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QC: hollywood / boltsandbombers / Montsegur
GP: Fizz / The Dutch Plumberjack
[OVERVIEW]
Lilligant is able to effectively utilize one of the best boosting moves in the game, Quiver Dance. This is complemented by its access to Sleep Powder, which can ease setup and shut down potential threats. Lilligant is also one of the few setup sweepers in the tier that can reliably switch into bulky Water-types. Moreover, Lilligant has Healing Wish, which makes it a great offensive support pokemon. Unfortunately, Lilligant has limited coverage and thus must rely on Hidden Power and Nature Power. Lilligant's poor defensive typing leaves it very vulnerable to Ice-, Flying-, Poison-, and Fire-types; Cryogonal, Fletchinder, Vileplume, and Magmortar are all quite common in NU. Specifically, Lilligant is weak to Fletchinder's Acrobatics.
[SET]
name: Quiver Dance
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Giga Drain
move 3: Hidden Power Fire / Hidden Power Ice
move 4: Sleep Powder
item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Quiver Dance boosts Lilligant's Special Attack, Special Defense and Speed in one fell swoop. Giga Drain is used as a consistent STAB move that has the additional benefit of healing Lilligant. Hidden Power Fire hits Grass-, Steel-, and Bug-types such as Ferroseed, Klinklang, and Scyther. Hidden Power Ice is an option to nail bulky Grass-types such as Vileplume and bulky Flying-types such as Xatu in one moveslot without reducing Lilligant's speed IV. Hidden Power Rock is an alternative to nail Fletchinder on the switch. Lastly, Nature Power, which turns into Tri Attack, has great neutral coverage with Lilligant's Grass-type attacks and hits Poison-types such as Garbodor and Weezing harder than neutral Hidden Powers. Furthermore, it can land a lucky status condition on foes. It can also crucially allow Lilligant to bypass Sucker Punch from users such as Kangaskhan and Cacturne. Sleep Powder eases setup and shuts down foes that are slower than Lilligant.
Set Details
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Life Orb is used to further amplify Lilligant's already high damage output. Miracle Seed can be used over Life Orb to boost Lilligant's Giga Drains, but it does not boost any of its other moves. Chlorophyll grants Lilligant a better matchup against occasional sun teams. 252 EVs are placed in Special Attack to maximize Lilligant's power. Maximum Speed investment with a Timid nature allows Lilligant to outspeed threats such as positive-natured Sawk and Mesprit and neutral-natured Kangaskhan and Zangoose before boosting, as well as to Speed tie Jolly variants of the latter two Pokemon, if not running Hidden Power Fire. The combination of Coba Berry and Hidden Power Rock can be used to take a Flying-type attack from Fletchinder and Scyther and OHKO them in retaliation. Lum Berry acts as a safety net against annoying status conditions such as poison and paralysis and allows Lilligant to switch into Water-types more safely, most of which carry Scald. Finally, Yache Berry is also an option to take a hit from Ice-types such as Jynx and retaliate, but its usage is quite situational.
Usage Tips
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Players should only attempt to sweep once Lilligant's checks and counters have been weakened or eliminated, otherwise Lilligant may be forced out regardless. It should also be noted that Lilligant needs two boosts to outspeed some Choice Scarf users such as Pyroar, Scyther, and Rotom. Players should switch Lilligant into bulky Water- and Ground-types such as Quagsire and Rhydon, as Lilligant resist their STAB moves. However, it cannot safely switch into the latter's Rock Blast and Megahorn. Try to bring Lilligant in on predicted switches, as Lilligant does not like taking unnecessary damage. Players should also not use Sleep Powder recklessly, as it has poor accuracy and grants free switches to Pokemon such as Magmortar and Xatu. Try to predict the opponent's switches into Lilligant's counters, and use Sleep Powder to make it easier to set up. Lilligant can use Sleep Powder early-game to support its teammates or use it late-game when it will attempt to sweep. Players should predict when their opponent will send in certain Pokemon as sleep fodder. This can be accomplished in Team Preview by looking for the least-useful Pokemon on the opponent's team in its current matchup, as well as mid-battle by looking for weakened Pokemon on the opponent's team. If Lilligant is not your win condition, it can be used to poke holes in the opposing team to support its teammates.
Team Options
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Water-types such as Samurott, Kabutops, and Lanturn can benefit Lilligant, as they can dispatch Fire-types such as Fletchinder and Pyroar for it. Entry hazards can also greatly aid Lilligant by weakening its checks and counters; good setters include Carracosta, Garbodor, and Archeops. Carracosta in particular can handle Fire-, Flying-, and Ice-types for Lilligant, while Lilligant can deal with Ground- and Electric-types for it. Entry hazards can also pick up crucial KOs for Lilligant that it cannot achieve without them. For instance, Stealth Rock guarantees a 2HKO on Malamar with +1 Life Orb-boosted Giga Drain after Leftovers recovery. Wallbreakers such as Kangaskhan, Aurorus, and Tauros can greatly benefit Lilligant, as they can weaken its checks and counters with their massive offensive presence. Lastly, Fighting-types such as Gurdurr, Hariyama, and Sawk make good partners, as they can get rid of Steel-types such as Klinklang and Mawile as well as Bouffalant, one of the best counters to Lilligant. Hariyama is a great partner in particular, as it can handle Ice- and Fire-types for Lilligant. Sawk and Hariyama can also carry coverage moves such as Earthquake to weaken Poison-types such as Garbodor and Muk.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Healing Wish
move 2: Leaf Storm / Petal Dance
move 3: Petal Dance / Giga Drain
move 4: Hidden Power Rock
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Chlorophyll / Own Tempo
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Healing Wish allows Lilligant to fully heal its weakened teammates once its job is done, at the cost of Lilligant's life. Leaf Storm is an incredibly powerful STAB move, while Petal Dance is an option to make Lilligant a fearsome late-game sweeper and works well in conjunction with Own Tempo. Giga Drain is Lilligant's safest yet weakest usable STAB move, improving Lilligant's longevity. Hidden Power Rock nails Fire-Types such as Pyroar and Fletchinder on the switch and hits Scyther hard. Hidden Power Rock is not a strict necessity in the last slot, as it is very weak and it will rarely see use over Healing Wish or Lilligant's STAB attacks. As such, another Grass-type move can be used over it.
Set Details
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Choice Scarf makes Lilligant a fearsome late-game sweeper and revenge killer and lets it outspeed opposing Choice Scarf users such as Mesprit and Rotom-S. Chlorophyll grants Lilligant a better matchup against occasional sun teams. Own Tempo works well in conjunction with Petal Dance, as Lilligant will not become confused. 252 EVs in Special Attack along with a Modest nature maximize Lilligant's power, while maximum Speed investment allows Lilligant to outspeed certain Choice Scarf users and boosted sweepers such as Mesprit and Rock Polish Rhydon, respectively. A Timid nature is an option if Lilligant desires to outspeed Choice Scarf Rotom-S and Mesprit.
Usage Tips
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This set is mainly to be used as a revenge killer and a late-game cleaner once its checks and counters have been weakened or knocked out. Healing Wish allows players to play their setup Pokemon more aggressively early-game, as they can wear down Lilligant's checks and counters and be fully healed late-game to sweep teams. Lilligant should only use Healing Wish once its job is done and it needs to heal up its teammates. If Lilligant is your win condition, players should keep it healthy during the battle and should not use Healing Wish. If Leaf Storm is used, players should use Lilligant as a hit-and-run pokemon. If Petal Dance is used, players should not lock themselves into it recklessly if there are pokemon on the opposing team that can take a hit or two and retaliate. It is also encouraged for players not to lock Lilligant into a coverage move unless it is very crucial to knock out its target; it can give ample opportunities for Pokemon such as Klinklang and Mismagius to set up on it.
Team Options
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Setup sweepers such as Shell Smash Carracosta, Klinklang, and Nasty Plot Jynx make good partners, as they enjoy having the second chance to sweep teams that Healing Wish grants. Moreover, Fire-types such as Pyroar and Fletchinder are excellent partners, as they can handle Steel-types such as Mawile and Klinklang, which Lilligant loses to, while Lilligant can handle Water-types such as Samurott and Lanturn for them. Psychic-types such as Xatu and Mesprit can beat Poison-types such as Vileplume and Garbodor with their Psychic-type attacks. They also have the added benefit of having coverage moves that can help lure out and weaken Lilligant's checks and counters. Heat Wave from Xatu deals with Grass-, Bug-, and Steel-types such as Ferroseed, Scyther, and Klinklang. Signal Beam from Mesprit deals with Malamar, which can set up on Lilligant.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Leech Seed grants Lilligant added recovery while wearing down its foes, but Lilligant loses out on coverage. Synthesis and Heal Bell lend Lilligant a more supportive role. Substitute can be used to ease prediction and block status, but again, Lilligant loses out on coverage. Quiver Dance + Petal Dance with Own Tempo is a viable option, but Petal Dance's lock-in effect might give the opponent a chance to revenge kill it.
Checks and Counters
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**Poison-types**: Poison-types such as Garbodor, Muk, Roselia, and Vileplume can take any attack from Lilligant and retaliate with their respective STAB attacks. However, the former two have to be careful of Sleep Powder from Lilligant, as it can cripple them severely, and the latter two fear Hidden Power Fire variants. Muk takes very minimal damage from Hidden Power and can burn its sleep turns by staying on the field and proceed to KO Lilligant with Gunk Shot.
**Fire-types**: Fire-types such as Magmortar, Pyroar, and Ninetales can beat Lilligant, but all of them should be wary of Hidden Power Rock variants. Magmortar is immune to Sleep Powder, and Assault Vest variants of Magmortar can survive a boosted Hidden Power Rock and retaliate with a STAB move. Pyroar and Ninetales naturally outspeed Lilligant and can use their powerful Fire STAB moves to heavily damage it.
**Flying-types**: Xatu is immune to Lilligant's Sleep Powder and resists Lilligant's STAB moves. It can set up a Calm Mind against Lilligant, paralyze it, or pivot out with a super effective U-turn. Other bulky Flying-types such as Vullaby fear boosted Hidden Power Rock, but Vullaby can take a hit from Lilligant at full health and is immune to Sleep Powder. Offensive Flying-types such as Fletchinder, Rotom-S, and Scyther only fear Hidden Power Rock and Sleep Powder and can use their powerful Flying-type moves to heavily damage Lilligant. The latter has to be careful of Hidden Power Fire too. Fletchinder deserves a special mention for being one of Lilligant's most reliable revenge killers due to its access to priority Acrobatics.
**Pokemon with Sap Sipper**: Pokemon that have the ability Sap Sipper, such as Miltank and Bouffalant, are immune to Lilligant's STAB moves as well as Sleep Powder (RC) and take minimal damage from its coverage moves. Bouffalant is also able to set up with Swords Dance against Lilligant.
**Ice-types**: Bulky Ice-types such as Cryogonal can take a hit from Lilligant and only fear Sleep Powder. Other Ice-types such as Jynx and Aurorus cannot safely switch in, but both of them can KO Lilligant with their STAB moves.
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