What does Petilil evolve into?

Petilil has 2 evolution paths: Lilligant using a Sun Stone and Hisuian Lilligant using a Sun Stone. Different conditions, different results.

Should I use Petilil?

In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Petilil works as a placeholder. Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Lilligant . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Petilil?

Petilil is catchable in Black & White. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 8 other games across the series.

What games is Petilil in?

Petilil is available in Black & White. Across the full series, it appears in 9 games total.

Petilil - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Petilil's spread. It leans special with Sp. Atk out front. And you'll get 1 Sp. Atk EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP45

Attack35

Defense50

Sp. Atk70

Sp. Def50

Speed30

Total280

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight6.6 kg

Base XP56

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Own Tempo

Prevents confusion.

Leaf GuardHA

Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

The leaves on its head are very bitter. Eating one of these leaves is known to refresh a tired body.

Petilil Weakness

Petilil is weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. That's a lot of weak spots to cover so team support is important.

Petilil Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Petilil in Black & White (Best Counters)

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Flare BlitzLv. 33 Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 Damage vs Petilil Flare Blitz 2x 254-300%KO Fire Blast 2x 77-91% Fire Punch 2x 160-189%KO Fire Fang 2x 138-163%KO View Darmanitan builds →
Leavanny BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Poison JabTM84 Bug BiteLv. 8 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Petilil X-Scissor 2x 130-154%KO Poison Jab 2x 87-103%KO Bug Bite 2x 99-117%KO Aerial Ace 2x 66-78% View Leavanny builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 41 Air CutterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Petilil Fly 2x 97-114%KO Air Slash 2x 124-146%KO Air Cutter 2x 99-117%KO Aerial Ace 2x 65-77% View Sigilyph builds →
Unfezant NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 33 Air CutterLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Petilil Fly 2x 162-191%KO Air Slash 2x 87-103%KO Air Cutter 2x 70-83% Aerial Ace 2x 109-129%KO View Unfezant builds →
Crustle BugRock	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 Poison JabTM84 Bug BiteLv. 23 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Petilil X-Scissor 2x 133-157%KO Poison Jab 2x 89-105%KO Bug Bite 2x 102-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x 68-80% View Crustle builds →

Black & White Evolution

To get Lilligant from Petilil, you need an evolution item. The evolution method matters here. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#548Petilil

Sun Stone

#549Lilligant

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Petilil

Grass

Lilligant

Grass

70+25

ATK

60+25

DEF

75+25

SP.ATK

110+40

SP.DEF

75+25

SPE

90+60

BST

280D-Tier

480C-Tier+200

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Petilil with 57 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Bide, Charm, Endure and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♀100.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Petilil Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Petilil gets Bide and Charm exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Psychic coverage rounds out the picture alongside Leaf Storm and Solar Beam.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 4

Growth

D——40Normal

Lv 8

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 10

Sleep Powder

——7515Grass

Lv 13

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 17

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Lv 19

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Lv 22

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 26

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Lv 28

Aromatherapy

C——5Grass

Lv 31

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Lv 35

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

Lv 37

Entrainment

D—10015Normal

Lv 40

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

Lv 44

After You

———15Normal

Lv 46

Leaf Storm

B140905Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Bide+1

———10Normal

Egg

Charm

——10020Normal

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Egg

Healing Wish

D——10Psychic

Egg

Ingrain

———20Grass

Egg

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Egg

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Egg

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Tutor Moves

Petilil can't learn any Tutor moves

Black & White Petilil Locations

Petilil's scattered across 7 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Petilil in Black & White

Petilil appears in 7 walking and trade locations at Lv. 14-58 across White and Black. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.

