Is Vanilluxe Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Ice at level 47 with AbilityIce Body. Arrives late, but as the only fully evolved native Ice-type, Vanilluxe handles Drayden's Dragon gym and Iris's Haxorus, Hydreigon, and Druddigon. The high evolution level is the main drawback.
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 Vanilluxe on Giant Chasm (shaking grass, Lv 47, rare). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
Catch Vanillish on Giant Chasm (walking, Lv 45-47, uncommon).
How to Get Vanilluxe in Black 2 & White 2
Vanilluxe starts showing up in endgame routes at moderate rates across 6 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Where To Catch Vanilluxe in B2W2
Vanillite is your first catch on the way to Vanilluxe. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 45-58 across 16 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Obtain Vanillite
Step 2Catch or Evolve VanillishGiant 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 3Vanilluxe ✓Dragonspiral 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)
Vanilluxe Weakness
Vanilluxe is weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel. Not too many gaps in the chart, 4 weaknesses to account for.
| 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 Vanilluxe Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Vanilluxe
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Growlithe builds →Flame Wheel 2x47-56% Rock Smash 2x22-27% | ||
Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Tepig builds →Flame Charge 2x37-46% Rock Smash 2x19-24% | ||
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x44-52% Rock Smash 2x37-44% Rollout 2x20-24% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Growlithe builds →Fire Fang 2x47-56% Rock Smash 2x20-24% | ||
Riolu Fighting | C | |
Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x75-89% Rock Smash 2x31-37% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x67-79% Rock Smash 2x27-33% | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Darumaka builds →Fire Punch 2x64-76% Rock Tomb 2x30-35% Rock Smash 2x24-29% | ||
Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x47-56% Rock Smash 2x38-46% Rock Tomb 2x31-37% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x127-150%KO Smack Down 2x36-43% | ||
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x97-115%KO Brick Break 2x41-49% Rock Tomb 2x27-33% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Flareon builds →Fire Fang 2x72-85% Rock Smash 2x29-35% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x65-76% Rock Smash 2x26-31% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x138-163%KO Hammer Arm 2x78-91% Rock Slide 2x59-69% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x127-150%KO Rock Slide 2x53-64% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Emboar builds →Hammer Arm 2x105-124%KO Flame Charge 2x54-65% Rock Slide 2x53-62% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x81-96% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x140-166%KO Superpower 2x94-111%KO Rock Slide 2x60-71% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x128-151%KO Rock Slide 2x54-64% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x74-87% Iron Head 2x67-79% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x140-165%KO Superpower 2x93-110%KO Rock Slide 2x59-70% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x128-151%KO Rock Slide 2x53-63% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Terrakion builds →Sacred Sword 2x99-117%KO Rock Slide 2x82-97% | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x140-165%KO Flash Cannon 2x81-95% Ancient Power 2x41-48% Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x202-239%KO Brick Break 2x68-80% Fire Blast 2x46-54% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x140-165%KO Superpower 2x94-110%KO Stone Edge 2x78-92% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Machamp threatens a KO with Stone Edge (97-114%). Terrakion's Close Combat also KOs at 158-187%.
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Machamp builds →Bullet Punch 2x40-47% Stone Edge 2x97-114%KO | ||
Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x158-187%KO Stone Edge 2x132-156%KO | ||
Vanilluxe Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Vanillite through Vanillish ends here at Vanilluxe. Want more? Breed for Vanillite eggs. A decent partner pool available via one egg group. The evolution from Vanillite pushed Vanilluxe to 535 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +45. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Vanilluxe 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 Vanilluxe Best Moveset
110 Sp. Atk fires Ice TermStab at real power, and AbilitySnow Warning as a hidden ability sets permanent hail on entry. AbilityIce Body heals in hail instead. The moveset either sets its own weather for healing or attacks from the special side. 79 Speed is adequate in the lower tiers.
Best Build
Vanilluxe best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Flash Cannon
- Ice Beam
- Toxic
- Ice Shard
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Vanilluxe. Autotomize and Ice Shard come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Blizzard and Ice Beam and Ghost 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
Swallowing large amounts of water, they make snow clouds inside their bodies and, when angry, cause violent blizzards.
Vanilluxe Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Vanilluxe looks average on paper at 535 BST. But Snow Warning is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier setup sweeper on our tier list. Flash Cannon with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Black 2 & White 2, Vanilluxe's biggest threats include Volcarona (Fire), Machamp (Fighting), and Aerodactyl (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Steel-type attackers are also a problem.
Vanilluxe gets Snow Warning, Ice Body, and Weak Armor. But Snow Warning is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Vanilluxe is a mixed attacker with base 95 Attack and 110 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 79 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the setup sweeper role.
For Black 2 & White 2, the core moveset is Flash Cannon, Ice Beam, Toxic, and Ice Shard. Flash Cannon leads at 0% usage. This set covers the setup sweeper role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Vanilluxe has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Vanilluxe 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