Alolan Vulpix
Ice
Best attacking moveset: Powder Snow and Weather Ball Ice, worth 5.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Alolan Vulpix can learn 8 combinations. Powder Snow with Weather Ball Ice does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Snow | Ice | 6 | 1.0s | +15 |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | 11 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard | Ice | 130 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Ice Beam | Ice | 95 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Weather Ball Ice | Ice | 55 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Vulpix as a species, on the Vulpix page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 998 at level 50, 883 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 504 CP at level 20, or 631 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 463 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 96 attack · 109 defense · 116 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.6 m and 9.9 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Alolan Vulpix does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Ground, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 8.8 | |
| Ground | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 8.8 |
| Grass | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 8.8 |
| Dragon | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 8.8 |
| Fighting | Zen Headbutt + Weather Ball Ice | 6.8 |
| Poison | Zen Headbutt + Weather Ball Ice | 6.8 |
| Ghost | Powder Snow + Dark Pulse | 6.1 |
| Psychic | Powder Snow + Dark Pulse | 6.1 |
| Normal | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 5.8 |
| Rock | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 5.8 |
| Bug | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 5.8 |
| Electric | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 5.8 |
| Dark | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 5.8 |
| Fairy | Powder Snow + Weather Ball Ice | 5.8 |
| Fire | Zen Headbutt + Dark Pulse | 4.3 |
| Water | Zen Headbutt + Dark Pulse | 4.3 |
| Ice | Zen Headbutt + Dark Pulse | 4.3 |
| Steel | Powder Snow + Dark Pulse | 4.2 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Alolan Vulpix is actually for.
Counters: what beats Alolan Vulpix
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 58.7 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 49.8 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 48.7 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 45.6 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 45.4 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 45.0 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 44.6 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 44.0 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 43.5 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 43.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Alolan Vulpix's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.