Is Virizion Good in Black & White Playthrough?
Grass/Fighting with AbilityJustified. Static encounter in Pinwheel Forest after finding Cobalion. Fast with decent Sp. Atk. Handles Clay and Grimsley. The most fragile Sword of Justice but the fastest.
Virizion resists most of Cilan's coverage and hits back hard.
Virizion resists most of Chili's coverage and hits back hard.
Virizion resists most of Cress's coverage and hits back hard.
Virizion resists most of Lenora's coverage and hits back hard.
Virizion has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Virizion trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Virizion resists most of Clay's coverage and hits back hard.
Virizion has the type edge here and should clean up Skyla's team.
Virizion resists most of Brycen's coverage and hits back hard.
Virizion trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Virizion trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Virizion has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Virizion trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Virizion has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Virizion trades roughly evenly with Alder's team.
Catch Virizion on Pinwheel Forest (interact, Lv 42, limited). Encountered in Pinwheel Forest after catching Cobalion — deep in the inner forest area
How to Get Virizion in Black & White
Virizion is a fixed encounter, not a random spawn. Walk up to it, interact, and the battle starts immediately. Head to Pinwheel Forest when your team is ready for the fight.
How to Get Virizion in Black & White
Virizion Weakness
Virizion is weak to Flying, Fire, Ice, Poison, and Psychic. Watch out for Flying attacks, those deal 4x damage. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Virizion's special bulk (base 129 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Flying |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground, Rock, Dark |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Virizion Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Virizion
Musharna Psychic | C | |
 Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Farfetch'd builds →Aerial Ace 4x113-133%KO Poison Jab 2x47-56% | ||
 Simisear Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansear (Dreamyard Gift) | ||
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Nuvema Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x49-58% Smog 2x8-11% | ||
 Woobat Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Woobat builds →Dream Eater 2x42-50% Gust 4x42-50% | ||
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Farfetch'd builds →Aerial Ace 4x106-126%KO Poison Jab 2x46-54% | ||
Simisear Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Pansear (Dreamyard Gift) | ||
 Whirlipede BugPoison | C | |
 Tranquill Normal | D | |
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Sigilyph builds →Air Cutter 4x65-77% Dream Eater 2x56-67% | ||
Musharna Psychic | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 4x114-134%KO Fire Fang 2x41-49% Ice Fang 2x41-49% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Farfetch'd builds →Aerial Ace 4x97-115%KO Poison Jab 2x43-51% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 4x166-196%KO Fire Fang 2x41-49% Ice Fang 2x41-49% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Sigilyph builds →Air Cutter 4x66-79% Dream Eater 2x59-70% | ||
Musharna Psychic | C | |
Tranquill Normal | D | |
Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 4x171-202%KO Fire Fang 2x43-50% Ice Fang 2x43-50% | ||
Unfezant Normal | C | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x143-169%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Sigilyph builds →Air Cutter 4x68-81% Dream Eater 2x60-71% | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
 Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 4x166-195%KO Fire Fang 2x39-47% Ice Fang 2x39-47% | ||
Unfezant Normal | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodDesert Resort Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x139-164%KO | ||
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 4x169-200%KO Fire Fang 2x41-49% Ice Fang 2x41-49% | ||
Unfezant Normal | C | |
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Sigilyph builds →Air Slash 4x88-104%KO Dream Eater 2x58-69% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Exeggutor builds →Dream Eater 2x67-79% Sludge Bomb 2x41-49% | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Unfezant Normal | C | |
Archeops Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Archen (Nacrene City Gift) | ||
 Yanmega Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Yanmega builds →Air Slash 4x94-111%KO Dream Eater 2x42-49% | ||
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Obtain MethodAbundant Shrine Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Landorus builds →Fly 4x194-229%KO Sludge Wave 2x39-47% Psychic 2x37-44% | ||
In Black & White, Staraptor's Double-Edge hits Virizion for 84-98%. Charizard threatens a KO with Air Slash (109-128%). Lapras deals 51-60% with Ice Beam.
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Staraptor builds →Close Combat56-66% U Turn33-39% Double Edge84-98% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Charizard builds →Flamethrower 2x65-77% Air Slash 4x109-128%KO Fire Blast 2x80-94% Focus Blast29-34% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x51-60% Surf13-15% Ice Shard 2x35-41% Thunderbolt8-10% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Nidoking builds →Ice Beam 2x48-57% Flamethrower 2x48-57% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Virizion View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x59-70% Focus Blast26-31% Shadow Ball17-21% | ||
Virizion Evolutions
Virizion is strong overall with 580 total stats as a Grass/Fighting legendary. Can't breed it, so you're locked to whatever you catch or receive. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
BW Virizion Best Moveset
129 Sp. Def at 108 Speed absorbs special attacks while AbilityJustified boosts Attack on Dark hits. Grass/Fighting TermStab fires from 90 in both offenses. MoveClose Combat and MoveLeaf Blade hit hard from the physical side. The moveset absorbs special hits and retaliates physically.
Best Build
Virizion best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Utility Moveset
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power Ice
- Close Combat
- Leaf Blade
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Virizion learns Close Combat and Focus Blast naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Flying and beyond give it real matchup play.
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
This Pokémon fought humans in order to protect its friends. Legends about it continue to be passed down.
Its head sprouts horns as sharp as blades. Using whirlwind-like movements, it confounds and swiftly cuts opponents.
Virizion Black & White Guide
In Black & White, Virizion is a Legendary Pokemon rated B-Tier. At 580 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a pivot. Giga Drain with Life Orb is the standard set.
Virizion is a static encounter at Unova Pinwheel Forest in Black & White. Virizion appears at level 42. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Black & White, Virizion's biggest threats include Dodrio (Flying), Charizard (Fire), and Cloyster (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Dodrio is the most dangerous since Flying moves deal 4x damage. Poison and Psychic-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Justified is the go-to ability for Virizion. It raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a dark move. It's Virizion's only ability.
Base 108 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Virizion is a mixed attacker with base 90 Attack and 90 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a pivot.
Game Availability
First obtainable in Black & White, Virizion has been featured in 9 titles across 6 generations. Legendary status means a single encounter per playthrough in most games.
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