Sun Breaker Hisuian Lilligant
Lilligant-Hisui @ Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Solar Blade
- Triple Axel
- Tera Blast
[SET COMMENTS]
Hisuian Lilligant’s excellent coverage and ability make it a formidable cleaner on sun teams. Its movepool does not provide many options, but the options available serve it well. The combination of Close Combat, Solar Blade, and Triple Axel allows Hisuian Lilligant to deal super effective damage against common stall threats such as Blissey, Dondozo, and Gliscor, something few others can claim. Tera Fire, along with a Life Orb and an Adamant nature, guarantees an OHKO on uninvested Gholdengo even outside of the sun, which otherwise walls it. With sun and Stealth Rock damage, Hisuian Lilligant also lures Corviknight and Skarmory, KO both with Tera Fire, and avoids any additional recoil from Rocky Helmet. Other Tera types can provide situational relief against priority attacks, such as Tera Ghost against Dragonite’s Extreme Speed and Tera Fighting against Kingambit’s Sucker Punch, but are not recommended because giving up Tera Fire’s offensive utility is a severe opportunity cost. Boosting moves such as Victory Dance and Swords Dance do not provide much utility because Hisuian Lilligant’s frailty does not allow it many free turns to set up. Even Defog is not recommended because Gholdengo otherwise can switch in with minimal consequence. Hisuian Lilligant would much rather maximize its time while the sun is activated and get to attacking instead. Although a Jolly nature allows Hisuian Lilligant to outspeed Kyurem, an Adamant nature allows Hisuian Lilligant to OHKO uninvested Cinderace with Close Combat and provide a higher probability of OHKOing Ogerpon-Wellspring with either Close Combat or Solar Blade. The additional power helps, especially when the cost of not reaching a KO often means getting KOed in return because of Hisuian Lilligant’s minimal defenses.
This set should only be used on sun teams, so Torkoal is a mandatory partner. Torkoal can also provide Stealth Rock and Rapid Spin as utility, especially to prevent additional hazard damage after Hisuian Lilligant Terrastalizes. Keep in mind that Torkoal’s primary purpose on sun teams is to keep the sun up and not deal with removing hazards, so having additional hazard controllers such as Great Tusk, Iron Treads, and Hatterene is strongly advisable. Protosynthesis users, such as Gouging Fire, Walking Wake, and Roaring Moon, are great teammates that can also take advantage of the sun. Hisuian Lilligant can clean up by outspeeding threats such as Deoxys-Speed and Iron Boulder and OHKOing with Solar Blade. Moltres and Zapdos are threats because attacking either with Triple Axel creates multiple opportunities for Flame Body and Static to activate on a single turn, rendering Hisuian Lilligant useless. Recoil damage from Life Orb and Rocky Helmet contact from Corviknight, Garchomp, and Skarmory also adds up. Healing Wish support, especially from Hatterene, can give Hisuian Lilligant a clean slate.