In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Lileep isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Cradily to unlock its full potential. At 355 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Lileep weak to?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Lapras (Ice), Hitmonlee (Fighting), and Scizor (Bug) when using Lileep. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Steel-type attackers are also a problem. At base 23 Speed, Lileep won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

What is the best ability for Lileep?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Storm Drain on Lileep. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Lileep also gets Suction Cups, but they don't compare.

What role does Lileep play in battle?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Lileep fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 61 Sp. Atk. Base 23 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Lileep - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

23Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Lileep's spread favors balanced defenses over offense. Sp. Def leads the defensive side, Speed eats the cost. Yields 1 Sp. Def EV per defeat. Standard growth curve to level.

Base Stats

Avg

HP66

Attack41

Defense77

Sp. Atk61

Sp. Def87

Speed23

Total355

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Erratic600,000 XP

Height1.0 m

Weight23.8 kg

Base XP71

Abilities

Suction Cups

Prevents being forced out of battle by other Pokémon's moves.

Storm DrainHA

Redirects single-target water moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Water moves, raising Special Attack one stage.

Storm Drain grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

It lived on the seafloor 100 million years ago and was reanimated scientifically.

Lileep Weakness

Ice, Fighting, Bug, and Steel moves hit Lileep for super-effective damage. Storm Drain grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Lileep Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ice, Fighting, Bug, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Electric

Type ChartFragile

4Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ice Fighting Bug Steel

½xResist

Normal Electric

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Water

STAB (7)

Fire Ice Flying Bug Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Lileep in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Lileep for 57-67%. Mamoswine's Earthquake also KOs at 97-114%.

Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Lileep Knock Off 46-54% Ice Shard 2x 57-67% View Weavile builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Lileep Earthquake 97-114%KO Ice Shard 2x 79-93% Knock Off 42-50% View Mamoswine builds →
Blaziken FireFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Swords Dance Close Combat Flare Blitz ProtectPriority Damage vs Lileep Close Combat 2x 186-219%KO Flare Blitz 93-109%KO View Blaziken builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Lileep evolves into Cradily. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are slow to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 140 total stats over Lileep. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#345Lileep

Level 40

#346Cradily

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Lileep

RockGrass

Cradily

RockGrass

86+20

ATK

81+40

DEF

97+20

SP.ATK

81+20

SP.DEF

107+20

SPE

43+20

BST

355D-Tier

495C-Tier+140

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Lileep with 21 breeding partners from the Water3 egg group. Pass egg moves like Bind, Curse, Mega Drain and 3 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Water3

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

30 cycles·7,710 steps

Moderate~8 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Lileep Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Lileep picks up Bind and Curse only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Solar Beam and Energy Ball while Ghost and Normal coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 1

Wrap

—159020Normal

Lv 4

Acid

—4010030Poison

Lv 8

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 12

Ingrain

———20Grass

Lv 16

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Lv 20

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 24

Brine

D6510010Water

Lv 28

Amnesia

C——20Psychic

Lv 32

Gastro Acid

D—10010Poison

Lv 36

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Lv 41

Spit Up

D—10010Normal

Lv 41

Stockpile

D——20Normal

Lv 41

Swallow

D——10Normal

Lv 44

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM55

Brine

D6510010Water

TM09

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM69

Rock Polish

C——20Rock

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Bind

—158520Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

D—10020Psychic

Egg

Recover

C——10Normal

Egg

Tickle

D—10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Lileep can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Lileep in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

No wild encounters for Lileep in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. It's available in Ruby, Emerald, or Sword and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Lileep is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Available in:

SwordSuper rod · Giant's Bed

Then trade to Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald Diamond Platinum HeartGold Black

Lileep Guide

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Lileep isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Cradily to unlock its full potential. At 355 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Lapras (Ice), Hitmonlee (Fighting), and Scizor (Bug) when using Lileep. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Steel-type attackers are also a problem. At base 23 Speed, Lileep won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Storm Drain on Lileep. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Lileep also gets Suction Cups, but they don't compare.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Lileep's hidden ability is Storm Drain. Redirects single-target water moves to this Pokémon where possible. Better than the standard options for competitive play.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Lileep fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 61 Sp. Atk. Base 23 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Game Availability

Lileep first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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