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[OVERVIEW]
Access to Quiver Dance along with good base Special Attack, usable Speed, and the ability to create setup opportunities with Sleep Powder makes Lilligant one of the best setup sweepers in the tier. Despite its shallow coverage, Lilligant can utilize Z-Moves well to break through otherwise checks such as Magmortar, Guzzlord, and Clefairy. Access to Healing Wish provides Lilligant with another potential role as a niche Choice Scarf user, though it receives stiff competition from other Choice Scarf users such as Primeape, which boast better coverage and Speed. Unfortunately, Lilligant's Speed is far from ideal, meaning Quiver Dance sets are revenge killed by common Choice Scarf users such as Primeape and Haunter, whereas Choice Scarf sets fail to revenge kill fast Speed-boosting sweepers like Jynx. Its poor physical bulk means it's vulnerable to priority such as Piloswine's Ice Shard and Skuntank's Sucker Punch. The Quiver Dance set's reliance on Z-Moves mean that mispredicting can ruin its sweep.
[SET]
name: Quiver Dance
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Sleep Powder
move 3: Giga Drain / Energy Ball
move 4: Hidden Power Fire / Hyper Beam
item: Life Orb / Normalium Z / Grassium Z
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Quiver Dance provides Lilligant with crucial boosts to Speed and Special Attack to allow it to sweep, while Sleep Powder creates chances for Lilligant to set up and the potential to get around Sucker Punch users. Lilligant's Grass-type STAB move is its most important coverage; Giga Drain provides it with passive recovery whereas Energy Ball has more power. If using Grassium Z, Energy Ball should always be used. Hidden Power Fire is Lilligant's best coverage, if not using Normalium Z, to hit Steel- and Grass-types such as Ferroseed and Abomasnow. Hyper Beam should only be used with Normalium Z to potentially take out Flying-, Fire-, and Grass-types like Magmortar and opposing Lilligant.
Set Details
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Maximum Speed investment with a Timid nature is crucial to outspeed Choice Scarf users such as Mesprit, whereas 252 Special Attack EVs maximize Lilligant's power. Both Grassium Z and Normalium Z give Lilligant a one-time powerful attack, but Leftovers or Life Orb can be used if the team has a Z-Move user already; the former gives it passive recovery, while the latter boosts its power at the cost of health. Chlorophyll allows Lilligant to destroy sun teams and is less situational than Own Tempo.
Usage Tips
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Lilligant should primarily be used late-game as a sweeper, but it can be used earlier to wallbreak with its Z-Move. Lilligant should try to come in freely, like after a KO, on a Pokemon that it forces out, such as Lanturn, or on a foe that is slower and vulnerable to Sleep Powder to set up Quiver Dance. Be careful when setting up on sleeping Pokemon, and only try to use a second Quiver Dance when safe or necessary. Also be wary of setting up if the opponent has an Oricorio, as it copies Lilligant's Quiver Dance with Dancer.
Team Options
========
Lilligant should be used on offensive teams that need a late-game sweeper and have resources to help create a sweep. Entry hazard users such as Piloswine, Golurk, and Qwilfish provide crucial chip damage to wear the opponent's Pokemon down, with Qwilfish being notably helpful in removing Toxic Spikes. Stealth Rock is especially useful to severely cripple Fire- and Flying-types. Special wallbreakers such as Pyroar, Alolan Raichu, and Jynx can weaken or KO specially defensive Pokemon that beat Lilligant. Offensive Mesprit is a particularly good partner, as it can lure in and weaken Skuntank along with other special walls. Lanturn is a good partner, as it can check Fire- and Flying-types, and offensive sets can lure in Pokemon that the Normalium Z set hates such as Ferroseed. Pursuit Skuntank can trap and weaken many of Lilligant's checks such as Magmortar and Oricorio-G along with certain Choice Scarf users like Jynx and Haunter while also removing Toxic Spikes.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Energy Ball
move 3: Healing Wish
move 4: Hidden Power Rock / Sleep Powder
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Leaf Storm is Lilligant's strongest STAB move, making it most effective at revenge killing threats. Energy Ball does not drop Lilligant's Special Attack, making it better to use if Lilligant wants to stay in for more than one turn. Healing Wish provides invaluable support to weakened teammates. Hidden Power Rock lets Lilligant revenge kill Oricorio while doing more damage to Fire-types. However, Sleep Power can be used to cripple a defensive check or a Pokemon Lilligant cannot KO. Hidden Power Fire is another option to deal with Ferroseed and potentially revenge kill Choice Scarf Abomasnow.
