Is Lileep Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Rock/Grass fossil Pokemon. Olivia uses Lileep on her Kahuna team. Cradily at level 40 is a defensive pick with an unusual type combo. The slow speed limits offensive contributions.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Lileep's weaknesses hard.
Lileep has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Lileep trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Lileep's weaknesses hard.
Lileep has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Lileep's weaknesses hard.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Cradily has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Molayne's team hits Cradily's weaknesses hard.
Cradily has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Cradily has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Cradily trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Cradily trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Lileep can be revived from a fossil obtained on Route 8. Revive Root Fossil. Restore from a fossil at the Fossil Restoration Center on Route 8
Your Lileep should hit Level 40 before you reach Mina, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Lileep in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Lileep is a gift in this game. Pick it up at Route 8 — no wild encounters or spawn rates to deal with. The details below cover exactly when it becomes available.
How to Obtain Lileep in USUM
Step 1Lileep ✓Route 8 - Fossil Restoration CenterLv.15Gift from NPCRevive Root Fossil
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
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x67-81% Frost Breath 2x21-27% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Jynx builds →Frost Breath 2x63-75% Brick Break 2x33-38% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x64-76% Frost Breath 2x22-27% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x69-82% Frost Breath 2x24-29% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x92-108%KO Fury Cutter 2x34-41% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Hawlucha builds →Flying Press 2x98-116%KO Steel Wing 2x47-55% | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x50-59% Sacred Sword 2x36-43% Fury Cutter 2x18-22% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x122-144%KO Bullet Punch 2x33-39% Infestation 2x11-14% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x92-109%KO | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x92-109%KO Fury Cutter 2x34-41% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x46-55% Sacred Sword 2x35-42% Fury Cutter 2x16-19% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x136-161%KO U-turn 2x54-64% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x149-175%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x122-144%KO U-turn 2x49-58% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Primeape builds →Close Combat 2x122-144%KO U-turn 2x49-58% | ||
 Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Solgaleo builds →Sunsteel Strike 2x127-150%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x60-71% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x141-166%KO X-Scissor 2x63-75% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x47-55% Sacred Sword 2x34-41% Fury Cutter 2x16-20% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x138-162%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x138-162%KO U-turn 2x53-63% | ||
Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Solgaleo builds →Sunsteel Strike 2x130-153%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x61-72% | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Virizion builds →Close Combat 2x110-130%KO X-Scissor 2x49-58% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x144-170%KO X-Scissor 2x65-77% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x144-170%KO Megahorn 2x144-170%KO | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x48-57% Sacred Sword 2x36-42% Fury Cutter 2x17-20% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Slowpoke builds →Scald7-8% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemChoice Scarf NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Chinchou builds →Volt Switch6-7% Ice Beam 2x30-36% Thunderbolt7-9% Hydro Pump19-22% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRaindish ItemFlyiniumz NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Wingull builds →Scald13-16% Hurricane18-22% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Staryu builds →Rapid Spin2-3% Scald10-12% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Lileep View Meowth builds →Knock Off14-16% Feint3-4% | ||
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
USUM Lileep Best Moveset
Rock/Grass at 61 Sp. Atk with AbilityStorm Drain absorbing Water for a Sp. Atk boost as a hidden ability. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk to 77/87 defenses. The moveset at pre-evolution stats approaches utility through Eviolite. Cradily one evolution away adds 97/107 defenses.
Best Build
Lileep best EVs are Sp. Atk and Defense
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Recover
- Stealth Rock
- Energy Ball
- Hidden Power Rock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Lileep picks up Barrier and Curse only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Solar Beam and Energy Ball while coverage across 7 types 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
In ancient times, it lived in warm seas. It disguised itself as seaweed to ambush its prey and devoured them whole when they got close.
It sticks to rocks with its powerful suckers and can’t be washed away no matter how rough the surf gets.
Lileep Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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.
Restore from a fossil at the Fossil Restoration Center on Route 8. Lileep is revived at level 5. Give it Rare Candies or experience-share if you want it ready for the late-game.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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.
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