Is Vanillish Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Ice middle stage. Level 47 for Vanilluxe is a long wait. Holds its own with Ice moves mid-game.
Vanillite has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Vanillite's weaknesses hard.
Lana's Pokemon outpace and outclass Vanillite here.
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Kiawe's team hits Vanillite's weaknesses hard.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sophocles's Pokemon outpace and outclass Vanillite here.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Molayne's team hits Vanilluxe's weaknesses hard.
Vanilluxe trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Vanilluxe has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Vanilluxe has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Vanilluxe trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Vanillite on Tapu Village (walking, Lv 30-33). Alternate S.O.S. encounters; Called by any Pokémon during hail.
Your Vanillite should hit Level 47 before you reach Molayne, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Vanillish in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
moderate rates across 2 locations for Vanillish in endgame routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Vanillish in USUM
The path to Vanillish starts with Vanillite at Lv. 30-50 via walking encounters. 3 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch VanilliteMount Lanakila - BaseLv.30-33CaveRate 11%SOS chain (hail)Tapu VillageLv.30-33GrassRate 10%SOS chain (hail)
Step 2Vanillish ✓Mount Lanakila - OutsideLv.47-50CaveRate 10%SOS chain (hail)or evolve from Vanillite (Step 1)
Step 3Catch or Evolve into VanilluxeMount Lanakila - OutsideLv.42-45CaveRate 1%SOS chain (hail)or 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 |
What is Vanillish Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Vanillish
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Mankey builds →Brick Break 2x85-102%KO Smack Down 2x38-47% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Machop builds →Brick Break 2x85-102%KO Smack Down 2x38-47% | ||
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x43-51% Brick Break 2x49-60% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 2x79-93% Brick Break 2x57-69% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Hawlucha builds →Brick Break 2x87-103%KO Rock Tomb 2x46-56% | ||
 Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 2x70-84% Double Kick 2x25-30% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Hawlucha builds →Brick Break 2x95-113%KO Rock Tomb 2x50-61% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Torracat builds →Fire Fang 2x77-91% Double Kick 2x27-32% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Magmar builds →Brick Break 2x63-75% Ember 2x50-59% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x112-134%KO Rock Tomb 2x62-74% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x109-129%KO Rock Tomb 2x60-71% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 2x82-97% Brick Break 2x62-74% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x112-132%KO Rock Tomb 2x59-69% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x115-136%KO Rock Tomb 2x60-72% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x91-108%KO Rock Tomb 2x49-59% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x115-136%KO Rock Tomb 2x60-72% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x76-90% Iron Head 2x62-73% Sacred Sword 2x46-55% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Incineroar builds →Overheat 2x125-148%KO Brick Break 2x73-86% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x188-222%KO Overheat 2x156-185%KO Rock Slide 2x74-88% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x154-182%KO Flare Blitz 2x154-182%KO Rock Slide 2x65-77% | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
 Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Solgaleo builds →Sunsteel Strike 2x164-193%KO Stone Edge 2x109-129%KO Fire Blast 2x90-107%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x76-90% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x189-222%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x176-207%KO Stone Edge 2x98-116%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Solgaleo builds →Sunsteel Strike 2x168-198%KO Flare Blitz 2x134-158%KO Stone Edge 2x112-132%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x79-93% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x294-347%KO Brick Break 2x99-117%KO Fire Blast 2x60-71% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x191-225%KO | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Rhyperior's Earthquake hits Vanillish for 56-66%. Metagross deals 58-69% with Bullet Punch.
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain30-35% | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemAssault Vest NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Rhyperior builds →Earthquake56-66% Rock Blast 2x29-34% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest 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 plenty of partners 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 58 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Autotomize, Ice Shard, Imprison and 5 more.
USUM Vanillish Best Moveset
80 Sp. Atk with AbilityIce Body healing in hail. Ice TermStab at mid-stage power. The moveset cannot compete. Vanilluxe one evolution away adds 110 Sp. Atk and AbilitySnow Warning for automatic hail.
Best Build
Vanillish best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Flash Cannon
- Blizzard
- Autotomize
- Ice Shard
Recommended Teammates
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
It sprays its enemies with grains of ice to freeze them. Most Vanillish in Alola are smaller than average.
This hearty Pokémon survived the Ice Age. It’s incredibly popular in very hot regions.
Vanillish Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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.
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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