Set Details
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Maximum Speed with a Timid nature and Choice Scarf lets Lilligant outspeed as many foes as possible to let it revenge kill effectively, while Special Attack EVs maximize its power. Chlorophyll is its most useful ability because it enables it to better check sun teams, whereas Own Tempo is mostly useless, as confusion isn't very common.
Usage Tips
========
Lilligant should be used to revenge kill slower Pokemon such as Archeops, Jynx, and boosted Carracosta, or sweep late-game when the opposing team is weakened. Be careful when locking into Leaf Storm or Sleep Powder, as both can be taken advantage of by setup sweepers after one use. Lilligant should usually come in after a KO or on a free switch, but it can switch into weaker Pokemon that cannot touch it such as Lanturn if necessary. Keep in mind that most opponents will assume Lilligant is using Quiver Dance, so it can potentially get a surprise KO, but don't play differently just to hide its item.
Team Options
========
Lilligant should be used on an offensive team that needs a revenge killer and has multiple setup sweepers that appreciate Healing Wish. Swords Dance Absol and Alolan Raticate, Shell Smash Carracosta, and Rock Polish Golurk are just a few such sweepers. Lilligant needs partners that can check Pokemon such as Oricorio and opposing Lilligant, which can take advantage of Choice-locked Lilligant. For example, Lanturn and Regirock can check the former, while Magmortar can check the latter. Special wallbreakers such as Alolan Raichu, Magmortar, and Oricorio-G can weaken the opposing team to allow Lilligant to clean with Energy Ball.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
The Quiver Dance set has a few move alternatives, such as Hidden Power Rock to deal with Magmortar and Oricorio, Substitute to take advantage of sleep turns and Sucker Punch, and Petal Dance with Own Tempo, which is strong but is easier to play around. Lilligant can use a more bulk-oriented EV spread to gain opportunities to potentially boost more, but this makes Lilligant much more reliant on getting a second Quiver Dance. Nature Power is also an option for Quiver Dance sets to try to hit more of the tier neutrally, but it is very inferior to Breakneck Blitz.
Checks and Counters
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**Fire-types**: Assault Vest Magmortar is immune to Sleep Powder thanks to Vital Spirit and can comfortably take boosted hits, whereas other Fire-types such as Turtonator can take most hits aside from Breakneck Blitz. Choice Scarf Pyroar can outspeed and OHKO +1 Lilligant.
**Fast Choice Scarf users**: Equipped with a Choice Scarf, Primeape, Jynx, Oricorio-G, Haunter, and Pyroar can outspeed and KO a slightly weakened +1 Lilligant but they lose to Lilligant if it gets two boosts.
**Flying-types**: Specially defensive Togetic can take any boosted attack and retaliate with Thunder Wave, but other bulky Flying-types like Altaria have to be cautious about Breakneck Blitz. Oricorio formes can switch in if something has been put to sleep, as they can copy Quiver Dance with Dancer. However, only Oricorio-G can take on Breakneck Blitz with hazards up.
**Other Grass-resistant Pokemon**: Ferroseed and Togedemaru can take on non-Hidden Power Fire variants, while Drampa and Sap Sipper Miltank can comfortably take on non-Hyper Beam variants, and Skuntank and Weezing can check non Z-Move variants. Muk is an excellent counter to any variant.
**Priority Users**: Piloswine's and Abomasnow's Ice Shard, Skantank's Sucker Punch, and other strong priority moves can finish off a weakened Lilligant.
