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[Overview]
<p>While it may seem as though Lilligant is mostly outclassed as a sweeper, access to Quiver Dance, Sleep Powder, and Chlorophyll, as well as high Special Attack and Speed, allows Lilligant to differentiate itself from its fellow offensive Grass-types, particularly Venusaur. Don't overestimate Lilligant's potential, however, as its 70 / 75 / 75 defenses certainly aren't anything to write home about. Its offensive movepool is also ridiculously shallow - Lilligant literally gets nothing outside of Hidden Power and Dream Eater that can hit Pokemon that resist Grass-type attacks.</p>
[SET]
name: Quiver Dance
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Sleep Powder
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Hidden Power Fire / Hidden Power Ice / Hidden Power Rock
item: Leftovers / Life Orb
nature: Modest / Timid
ability: Chlorophyll
EV: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>With access to Sleep Powder, Quiver Dance, and blistering Speed thanks to Chlorophyll, Lilligant can be a formidable threat once its checks and counters have been taken care of. Its offensive stat is nothing to scoff at, as a base 110 Special Attack is sure to leave a dent in most specially bulky Pokemon, such as Jellicent and Eviolite Dusclops.</p>
<p>Lilligant's movepool may be shallow, but it has a few useful offensive options, such as the newly improved Giga Drain. Thanks to the power boost, Giga Drain is almost as powerful as Energy Ball, doing considerable damage after a Quiver Dance while healing most, if not all, HP that Lilligant lost while setting up. Energy Ball is an alternative to Giga Drain, as it's slightly more powerful and comes with the added bonus of the occasional Special Defense drop. Petal Dance received a power boost as well, becoming just as powerful as Outrage in fact, making it very powerful after a Quiver Dance, but it is a lesser option due to locking Lilligant in on a single move with mediocre coverage.</p>
<p>The item and nature choices are solely up to one's preferences for a sweeper. With a Modest nature, Lilligant can obtain its highest damage output possible while Speed tying with Adamant Lucario when not under sunlight. A Timid nature, however, is desirable if one decides to forgo the extra power in order to potentially give Lilligant setup fodder or prevent it from being outpaced and revenge killed before it gets the chance to sweep; given a Timid nature, Lilligant sits at a respectable 306 Speed stat, outpacing offensive threats such as max Speed Rotom-A and Adamant Haxorus, when not under harsh sunlight. If one wishes to run the bulkier route with Lilligant, then 116 EVs can be taken away from its Speed, and placed into its HP or either defensive stat for better survivability. The choice between Leftovers and Life Orb is debatable as well, but ultimately boils down to survivability versus power. Leftovers is recommended, as Lilligant will usually hit hard enough after a boost or two. However, running Life Orb is viable in order to maximize Lilligant's damage output while any recoil will be healed off with Giga Drain.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Unfortunately, Lilligant's coverage is extremely limited, so the Hidden Power type used should reflect which threats its team has covered. Hidden Power Fire is Lilligant's best bet for hitting most Steel-types before they can retaliate, as well as Grass-types. If Steel-types are of little concern, or if one is running Magnezone, Hidden Power Ice can be used in order to hit most Dragon-types for at least super effective damage while maintaining coverage on opposing Grass-types. Hidden Power Rock can be used as well in order to hit Volcarona switch-ins while maintaining coverage on Salamence, Dragonite, Abomasnow, and Gyarados. Finally, Hidden Power Ground prevents Lilligant from being completely walled by Heatran, but with the prevalence of Air Balloon variants, Lilligant will usually be required to attack Heatran with Giga Drain first, placing it at risk from to a powerful Fire Blast.</p>
<p>Without many Quiver Dances under its belt, Lilligant is walled to death by Blissey and Eviolite Chansey. Lilligant's defenses also make it vulnerable to priority attacks from the likes of Conkeldurr, Mamoswine, and Scizor. For these reasons, Wobbuffet makes an excellent partner for this set; Wobbuffet can not only rid the field of pesky priority attacks, but can also remove special walls from play with the infamous Tickle + Pursuit strategy and give Lilligant multiple turns to set up with Encore. Forretress also works well as a partner for Lilligant due to its type synergy and access to a plethora of support moves, but it has to be wary of becoming setup fodder for some of the mentioned priority users.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>With a fairly large support movepool, a defensive set is possible, but Lilligant will usually be outclassed by other defensive Grass-types. However, it's not a bad idea to include Leech Seed over Hidden Power to provide much-needed longevity or Aromatherapy over Sleep Powder to recover from status and support the team. Synthesis is a viable option with sun support, but it's difficult to fit on an offensive set. It's recommended to stay away from Solarbeam as while it may seem like a great option on paper with sun support, it can very easily spell Lilligant's doom due to opposing weather inducers such as Abomasnow and Tyranitar.</p>
<p>A Lum Berry or Red Card can be used as the item of choice in order to potentially give Lilligant more boosts, but both are generally inferior to Leftovers. Teeter Dance can also be used to give Lilligant more chances to set up if Sleep Powder's accuracy is a bit displeasing, but confusion is much less reliable than sleep. A Choice Specs set can be used, but Lilligant's offensive movepool is borderline dry.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Because Lilligant lacks reliable coverage, special sponges such as Reuniclus, Blissey, Eviolite Chansey, and Latias can stop Lilligant with very little effort and retaliate with the appropriate move. Keep in mind, though, that without a reliable method of completely stopping Lilligant, such as Calm Mind, a status move, or Trick, the aforementioned Pokemon will be nothing more than setup fodder. With Liquid Ooze, access to Toxic Spikes, and STAB Poison-type attacks, Tentacruel makes for a very solid counter to Lilligant, but it has to watch out for Hidden Power Ground.</p>
<p>Figuring out Lilligant's Hidden Power is incredibly helpful in countering it. Without Hidden Power Fire or Ground, most Steel-types will pose a large threat to Lilligant. If Hidden Power Ice isn't present, Hydreigon, Salamence, and Dragonite can either set up on, or quickly beat Lilligant with Fire Blast provided that another team member of one's team has already taken Sleep Powder. Without Hidden Power Rock, Volcarona has no problem switching into Lilligant's onslaught and setting up its own Quiver Dance.</p>
<p>Priority users such as Conkeldurr and Mamoswine can prey on Lilligant's low Defense stat and score a revenge kill, but both have to look out for Sleep Powder and Giga Drain. If all else fails, however, getting rid of sunlight is very beneficial to countering Lilligant, as it allows for faster Pokemon, namely Choice Scarf users, to revenge it.</p>
[Dream World]
<p>Lilligant needs all the Speed it can get via Chlorophyll, but Leaf Guard shouldn't be overlooked, as it allows Lilligant to set up on Blissey and Eviolite Chansey and gives Lilligant an immunity to Toxic Spikes under the sun.</p>
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EDIT: Ctrl + F ----> Garchomp
Bwahahaha I saw that coming months in advance