Is Frillish Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Water/Ghost. Jellicent at level 40 has solid bulk and AbilityWater Absorb for Water immunity. Ghost handles Hala and Acerola on different sides. A dual-purpose defensive pick.
Frillish trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Frillish's weaknesses hard.
Lana's team hits Frillish's weaknesses hard.
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Frillish has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Frillish trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Frillish has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Frillish's weaknesses hard.
Frillish trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Nanu's team hits Frillish's weaknesses hard.
Mina's team hits Frillish's weaknesses hard.
Frillish trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Jellicent trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Jellicent has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Jellicent has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Kahili's team hits Jellicent's weaknesses hard.
Kukui's team hits Jellicent's weaknesses hard.
Catch Frillish on Route 14 (Surf, Lv 30-33).
Your Frillish should hit Level 40 before you reach Molayne, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Frillish in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
decent spawn rates for Frillish across 4 locations in mid-game water routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Frillish in USUM
The path to Frillish starts with Frillish at Lv. 30-34 via surfing and fixed encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Frillish ✓Route 14Lv.30-33Surfing on waterRate 20%Route 14Lv.34Interact with PokemonOne-timeRescue Swimmer
Step 2Evolve into Jellicent
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 |
What is Frillish Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Frillish
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x116-138%KO Bite 2x44-54% | ||
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x81-95% Thief 2x54-63% | ||
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 2x68-81% Pursuit 2x29-35% | ||
 Flaaffy Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPoke Pelago Gift | ||
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x126-150%KO Bite 2x48-59% | ||
Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x88-103%KO Thief 2x59-69% | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 2x74-88% Pursuit 2x31-38% | ||
Flaaffy Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPoke Pelago Gift | ||
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x121-143%KO Energy Ball 2x81-96% Bite 2x45-54% | ||
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 2x79-94% Pursuit 2x30-36% | ||
 Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Dartrix builds →Energy Ball 2x72-85% Ominous Wind 2x33-39% | ||
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x125-148%KO Energy Ball 2x83-99% Bite 2x45-55% | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 2x82-97% Pursuit 2x30-36% | ||
Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Dartrix builds →Energy Ball 2x69-82% Ominous Wind 2x32-39% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Decidueye builds →Leaf Storm 2x132-156%KO Phantom Force 2x144-169%KO | ||
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x100-118%KO Shadow Ball 2x60-70% | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Aegislash builds →Shadow Claw 2x65-77% Night Slash 2x43-51% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x186-220%KO Bite 2x63-74% | ||
Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x97-114%KO Shadow Ball 2x57-67% | ||
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Decidueye builds →Leaf Storm 2x127-150%KO Phantom Force 2x138-163%KO Sucker Punch 2x73-86% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Pangoro builds →Crunch 2x141-166%KO Shadow Claw 2x82-97% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x202-238%KO Night Slash 2x61-71% | ||
Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Decidueye builds →Solar Beam 2x194-229%KO Phantom Force 2x140-165%KO Sucker Punch 2x73-86% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Chandelure builds →Solar Beam 2x177-209%KO Shadow Ball 2x107-126%KO Thief 2x37-44% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Exeggutor builds →Solar Beam 2x241-284%KO Thief 2x58-69% | ||
 Xurkitree Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Xurkitree builds →Solar Beam 2x214-252%KO Thunderbolt 2x146-172%KO Brutal Swing 2x55-65% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x207-244%KO Night Slash 2x61-72% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Ponyta deals 55-65% with Wild Charge.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemBerryjuice NatureHardy Moves View Onix builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStamina ItemEviolite NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Mudbray builds →Earthquake27-32% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemEviolite NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Ponyta builds →Flare Blitz18-21% Wild Charge 2x55-65% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Meowth builds →Knock Off 2x40-47% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemFocus Sash NatureModest Moves View Torchic builds →
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Frillish Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Frillish grows into Jellicent through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners 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 52 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Acid Armor, Confuse Ray, Constrict and 3 more to offspring.
USUM Frillish Best Moveset
Water/Ghost at 85 Sp. Def with AbilityWater Absorb granting Water immunity and AbilityCursed Body disabling moves. The moveset at pre-evolution offenses does nothing. Jellicent one evolution away adds 100 HP and 105 Sp. Def.
Best Build
Frillish best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Scald
- Toxic
- Hex
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 coverage across 8 types.
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
It wraps its veillike arms and legs around prey swimming by and drags them down to the depths of the ocean.
Using the invisible poison spikes on its veillike arms and legs, it paralyzes its enemies and causes them to drown.
Frillish Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
Frillish is a static encounter at Alola Route 14 in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Frillish appears at level 34. Prerequisite: LIMITED; Assist Swimmer being attacked. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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