In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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.

What is Lileep weak to?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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.

What is the best ability for Lileep?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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.

What role does Lileep play in battle?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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.

Lileep - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

DTier

23Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Lileep's spread favors balanced defenses over offense. Sp. Def leads the defensive side, Speed eats the cost. Yields 1 Sp. Def EV per defeat. Standard growth curve to level.

Base Stats

Avg

HP66

Attack41

Defense77

Sp. Atk61

Sp. Def87

Speed23

Total355

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Erratic600,000 XP

Height1.0 m

Weight23.8 kg

Base XP71

Abilities

Suction Cups

Prevents being forced out of battle by other Pokémon's moves.

Storm DrainHANot in game

Redirects single-target water moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Water moves, raising Special Attack one stage.

Storm Drain grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

It became extinct roughly 100 million years ago. It was regenerated from a fossil using advanced techniques.

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.

Lileep Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ice, Fighting, Bug, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Electric

Type ChartFragile

4Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-6

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ice Fighting Bug Steel

½xResist

Normal Electric

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Water

STAB (7)

Fire Ice Flying Bug Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Lileep in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Forretress's Explosion hits Lileep for 37-44%. Regice's Ice Beam also KOs at 103-121%.

Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves SpikesHazard Rapid Spin Explosion Earthquake Damage vs Lileep Rapid Spin 7-9% Explosion 37-44% Earthquake 30-36% View Forretress builds →
Registeel Steel	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves Thunder Wave Explosion Seismic Toss Counter Damage vs Lileep Explosion 32-38% View Registeel builds →
Regice Ice	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Ice Beam Thunderbolt Explosion Thunder Wave Damage vs Lileep Ice Beam 2x 103-121%KO Thunderbolt 17-20% Explosion 28-33% View Regice builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	C
Recommended Build AbilityPure Power ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves Shadow Ball Brick Break Rock Slide Focus Punch Damage vs Lileep Shadow Ball 25-29% Rock Slide 23-27% View Medicham builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

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

2 Forms

#345Lileep

Level 40

#346Cradily

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Lileep

RockGrass

Cradily

RockGrass

86+20

ATK

81+40

DEF

97+20

SP.ATK

81+20

SP.DEF

107+20

SPE

43+20

BST

355D-Tier

495C-Tier+140

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Lileep with 19 breeding partners from the Water3 egg group. Pass egg moves like Barrier, Mirror Coat, Recover and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Water3

Gender

♂87.5%♀12.5%

Hatch Time

30 cycles·7,710 steps

Moderate~8 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Lileep Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Lileep picks up Barrier and Mirror Coat only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Solar Beam and Giga Drain while Ghost and Normal coverage and more adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Lv 8

Constrict

—1010035Normal

Lv 15

Acid

—4010030Poison

Lv 22

Ingrain

———20Grass

Lv 29

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 36

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Lv 43

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Lv 50

Spit Up

D—10010Normal

Lv 50

Stockpile

D——20Normal

Lv 50

Swallow

———10Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Barrier

D——30Psychic

Egg

Mirror Coat-5

——10020Psychic

Egg

Recover

C——20Normal

Egg

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Tutor

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

How to Get Lileep in FireRed & LeafGreen

No wild encounters for Lileep in FireRed & LeafGreen. It's available in Ruby, Emerald, or Sword and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Lileep is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Receive as a gift in:

RubyGift · Rustboro City · Revive Root Fossil EmeraldGift · Rustboro City · Revive Root Fossil

Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.

Also found in:

Diamond Platinum HeartGold Black Black 2 X

Lileep Guide

In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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