Is Vulpix Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Silver version only, found around Route 36 and Route 37. Ninetales is a solid Fire option in a game where Fire-types are scarce outside the Cyndaquil line. If you didn't pick Cyndaquil, Vulpix is one of the few ways to fill the gap.
Vulpix has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Vulpix resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Vulpix trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Ninetales resists most of Morty's coverage and hits back hard.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Ninetales resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Ninetales has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Ninetales's weaknesses hard.
Ninetales has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Ninetales has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Ninetales resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Ninetales has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Ninetales has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Ninetales resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Ninetales trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Ninetales has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Catch Vulpix on Route 36 (walking, Lv 13, uncommon).
- STARTING (Lv 13)
- LV 13FireEmber60100%25
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- TM39NormalSwift60100%20
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire Blast16585%5
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- LV 31FireFlamethrower135100%15
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
You can usually obtain this item before you reach Morty.
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20FireEmber60100%25
- LV 20GhostConfuse Ray—100%10
- After Falkner
- TM02NormalHeadbutt70100%15
- TM39NormalSwift60100%20
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire Blast16585%5
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron Tail10075%15
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
How to Get Vulpix in Gold & Silver
Vulpix's scattered across 7 spots in early-game routes with decent spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.
Where To Catch Vulpix in GS
Vulpix is your first catch on the way to Vulpix. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 13-18 across 7 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Vulpix ✓Route 37Lv.14-16GrassSilverRate 15%DayRoute 36Lv.13GrassSilverRate 10%Route 37Lv.14GrassSilverRate 10%Morning/nightRoute 7Lv.18GrassSilverRate 25%DayRoute 7Lv.18GrassSilverRate 20%Morning/nightRoute 8Lv.18GrassSilverRate 10%Morning/dayRoute 8Lv.18GrassSilverRate 5%Night
Step 2Evolve into NinetalesBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Goldenrod Pokemon Day Care to receive a Ninetales egg.
Vulpix Weakness
Water, Ground, and Rock moves hit Vulpix for super-effective damage. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Vulpix's special bulk (base 65 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Ground, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Vulpix Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Vulpix
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Geodude builds →Rock Throw 2x81-98% Mud-Slap 2x40-49% | ||
 Slowpoke WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Slowpoke builds →Water Gun 2x35-42% Mud-Slap 2x23-28% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Onix builds →Rock Throw 2x58-70% Mud-Slap 2x28-35% | ||
 Totodile Water | C | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Totodile builds →Water Gun 2x40-49% Mud-Slap 2x23-28% | ||
 Sandshrew Ground | C | |
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 32 Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Quagsire builds →Water Gun 2x49-59% Mud-Slap 2x39-47% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Geodude builds →Rock Throw 2x84-100%KO Mud-Slap 2x39-47% | ||
 Croconaw Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Croconaw builds →Water Gun 2x43-53% Mud-Slap 2x25-31% | ||
Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Onix builds →Rock Throw 2x59-71% Mud-Slap 2x29-35% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 32 Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Quagsire builds →Surf 2x95-112%KO Dig 2x103-122%KO Rollout 2x37-44% | ||
Croconaw Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Croconaw builds →Surf 2x90-107%KO Dig 2x66-78% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x115-137%KO Rollout 2x39-47% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Throw 2x98-117%KO Dig 2x76-92% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Feraligatr builds →Surf 2x114-134%KO Dig 2x82-97% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x92-109%KO Rollout 2x24-30% Mud-Slap 2x18-22% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x145-170%KO Dig 2x77-92% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 32 Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Quagsire builds →Surf 2x96-114%KO Dig 2x103-122%KO Rollout 2x36-43% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Feraligatr builds →Surf 2x107-126%KO Dig 2x80-95% | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x89-107%KO Rollout 2x24-29% Mud-Slap 2x17-21% | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x141-166%KO Dig 2x75-89% | ||
Quagsire WaterGround | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 32 Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Quagsire builds →Surf 2x93-111%KO Dig 2x100-118%KO Rollout 2x36-42% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Feraligatr builds →Surf 2x107-126%KO Dig 2x80-95% | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x89-107%KO Rollout 2x24-29% Mud-Slap 2x17-21% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Good Rod | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x141-166%KO Dig 2x75-89% | ||
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter | ||
Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Feraligatr builds →Surf 2x107-126%KO Dig 2x80-95% | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x89-107%KO Rollout 2x24-29% Mud-Slap 2x17-21% | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Good Rod | ||
Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Sudowoodo builds →Rock Slide 2x141-166%KO Dig 2x75-89% | ||
 Marowak Ground | B | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x255-300%KO Rollout 2x77-92% Surf 2x49-58% | ||
 Suicune Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Suicune builds →Surf 2x125-148%KO Dig 2x65-77% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x197-232%KO Earthquake 2x174-205%KO Surf 2x87-103%KO | ||
Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vulpix View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x91-107%KO Rollout 2x25-30% Mud-Slap 2x18-21% | ||
Vulpix Evolutions
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
GS Vulpix Best Moveset
Fire pre-evolution with stats too low for any format. Ninetales offers modest improvement, but Fire typing faces steeper competition now with Steel types resisting it. No value here.
Best Build
Screens Setter Moveset
- Reflect
- Fire Blast
- Curse
- Frustration
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Vulpix misses out on Disable and Feint Attack. That's 5 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Fire Blast and Flamethrower, with Normal and Ground coverage and more rounding things out.
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
As it develops, its single white tail gains color and splits into six. It is quite warm and cuddly.
If it is attacked by an enemy that is stronger than itself, it feigns injury to fool the enemy and escapes.
Vulpix Gold & Silver Guide
For Gold & Silver, 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.
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
- Gen 1RBDebut
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 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMAlolan
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