Is Vullaby Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Available wild in Hoenn. Dark/Flying with AbilityOvercoat blocking weather and powder moves. Mandibuzz at 54 brings defensive bulk. Same late evolution problem as Rufflet. The Dark typing handles Phoebe if it evolves in time.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Vullaby resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Vullaby has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Vullaby has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Vullaby's weaknesses hard.
Mandibuzz trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Vullaby on Mirage Spots (walking, Lv 36-38, uncommon).
Your Vullaby should hit Level 54 before you reach Steven, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Vullaby in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
2 encounter spots for Vullaby at moderate rates starting from late-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Vullaby in ORAS
Step 1Vullaby ✓Mirage Spots - Area 19Lv.36-38GrassRate 10%
Step 2Evolve into Mandibuzz
Vullaby Weakness
Electric, Ice, Rock, and Fairy moves hit Vullaby for super-effective damage. The upside? Ground and Psychic-type moves can't touch it at all.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ice, Rock, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground, Psychic |
What is Vullaby Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Vullaby
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Joltik BugElectric | C | |
 Cottonee GrassFairy | C | |
 Ralts PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Ralts builds →Disarming Voice 2x32-38% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x64-76% Ice Fang 2x45-53% Thunder Fang 2x45-53% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Tyrunt RockDragon | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x64-75% Ice Fang 2x44-52% Thunder Fang 2x44-52% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Cranidos builds →Rock Tomb 2x72-85% Thunderbolt 2x31-36% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x89-105%KO Thunderbolt 2x48-57% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Gardevoir builds →Thunderbolt 2x79-94% Draining Kiss 2x67-80% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Tomb 2x62-73% Ice Fang 2x45-53% Thunder Fang 2x45-53% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x92-109%KO Thunderbolt 2x49-59% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Gardevoir builds →Thunderbolt 2x80-95% Draining Kiss 2x69-82% | ||
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
 Lairon SteelRock | C | |
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Rampardos builds →Stone Edge 2x153-181%KO Thunderbolt 2x49-58% Blizzard 2x60-70% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x124-147%KO Thunderbolt 2x37-44% Blizzard 2x45-53% | ||
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x108-128%KO Thunderbolt 2x45-53% Blizzard 2x56-66% | ||
Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x177-208%KO Thunderbolt 2x28-33% Blizzard 2x34-40% | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x122-143%KO Thunderbolt 2x37-43% Blizzard 2x44-52% | ||
Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Aggron builds →Stone Edge 2x106-125%KO Thunderbolt 2x44-52% Blizzard 2x54-64% | ||
Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x228-268%KO Thunderbolt 2x47-56% Ice Beam 2x47-56% | ||
Tyrantrum RockDragon | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrunt (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Relicanth WaterRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Relicanth builds →Head Smash 2x135-159%KO Ice Beam 2x36-42% | ||
 Crustle BugRock | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Crustle builds →Rock Wrecker 2x153-181%KO | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x124-146%KO Thunderbolt 2x36-42% Ice Beam 2x36-42% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Raikou deals 74-87% with Thunderbolt.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Mienfoo builds →U Turn10-13% Knock Off5-6% High Jump Kick20-23% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Weavile builds →Knock Off13-15% Ice Shard 2x32-38% Pursuit8-9% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Raikou builds →Volt Switch 2x58-68% Thunderbolt 2x74-87% Shadow Ball11-13% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Terrakion builds →Close Combat49-58% Stone Edge 2x83-97% Rock Slide 2x62-73% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDefiant ItemEviolite NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Pawniard builds →Sucker Punch5-6% Knock Off5-6% | ||
Vullaby Evolutions
Vullaby is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Mandibuzz. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 140 total stats over Vullaby. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
ORAS Vullaby Best Moveset
Dark/Flying at 75 Defense with AbilityOvercoat blocking powder and weather. AbilityWeak Armor as a hidden ability trades Defense for Speed. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Mandibuzz one evolution away earns A-tier.
Best Build
Vullaby best EVs are Defense and HP
Wall Moveset
- Defog
- Roost
- Foul Play
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Vullaby misses out on Fake Tears and Foul Play. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Brave Bird and Foul Play, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its wings are too tiny to allow it to fly. As the time approaches for it to evolve, it discards the bones it was wearing.
Their wings are too tiny to allow them to fly. They guard their posteriors with bones that were gathered by Mandibuzz.
Vullaby Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
At 370 BST, Vullaby is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Mandibuzz before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Raikou (Electric), Lapras (Ice), and Aerodactyl (Rock) when using Vullaby. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Fairy-type attackers are also a problem.
Big Pecks protects against Defense drops. That's the one you want on Vullaby. Weak Armor is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Overcoat works too if your team needs something different.
Vullaby is a physical attacker with base 55 Attack. 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Vullaby works as a placeholder. Dark/Flying coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Mandibuzz. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Vullaby has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Vullaby 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