- Attack
- 107
- Defense
- 86
- HP
- 128
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 523
- min 480
- Weather boostLv25
- 654
- min 600
- MaxLv50
- 1,035
- Lv40 915
At a glance
Basics
Lillipup is a Normal-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 523 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 654 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,035 at level 50. It is weak to Fighting attacks (1.6×). It resists Ghost attacks. In raids, Sand Attack + Thunderbolt is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Herdier with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Puppy Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 10,000 Stardust · 25 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,035 / 1,047
This Pokémon is popular with beginners because it's intelligent, obedient to its Trainer's commands, and easy to raise.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Sand Attack
ThunderboltBest100% efficiency6.6TDO 66 - 2
TackleThunderbolt95% efficiency6.2TDO 62 - 3Sand AttackDig86% efficiency5.6TDO 56
- 4TackleDig84% efficiency5.5TDO 55
- 5Take DownThunderbolt82% efficiency5.4TDO 54
Top 5 of 9 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand AttackBestGround · 0.5s | 4 | +7 | 8 | 14 |
| TackleNormal · 0.5s · STAB | 5 | +5 | 12 | 10 |
| Take DownNormal · 1s · STAB | 7 | +8 | 8.4 | 8 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThunderboltBestElectric · 2.5s | 80 | 50 | 32 | 1.6 |
| DigGround · 4.5s | 100 | 50 | 22.2 | 2 |
 Rock TombRock · 3s | 65 | 50 | 21.7 | 1.3 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Lillipup's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 72.9
- Actual Defense
- 60.3
- Actual HP
- 85
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
TackleThunderboltBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 86% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 915 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Lillipup only reaches CP 1,035 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,035 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,026 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,031 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,030 | 99.0% |
| 5 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,018 | 98.4% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,023 | 98.4% |
| 7 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,028 | 98.3% |
| 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,021 | 98.2% |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,026 | 98.2% |
| 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,024 | 98.0% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- LillipupViewingBest movesSand AttackThunderbolt
From Lillipup to the final evolution125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fighting - ×0.39
Ghost
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1- Electric×1
Grass×1
Ice×1- Fighting×1.6
Poison×1- Ground×1
Flying×1
Psychic×1
Bug×1- Rock×1
- Ghost×0.39
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2021.01.05Spotlight Hour: Lillipup · 2× Catch Stardust