Zephyr
Life Stream
Petilil
Quality Control 2/2 [Macle, Aerrow]
Grammar Prose 2/2 [Zystral, Aeron]
[Overview]
<p>Petilil is one of the new Pokemon to enter the Little Cup tier this generation, and itfinds itself fitting most snugly into the Drought teams of the metagame. With Chlorophyll as its ability, Petilil can wreak havoc in the sun and be an enormous threat to the opponent's team with its blazing Speed and good movepool. Resistances to common attacking types such as Ground and Water are very valuable too. Petilil can fit many different roles and is a great choice for any Drought team.</p>
[SET]
name: Special Attacker
move 1: Growth
move 2: SolarBeam / Giga Drain
move 3: Hidden Power Fire
move 4: Sleep Powder
item: Eviolite / Life Orb
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Timid
evs: 36 Def / 200 SpA / 36 SpD / 200 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set turns Petilil into a very threatening sweeper with Drought support from Vulpix. Petilil hits a Speed stat of 26 when factoring the boost from Chlorophyll, making it faster than any Pokemon who does not carrya Choice Scarf, and even a good handful of those who do. Petilil has two great options for its Grass-type STAB. First of which is SolarBeam,which deals tons of damage right away and can be spammed pretty safely except for when your opponent is carrying a weather changer such as Snover or Hippopotas. Giga Drain is quite a bit weaker but you don't have to worry as much about spamming it. Growth is a great move and if Petilil is able to pick one up, it can run over virtually any Pokemon in Little Cup. Hidden Power Fire makes a great coverage choice to go along with Petilil's Grass-type move. Sleep Powder helps Petilil handle any threats that it can't reliably handle otherwise.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Using Sleep Powder to give you an opportunity to pick up a boost or two from Growth is usually a pretty good idea. It is important to remember thatif Drought ever leaves the field for whatever reason, Petilil is really slow without Chlorophyll, so you need to be careful in risk management when you see Snover or Hippopotas on the opposing team. Life Orb will boost Petilil's sweeping ability even further, but leaves it much less durable. Eviolite almost guarantees that Petilil can live at least one hit as well as avoid the recoil damage that Petilil would be suffering when using Life Orb. Eviolite also can be crucial in Petilil surviving a priority move from a revenge killer, although the lack of power when using Eviolite can be a turn-off. Vulpix is needed to make this all happen effectively, so keeping Vulpix ready and able to ensure Drought stays up throughout the match is absolutely necessary. Pokemon that beat anti-weather Pokemon in general are good. Examples include Meditite, withIce Punch to handle Cloud Nine Pokemon like Swablu and Lickitung. As with any Drought team, pairing Petilil with a Fire-type Pokemon gives it great synergy as Petilil reliably takes Earthquakes and Surfs whereas the Fire-type can take Ice- and Fire-type moves aimed at Petilil.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>Petilil really doesn't have much else going for it outside of the sets listed above. Petilil gets Synthesis which can be a gimmicky but useful move in the sun. Petilil has access to Stun Spore for additional team support, but that is about it. If the team is is paranoid about sun going down and that Vulpix won't be enough to keep it up through the match, Petilil can carry Sunny Day for insurance. Petilil also has access to Healing Wish, though chances are you won't get much benefit from using it. Modest is viable on the sweeper set as it can give Petilil a decent boost in power in exchange for some Speed. Petilil can pull off a SubSeed set, but it is generally outclassed there by Pokemon such as Oddish.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Snover absolutely stops Petilil in its tracks as long as you are very careful not to bring it into a Hidden Power Fire. Any Petilil regardless of its set is extremely vulnerable if the sun ever goes down for whatever reason. Fire-type Pokemon in general should be able to handle Petilil as long as you're wary of being put to sleep by Petilil's Sleep Powder. if Petilil lacks Hidden Power Fire, then Ferroseed and most other Steel-type Pokemon should be able to take care of it. Dratini makes a good counter to it as well since it can come into either Petilil's Grass-type STAB or a Hidden Power Fire and retaliate with ExtremeSpeed.</p>
[Dream World]
<p>Leaf Guard pales in comparison to Chlorophyll; there is never a reason to use it.</p>
