Is Vanillish Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Vanillite evolves at level 35. Ice with AbilityIce Body. Wild in BW2. Long middle stage before Vanilluxe at 47.
Vanillite has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Vanillite has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Vanillite has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Vanillite has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Vanillite has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Vanillite has the type edge here and should clean up Drayden's team.
Marlon's team hits Vanillite's weaknesses hard.
Vanilluxe has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Vanilluxe trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Vanilluxe has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Vanilluxe trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Vanilluxe trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Vanillish on Giant Chasm (walking, Lv 45-47, uncommon).
Your Vanillite should hit Level 47 before you reach Shauntal, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Vanillish in Black 2 & White 2
decent spawn rates for Vanillish across 10 locations in late-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Vanillish in B2W2
The path to Vanillish starts with Vanillite at Lv. 45-58 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Obtain Vanillite
Step 2Vanillish ✓Giant Chasm - CaveLv.45-47CaveRate 20%AnyGiant Chasm - Inner CaveLv.45-47CaveRate 20%AnyGiant Chasm - OutsideLv.45-47CaveRate 5%AnyDragonspiral Tower - EntranceLv.55-57FloorRate 15%WinterDragonspiral Tower - OutsideLv.55-57FloorRate 15%Winteror evolve from Vanillite (Step 1)
Step 3Catch or Evolve into VanilluxeDragonspiral Tower - OutsideLv.57FloorRate 10%WinterShaking spotDragonspiral Tower - EntranceLv.58FloorRate 10%WinterShaking spotGiant Chasm - OutsideLv.47Shaking grass spotsRate 5%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Vanillish (Step 2)
Vanillish Weakness
Vanillish's Ice typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel. Standard number of weaknesses for the Ice typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Vanillish Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Vanillish
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Growlithe builds →Flame Wheel 2x65-76% Rock Smash 2x29-35% | ||
Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Tepig builds →Flame Charge 2x55-65% Rock Smash 2x29-35% | ||
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x62-74% Rock Smash 2x51-60% Rollout 2x26-31% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Growlithe builds →Fire Fang 2x66-78% Rock Smash 2x28-34% | ||
Riolu Fighting | C | |
Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x106-125%KO Rock Smash 2x44-53% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Magnezone builds →Mirror Shot 2x96-114%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x92-110%KO Rock Smash 2x38-46% | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Darumaka builds →Fire Punch 2x90-106%KO Rock Tomb 2x41-48% Rock Smash 2x34-41% | ||
Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x65-76% Rock Smash 2x51-61% Rock Tomb 2x43-51% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x180-212%KO Smack Down 2x51-61% | ||
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x137-162%KO Brick Break 2x57-67% Rock Tomb 2x39-47% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Magnezone builds →Mirror Shot 2x91-108%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x102-121%KO Rock Smash 2x42-49% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x89-104%KO Rock Smash 2x38-45% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x198-234%KO Hammer Arm 2x110-130%KO Rock Slide 2x83-98% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x181-213%KO Rock Slide 2x76-90% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Emboar builds →Hammer Arm 2x150-177%KO Flame Charge 2x76-90% Rock Slide 2x76-90% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x202-238%KO Superpower 2x135-159%KO Rock Slide 2x85-101%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x183-216%KO Rock Slide 2x77-91% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x105-124%KO Iron Head 2x94-112%KO | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x199-234%KO Superpower 2x133-156%KO Rock Slide 2x84-98% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x181-213%KO Rock Slide 2x77-91% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Terrakion builds →Sacred Sword 2x141-166%KO Rock Slide 2x117-138%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x198-233%KO Flash Cannon 2x113-133%KO Ancient Power 2x57-67% Rock Smash 2x31-37% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x293-344%KO Brick Break 2x98-115%KO Fire Blast 2x63-75% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x202-238%KO Superpower 2x135-159%KO Stone Edge 2x112-133%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Volcarona can KO Vanillish with Fire Blast (144-170%). Rhyperior threatens a KO with Stone Edge (222-262%). Metagross deals 58-69% with Bullet Punch.
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain33-39% Fire Blast 2x144-170%KO | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Rhyperior builds →Earthquake111-131%KO Stone Edge 2x222-262%KO Megahorn88-105%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Metagross builds →Earthquake48-57% Bullet Punch 2x58-69% | ||
Vanillish Evolutions
Partway through Vanillite's chain. Vanillish still has another evolution ahead before reaching Vanilluxe. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via one egg group. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+15 from Vanillite). The final form adds another 140 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Vanillish to get Vanillite eggs easily using 49 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Autotomize, Ice Shard, Imprison and 5 more.
B2W2 Vanillish Best Moveset
80 Sp. Atk with AbilityIce Body healing in hail or AbilityWeak Armor gaining Speed when hit. Held ItemEviolite adds defenses. The moveset fires Ice TermStab at improving levels. Vanilluxe one evolution away adds the offensive power.
Best Build
Vanillish best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Utility Moveset
- Explosion
- Blizzard
- Ice Beam
- Taunt
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Autotomize and Ice Shard from the egg pool give Vanillish something extra.
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
They cool down the surrounding air and create ice particles, which they use to freeze their foes.
Vanillish Black 2 & White 2 Guide
Vanillish is meant to evolve into Vanilluxe. At 395 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In Black 2 & White 2, watch for Infernape (Fire), Conkeldurr (Fighting), and Golem (Rock) when using Vanillish. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Steel-type attackers are also a problem.
Ice Body heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during hail. That's the one you want on Vanillish. Weak Armor is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Snow Cloak works too if your team needs something different.
At base 59 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Vanillish is a mixed attacker with base 65 Attack and 80 Sp. Atk. Best used as a hazard setter.
For Black 2 & White 2, you can run Vanillish through the first few routes without issues. 395 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Vanilluxe as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Vanillish 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