What does Petilil evolve into?

Petilil has 2 evolution paths: Lilligant using a Sun Stone and Hisuian Lilligant using a Sun Stone. Different conditions, different results.

Should I use Petilil?

In Legends: Arceus, For a casual playthrough, Petilil works as a placeholder. Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Lilligant . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Petilil?

Petilil is catchable in Legends: Arceus. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 8 other games across the series.

What games is Petilil in?

Petilil is available in Legends: Arceus. Across the full series, it appears in 9 games total.

Petilil - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Petilil's spread. It leans special with Sp. Atk out front. And you'll get 1 Sp. Atk EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP45

Attack35

Defense50

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def50

Speed30

Total280

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight6.6 kg

Base XP56

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Own Tempo

Prevents confusion.

Leaf GuardHA

Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

The leaves on its head are highly valued for medicinal purposes. Dry the leaves in the sun, boil them, and then drink the bitter decoction for remarkably effective relief from fatigue.

Legends: Arceus

Petilil Weakness

Petilil is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. That's a lot of weak spots to cover so team support is important.

Petilil 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 Petilil in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Magmortar Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Petilil Ember 2x 81-100%KO View Magmortar builds →
Flareon Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Petilil Ember 2x 71-86% View Flareon builds →
Roserade GrassPoison	C
Available Move Moves Poison StingLv. 1 Damage vs Petilil Poison Sting 2x 33-43% View Roserade builds →
Honchkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Petilil Gust 2x 71-86% View Honchkrow builds →
Rapidash Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 5 Damage vs Petilil Ember 2x 71-86% View Rapidash builds →

Legends: Arceus Evolution

To get Lilligant from Petilil, you need an evolution item. The evolution method matters here. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Evolutions

#548Petilil

#549LilligantSun Stone

Hisui

#549Hisui LilligantSun Stone

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Petilil

Grass

Lilligant

Grass

Hisui 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 is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Petilil Best Moveset

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

A compact toolkit overall. The offense runs through Leaf Storm and Energy Ball for Petilil, with limited coverage doing what it can. Don't expect versatility from this one.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 5

Leafage

—4010040Grass

Lv 9

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 15

Poison Powder

D—7535Poison

Lv 21

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

Lv 29

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Lv 37

Recover

C——10Normal

Lv 47

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

TM Moves

Petilil can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Petilil doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Baby-Doll Eyes+1

D—10030Fairy

Tutor

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

Tutor

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Legends: Arceus Petilil Locations

Petilil starts showing up in mid-game routes at decent spawn rates across 2 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Petilil in Legends: Arceus

Cottonsedge Prairie

Grass

Uncommon

Holm of Trials

Grass

Uncommon

Petilil Guide

Petilil has 2 evolution paths: Lilligant using a Sun Stone and Hisuian Lilligant using a Sun Stone. Different conditions, different results.
In Legends: Arceus, For a casual playthrough, Petilil works as a placeholder. Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Lilligant. That's where the stats start mattering.
Petilil is catchable in Legends: Arceus. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 8 other games across the series.
Petilil is available in Legends: Arceus. Across the full series, it appears in 9 games total.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Petilil has been obtainable in 9 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Petilil has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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