Stats & Training
Sp. Def and Sp. Atk carry most of Frillish's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Sp. Def EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.
With its thin, veil-like arms wrapped around the body of its opponent, it sinks to the ocean floor.
They paralyze prey with poison, then drag them down to their lairs, five miles below the surface.
Frillish Weakness
Frillish is weak to Electric, Grass, Ghost, and Dark. On the flip side, it's immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves entirely. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Frillish's special bulk (base 85 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Poison, Bug, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Fighting |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
 Liepard Dark | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | D | |
 Pansage Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Pansage builds →Vine Whip 2x47-56% Lick 2x23-28% | ||
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift | ||
Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Liepard builds →Thief 2x83-98% Pursuit 2x57-67% | ||
Scraggy DarkFighting | D | |
Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Snivy builds →Leaf Tornado 2x43-52% Vine Whip 2x43-52% | ||
 Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
Pansage Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Pansage builds →Bite 2x40-48% Thief 2x40-48% Vine Whip 2x48-57% Lick 2x22-28% | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 2x112-134%KO Magical Leaf 2x58-69% | ||
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 2x102-120%KO Thief 2x43-52% Mega Drain 2x38-46% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 2x132-157%KO Mega Drain 2x46-55% | ||
Liepard Dark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Liepard builds →Thief 2x82-97% Snarl 2x54-65% Pursuit 2x58-69% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Lileep builds →Solar Beam 2x86-102%KO Astonish 2x17-22% | ||
Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 2x105-124%KO Magical Leaf 2x53-64% | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 2x95-112%KO Shadow Ball 2x43-51% Thief 2x43-51% Mega Drain 2x33-40% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 2x125-148%KO Mega Drain 2x44-52% | ||
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Maractus builds →Solar Beam 2x121-144%KO Giga Drain 2x77-92% Needle Arm 2x77-92% Mega Drain 2x44-52% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Lileep builds →Solar Beam 2x81-96% Astonish 2x17-21% | ||
Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 2x112-132%KO Magical Leaf 2x57-68% | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 2x100-118%KO Shadow Ball 2x44-52% Thief 2x44-52% Mega Drain 2x36-43% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 2x130-154%KO Mega Drain 2x45-54% | ||
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Maractus builds →Solar Beam 2x127-150%KO Giga Drain 2x81-96% Needle Arm 2x81-96% Mega Drain 2x45-54% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Lileep builds →Solar Beam 2x85-100%KO Astonish 2x18-21% | ||
Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 2x111-131%KO Magical Leaf 2x56-67% | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 2x100-118%KO Shadow Ball 2x45-53% Thief 2x45-53% Mega Drain 2x35-41% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 2x132-156%KO Mega Drain 2x46-54% | ||
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Maractus builds →Solar Beam 2x130-153%KO Giga Drain 2x81-96% Needle Arm 2x84-99% Mega Drain 2x46-54% | ||
 Deerling NormalGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Deerling builds →Solar Beam 2x65-77% Energy Ball 2x48-57% Shadow Ball 2x29-34% Feint Attack 2x41-49% | ||
 Sawsbuck NormalGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Sawsbuck builds →Solar Beam 2x79-93% Energy Ball 2x61-73% Shadow Ball 2x36-43% Horn Leech 2x111-131%KO | ||
Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 2x109-128%KO Giga Drain 2x69-82% Magical Leaf 2x56-67% | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 2x96-114%KO Shadow Ball 2x44-52% Thief 2x44-52% Mega Drain 2x34-41% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 2x128-151%KO Mega Drain 2x44-52% | ||
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x123-146%KO Solar Beam 2x123-146%KO Giga Drain 2x79-93% Needle Arm 2x79-93% | ||
Sawsbuck NormalGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Sawsbuck builds →Solar Beam 2x81-96% Energy Ball 2x60-72% Shadow Ball 2x37-44% Horn Leech 2x112-133%KO | ||
Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 2x110-130%KO Giga Drain 2x70-82% Magical Leaf 2x56-66% | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 2x99-117%KO Shadow Ball 2x45-53% Thief 2x45-53% Mega Drain 2x35-42% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 2x130-154%KO Mega Drain 2x45-53% | ||
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Maractus builds →Petal Dance 2x126-149%KO Solar Beam 2x126-149%KO Giga Drain 2x81-96% Sucker Punch 2x63-74% | ||
In Black & White, Magnezone threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (148-175%). Breloom deals 82-96% with Bullet Seed.
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Jellicent builds →Scald17-20% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemAir Balloon NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Magnezone builds →Thunderbolt 2x148-175%KO Flash Cannon33-39% Volt Switch 2x116-136%KO | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Breloom builds →Bullet Seed 2x82-96% | ||
 Hydreigon DarkDragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Hydreigon builds →Dark Pulse 2x117-137%KO Draco Meteor95-112%KO Fire Blast27-31% Flamethrower22-26% | ||
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemFlame Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Frillish View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x121-142%KO Shadow Ball 2x72-84% Volt Switch 2x94-111%KO | ||
Black & White Evolution
One evolution ahead. Frillish grows into Jellicent through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 145 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Frillish easily with 45 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Acid Armor, Confuse Ray, Constrict and 3 more to offspring.
Black & White Frillish Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.
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Moves
Breeding opens up real options for Frillish. Acid Armor and Confuse Ray come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Water Spout and Hydro Pump and Grass and Normal coverage and more.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Black & White Frillish Locations
Easy grab on Frillish with high spawn rates across 10 locations in early-game water routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Best Locations to Catch Frillish in Black & White
Before you go hunting for Frillish, check which of the 10 spots belong to your version. Black and White each have different surfing encounters at Lv. 5-25.
Frillish Guide
Frillish evolves into Jellicent at level 40. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 335 BST.
Frillish evolves into Jellicent at level 40. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For Black & White, you can run Frillish through the first few routes without issues. 335 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Jellicent as fast as you can.
Frillish is catchable in Black & White. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 7 other games across the series.
Game Availability
Frillish joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves