Is Vullaby Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Moon-exclusive. Vullaby is wild on Route 3 in Moon, leading to Mandibuzz. Dark/Flying typing helps against Acerola. Sun players get Rufflet instead.
Vullaby has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Gumshoos down.
Vullaby has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with the Totem Wishiwashi.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with the Totem Salazzle.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with the Totem Lurantis.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with the Totem Vikavolt.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with the Totem Mimikyu.
Nanu's team hits Vullaby's weaknesses hard.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with the Totem Kommo-o.
Vullaby trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Olivia's team hits Vullaby's weaknesses hard.
Vullaby has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Kahili's team hits Vullaby's weaknesses hard.
Kukui's team hits Mandibuzz's weaknesses hard.
Catchable
Catch Vullaby on Route 3 (walking, Lv 11-12). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
Evolve Vullaby to Mandibuzz
Vullaby evolves into Mandibuzz at Level 54. Your Vullaby should hit Level 54 before you reach Kukui, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Vullaby in Sun & Moon
Exclusive to Moon, Vullaby drifts onto Isle Abeens in Poke Pelago to be won over with Poke Beans, or turns up as a low level 11 walker on Route 3.
Where To Catch Vullaby in SM
Vullaby is the chain's first catch. You'll find gift and walking encounters from Lv. 11-57 across 5 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Mandibuzzor evolve from Vullaby (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Vullaby catch odds in the Sun & Moon Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Vullaby in Sun & Moon
Vullaby raises its shiny chance by SOS chaining on Route 3 in Pokemon Moon; keep the diapered bird calling allies to grow the chain. Compare Shiny Vullaby odds across every game
Sun & Moon Shiny Vullaby Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is SOS Chaining at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
SOS Chaining: Leave one ally fainted and force endless calls. Bonus rolls step up at 11, 21, and 31 calls.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Vullaby in the Sun & Moon Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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
 Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 8 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x178-210%KO Blizzard 2x35-41% Thunder 2x35-41% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x124-146%KO Blizzard 2x44-53% Thunder 2x44-53% | ||
 Primarina WaterFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Primarina builds →Moonblast 2x127-150%KO Blizzard 2x97-114%KO | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Crabominable FightingIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Crabominable builds →Ice Hammer 2x125-148%KO Stone Edge 2x84-99% | ||
 Carracosta WaterRock | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tirtouga (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Carracosta builds →Stone Edge 2x105-124%KO Blizzard 2x69-81% | ||
 Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Granbull builds →Play Rough 2x105-124%KO Wild Charge 2x70-83% Stone Edge 2x77-91% Ice Fang 2x51-60% | ||
 Lycanroc Rock | C | |
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
 Klefki SteelFairy | C | |
 Togedemaru ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vullaby View Togedemaru builds →Wild Charge 2x87-103%KO Rollout 2x20-24% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Route 8 Gift) | ||
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
Breeding
Breed Vullaby with 58 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Fake Tears, Foul Play, Knock Off and 4 more to offspring.
SM Vullaby Best Moveset
Dark/Flying at 75 Defense with AbilityOvercoat blocking powder and weather damage. AbilityWeak Armor trades Defense for Speed. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Mandibuzz one evolution away earns B-tier.
Best Build
Vullaby best EVs are Defense and HP
Wall Moveset
- Roost
- Defog
- Toxic
- Foul Play
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
It protects its plump posterior with the bones of prey it has consumed. As it grows, it replaces the bones.
It can’t fly yet and must wait until its wings have developed more. Since it’s still at a playful age, it hops around friskily.
Vullaby Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, 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.
Weak Armor is the hidden ability. Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move. Not always the best choice. Compare it to Vullaby's regular abilities before committing.
In Sun & Moon, use Vullaby as a support. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
For Sun & Moon, run Bold on Vullaby. +Defense is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the support role.
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 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
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