Quality Control 2/2 [Macle, Aerrow]
Grammar Prose 2/2 [Zystral, Aeron]
[Overview]
<p>Petilil is one of the new Pokemon to enter the Little Cup tier this generation, and itfinds itself fitting most snugly into the Drought teams of the metagame. With Chlorophyll as its ability, Petilil can wreak havoc in the sun and be an enormous threat to the opponent's team with its blazing Speed and good movepool. Resistances to common attacking types such as Ground and Water are very valuable too. Petilil can fit many different roles and is a great choice for any Drought team.</p>
[SET]
name: Special Attacker
move 1: Growth
move 2: SolarBeam / Giga Drain
move 3: Hidden Power Fire
move 4: Sleep Powder
item: Eviolite / Life Orb
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Timid
evs: 36 Def / 200 SpA / 36 SpD / 200 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>This set turns Petilil into a very threatening sweeper with Drought support from Vulpix. Petilil hits a Speed stat of 26 when factoring the boost from Chlorophyll, making it faster than any Pokemon who does not carrya Choice Scarf, and even a good handful of those who do. Petilil has two great options for its Grass-type STAB. First of which is SolarBeam,which deals tons of damage right away and can be spammed pretty safely except for when your opponent is carrying a weather changer such as Snover or Hippopotas. Giga Drain is quite a bit weaker but you don't have to worry as much about spamming it. Growth is a great move and if Petilil is able to pick one up, it can run over virtually any Pokemon in Little Cup. Hidden Power Fire makes a great coverage choice to go along with Petilil's Grass-type move. Sleep Powder helps Petilil handle any threats that it can't reliably handle otherwise.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Using Sleep Powder to give you an opportunity to pick up a boost or two from Growth is usually a pretty good idea. It is important to remember thatif Drought ever leaves the field for whatever reason, Petilil is really slow without Chlorophyll, so you need to be careful in risk management when you see Snover or Hippopotas on the opposing team. Life Orb will boost Petilil's sweeping ability even further, but leaves it much less durable. Eviolite almost guarantees that Petilil can live at least one hit as well as avoid the recoil damage that Petilil would be suffering when using Life Orb. Eviolite also can be crucial in Petilil surviving a priority move from a revenge killer, although the lack of power when using Eviolite can be a turn-off. Vulpix is needed to make this all happen effectively, so keeping Vulpix ready and able to ensure Drought stays up throughout the match is absolutely necessary. Pokemon that beat anti-weather Pokemon in general are good. Examples include Meditite, withIce Punch to handle Cloud Nine Pokemon like Swablu and Lickitung. As with any Drought team, pairing Petilil with a Fire-type Pokemon gives it great synergy as Petilil reliably takes Earthquakes and Surfs whereas the Fire-type can take Ice- and Fire-type moves aimed at Petilil.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>Petilil really doesn't have much else going for it outside of the sets listed above. Petilil gets Synthesis which can be a gimmicky but useful move in the sun. Petilil has access to Stun Spore for additional team support, but that is about it. If the team is is paranoid about sun going down and that Vulpix won't be enough to keep it up through the match, Petilil can carry Sunny Day for insurance. Petilil also has access to Healing Wish, though chances are you won't get much benefit from using it. Modest is viable on the sweeper set as it can give Petilil a decent boost in power in exchange for some Speed. Petilil can pull off a SubSeed set, but it is generally outclassed there by Pokemon such as Oddish.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Snover absolutely stops Petilil in its tracks as long as you are very careful not to bring it into a Hidden Power Fire. Any Petilil regardless of its set is extremely vulnerable if the sun ever goes down for whatever reason. Fire-type Pokemon in general should be able to handle Petilil as long as you're wary of being put to sleep by Petilil's Sleep Powder. if Petilil lacks Hidden Power Fire, then Ferroseed and most other Steel-type Pokemon should be able to take care of it. Dratini makes a good counter to it as well since it can come into either Petilil's Grass-type STAB or a Hidden Power Fire and retaliate with ExtremeSpeed.</p>
[Dream World]
<p>Leaf Guard pales in comparison to Chlorophyll; there is never a reason to use it.</p>