Is Lileep Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground fossil. Cradily is Rock/Grass with AbilitySuction Cups preventing forced switches. Handles Wake, Bertha, and Volkner. Niche but effective where the typing lines up.
Roark's typing presses Lileep's defenses.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Maylene's team hits Lileep's weaknesses hard.
Lileep has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Cradily trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Cradily has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Cradily trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Cradily trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Cradily trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Lileep can be revived from a fossil obtained on Oreburgh City. Revive Root Fossil at Oreburgh Mining Museum
Your Lileep should hit Level 40 before you reach Aaron, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Lileep in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
No wild encounters for Lileep in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Bring Lileep over from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or Sword & Shield, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Lileep in BDSP
Step 1Lileep ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Sword & ShieldAvailableCatch in Sword & Shield via Super rod · Giant's Bed, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Gift · Rustboro City · Revive Root Fossil. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Gift · Rustboro City · Revive Root Fossil. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Gift · Oreburgh City · Revive Root Fossil. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Gift · Oreburgh City · Revive Root Fossil. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Pewter City · Revive Root Fossil. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Gift · Nacrene City · Revive Root Fossil. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Cradily
Lileep Weakness
Ice, Fighting, Bug, and Steel moves hit Lileep for super-effective damage. Storm Drain grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Fighting, Bug, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Electric |
What is Lileep Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Lileep
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x76-91% Brick Break 2x48-57% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x82-98% Brick Break 2x51-61% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Probopass builds →Flash Cannon 2x64-75% Rock Smash 2x19-23% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x86-102%KO Ice Beam 2x58-68% | ||
 Bronzor SteelPsychic | B | |
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x75-89% Brick Break 2x45-55% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Probopass builds →Flash Cannon 2x64-75% Rock Smash 2x19-23% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x86-102%KO Ice Beam 2x58-68% | ||
Bronzor SteelPsychic | B | |
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x75-89% Brick Break 2x45-55% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x61-72% Rock Smash 2x26-31% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x83-98% Ice Beam 2x55-65% | ||
Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Probopass builds →Flash Cannon 2x59-69% Rock Smash 2x17-21% | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x70-84% Brick Break 2x45-54% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x61-72% Rock Smash 2x25-30% | ||
 Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Medicham builds →Focus Punch 2x97-115%KO Ice Punch 2x33-39% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x81-96% Ice Beam 2x54-64% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x59-70% Rock Smash 2x25-30% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Weavile builds →Focus Punch 2x112-132%KO Avalanche 2x70-83% X-Scissor 2x61-72% Iron Tail 2x75-88% | ||
Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Medicham builds →Focus Punch 2x98-115%KO Ice Punch 2x33-40% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x59-70% Rock Smash 2x25-30% | ||
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Weavile builds →Focus Punch 2x112-132%KO Avalanche 2x70-83% X-Scissor 2x61-72% Iron Tail 2x75-88% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x89-105%KO Focus Blast 2x79-93% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Bronzong builds →Flash Cannon 2x60-70% Rock Smash 2x25-30% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x114-134%KO Hammer Arm 2x84-99% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Lucario threatens a KO with Close Combat (114-134%). Scizor deals 37-44% with Bullet Punch.
Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Weavile builds →Knock Off26-30% Ice Shard 2x32-37% | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Lucario builds →Extreme Speed12-15% Close Combat 2x114-134%KO Aura Sphere 2x58-68% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch 2x37-44% Knock Off19-23% | ||
Lileep Evolutions
Lileep evolves into Cradily. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are slow to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 140 total stats over Lileep. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
BDSP Lileep Best Moveset
77/87 defenses on a Rock/Grass pre-evo with hidden AbilityStorm Drain absorbing Water moves for a Sp. Atk boost. 61 Sp. Atk at 23 Speed can't use the boost competitively. The moveset waits for Cradily where better defensive stats give AbilityStorm Drain a real platform.
Best Build
Lileep best EVs are Sp. Atk and Defense
Special Attacker Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Meteor Beam
- Energy Ball
- Recover
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Lileep picks up Bind and Curse only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Solar Beam and Energy Ball while Ghost and Normal coverage and more adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Lileep Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Lileep isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Cradily to unlock its full potential. At 355 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, watch for Lapras (Ice), Hitmonlee (Fighting), and Scizor (Bug) when using Lileep. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Steel-type attackers are also a problem. At base 23 Speed, Lileep won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Run Storm Drain on Lileep. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Lileep also gets Suction Cups, but they don't compare.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Lileep's hidden ability is Storm Drain. Redirects single-target water moves to this Pokémon where possible. Better than the standard options for competitive play.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Lileep fills the balanced role. It's a mixed attacker with base 41 Attack and 61 Sp. Atk. Base 23 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
Game Availability
Lileep first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
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- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves