazine Paste expressed praise for the Pokédex entries of Chandelure consuming and cursing souls, citing it as an instance of ghost Pokémon "never disappoint[ing]" in the creepiness factor.{{cite web|last1=Slackie|first1=Kevin|last2=Taveras|first2=Moises|date=6 June 2023|title=The 150 Best Pokémon|work=Paste|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/pokemon/the-top-100-pokemon-of-all-time|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731073520/https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/pokemon/the-top-100-pokemon-of-all-time|archive-date=31 July 2023|access-date=24 February 2024}}

Adam Snavely, writing for DotEsports, also highlighted the design, citing it as being the "rare" cute and friendly-looking object-based Pokémon with a logical evolutionary line and strong in-game stats. He considered the Litwick family to be the "Ghost Starter [line] that we never got."{{cite web|last=Snavely|first=Adam|date=17 June 2022|title=The best Ghost-type Pokémon of all time, ranked|work=Dot Esports|url=https://dotesports.com/pokemon/news/the-best-ghost-type-pokemon-of-all-time-ranked|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012023423/https://dotesports.com/pokemon/news/the-best-ghost-type-pokemon-of-all-time-ranked|archive-date=12 October 2022|access-date=24 February 2024}} Eric Switzer, writing for TheGamer, heavily praised its design, stating that despite disliking Chandelure at first due to his inherent bias against object Pokémon to the extent that he failed to understand why his nephew considered it his favorite Pokémon over other popular choices, he grew to love it due to its personality and lore, most notably shown off via its appearance in Pokémon UNITE. Donald Theriault of Nintendo World Report expressed that Chandelure is his favorite Pokémon due to how powerful it is in the mainline games as well as its ominous-looking design. He anticipated the release of Pokkén Tournament so that he could play as the chandelier Pokémon.{{cite web|last=Theriault|first=Donald|date=18 March 2016|title=NWR's Favorite Pokemon: Chandelure|work=Nintendo World Report|url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/42057/nwrs-favorite-pokemon-chandelure|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831134600/https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/42057/nwrs-favorite-pokemon-chandelure|archive-date=31 August 2023|access-date=24 February 2024}} Many other fans expressed surprise at the reveal of Chandelure for Pokkén Tournament, given that its inclusion is subversive to typical humanoid forms of playable fighting game characters.{{cite web|date=15 January 2016|title=Chandelure is the Craziest Pokemon Added to Pokken Tournament Yet|work=Game Rant|url=https://gamerant.com/pokken-tournament-chandelure-pokemon-reveal/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112151129/https://gamerant.com/pokken-tournament-chandelure-pokemon-reveal/|archive-date=12 January 2023|access-date=24 February 2024}} Kotaku reviewer Mike Fahey posed curiosity regarding why Chandelure was picked over other popular Pokémon but considered it to be amongst the playable characters with superb gameplay qualities for Pokkén Tournament.{{cite web|last=Fahey|first=Mike|date=18 March 2016|title=Pokken Tournament: The Kotaku Review|work=Kotaku|url=https://kotaku.com/pokken-tournament-the-kotaku-review-1764966156|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928071730/https://kotaku.com/pokken-tournament-the-kotaku-review-1764966156|archive-date=28 September 2023|access-date=24 February 2024}} Similarly, Ryan Bates of GameRevolution praised it for its in-game ranged and aerial capabilities, noting that he did not initially expect to have "started [his] love affair with Chandelure" going into the game.{{cite web|last=Bates|first=Ryan|date=15 March 2016|title=Pokkén Tournament Review|work=GameRevolution|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/70078-pokken-tournament-review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429235442/https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/70078-pokken-tournament-review|archive-date=29 April 2019|access-date=2 June 2024}} VentureBeat writer Willie Clark praised Chandelure's inclusion in Pokkén Tournament, highlighting that it, as an untraditional fighting game character, helped define the game's essence, capturing the "wild and crazy fun" spirit of the Pokkén world.

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