Pinwheel Forest - inside

WhiteGrass Lv.14-17 Forest

CommonEarly

Any

Nacrene City - Dye's house

BlackIn-game trade Lv.15 City

LimitedEarly

AnyTrade for (give Cottonee)

Lostlorn Forest

WhiteGrass Lv.19-22 Forest

CommonMid

AnyDouble grass

Lostlorn Forest

WhiteGrass Lv.19-22 Forest

CommonMid

Any

Pinwheel Forest - inside

WhiteGrass Lv.22-25 Forest

CommonMid

AnyDouble grass

Abundant Shrine

WhiteGrass Lv.48 Ruins

UncommonPost

Any

Abundant Shrine

WhiteGrass Lv.58 Ruins

UncommonPost

AnyDouble grass

Petilil Guide

Petilil has 2 evolution paths: Lilligant using a Sun Stone and Hisuian Lilligant using a Sun Stone. Different conditions, different results.
In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Petilil works as a placeholder. Grass coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Lilligant. That's where the stats start mattering.
Petilil is catchable in Black & White. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 8 other games across the series.
Petilil is available in Black & White. Across the full series, it appears in 9 games total.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Petilil has been obtainable in 9 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Petilil has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Petilil Incinerate 2x 63-75% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Petilil Ember 2x 43-53% View Tepig builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Poison JabLv. 1 Aerial AceLv. 13 Fury CutterLv. 1 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Petilil Poison Jab 2x 75-90% Aerial Ace 2x 88-105%KO Fury Cutter 2x 43-50% Peck 2x 55-68% View Farfetch'd builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Petilil Wing Attack 2x 107-128%KO Pluck 2x 107-128%KO View Archen builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 8 Damage vs Petilil Gust 2x 46-56% View Woobat builds →
Pansear Fire	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves IncinerateLv. 10 Damage vs Petilil Incinerate 2x 65-78% View Pansear builds →
Tepig Fire	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Flame ChargeLv. 15 EmberLv. 7 SmogLv. 19 Damage vs Petilil Flame Charge 2x 61-72% Ember 2x 41-50% Smog 2x 20-26% View Tepig builds →
Pidove NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Petilil Air Cutter 2x 52-61% Gust 2x 37-44% View Pidove builds →

Volbeat Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Petilil Struggle Bug 2x 50-60% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Petilil Struggle Bug 2x 67-80% View Illumise builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Petilil Wing Attack 2x 105-125%KO Pluck 2x 105-125%KO View Archen builds →
Swadloon BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 1 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Petilil Bug Bite 2x 72-85% Struggle Bug 2x 55-65% View Swadloon builds →
Whirlipede BugPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bug BiteLv. 23 Poison TailLv. 19 Struggle BugTM76 Poison StingLv. 5 Damage vs Petilil Bug Bite 2x 63-75% Poison Tail 2x 55-65% Struggle Bug 2x 47-55% Poison Sting 2x 20-25% View Whirlipede builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Damage vs Petilil Fire Punch 2x 151-178%KO Fire Fang 2x 132-157%KO Incinerate 2x 43-52% View Darmanitan builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Petilil Air Cutter 2x 96-113%KO Gust 2x 65-78% View Sigilyph builds →
Volbeat Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Signal BeamLv. 25 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Petilil Signal Beam 2x 70-83% Struggle Bug 2x 48-57% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Petilil Struggle Bug 2x 62-74% View Illumise builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 1 PluckLv. 15 Damage vs Petilil Wing Attack 2x 103-122%KO Pluck 2x 103-122%KO View Archen builds →

Darmanitan Fire	B
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 22 Fire FangLv. 11 IncinerateLv. 6 Damage vs Petilil Fire Punch 2x 159-188%KO Fire Fang 2x 137-162%KO Incinerate 2x 45-54% View Darmanitan builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Ice FangLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Petilil Fly 2x 150-177%KO Ice Fang 2x 72-85% Fire Fang 2x 72-85% Wing Attack 2x 101-119%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Air CutterLv. 21 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Petilil Fly 2x 97-115%KO Air Cutter 2x 101-119%KO Gust 2x 68-81% View Sigilyph builds →
Volbeat Bug	C
Available Moves Moves Signal BeamLv. 25 Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Petilil Signal Beam 2x 72-85% Struggle Bug 2x 49-58% View Volbeat builds →
Illumise Bug	C
TM Move Moves Struggle BugTM76 Damage vs Petilil Struggle Bug 2x 65-77% View Illumise builds →