Is Vulpix Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Regular Fire Vulpix needs importing. The Alolan Ice variant appears late on Mount Lanakila. Growlithe covers Fire from Route 2, and the Alolan form arrives too late to build a team around.
Vulpix has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Vulpix has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Vulpix has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Olivia's team hits Vulpix's weaknesses hard.
Vulpix resists most of Sophocles's coverage and hits back hard.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Totem Kommo-o's team.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Vulpix has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Vulpix 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.
Ninetales 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.
Ninetales 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 Alolan Vulpix in Sun & Moon
3 encounter spots for Alolan Vulpix at high spawn rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
Where To Catch Vulpix in SM
To get Vulpix, start by catching Vulpix through walking encounters at Lv. 28-45. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Vulpix ✓Route 14Lv.28-31GrassSunRate 10%Tapu VillageLv.28-31GrassSunRate 10%Mount Lanakila - OutsideLv.42-45CaveSunRate 30%Available in-game· 2 pathsPick one
Vulpix Weakness
Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel moves hit Vulpix for super-effective damage. Vulpix's special bulk (base 65 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice |
What is Vulpix Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Vulpix
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x129-154%KO Rock Slide 2x85-102%KO | ||
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Mankey builds →Brick Break 2x124-146%KO Rock Slide 2x83-98% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Machop builds →Brick Break 2x124-146%KO Rock Slide 2x83-98% | ||
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Quilava builds →Ember 2x54-66% Brick Break 2x73-88% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x149-176%KO Brick Break 2x98-117%KO | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x129-153%KO Rock Slide 2x86-102%KO | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Mankey builds →Brick Break 2x124-147%KO Rock Slide 2x82-98% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Machop builds →Brick Break 2x124-147%KO Rock Slide 2x82-98% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Quilava builds →Flame Wheel 2x88-106%KO Brick Break 2x73-86% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x149-176%KO Brick Break 2x100-118%KO | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Mankey builds →Cross Chop 2x156-185%KO Rock Slide 2x80-95% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 2x96-115%KO Brick Break 2x89-105%KO | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x120-142%KO Rock Slide 2x80-95% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Machop builds →Brick Break 2x120-142%KO Rock Slide 2x80-95% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x138-164%KO Brick Break 2x93-109%KO | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x168-198%KO Rock Slide 2x112-132%KO | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 2x98-117%KO Brick Break 2x92-108%KO | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Mankey builds →Cross Chop 2x159-188%KO Rock Slide 2x80-95% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x124-147%KO Rock Slide 2x83-98% | ||
 Stufful NormalFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Stufful builds →Brick Break 2x115-137%KO Rock Slide 2x76-92% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x168-198%KO Rock Slide 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x89-106%KO Magnet Bomb 2x78-92% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Mankey builds →Cross Chop 2x160-189%KO Rock Slide 2x80-95% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 2x97-115%KO Brick Break 2x91-108%KO | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x125-148%KO Rock Slide 2x83-98% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x145-172%KO Rock Slide 2x96-115%KO | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Rampardos builds →Rock Slide 2x233-274%KO Brick Break 2x155-183%KO | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x143-168%KO | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Pangoro builds →Brick Break 2x179-212%KO Rock Slide 2x120-141%KO Bullet Punch 2x66-78% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x183-216%KO Rock Slide 2x122-144%KO | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Primeape builds →Close Combat 2x240-283%KO Rock Slide 2x101-120%KO Overheat 2x81-96% | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Bewear builds →Hammer Arm 2x232-273%KO Rock Slide 2x117-138%KO | ||
Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x141-167%KO Rock Slide 2x94-111%KO | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Rampardos builds →Rock Slide 2x223-263%KO Brick Break 2x149-176%KO | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x138-163%KO | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x115-136%KO Iron Head 2x94-110%KO Sacred Sword 2x70-83% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x278-328%KO Rock Slide 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x182-215%KO Hammer Arm 2x236-278%KO Stone Edge 2x157-185%KO | ||
 Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 8 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x355-418%KO Fire Blast 2x45-53% | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Primeape builds →Close Combat 2x248-292%KO Stone Edge 2x137-161%KO Overheat 2x83-97% | ||
 Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Solgaleo builds →Sunsteel Strike 2x264-311%KO Flare Blitz 2x211-248%KO Stone Edge 2x176-207%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x124-145%KO | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Conkeldurr builds →Focus Punch 2x403-475%KO Stone Edge 2x180-212%KO | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Route 8 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x467-549%KO Brick Break 2x156-184%KO Fire Blast 2x74-87% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x117-138%KO Iron Head 2x94-111%KO Sacred Sword 2x71-84% | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Bewear builds →Superpower 2x292-344%KO Rock Slide 2x122-144%KO | ||
In Sun & Moon, Blaziken can KO Vulpix with High Jump Kick (214-252%). Lucario threatens a KO with Close Combat (160-188%). Rhyperior deals 70-83% with Earthquake.
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemFocus Sash NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x214-252%KO Flare Blitz 2x198-233%KO | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x160-188%KO Extreme Speed35-42% Flash Cannon 2x71-84% | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemAssault Vest NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Rhyperior builds →Earthquake70-83% Rock Blast 2x36-43% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Metagross builds →Earthquake60-70% Bullet Punch 2x73-86% | ||
Vulpix Evolutions
Vulpix doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need an evolution item to push it forward to Ninetales. The evolved forms gain up to 206 total stats over Vulpix. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
SM Vulpix Best Moveset
Fire at 50 Sp. Atk with AbilityDrought setting sun as a hidden ability. Alolan Vulpix adds pure Ice typing with AbilitySnow Warning setting hail. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power on both forms. Ninetales one evolution away puts the weather ability to B-tier use.
Best Build
Vulpix best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Will O Wisp
- Energy Ball
- Fire Blast
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Vulpix misses out on Agility and Charm. That's 14 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Blizzard and Ice Beam, 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 exhales air colder than -58 degrees Fahrenheit
In hot weather, this Pokémon makes ice shards with its six tails and sprays them around to cool itself off.
Vulpix Sun & Moon Guide
For Sun & Moon, you can run Vulpix through the first few routes without issues. 299 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Ninetales as fast as you can.
Vulpix has an Alolan form that swaps the typing and reshuffles the stats. Introduced in Gen 7. Worth checking if the original version doesn't fit your team.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Red & Blue, Vulpix has appeared in 21 titles over 10 generations. Along the way, it received an Alolan form in Generation 7, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
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 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMAlolan
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