[OVERVIEW]
Access to Quiver Dance along with good base Special Attack, usable Speed, and the ability to create setup opportunities with Sleep Powder makes Lilligant one of the best setup sweepers in the tier. Despite its shallow coverage, Lilligant can utilize Z-Moves well to break through otherwise checks such as Magmortar, Guzzlord, and Clefairy. Access to Healing Wish provides Lilligant with another potential role as a niche Choice Scarf user, though it receives stiff competition from other Choice Scarf users such as Primeape, which boast better coverage and Speed. Unfortunately, Lilligant's Speed is far from ideal, meaning Quiver Dance sets are revenge killed by common Choice Scarf users such as Primeape and Haunter, whereas Choice Scarf sets fail to revenge kill fast Speed-boosting sweepers like Jynx. Its poor physical bulk means it's vulnerable to priority such as Piloswine's Ice Shard and Skuntank's Sucker Punch. The Quiver Dance set's reliance on Z-Moves mean that mispredicting can ruin its sweep.
[SET]
name: Quiver Dance
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Sleep Powder
move 3: Giga Drain / Energy Ball
move 4: Hidden Power Fire / Hyper Beam
item: Life Orb / Normalium Z / Grassium Z
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Quiver Dance provides Lilligant with crucial boosts to Speed and Special Attack to allow it to sweep, while Sleep Powder creates chances for Lilligant to set up and the potential to get around Sucker Punch users. Lilligant's Grass-type STAB move is its most important coverage; Giga Drain provides it with passive recovery whereas Energy Ball has more power. If using Grassium Z, Energy Ball should always be used. Hidden Power Fire is Lilligant's best coverage, if not using Normalium Z, to hit Steel- and Grass-types such as Ferroseed and Abomasnow. Hyper Beam should only be used with Normalium Z to potentially take out Flying-, Fire-, and Grass-types like Magmortar and opposing Lilligant.
Set Details
========
Maximum Speed investment with a Timid nature is crucial to outspeed Choice Scarf users such as Mesprit, whereas 252 Special Attack EVs maximize Lilligant's power. Both Grassium Z and Normalium Z give Lilligant a one-time powerful attack, but Leftovers or Life Orb can be used if the team has a Z-Move user already; the former gives it passive recovery, while the latter boosts its power at the cost of health. Chlorophyll allows Lilligant to destroy sun teams and is less situational than Own Tempo.
Usage Tips
========
Lilligant should primarily be used late-game as a sweeper, but it can be used earlier to wallbreak with its Z-Move. Lilligant should try to come in freely, like after a KO, on a Pokemon that it forces out, such as Lanturn, or on a foe that is slower and vulnerable to Sleep Powder to set up Quiver Dance. Be careful when setting up on sleeping Pokemon, and only try to use a second Quiver Dance when safe or necessary. Also be wary of setting up if the opponent has an Oricorio, as it copies Lilligant's Quiver Dance with Dancer.
Team Options
========
Lilligant should be used on offensive teams that need a late-game sweeper and have resources to help create a sweep. Entry hazard users such as Piloswine, Golurk, and Qwilfish provide crucial chip damage to wear the opponent's Pokemon down, with Qwilfish being notably helpful in removing Toxic Spikes. Stealth Rock is especially useful to severely cripple Fire- and Flying-types. Special wallbreakers such as Pyroar, Alolan Raichu, and Jynx can weaken or KO specially defensive Pokemon that beat Lilligant. Offensive Mesprit is a particularly good partner, as it can lure in and weaken Skuntank along with other special walls. Lanturn is a good partner, as it can check Fire- and Flying-types, and offensive sets can lure in Pokemon that the Normalium Z set hates such as Ferroseed. Pursuit Skuntank can trap and weaken many of Lilligant's checks such as Magmortar and Oricorio-G along with certain Choice Scarf users like Jynx and Haunter while also removing Toxic Spikes.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Energy Ball
move 3: Healing Wish
move 4: Hidden Power Rock / Sleep Powder
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Chlorophyll
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Leaf Storm is Lilligant's strongest STAB move, making it most effective at revenge killing threats. Energy Ball does not drop Lilligant's Special Attack, making it better to use if Lilligant wants to stay in for more than one turn. Healing Wish provides invaluable support to weakened teammates. Hidden Power Rock lets Lilligant revenge kill Oricorio while doing more damage to Fire-types. However, Sleep Power can be used to cripple a defensive check or a Pokemon Lilligant cannot KO. Hidden Power Fire is another option to deal with Ferroseed and potentially revenge kill Choice Scarf Abomasnow.
Set Details
========
Maximum Speed with a Timid nature and Choice Scarf lets Lilligant outspeed as many foes as possible to let it revenge kill effectively, while Special Attack EVs maximize its power. Chlorophyll is its most useful ability because it enables it to better check sun teams, whereas Own Tempo is mostly useless, as confusion isn't very common.
Usage Tips
========
Lilligant should be used to revenge kill slower Pokemon such as Archeops, Jynx, and boosted Carracosta, or sweep late-game when the opposing team is weakened. Be careful when locking into Leaf Storm or Sleep Powder, as both can be taken advantage of by setup sweepers after one use. Lilligant should usually come in after a KO or on a free switch, but it can switch into weaker Pokemon that cannot touch it such as Lanturn if necessary. Keep in mind that most opponents will assume Lilligant is using Quiver Dance, so it can potentially get a surprise KO, but don't play differently just to hide its item.
Team Options
========
Lilligant should be used on an offensive team that needs a revenge killer and has multiple setup sweepers that appreciate Healing Wish. Swords Dance Absol and Alolan Raticate, Shell Smash Carracosta, and Rock Polish Golurk are just a few such sweepers. Lilligant needs partners that can check Pokemon such as Oricorio and opposing Lilligant, which can take advantage of Choice-locked Lilligant. For example, Lanturn and Regirock can check the former, while Magmortar can check the latter. Special wallbreakers such as Alolan Raichu, Magmortar, and Oricorio-G can weaken the opposing team to allow Lilligant to clean with Energy Ball.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
The Quiver Dance set has a few move alternatives, such as Hidden Power Rock to deal with Magmortar and Oricorio, Substitute to take advantage of sleep turns and Sucker Punch, and Petal Dance with Own Tempo, which is strong but is easier to play around. Lilligant can use a more bulk-oriented EV spread to gain opportunities to potentially boost more, but this makes Lilligant much more reliant on getting a second Quiver Dance. Nature Power is also an option for Quiver Dance sets to try to hit more of the tier neutrally, but it is very inferior to Breakneck Blitz.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Fire-types**: Assault Vest Magmortar is immune to Sleep Powder thanks to Vital Spirit and can comfortably take boosted hits, whereas other Fire-types such as Turtonator can take most hits aside from Breakneck Blitz. Choice Scarf Pyroar can outspeed and OHKO +1 Lilligant.
**Fast Choice Scarf users**: Equipped with a Choice Scarf, Primeape, Jynx, Oricorio-G, Haunter, and Pyroar can outspeed and KO a slightly weakened +1 Lilligant but they lose to Lilligant if it gets two boosts.
**Flying-types**: Specially defensive Togetic can take any boosted attack and retaliate with Thunder Wave, but other bulky Flying-types like Altaria have to be cautious about Breakneck Blitz. Oricorio formes can switch in if something has been put to sleep, as they can copy Quiver Dance with Dancer. However, only Oricorio-G can take on Breakneck Blitz with hazards up.
**Other Grass-resistant Pokemon**: Ferroseed and Togedemaru can take on non-Hidden Power Fire variants, while Drampa and Sap Sipper Miltank can comfortably take on non-Hyper Beam variants, and Skuntank and Weezing can check non Z-Move variants. Muk is an excellent counter to any variant.
**Priority Users**: Piloswine's and Abomasnow's Ice Shard, Skantank's Sucker Punch, and other strong priority moves can finish off a weakened Lilligant.
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