Moving on from Cottonee and Whimsicott, we come to Petilil and Lilligant. These Pokémon will be great for taking beautiful GO Snapshots, but what is their battle prowess shaping up like? Let's see if we can answer that question.
PETILIL
ATTACK: 119 |
DEFENSE: 91 |
STAMINA: 128 |
MAX CP: 1030 |
LILLIGANT
ATTACK: 214 |
DEFENSE: 155 |
STAMINA: 172 |
MAX CP: 2550 |
PLACE IN THE META: Lilligant was never going to be the best Grass-type attacker in Pokémon GO, but its stats were good enough to at least make it at least a decent Pokémon in Trainer Battles. But looking at Lilligant and Petilil's movepools from the main-series games (from which its GO movepool will be based on), it does not learn any Grass-type Fast Attacks, pretty much ending any hope of this Pokémon being good in battle.
LIKELY MOVEPOOL: Out of the Fast Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Lilligant:
Out of the Charged Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Lilligant:
Should Niantic add any new moves, the following are good candidates for Lilligant's movepool:
LOOKING AHEAD: Looking beyond Generation 5, Lilligant gains no evolution, exclusive Z-Move, or Mega Evolution that is known of at this time.
LIKELY MOVEPOOL: Out of the Fast Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Lilligant:
- Charm
- Hidden Power
Out of the Charged Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Lilligant:
- Energy Ball
- Grass Knot
- Petal Blizzard
- Solar Beam
Should Niantic add any new moves, the following are good candidates for Lilligant's movepool:
- Magical Leaf
- Leaf Storm
LOOKING AHEAD: Looking beyond Generation 5, Lilligant gains no evolution, exclusive Z-Move, or Mega Evolution that is known of at this time.
Thanks for reading, Trainers! Basculin is up next.
SOURCE: Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook, The Official National Pokédex: Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition, Stats Calculated by Serebii | IMAGE CREDIT: The Pokémon Company