Competitive Information for Lillipup [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Lillipup
Normal
Abilities:
PickupPickup: If this Pokemon has no item, it finds one used by an adjacent Pokemon this turn.
, Vital SpiritVital Spirit: This Pokemon cannot fall asleep. Gaining this Ability while asleep cures it.
, Run AwayRun Away: No competitive use.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
2x
0x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lillipup? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Lillipup is a phenomenal Normal-typed Pokemon. Lillipup is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Lillipup's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Species: Lillipup
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Pickup
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Retaliate
- Wild Charge / Thunder Fang
- Psychic Fangs
- Play Rough
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Pickup
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Retaliate
- Wild Charge / Thunder Fang
- Psychic Fangs
- Play Rough
Physical Sweeper Lillipup (Pickup)
Lillipup is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Lillipup's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pickup, if Lillipup has no item it finds one used by an adjacent pokemon this turn. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Lillipup is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Retaliate is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if an ally fainted last turn).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Thunder Fang is a physical 65-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Retaliate is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if an ally fainted last turn).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Thunder Fang is a physical 65-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Lillipup
Item: Rocky Helmet
Ability: Vital Spirit
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Wild Charge
- Ice Fang
- Endure
- Reversal
Item: Rocky Helmet
Ability: Vital Spirit
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Def
Moveset:
- Wild Charge
- Ice Fang
- Endure
- Reversal
Lillipup Physical Tank (Enduropup)
Lillipup is a phenomenal Physical Tank. This moveset attempts to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Vital Spirit, Lillipup cannot fall asleep. gaining this ability while asleep cures it.
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Ice Fang is a physical 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Endure is a status move (Lillipup survives attacks this turn with at least 1 hp).
♦ Reversal is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the less hp your Lillipup has left).
♦ Ice Fang is a physical 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Endure is a status move (Lillipup survives attacks this turn with at least 1 hp).
♦ Reversal is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the less hp your Lillipup has left).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lillipup? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Lillipup
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Pickup
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Retaliate
- Wild Charge / Thunder Fang
- Psychic Fangs
- Play Rough
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Pickup
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Retaliate
- Wild Charge / Thunder Fang
- Psychic Fangs
- Play Rough
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lillipup (Pickup)
Lillipup is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Lillipup's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Pickup, if Lillipup has no item it finds one used by an adjacent pokemon this turn. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Lillipup is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Retaliate is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if an ally fainted last turn).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Thunder Fang is a physical 65-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Retaliate is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if an ally fainted last turn).
♦ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Thunder Fang is a physical 65-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Play Rough is a physical 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lillipup learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Lillipup can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Lillipup
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Baby-Doll Eyes
- Moves that Break Screens: Psychic Fangs
Optimize Lillipup's EVs for Sword/Shield
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