Is Vanillish Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Vanillish is wild and the middle stage before Vanilluxe. Ice typing handles the Dragon trial. Push it to level 47 for the final evolution before the E4.
Vanillite has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Vanillite has the type edge here and should clean up Hala's team.
Lana's typing presses Vanillite's defenses.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Vanillite has the type edge here and should clean up Mallow's team.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Totem Kommo-o's team.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Vanilluxe trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Vanilluxe trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Vanilluxe has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Vanilluxe has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Catch Vanillite on Tapu Village (walking, Lv 28-31). Alternate S.O.S. encounters; Called by any Pokémon during hail.
Your Vanillite should hit Level 47 before you reach Hala, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Vanillish in Sun & Moon
Vanillish doesn't appear wild. Catch Vanillite instead, it shows up at moderate rates. Evolve it at level 47 to get Vanillish. The 3-stage chain is mapped in the step cards below.
Vanillish Weakness
Vanillish's Ice typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel. Standard number of weaknesses for the Ice typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice |
What is Vanillish Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Vanillish
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x91-109%KO Rock Slide 2x61-73% | ||
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Mankey builds →Brick Break 2x86-102%KO Rock Slide 2x57-68% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Machop builds →Brick Break 2x86-102%KO Rock Slide 2x57-68% | ||
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Quilava builds →Ember 2x45-55% Brick Break 2x50-59% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x102-123%KO Brick Break 2x68-82% | ||
 Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Quilava builds →Flame Wheel 2x59-70% Brick Break 2x48-57% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x86-102%KO Rock Slide 2x57-68% | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Mankey builds →Brick Break 2x86-102%KO Rock Slide 2x57-68% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Machop builds →Brick Break 2x86-102%KO Rock Slide 2x57-68% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 2x79-93% Brick Break 2x57-69% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Mankey builds →Cross Chop 2x103-123%KO Rock Slide 2x52-62% | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x79-93% Rock Slide 2x52-62% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Machop builds →Brick Break 2x79-93% Rock Slide 2x52-62% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x109-129%KO Rock Slide 2x72-86% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 2x82-97% Brick Break 2x62-74% | ||
Torracat Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Mankey builds →Cross Chop 2x105-125%KO Rock Slide 2x54-65% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Quilava builds →Flame Wheel 2x58-69% Brick Break 2x46-55% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x110-129%KO Rock Slide 2x72-86% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Probopass builds →Power Gem 2x74-88% Magnet Bomb 2x49-58% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Magmar builds →Flame Burst 2x81-96% Brick Break 2x61-72% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Magmar builds →Overheat 2x151-178%KO Brick Break 2x63-75% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x95-112%KO Rock Slide 2x63-75% | ||
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Incineroar FireDark | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Litten (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Incineroar builds →Overheat 2x122-144%KO Brick Break 2x71-84% | ||
Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Primeape builds →Close Combat 2x155-183%KO Rock Slide 2x66-78% Overheat 2x66-78% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x183-216%KO Focus Blast 2x98-116%KO Rock Slide 2x56-66% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x189-223%KO | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x74-88% Iron Head 2x60-72% Sacred Sword 2x45-53% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Emboar builds →Overheat 2x150-176%KO Hammer Arm 2x151-179%KO Stone Edge 2x101-119%KO | ||
 Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Solgaleo builds →Sunsteel Strike 2x167-197%KO Flare Blitz 2x134-158%KO Stone Edge 2x111-132%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x78-92% | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Conkeldurr builds →Focus Punch 2x255-300%KO Stone Edge 2x114-134%KO | ||
Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Typhlosion builds →Eruption 2x183-215%KO Focus Blast 2x98-115%KO Rock Slide 2x56-66% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x192-227%KO | ||
In Sun & Moon, Rhyperior's Earthquake hits Vanillish for 56-66%. Metagross deals 58-69% with Bullet Punch.
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain30-35% | ||
 Rhyperior GroundRock | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemAssault Vest NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Rhyperior builds →Earthquake56-66% Rock Blast 2x29-34% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Vanillish View Metagross builds →Earthquake48-57% Bullet Punch 2x58-69% | ||
Vanillish Evolutions
Partway through Vanillite's chain. Vanillish still has another evolution ahead before reaching Vanilluxe. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via one egg group. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+15 from Vanillite). The final form adds another 140 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Vanillish to get Vanillite eggs easily using 58 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Autotomize, Ice Shard, Imprison and 5 more.
SM Vanillish Best Moveset
80 Sp. Atk with AbilitySnow Cloak and AbilityWeak Armor. Ice TermStab fires at mid-stage power. The moveset fires behind moderate stats. Vanilluxe one evolution away adds 110 Sp. Atk and AbilitySnow Warning.
Best Build
Vanillish best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Flash Cannon
- Blizzard
- Autotomize
- Ice Shard
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Autotomize and Ice Shard from the egg pool give Vanillish something extra.
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
Hot days cause its body to melt. It can be restored by refreezing it, but the process leaves its body slightly warped.
This Pokémon has existed since the Ice Age. It controls particles of ice, freezes its opponents, and then shatters them with a headbutt.
Vanillish Sun & Moon Guide
Vanillish is meant to evolve into Vanilluxe. At 395 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In Sun & Moon, watch for Infernape (Fire), Conkeldurr (Fighting), and Golem (Rock) when using Vanillish. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Steel-type attackers are also a problem.
Ice Body heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during hail. That's the one you want on Vanillish. Weak Armor is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Snow Cloak works too if your team needs something different.
At base 59 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Vanillish is a mixed attacker with base 65 Attack and 80 Sp. Atk.
For Sun & Moon, you can run Vanillish through the first few routes without issues. 395 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Vanilluxe as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Vanillish 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 1RB
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 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
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