Is Jellicent Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Frillish evolves at level 40. Water/Ghost with AbilityWater Absorb. Three immunities to Normal, Fighting, and Water. Enormous HP and decent Sp. Atk. Handles Marshal through Ghost immunity and contributes against Ghetsis. A defensive anchor.
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 Jellicent on Virbank City (rippling water (Surf), Lv 5-15, rare). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
Catch Frillish on Virbank City (Surf, Lv 5-15, common).
How to Get Jellicent in Black 2 & White 2
Easy grab on Jellicent with high spawn rates across 24 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Where To Catch Jellicent in B2W2
The path to Jellicent starts with Frillish at Lv. 5-60 via surfing and walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch FrillishRoute 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 2Jellicent ✓Route 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)
Jellicent Weakness
Electric, Grass, Ghost, and Dark moves hit Jellicent for super-effective damage. The upside? Normal and Fighting-type moves can't touch it at all. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Jellicent's special bulk (base 105 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 Jellicent Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Jellicent
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Whimsicott builds →Energy Ball 2x43-51% Thief 2x19-22% | ||
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Flaaffy Electric | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x39-47% | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Ampharos builds →Thunder Punch 2x56-66% | ||
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Mandibuzz builds →Feint Attack 2x37-44% | ||
Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Ampharos builds →Thunder Punch 2x52-61% | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Sawsbuck NormalGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Sawsbuck builds →Horn Leech 2x65-78% Feint Attack 2x35-42% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Leavanny builds →Leaf Blade 2x78-93% Shadow Claw 2x41-49% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x98-116%KO Shadow Claw 2x39-46% Thunder 2x31-37% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Roselia builds →Petal Dance 2x76-89% Shadow Ball 2x34-40% | ||
Sawsbuck NormalGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Sawsbuck builds →Horn Leech 2x65-77% Feint Attack 2x35-42% Shadow Ball 2x23-27% | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x97-115%KO Shadow Claw 2x38-45% Thunder 2x31-37% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Roselia builds →Petal Dance 2x74-88% Shadow Ball 2x33-39% | ||
Sawsbuck NormalGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Sawsbuck builds →Horn Leech 2x64-76% Feint Attack 2x35-42% Shadow Ball 2x22-27% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x89-105%KO Shadow Ball 2x40-47% | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 11 Interact Encounter | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Shiftry builds →Leaf Storm 2x78-92% Feint Attack 2x51-61% Shadow Ball 2x30-36% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Hydreigon builds →Crunch 2x71-84% Charge Beam 2x25-29% | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x97-114%KO Shadow Claw 2x38-45% Thunderbolt 2x24-28% Payback 2x27-32% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves View Forretress builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Donphan builds →Earthquake24-28% Ice Shard5-6% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake22-27% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Swampert builds →Earthquake22-26% Scald8-10% Ice Beam10-11% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Jellicent View Mienshao builds →U Turn14-16% Stone Edge39-46% | ||
Jellicent Evolutions
Jellicent is what Frillish becomes. Breed it for Frillish eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Frillish pushed Jellicent to 480 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +45. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Jellicent to get Frillish eggs easily using 45 partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Notable egg moves include Acid Armor, Confuse Ray, Constrict and 3 more.
B2W2 Jellicent Best Moveset
Water/Ghost blocks Normal, Fighting, and Water (through AbilityWater Absorb) while 100 HP and 105 Sp. Def absorb special attacks. The moveset answers physical Normal and Fighting types through immunity and spreads burns with MoveWill-O-Wisp. Blocks MoveRapid Spin as a Ghost type, keeping hazards on the field.
Best Build
Jellicent best EVs are HP and Speed
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Will O Wisp
- Taunt
- Scald
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Jellicent picks up Acid Armor and Confuse Ray only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Water Spout and Hydro Pump while Grass and Normal coverage and more adds range.
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
Its body is mostly seawater. It’s said there’s a castle of ships Jellicent have sunk on the seafloor.
Jellicent Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Jellicent looks average on paper at 480 BST. But Water Absorb is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. B-Tier support on our tier list. Recover with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Black 2 & White 2, watch for Raikou (Electric), Breloom (Grass), and Chandelure (Ghost) when using Jellicent. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Dark-type attackers are also a problem.
Jellicent gets Water Absorb, Cursed Body, and Damp. But Water Absorb is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Jellicent is a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the support role.
In Black 2 & White 2, run Recover, Will O Wisp, Taunt, and Scald on Jellicent. Recover is the most common pick at 0% usage. Scald provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Jellicent has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Jellicent has appeared steadily across every generation since.
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