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Petilil and its evolution, Lilligant, first appeared in Gen 5, but they were version exclusives and only obtainable (without trading) inPokemon WhiteandPokemon White 2. Thankfully, these Pokemon are not version exclusives forPokemon Scarlet & Violet, meaning they can be caught in the wild just as most other Pokemon.
InPokemon Legends: Arceus, Lilligant was given a regional variant: Hisuian Lilligant. This Pokemon is a Grass/Fighting-type, and one of them served as the Noble Pokemon in Hisui. Trainers can’t catch the Noble Lilligant, but theycanget their own Hisuian Lilligant inPokemon Scarlet/Violet. However, doing so will require trading, or a copy ofLegends: Arceus.
How to Get Petilil
In Paldea, Petilil can be found inWest Province (Area One), which is right around the area where trainers fight the Titan Bombirdier. For some reason, Petilil hasvery few spawn locations in Paldea, so players may have better luck searching for Petilil in Kitakami. TheKitakami Petililspawn onReveler’s Roadandnear the lake in Wistful Fields. Their levels are around18-21or as high aslevel 34beforecompleting “The Way Home” main quest.
How to Evolve Petilil into Hisuian Lilligant
Petilil will evolve into Hisuian Lilligant when exposed to aSun Stone, butonly if it’s evolved in the Hisui region. This means trainers are going to have to transfer their Petilil toPokemon Legends: Arceusby usingPokemon HOME. If Petilil is given a Sun Stone in Paldea or Kitakami, then it will evolve into the Unovian Lilligant.
Here’s how to get Hisuian Lilligant:
- Since Held Items will be returned to the bag when placed inHOME, trainers are going to need to use a Sun Stone from Hisui to evolve Petilil. Sun Stones can be obtained by any of the following:
Hisuian Lilligant or Unovan Lilligant?
Both Lilligants have the same base stat total, but the stats themselves are different. Lilligant is only a Grass-type whereas the Hisuian Lilligant is a dual Grass/Fighting-type. This means Hisuian Lilligant is going to have more strengths and weaknesses than the Unovian Lilligant.
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Hisuian Lilligant’s base Attack is 105 and its Special Attack is 50; Unovian Lilligant has 60 Attack and 110 Special Attack. This meansHisuian Lilligant is suited to be a physical attackerwhileUnovian Lilligant is a special attacker. Even their learnsets are different with Hisuian Lilligant getting moves such as Leaf Blade, while Unovian Lilligant learns Petal Dance.Hisuian Lilligant also hasa signature move,Victory Dance, that increases all of its stats by one stage during battle.
Both Lilligants have the same base HP, Defense, and Special Defense. However, Hisuian Lilligant is faster than Unovian Lilligant, so if players want a Lilligant that’s speedy and a physical attacker, then Hisuian Lilligant is who they should choose. Because of her high Speed, Hisuian Lilligant’s best Nature isJolly (+Spd, -Sp.Attk). EvenAdamant (+Attk, -Sp.Attk)works for a Hisuian Lilligant.
Despite being a physical attacker,Hisuian Lilligant’s movepool mostly consist of special attacks. It also doesn’t learn many Fighting-type moves, so trainersmay have to turn to TMsif they want an even Fighting/Grass moveset. It learns Axe Kick at level 5 (which can be relearned via the Remember option in Lilligant’s Summary), but trainers may want to teach itBrick BreakorLow Sweepinstead. Axe Kick does a lot of damage, but if she misses her opponent, then Lilligant will take damage instead.
One drawback to Hisuian Lilligant are her weaknesses. She takes quadruple damage from Flying-type moves, whereas her Unovian counterpart only takes double. This is in fault to Hisuian Lilligant’s GrassandFighting-type. She also has the additional type weaknesses to Psychic and Fairy-type moves.However, her Fighting-typing means she can resist Dark and Rock-type moves,something Unovian Lilligant can not.
Finally, Hisuian and Unovian Lilligant have differentAbilities. They both have the same Hidden Ability (Leaf Guard), but Hisuian Lilligant will have Chlorophyll or Hustle as one if its two Abilities. Unovian Lilligant gets Chlorophyll or Own Tempo. Here’s what to know:
Hisuian Lilligant
Chlorophyll: Boosts Lilligant’s Speed during harsh sunlight.
Hustle: Increases Lilligant’s attack power at the cost of her accuracy.
Unovian Lilligant
Own Tempo: Prevents Lilligant from getting Confused or from being Intimidated.
Leaf Guard: Protects Lilligant from status ailments during harsh sunlight.
While Unovian Lilligant can get away with Own Tempo, Hisuian Lilligant’s Abilities aren’t the greatest. For one, Chlorophyll and Leaf Guard requiresetting up harsh sunlight via Sunny Dayor the Drought Ability from another Pokemon. WhileHustledoesn’t sound bad on paper, Hisuian Lilligant is going to struggle to hit her opponent, so it may not be worth the risk of having a Leaf Guard-Lilligant with Axe Kick or other self-damaging moves. It doesn’t help that Hisuian Lilligant is a physical attacker.Hustle decreases the accuracy of physical moves, but not special, status, or 1HKO moves. Thus, players will want theirHisuian Lilligant to have Chlorophyllif they’re playing things safe.
