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.
Petilil appears around sources of clean water. Boiling leaves from this Pokémon’s head results in a liquid that’s sometimes used as a bug repellent.
The deeper the color of a Petilil’s leaves, the healthier the Pokémon is. Petilil sometimes makes its home in a well-tended field or flowerbed.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
 Orbeetle BugPsychic | A | |
 Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Corviknight builds →Pluck 2x89-106%KO Peck 2x56-67% | ||
 Shuckle BugRock | B | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Butterfree builds →Bug Bite 2x61-72% Gust 2x65-78% | ||
 Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
Orbeetle BugPsychic | A | |
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Corviknight builds →Pluck 2x84-100%KO Peck 2x52-62% | ||
Shuckle BugRock | B | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Butterfree builds →Air Slash 2x108-129%KO Bug Bite 2x56-67% Gust 2x60-71% | ||
Gloom GrassPoison | C | |
Orbeetle BugPsychic | A | |
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Corviknight builds →Pluck 2x84-100%KO Peck 2x51-61% | ||
Shuckle BugRock | B | |
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x129-152%KO Air Slash 2x103-122%KO Peck 2x36-43% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Butterfree builds →Air Slash 2x106-126%KO Bug Bite 2x55-65% Gust 2x58-70% | ||
Orbeetle BugPsychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Orbeetle builds →Bug Buzz 2x120-142%KO Struggle Bug 2x69-81% | ||
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Corviknight builds →Fly 2x128-152%KO Drill Peck 2x115-135%KO Pluck 2x85-101%KO Peck 2x51-61% | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x134-158%KO Bounce 2x126-148%KO Wing Attack 2x91-108%KO Aerial Ace 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 2x134-158%KO Venoshock 2x94-111%KO Poison Sting 2x28-34% | ||
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Sigilyph builds →Fly 2x94-111%KO Air Slash 2x122-145%KO Air Cutter 2x100-118%KO Gust 2x69-81% | ||
Orbeetle BugPsychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Orbeetle builds →Bug Buzz 2x123-145%KO U-turn 2x66-77% Struggle Bug 2x71-84% | ||
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Corviknight builds →Fly 2x131-155%KO Drill Peck 2x117-139%KO U-turn 2x69-82% Pluck 2x87-103%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x137-161%KO Bounce 2x131-155%KO U-turn 2x71-84% Wing Attack 2x92-110%KO | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Toxicroak builds →Poison Jab 2x137-161%KO Venoshock 2x96-113%KO Poison Sting 2x30-35% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Sigilyph builds →Fly 2x98-116%KO Air Slash 2x126-148%KO Air Cutter 2x101-119%KO Gust 2x68-81% | ||
Orbeetle BugPsychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Orbeetle builds →Bug Buzz 2x117-138%KO U-turn 2x62-74% Struggle Bug 2x67-79% | ||
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Corviknight builds →Fly 2x127-150%KO Drill Peck 2x112-132%KO Air Slash 2x72-85% U-turn 2x67-78% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x132-156%KO Bounce 2x125-147%KO U-turn 2x68-80% Wing Attack 2x89-106%KO | ||
 Drapion PoisonDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Drapion builds →Cross Poison 2x102-121%KO Fire Fang 2x63-75% Ice Fang 2x63-75% Venoshock 2x70-82% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x117-138%KO Acrobatics 2x75-88% Gust 2x60-71% | ||
Orbeetle BugPsychic | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Orbeetle builds →Bug Buzz 2x121-143%KO U-turn 2x62-73% Struggle Bug 2x68-81% | ||
 Toxapex PoisonWater | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Toxapex builds →Venoshock 2x64-76% Icy Wind 2x36-43% Peck 2x26-32% Pin Missile 2x21-24% | ||
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Corviknight builds →Fly 2x128-151%KO Drill Peck 2x114-135%KO Air Slash 2x74-87% U-turn 2x66-79% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x133-157%KO Bounce 2x126-149%KO U-turn 2x69-82% Wing Attack 2x90-107%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x121-143%KO Acrobatics 2x76-90% Icy Wind 2x53-64% Gust 2x59-70% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Arcanine builds →Burn Up 2x209-246%KO Flare Blitz 2x210-248%KO Flamethrower 2x145-171%KO Fire Fang 2x114-134%KO | ||
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Togekiss builds →Sky Attack 2x132-155%KO Fly 2x85-101%KO Air Slash 2x142-168%KO | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x176-207%KO Venoshock 2x48-57% Bug Bite 2x118-140%KO Icy Wind 2x41-48% | ||
 Noivern Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Noivern builds →Fly 2x112-132%KO Air Slash 2x121-142%KO U-turn 2x59-69% Wing Attack 2x74-88% | ||
 Coalossal RockFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Coalossal builds →Incinerate 2x83-98% Flame Charge 2x70-83% | ||
In Sword & Shield, Volcarona's Psychic hits Petilil for 83-98%. Torkoal threatens a KO with Eruption (303-357%).
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Volcarona builds →Psychic83-98% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityDrought ItemHeatrock NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Torkoal builds →Eruption 2x303-357%KO Flamethrower 2x182-214%KO | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves View Skarmory builds →
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 Venusaur GrassPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Venusaur builds →Sludge Bomb 2x264-310%KO Giga Drain55-65% | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Petilil View Mamoswine builds →Earthquake80-94% Ice Shard 2x129-152%KO Knock Off70-82% | ||
Sword & Shield 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
Breeding
Breed Petilil with 50 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Healing Wish, Ingrain, Sweet Scent and 1 more to offspring.
Sword & Shield Petilil Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.
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Moves
Egg moves make a real difference. Petilil gets Healing Wish and Ingrain exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Bug coverage rounds out the picture alongside Leaf Storm and Solar Beam.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Sword & Shield Petilil Locations
A solid number of locations for Petilil with high spawn rates across late-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Best Locations to Catch Petilil in Sword & Shield
walking encounters for Petilil across 20 spots at Lv. 40-48. The catch is that Shield and Sword don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.
Petilil Guide
Petilil has 2 evolution paths: Lilligant using a Sun Stone and Hisuian Lilligant using a Sun Stone. Different conditions, different results.
In Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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 Sword & Shield. 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
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves