Gen 9 NU Sun Sweeper
Lilligant-Hisui @ Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 36 HP / 252 Atk / 220 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Victory Dance
- Solar Blade
- Close Combat
- Tera Blast
Basically the set fwoofy posted, but with a stronger Grass STAB and a different Tera Type for Tera Blast. This set is used for Sun teams in Gen 9 NU since Hisuian Lilligant is somehow NU at the time this was posted. Victory Dance is used to boost Hisuian Lilligant's Attack, Defense, and Speed, making it a scary cleaner if given the opportunity to setup. Solar Blade is Hisuian-Lilligant's strongest STAB move, being a 125 BP move that can be used in one turn while sun is up, dealing quite of bit of damage to resists who don't 4x resist Grass-moves. Close Combat is used for a powerful Fighting STAB that folds up Steel-types such as Registeel and Copperajah as if they were lawn chairs, punishing them for trying to pivot into Solar Blade. (Though Copperajah takes a bit over half from the large piece of grass after a +1 attack boost) Tera Blast Ghost may sound like a weird option over Tera Blast Fire, but it is useful in the current NU meta. Tera Blast Ghost lets Hisuian Lilligant hit Pokemon who resist its STAB moves such as Delphox, Chandelure, Galarian Slowbro, Dragalge, and Thundurus. Tera Ghost is also useful on the NU ladder, where ladder likes to use Ambipom and Hitmontop, both using priority moves, so being able to stop a random Fake Out is pretty nice. The given Speed EVs allow Hisuian Lilligant to outspeed Unburden Hitmonlee while sun is up. The 36 HP EVs are honestly just filler. You could also do something like 100 HP / 252 Atk / 156 Spe to give Hisuian Lilligant enough speed to outspeed non Choice Scarf Chandelure, as Hisuian Lilligant can afford to not run 252 Speed EVs since it has Victory Dance and Chlorophyll.