Is Vulpix Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Not available in Crystal. Vulpix was a Silver version exclusive that didn't make the cut. You'll need to trade one in from Gold or Silver if you want the Ninetales line. Crystal's Fire options are already thin, and losing Vulpix makes them thinner.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Vulpix has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Vulpix has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Vulpix's weaknesses hard.
Vulpix has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's Pokemon outpace and outclass Vulpix here.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Sabrina's typing presses Vulpix's defenses.
Vulpix has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Misty's team hits Vulpix's weaknesses hard.
Brock's team hits Vulpix's weaknesses hard.
Blaine's team hits Vulpix's weaknesses hard.
Blue's team hits Vulpix's weaknesses hard.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Vulpix has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Bruno's team hits Vulpix's weaknesses hard.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Lance's Pokemon outpace and outclass Vulpix here.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5FireEmberPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Union Cave
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- TM28GroundDigPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- LV 31FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
How to Get Vulpix in Crystal
Vulpix can't be caught in Crystal at all. Crystal swapped in Growlithe as its wild Fire-type and dropped Vulpix, so the only way to get one is to trade it in from Silver or a Gen 1 game.
How to Obtain Vulpix in C
- Step 1Vulpix ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Gold & SilverAvailableCatch in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 7, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Pokémon Mansion. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Gift · Celadon City · 1,000 Coins. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Mt. Pyre. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Mt. Pyre. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 8. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 214 · Dual-slot: LeafGreen. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Ninetales
How to Get Shiny Vulpix in Crystal
Vulpix is absent from Crystal's roster, so a shiny one has to be traded in from Silver, the only Gen 2 game where it prowls the grass of Route 7. See every game where Shiny Vulpix can be hunted
Vulpix Weakness
Water, Ground, and Rock moves hit Vulpix for super-effective damage. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Vulpix's special bulk (base 65 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Vulpix Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Vulpix
 Marowak Ground | B | |
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 2x184-217%KO Mud-Slap 2x20-24% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x253-298%KO Rollout 2x78-92% Surf 2x49-58% | ||
 Suicune Water | B | |
Obtain MethodTin Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Suicune builds →Surf 2x125-148%KO Dig 2x64-76% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x196-231%KO Earthquake 2x172-203%KO Surf 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x236-278%KO Rollout 2x48-57% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Golduck builds →Hydro Pump 2x163-193%KO Dig 2x69-82% | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Slowbro builds →Surf 2x135-159%KO Earthquake 2x106-125%KO | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Mt Mortar Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x91-107%KO Rollout 2x25-30% Mud-Slap 2x17-21% | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Feraligatr builds →Hydro Pump 2x140-166%KO Earthquake 2x140-166%KO | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x205-242%KO Surf 2x80-94% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 2x201-237%KO Rollout 2x42-49% | ||
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
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
Breeding
Breed Vulpix easily with 66 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Disable, Feint Attack, Flail and 2 more to offspring.
C Vulpix Best Moveset
Fire pre-evolution with every problem the type carries at stats too low to compete. Ninetales provides a Speed tier worth respecting, but nothing useful happens before evolving.
Best Build
Screens Setter Moveset
- Reflect
- Fire Blast
- Curse
- Frustration
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Vulpix misses out on Disable and Feint Attack. That's 5 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Fire Blast and Flamethrower, with Normal and Ground coverage and more 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.
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
15 of 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
As its body grows larger, its six warm tails become more beautiful, with a more luxurious coat of fur.
Vulpix Crystal Guide
Vulpix isn't catchable in Crystal. Catch one in Gold or Silver, then trade it to Crystal.
In Crystal, Vulpix has 299 BST and evolves into Ninetales. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
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 9 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 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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Where to go next after Vulpix.
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