What does Vulpix evolve into?

Multiple options from Vulpix: Ninetales using a Fire Stone and Alolan Ninetales using a Ice Stone. Each branch takes the 299 BST base in a different direction.

For X & Y, 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.

Where can you catch Vulpix?

You can find Vulpix in X & Y. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Does Vulpix have regional forms?

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.

Vulpix - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Sp. Def and Speed carry most of Vulpix's stat budget. HP's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP38

Attack41

Defense40

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def65

Speed65

Total299

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight9.9 kg

Base XP60

Abilities

Flash Fire

Protects against fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.

DroughtHA

Summons strong sunlight that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.

Flash Fire grants Fire immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

When it is born, it has just one snow-white tail. The tail splits from its tip as it grows older.

Vulpix Weakness

Water, Ground, and Rock moves hit Vulpix for super-effective damage. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Flash Fire grants an additional Fire immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Vulpix's special bulk (base 65 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Vulpix Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

6Resist

1Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Fire

STAB (4)

Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Vulpix in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Excadrill can KO Vulpix with Earthquake (316-372%). Tyranitar threatens a KO with Stone Edge (390-459%). Gastrodon's Scald also KOs at 125-148%.

Excadrill GroundSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Stealth Rock Damage vs Vulpix Earthquake 2x 316-372%KO Rapid Spin 53-62% View Excadrill builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Vulpix Stone Edge 2x 390-459%KO Pursuit 78-93% Crunch 156-184%KO Superpower 156-183%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Gastrodon WaterGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Earth Power ScaldSTAB RecoverRecovery ProtectPriority Damage vs Vulpix Scald 2x 125-148%KO View Gastrodon builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Vulpix Earthquake 2x 194-228%KO Knock Off 42-50% View Gliscor builds →
Swampert WaterGround	C
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Ice Punch ScaldSTAB Damage vs Vulpix Earthquake 2x 300-353%KO Scald 2x 89-105%KO View Swampert builds →

X & Y Evolution

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

2 Forms

#037Vulpix

Fire Stone

#038Ninetales

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Vulpix

Fire

Ninetales

Fire

73+35

ATK

76+35

DEF

75+35

SP.ATK

81+31

SP.DEF

100+35

SPE

100+35

BST

299D-Tier

505B-Tier+206

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Easy

Breed Vulpix easily with 200 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Captivate, Disable, Extrasensory and 11 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂25.0%♀75.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Vulpix Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Without breeding, Vulpix misses out on Captivate and Disable. That's 14 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Overheat and Flare Blitz, with Normal and Dark coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 4

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 9

Baby-Doll Eyes+1

——10030Fairy

Lv 10

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 12

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

Lv 15

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 18

Imprison

———10Psychic

Lv 20

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 23

Flame Burst

—7010015Fire

Lv 26

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Lv 28

Hex

D6510010Ghost

Lv 31

Payback

—5010010Dark

Lv 34

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

Lv 36

Safeguard

C——25Normal

Lv 39

Extrasensory

D8010020Psychic

Lv 42

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

Lv 44

Grudge

———5Ghost

Lv 47

Captivate

——10020Normal

Lv 50

Inferno

—100505Fire

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM97

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

D9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C110855Fire

TM43

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9010015Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM59

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

TM50

Overheat

C130905Fire

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Captivate

——10020Normal

Egg

Disable

C—10020Normal

Egg

Extrasensory

D8010020Psychic

Egg

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Flare Blitz

C12010015Fire

Egg

Heat Wave

C959010Fire

Egg

Hex

D6510010Ghost

Egg

Howl

———40Normal

Egg

Hypnosis

D—6020Psychic

Egg

Power Swap

———10Psychic

Egg

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Egg

Spite

——10010Ghost

Egg

Tail Slap

D258510Normal

Tutor Moves

Vulpix can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

D12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

How to Get Vulpix in X & Y

No wild encounters for Vulpix in X & Y. It's available in Blue, Yellow, or Omega Ruby and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Vulpix is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

Omega RubyWalking · Mt. Pyre

Then trade to X & Y.

Also found in:

Blue Yellow Silver Ruby Emerald LeafGreen

Vulpix Guide

Multiple options from Vulpix: Ninetales using a Fire Stone and Alolan Ninetales using a Ice Stone. Each branch takes the 299 BST base in a different direction.
For X & Y, 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.
You can find Vulpix in X & Y. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.
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

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