In X & Y, Don't let Lilligant's 480 base stat total fool you. Chlorophyll is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as an attacker. Giga Drain with Miracleseed is the standard set.

What is Lilligant weak to?

In X & Y, watch for Volcarona (Fire), Lapras (Ice), and Roserade (Poison) when using Lilligant. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Lilligant?

In X & Y, Run Chlorophyll on Lilligant. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Lilligant also gets Own Tempo and Leaf Guard, but they don't compare.

What role does Lilligant play in battle?

In X & Y, Lilligant fills the attacker role. It's a special attacker with base 110 Sp. Atk. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What are the best moves for Lilligant?

In X & Y, run Giga Drain, Quiver Dance, Sleep Powder, and Hiddenpowerbug on Lilligant. Giga Drain is the most common pick at 20% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Lilligant - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Attacker

CTier

90Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Lilligant's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, Attack trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Moderately hard to find and worth 2 Sp. Atk EVs, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP70

Attack60

Defense75

Sp. Atk110

Sp. Def75

Speed90

Total480

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging75 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.1 m

Weight16.3 kg

Base XP168

Abilities

ChlorophyllTop Pick

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Own Tempo

Prevents confusion.

Leaf GuardHANiche

Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

The fragrance of the garland on its head has a relaxing effect. It withers if a Trainer does not take good care of it.

Lilligant Weakness

Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Lilligant for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Lilligant Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Lilligant in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Lilligant for 84-99%. Zapdos deals 75-88% with Heat Wave.

Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Icicle Crash Ice Shard PursuitSTAB Damage vs Lilligant Knock Off 68-80% Ice Shard 2x 84-99% Pursuit 42-49% View Weavile builds →
Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Stealth Rock Lava Plume Earth Power TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave TailwindUtility ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Damage vs Lilligant Heat Wave 2x 75-88% Thunderbolt 26-31% View Zapdos builds →
Gengar GhostPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves Shadow Ball Sludge Bomb Focus Blast Sludge Wave Damage vs Lilligant Shadow Ball 88-104%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 199-234%KO Focus Blast 88-104%KO View Gengar builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Lilligant Giga Drain 21-25% Flamethrower 2x 149-176%KO View Volcarona builds →

X & Y Evolution

Lilligant doesn't evolve through normal leveling. You'll need an evolution item to get here from Petilil's line. Breed this form to get Petilil eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Petilil gave Lilligant the biggest boost in Speed (+60), bringing the total to 480 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#548Petilil

Sun Stone

#549Lilligant

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Petilil

Grass

Lilligant

Grass

70+25

ATK

60+25

DEF

75+25

SP.ATK

110+40

SP.DEF

75+25

SPE

90+60

BST

280D-Tier

480C-Tier+200

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Moderate

Breed with Lilligant to get Petilil eggs using 59 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include Bide, Charm, Endure and 6 more.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♀100.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Lilligant Best Moveset

Giga Drain is the main STAB option after a Quiver Dance boost. Miracleseed gives Lilligant extra utility to survive the setup turn, and max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs make the boosted hits count. The remaining moves catches resists.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Chlorophyll

Item

Miracle Seed

Best Nature for Lilligant

Timid+SPE

Lilligant best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Doubles Special Setup Sweeper Moveset

Giga DrainSTAB
Quiver Dance
Sleep PowderSTAB
Hidden Power Bug

Recommended Teammates

NinetalesGood

LuxrayGood

Moves

Without breeding, Lilligant misses out on Bide and Charm. That's 9 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Leaf Storm and Petal Dance, with Normal and Psychic coverage rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growth

D——20Normal

Lv 1

Leech Seed

B—9010Grass

Lv 1

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 1

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Lv 10

Teeter Dance

——10020Normal

Lv 28

Quiver Dance

S——20Bug

Lv 46

Petal Dance

B12010010Grass

Lv 50

Petal Blizzard

C9010015Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

C10010015Psychic

TM53

Energy Ball

B9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

C6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Bide+1

———10Normal

Egg

Charm

D—10020Fairy

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Grass Whistle

D—5515Grass

Egg

Healing Wish

C——10Psychic

Egg

Ingrain

D——20Grass

Egg

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Egg

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Tutor Moves

Lilligant can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Rem

After You

———15Normal

Rem

Aromatherapy

C——5Grass

Rem

Energy Ball

B9010010Grass

Rem

Entrainment

D—10015Normal

Rem

Giga Drain

S7510010Grass

Rem

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Rem

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

Rem

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

Rem

Sleep Powder

S—7515Grass

Rem

Stun Spore

D—7530Grass

Rem

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

How to Get Lilligant in X & Y

No wild encounters for Lilligant in X & Y. Bring Petilil over from Black, Black 2, or Sword, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Lilligant in X & Y

Step 1Obtain Petilil
Catch in the wild in:
Omega RubyWalking · Mirage Spots
Then trade to X & Y to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Black Black 2 Moon Ultra Moon Sword
Sun Stone
Step 2Lilligant ✓

Lilligant Guide

In X & Y, Don't let Lilligant's 480 base stat total fool you. Chlorophyll is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as an attacker. Giga Drain with Miracleseed is the standard set.
In X & Y, watch for Volcarona (Fire), Lapras (Ice), and Roserade (Poison) when using Lilligant. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In X & Y, Run Chlorophyll on Lilligant. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Lilligant also gets Own Tempo and Leaf Guard, but they don't compare.
In X & Y, Lilligant fills the attacker role. It's a special attacker with base 110 Sp. Atk. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In X & Y, run Giga Drain, Quiver Dance, Sleep Powder, and Hiddenpowerbug on Lilligant. Giga Drain is the most common pick at 20% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Lilligant first appeared in Black & White and spans 9 games across 6 generations. It later gained a Hisuian form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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