Is Frillish Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Water/Ghost with AbilityWater Absorb healing from Water hits. Wild on surfing routes. Jellicent at level 40 is a bulky defensive Water/Ghost. One of the better surf catches in BW2.
Frillish trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Frillish trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Burgh's team hits Frillish's weaknesses hard.
Frillish trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Frillish trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Frillish trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's team hits Jellicent's weaknesses hard.
Jellicent has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Jellicent has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's team hits Jellicent's weaknesses hard.
Jellicent has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Jellicent trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Jellicent trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Frillish on Virbank City (Surf, Lv 5-15, common).
Your Frillish should hit Level 40 before you reach Drayden, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Frillish in Black 2 & White 2
Frillish is available from early-game water routes onward at high spawn rates. 24 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Where To Catch Frillish in B2W2
The path to Frillish starts with Frillish at Lv. 5-60 via surfing and walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Frillish ✓Route 4Lv.5-15Surfing on waterRate 100%AnyVirbank CityLv.5-15Surfing on waterRate 100%AnyVirbank Complex - OutsideLv.5-15Surfing on waterRate 100%AnyRoute 13Lv.25-40Surfing on waterRate 100%AnyHumilau CityLv.30-45Surfing on waterRate 100%AnySeaside Cave - 1FLv.25-40Surfing on waterRate 70%AnyRoute 21Lv.30-45Surfing on waterRate 70%AnyUndella BayLv.25-40Surfing on waterRate 65%AnyUndella TownLv.25-40Surfing on waterRate 65%AnyP2 LaboratoryLv.45-60Surfing on waterRate 100%AnyRoute 17Lv.45-60Surfing on waterRate 100%AnyRoute 18Lv.45-60Surfing on waterRate 100%Any
Step 2Catch or Evolve into JellicentRoute 4Lv.5-20Rippling Water SurfRate 5%AnyShaking spotVirbank CityLv.5-15Rippling Water SurfRate 5%AnyShaking spotVirbank Complex - OutsideLv.5-15Rippling Water SurfRate 5%AnyShaking spotRoute 13Lv.25-40Rippling Water SurfRate 60%AnyShaking spotUndella TownLv.25-40Rippling Water SurfRate 60%AnyShaking spotSeaside Cave - 1FLv.25-40Rippling Water SurfRate 30%AnyShaking spotUndella BayLv.25-40Rippling Water SurfRate 30%Spring/summer/autumnShaking spotRoute 21Lv.30-45Rippling Water SurfRate 30%AnyShaking spotHumilau CityLv.35-45Rippling Water SurfRate 15%AnyShaking spotP2 LaboratoryLv.50-60Rippling Water SurfRate 5%AnyShaking spotRoute 17Lv.50-60Rippling Water SurfRate 5%AnyShaking spotRoute 18Lv.50-60Rippling Water SurfRate 5%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Frillish (Step 1)
Frillish Weakness
Frillish is weak to Electric, Grass, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves entirely. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Frillish's special bulk (base 85 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Poison, Bug, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Frillish Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Frillish
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Whimsicott builds →Energy Ball 2x67-81% Thief 2x30-36% | ||
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x127-150%KO | ||
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Ampharos builds →Thunder Punch 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x123-145%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Ampharos builds →Thunder Punch 2x89-105%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x123-146%KO | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Sawsbuck NormalGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Sawsbuck builds →Horn Leech 2x111-131%KO Feint Attack 2x59-70% | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Leavanny builds →Leaf Blade 2x136-160%KO Shadow Claw 2x71-83% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x130-154%KO | ||
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x171-202%KO Shadow Claw 2x68-80% Thunder 2x50-59% | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Roselia builds →Petal Dance 2x120-142%KO Shadow Ball 2x54-64% | ||
Sawsbuck NormalGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Sawsbuck builds →Horn Leech 2x114-134%KO Feint Attack 2x61-72% Shadow Ball 2x36-43% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x129-152%KO | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x170-200%KO Shadow Claw 2x67-79% Thunder 2x50-59% | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Roselia builds →Petal Dance 2x120-141%KO Shadow Ball 2x54-64% | ||
Sawsbuck NormalGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Sawsbuck builds →Horn Leech 2x111-132%KO Feint Attack 2x60-71% Shadow Ball 2x36-42% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x143-169%KO Shadow Ball 2x64-76% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Shiftry builds →Leaf Storm 2x127-149%KO Feint Attack 2x90-106%KO Shadow Ball 2x49-57% | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 11 Interact Encounter | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Hydreigon builds →Crunch 2x125-147%KO Charge Beam 2x41-48% | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x171-201%KO Shadow Claw 2x66-78% Thunderbolt 2x38-45% Payback 2x48-57% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Jolteon's Thunderbolt hits Frillish for 65-77%. Chandelure's Shadow Ball hits Frillish for 70-82%.
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemFlame Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x65-77% Shadow Ball 2x38-45% Volt Switch 2x50-59% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x70-82% Energy Ball 2x52-62% Flamethrower19-23% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Weavile builds →Ice Shard11-12% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 2x50-59% Sludge Bomb15-18% | ||
Frillish Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Frillish grows into Jellicent through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 145 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Frillish easily with 45 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Acid Armor, Confuse Ray, Constrict and 3 more to offspring.
B2W2 Frillish Best Moveset
Water/Ghost with AbilityWater Absorb healing from Water and AbilityCursed Body disabling moves on contact. 85 Sp. Def absorbs special hits at pre-evolution levels. The moveset previews Jellicent's defensive Water/Ghost identity. One evolution away.
Best Build
Frillish best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Will O Wisp
- Taunt
- Night Shade
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Frillish. Acid Armor and Confuse Ray come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Water Spout and Hydro Pump and Grass and Normal coverage and more.
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
If its veil-like arms stun and wrap a foe, that foe will be dragged miles below the surface, never to return.
Frillish Black 2 & White 2 Guide
For Black 2 & White 2, you can run Frillish through the first few routes without issues. 335 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Jellicent as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Frillish joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
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