Is Vanilluxe Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Ice at level 47 with AbilityIce Body. Handles Drasna through Ice. Arrives late but the Exp. Share helps close the level gap. The high evolution level is the main drawback.
Vanillite has the type edge here and should clean up Viola's team.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Grant's team.
Vanillite trades roughly evenly with Korrina's team.
Vanillite has the type edge here and should clean up Ramos's team.
Clemont's team hits Vanillite's weaknesses hard.
Valerie's typing presses Vanillite's defenses.
Vanillish trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Vanilluxe trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Vanilluxe trades roughly evenly with Malva's team.
Wikstrom's team hits Vanilluxe's weaknesses hard.
Vanilluxe has the type edge here and should clean up Drasna's team.
Siebold's team hits Vanilluxe's weaknesses hard.
Vanilluxe has the type edge here and should clean up Diantha's team.
Catch Vanillite on Frost Cavern (walking, Lv 20, common). Horde encounter.
Your Vanillite should hit Level 35 before you reach Olympia, at typical leveling pace.
Your Vanillish should hit Level 47 before you reach Wulfric, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Vanilluxe in X & Y
You're catching Vanillite first, not Vanilluxe. Vanillite appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 3-stage chain with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Vanilluxe in XY
Vanillite is your first catch on the way to Vanilluxe. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 20+ across 6 total spots in the chain.
Vanilluxe Weakness
Vanilluxe is weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel. Not too many gaps in the chart, 4 weaknesses to account for.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ice |
What is Vanilluxe Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Vanilluxe
 Simisear Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Simisear builds →Flame Burst 2x63-75% Rock Tomb 2x39-47% Rock Smash 2x27-31% | ||
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Cranidos builds →Rock Tomb 2x70-84% Rock Smash 2x31-38% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Gallade builds →Rock Smash 2x47-56% Rock Tomb 2x47-56% | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Anorith builds →Rock Tomb 2x59-70% Metal Claw 2x31-38% Rock Smash 2x27-31% | ||
 Amaura RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Amaura builds →Rock Tomb 2x44-52% Rock Smash 2x20-25% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x70-84% Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x81-96% Power-Up Punch 2x36-43% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 2x73-87% Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Gallade builds →Low Sweep 2x68-80% Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodTower Of Mastery Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Lucario builds →Low Sweep 2x63-74% Metal Claw 2x49-59% Rock Tomb 2x38-45% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x70-84% Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Heracross builds →Brick Break 2x78-93% Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x81-96% Power-Up Punch 2x36-43% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 2x73-87% Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Gallade builds →Low Sweep 2x68-80% Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x70-84% Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Heracross builds →Brick Break 2x78-93% Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x81-96% Power-Up Punch 2x36-43% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 2x73-87% Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Gallade builds →Low Sweep 2x68-80% Rock Tomb 2x41-49% | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x54-64% Iron Head 2x45-53% Sacred Sword 2x33-39% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x128-151%KO Rock Tomb 2x43-51% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x74-88% Rock Tomb 2x42-50% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Charizard builds →Flare Blitz 2x95-112%KO Rock Tomb 2x33-39% Rock Smash 2x22-27% | ||
 Talonflame Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Talonflame builds →Flare Blitz 2x92-109%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x130-154%KO Stone Edge 2x72-86% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x54-64% Iron Head 2x45-53% Sacred Sword 2x33-39% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Rampardos builds →Stone Edge 2x139-164%KO Power-Up Punch 2x38-45% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x75-88% Stone Edge 2x70-82% | ||
Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Lumiose City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Charizard builds →Flare Blitz 2x94-111%KO Rock Tomb 2x33-39% Rock Smash 2x23-27% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x129-152%KO Stone Edge 2x72-85% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x53-63% Iron Head 2x43-51% Sacred Sword 2x32-38% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Sawk builds →Close Combat 2x129-152%KO Stone Edge 2x72-85% | ||
 Delphox FirePsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fennekin (Aquacorde Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Delphox builds →Fire Blast 2x101-119%KO Power-Up Punch 2x18-22% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Ambrette Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x204-240%KO Brick Break 2x68-81% Fire Blast 2x42-50% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x124-146%KO Stone Edge 2x69-82% | ||
Delphox FirePsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Fennekin (Aquacorde Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Delphox builds →Overheat 2x118-139%KO Power-Up Punch 2x18-22% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Aegislash builds →Head Smash 2x51-61% Iron Head 2x42-49% Sacred Sword 2x31-37% | ||
In X & Y, Machamp threatens a KO with Stone Edge (97-114%). Terrakion's Close Combat also KOs at 236-278%.
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Machamp builds →Knock Off32-37% Bullet Punch 2x39-46% Stone Edge 2x97-114%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Vanilluxe View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x236-278%KO Stone Edge 2x198-232%KO Rock Slide 2x148-174%KO | ||
Vanilluxe Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Vanillite through Vanillish ends here at Vanilluxe. Want more? Breed for Vanillite eggs. Plenty of partners available via one egg group. The evolution from Vanillite pushed Vanilluxe to 535 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +45. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Vanilluxe to get Vanillite eggs easily using 56 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Autotomize, Ice Shard, Imprison and 5 more.
XY Vanilluxe Best Moveset
110 Sp. Atk fires Ice TermStab at real power. AbilitySnow Warning sets 5-turn hail. Fairy types now handle Dragon checking alongside Ice, narrowing the niche. The moveset maintained Ice attacker identity while the type's strategic value decreased through Fairy competition.
Best Build
Vanilluxe best EVs are Sp. Atk and Attack
Mixed Attacker Moveset
- Blizzard
- Hidden Power Electric
- Autotomize
- Icicle Spear
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Vanilluxe. Autotomize and Ice Shard come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Blizzard and Ice Beam and Ghost and Normal coverage and more.
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
Base Stats
If both heads get angry simultaneously, this Pokémon expels a blizzard, burying everything in snow.
Swallowing large amounts of water, they make snow clouds inside their bodies and, when angry, cause violent blizzards.
Vanilluxe X & Y Guide
In X & Y, Vanilluxe looks average on paper at 535 BST. But Snow Warning is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier setup sweeper on our tier list. Blizzard with Life Orb is the standard set.
In X & Y, Vanilluxe's biggest threats include Volcarona (Fire), Machamp (Fighting), and Aerodactyl (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Steel-type attackers are also a problem.
Vanilluxe gets Snow Warning, Ice Body, and Weak Armor. But Snow Warning is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Vanilluxe is a mixed attacker with base 95 Attack and 110 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 79 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the setup sweeper role.
For X & Y, the core moveset is Blizzard, Hiddenpowerelectric, Autotomize, and Icicle Spear. Blizzard leads at 0% usage. Blizzard provides reliable STAB damage. Autotomize lets it set up before sweeping.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Vanilluxe has been obtainable in 8 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Vanilluxe has appeared steadily across every generation since.
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