Is Vulpix Good in Yellow Playthrough?
No version lock in Yellow. Vulpix shows up around Celadon City and needs a Fire Stone to become Ninetales. The Fire slot has competition from Charmander's gift and Growlithe, so Vulpix is a third option rather than the default.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Misty's team hits Vulpix's weaknesses hard.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Ninetales has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Ninetales resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Ninetales has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Ninetales has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Lance's team hits Ninetales's weaknesses hard.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Purchase
Vulpix can be purchased in Celadon City at Lv 18. Purchase from the Celadon Game Corner prize counter for 1,000 Coins. Coins can be bought at the counter or won at the slot machines.
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- LV 28GhostConfuse RayPower —Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 35FireFlamethrowerPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
Evolve Vulpix to Ninetales
Vulpix evolves into Ninetales with a Fire Stone. You can buy the Fire Stone at the Celadon Department Store on the 4th floor (₽2,100).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28FireEmberPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
How to Get Vulpix in Yellow
Yellow hands Vulpix out at the Celadon Game Corner for 1,000 Coins, not in the wild at all. Growlithe takes the wild Fire-type slot here instead.
1 location to catch Vulpix
Badge 3How to Obtain Vulpix in Y
- Step 2Evolve into Ninetales
Vulpix Weakness
Water, Ground, and Rock moves hit Vulpix for super-effective damage. Vulpix's special bulk (base 65 Special) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Bug |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Vulpix Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Vulpix
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x192-227%KO Rock Slide 2x96-114%KO | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Graveler builds →Dig 2x185-219%KO Rock Slide 2x141-166%KO | ||
 Dugtrio Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Dugtrio builds →Dig 2x192-227%KO Rock Slide 2x96-114%KO | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Marowak builds →Dig 2x161-191%KO Bubble Beam 2x38-46% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Nidoking builds →Rock Slide 2x99-116%KO Bubble Beam 2x54-65% | ||
 Wartortle Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Squirtle (Vermilion City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Wartortle builds →Bubble Beam 2x69-81% Dig 2x92-108%KO | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Nidoqueen builds →Rock Slide 2x92-108%KO Bubble Beam 2x50-59% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Onix builds →Dig 2x109-130%KO Rock Slide 2x82-97% | ||
Vulpix Evolutions
You'll evolve Vulpix into Ninetales the traditional way. This Fire type doesn't breed despite having a chain ahead. The evolved forms gain up to 191 total stats over Vulpix. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Vulpix Best Moveset
Every problem the Fire type carries, compressed into a pre-evolution frame. 65 Special can't power MoveFire Blast at any meaningful level. Ninetales has the Speed and Special to compete, but nothing happens before evolving.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Fire Blast
- Fire Spin
- Body Slam
- Confuse Ray
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Vulpix. TMs unlock Normal and Ground coverage and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Fire Blast and Flamethrower into something with actual range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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 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 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
All 15 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Both its fur and its tails are beautiful. As it grows, the tails split and form more tails.
Vulpix Yellow Guide
Vulpix costs 1,000 Coins in Yellow. Earn coins by playing the slot machines on the Game Corner floor or buying them at the counter (1,000 coins for ₽10,000).
For Yellow, you can run Vulpix through the first few routes without issues. 314 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 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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