Is Lilligant Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Sun Stone on Petilil. Grass with AbilityChlorophyll. Quiver Dance boosts Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed in one move. If obtained, handles Grant and Siebold. Competes with Roserade for the Grass slot.
Viola's team hits Petilil's weaknesses hard.
Petilil has the type edge here and should clean up Grant's team.
Petilil trades roughly evenly with Korrina's team.
Ramos's Pokemon outpace and outclass Petilil here.
Clemont's team hits Petilil's weaknesses hard.
Valerie's typing presses Petilil's defenses.
Petilil trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Wulfric's team hits Petilil's weaknesses hard.
Malva's Pokemon outpace and outclass Petilil here.
Wikstrom's Pokemon outpace and outclass Petilil here.
Drasna's Pokemon outpace and outclass Petilil here.
Petilil has the type edge here and should clean up Siebold's team.
Diantha's team hits Petilil's weaknesses hard.
Lilligant cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Lilligant in X & Y
No wild encounters for Lilligant in X & Y. Bring Petilil over from Black & White, Black 2 & White 2, or Sword & Shield, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Lilligant in XY
Step 1Obtain PetililBREEDINGAvailableLeave Lilligant with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Petilil egg.CARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Mirage Spots, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via In-game trade · Nacrene City · Trade for (give Cottonee). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via In-game trade · Route 4 · Trade for (give Cottonee). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sun & MoonNot TradeableAppears in Sun & Moon via Walking · Poni Meadow. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon via Walking · Poni Plains · Shaking spot. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Walking · Honeycalm Island · All Weather. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Lilligant ✓
Lilligant Weakness
Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug moves hit Lilligant for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
What is Lilligant Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Lilligant
 Fennekin Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift | ||
 Pansear Fire | D | |
 Ledyba Bug | C | |
 Combee Bug | D | |
 Fletchling Normal | D | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Ninjask builds →Bug Bite 2x59-70% Aerial Ace 2x59-70% | ||
 Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Oddish builds →Venoshock 2x59-70% Infestation 2x16-19% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Butterfree builds →Struggle Bug 2x52-61% Venoshock 2x42-50% Gust 2x44-52% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Vileplume builds →Venoshock 2x69-81% Infestation 2x16-19% | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x79-94% Bug Bite 2x60-72% | ||
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Beedrill builds →Poison Jab 2x74-88% Aerial Ace 2x36-44% Twineedle 2x26-31% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Vileplume builds →Venoshock 2x69-81% Infestation 2x16-19% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x79-94% X-Scissor 2x79-94% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Vileplume builds →Venoshock 2x69-81% Infestation 2x16-19% | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Scolipede BugPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Scolipede builds →Poison Jab 2x79-94% X-Scissor 2x79-94% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Charizard builds →Flare Blitz 2x104-123%KO Air Slash 2x81-96% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x102-121%KO Fly 2x77-91% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Charizard builds →Flare Blitz 2x105-125%KO Air Slash 2x81-97% | ||
Talonflame Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x103-122%KO Fly 2x77-92% | ||
Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Pinsir Bug | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Heracross builds →Megahorn 2x144-170%KO Aerial Ace 2x49-58% Venoshock 2x23-28% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Chandelure builds →Fire Blast 2x151-178%KO Smog 2x28-33% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x117-139%KO Air Slash 2x81-95% | ||
Talonflame Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x101-120%KO Fly 2x77-91% U-turn 2x39-47% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Salamence builds →Fly 2x116-137%KO Fire Blast 2x79-94% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x176-208%KO Smog 2x28-33% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x138-163%KO Air Slash 2x80-95% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Salamence builds →Fly 2x115-136%KO Fire Blast 2x78-92% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodSea Spirits Den Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x155-182%KO Sky Attack 2x138-163%KO U-turn 2x47-55% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
In X & Y, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Lilligant for 84-99%. Gengar threatens a KO with Sludge Bomb (200-235%). Salamence's Outrage also KOs at 100-117%.
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Weavile builds →Knock Off68-80% Ice Shard 2x84-99% Pursuit42-49% | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball89-105%KO Sludge Bomb 2x200-235%KO Focus Blast89-104%KO | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Salamence builds →Earthquake27-32% Outrage100-117%KO | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Lilligant View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch49-58% U Turn 2x169-200%KO Superpower97-114%KO Knock Off52-62% | ||
Lilligant Evolutions
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
XY Lilligant Best Moveset
MoveQuiver Dance boosts Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed simultaneously. 110 Sp. Atk behind the boost fires Grass TermStab hard. Fairy types resist Grass, limiting the target pool after setup. AbilityChlorophyll in 5-turn sun offers a non-dance speed option. The moveset adapted by maintaining setup power despite narrowed targets.
Best Build
Lilligant best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Quiver Dance
- Giga Drain
- Sleep Powder
- Leech Seed
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
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Lilligant X & Y 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. Quiver Dance with Life Orb is the standard set.
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 Quiver Dance, Giga Drain, Sleep Powder, and Leech Seed on Lilligant. Quiver Dance is the most common pick at 0% 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.
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- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLAHisuian
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves