Is Victini Good in Black & White Playthrough?
Event-only from the Liberty Garden island via the Liberty Pass. Psychic/Fire with AbilityVictory Star boosting team accuracy by 10%. Available as early as after the first badge at level 15. If you have the event, Victini handles Burgh, Brycen, and contributes throughout the story. Most players won't have access.
Victini resists most of Cilan's coverage and hits back hard.
Victini has the type edge here and should clean up Chili's team.
Victini trades roughly evenly with Cress's team.
Victini has the type edge here and should clean up Lenora's team.
Victini resists most of Burgh's coverage and hits back hard.
Victini has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Victini has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Victini trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Victini resists most of Brycen's coverage and hits back hard.
Drayden's team hits Victini's weaknesses hard.
Shauntal's team hits Victini's weaknesses hard.
Victini trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Victini trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Victini trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Victini has the type edge here and should clean up Alder's team.
Trade
Victini cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Victini in Black & White
Victini waits on Liberty Garden Island at level 15, one chance per save in either version. Getting there is the real gate, since the island stays off limits without the Liberty Pass, a Wi-Fi event item.
How to Get Victini in Black & White
How to Get Shiny Victini in Black & White
Shiny Victini cannot be hunted in Black & White — it is Shiny-locked here and must be brought in from another game.
Shiny Victini Evolution
Does Not EvolveVictini Weakness
Type-wise, Victini takes extra damage from Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost, and Dark. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Victini's overall bulk (100/100/100) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Psychic, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Victini Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Victini
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victini View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x148-174%KO Earthquake 2x66-78% Assurance 2x33-40% Surf 2x29-34% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victini View Houndoom builds →Foul Play 2x56-66% Shadow Ball 2x37-44% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victini View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x54-64% Stone Edge 2x36-43% Thief 2x15-18% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victini View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x83-98% Shadow Claw 2x39-46% Rock Slide 2x42-50% | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Obtain MethodAbundant Shrine Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victini View Landorus builds →Earthquake 2x78-92% Stone Edge 2x52-61% Payback 2x26-31% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victini View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x81-95% Stone Edge 2x81-95% Shadow Claw 2x38-45% Payback 2x28-33% | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victini View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 2x100-117%KO Earthquake 2x45-53% Shadow Claw 2x31-37% Feint Attack 2x27-32% | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victini View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x73-86% Foul Play 2x70-83% Stone Edge 2x48-57% Shadow Claw 2x35-41% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victini View Archeops builds →Stone Edge 2x86-101%KO Earthquake 2x57-67% Crunch 2x46-54% Shadow Claw 2x40-47% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victini View Honchkrow builds →Foul Play 2x74-87% Shadow Ball 2x36-43% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victini View Chandelure builds →Shadow Ball 2x71-84% Payback 2x14-16% | ||
 Absol Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victini View Absol builds →Sucker Punch 2x65-77% Stone Edge 2x54-64% Shadow Claw 2x38-45% | ||
 Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Nuvema Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victini View Samurott builds →Hydro Pump 2x82-97% Dig 2x35-41% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victini View Tyranitar builds →Crunch 2x66-78% Stone Edge 2x83-98% Earthquake 2x55-65% Shadow Claw 2x39-46% | ||
Victini Evolutions
You won't find Victini in any egg group. This Psychic/Fire mythical has 600 total stats and only shows up through limited events. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
BW Victini Best Moveset
100 across every stat with AbilityVictory Star boosting the accuracy of all moves by 10%% for Victini and its allies. MoveV-create at 180 base power Fire TermStab is the strongest Fire attack available. The moveset fires V-Create for massive damage with the accuracy boost covering its biggest risk.
Best Build
Victini best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- V Create
- Bolt Strike
- U Turn
- Brick Break
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Victini's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Overheat and Flare Blitz, but Normal and Fighting and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
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
This Pokémon brings victory. It is said that Trainers with Victini always win, regardless of the type of encounter.
It creates an unlimited supply of energy inside its body, which it shares with those who touch it.
Victini Event Distributions
In Black & White, Victini reaches players through several Mystery Gift distributions, though it is far from a regular.
Victory Victini GiftNov 2012BlackWhiteBlack 2White 2Not shiny
Virtuoso Victini!Dec 2011BlackWhiteBlack 2White 2Not shiny
Victini Black & White Guide
Victini is a static encounter at Unova Liberty Island in Black & White. Victini appears at level 15. Prerequisite: Requires Liberty Pass event item. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Black & White, Victini plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move.
In Black & White, Jolly is the go-to nature for Victini. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
Introduced in Black & White, Victini shows up in 7 games across 5 generations. Mythical status keeps it locked behind events or specific story content in most appearances.
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 7Let's Go
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
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