Vanilluxe
Ice
Best attacking moveset: Frost Breath and Avalanche, worth 11.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Vanilluxe can learn 8 combinations. Frost Breath with Avalanche 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.
That set is legacy. Avalanche is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Vanilluxe you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Frost Breath and Blizzard, worth 11.2 damage per second.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | Ghost | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Frost Breath | Ice | 11 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blizzard | Ice | 130 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 100 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Signal Beam | Bug | 75 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Avalanche Legacy | Ice | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Vanilluxe has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,190 at level 50, 2,822 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,612 CP at level 20, or 2,015 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,537 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 218 attack · 184 defense · 174 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.3 m and 57.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Vanilluxe does not have one best moveset, it has 6. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Frost Breath + Avalanche | 18.0 | |
| Ground | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 18.0 |
| Grass | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 18.0 |
| Dragon | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 18.0 |
| Psychic | Astonish + Signal Beam | 12.4 |
| Ghost | Astonish + Avalanche | 12.0 |
| Dark | Frost Breath + Signal Beam | 11.8 |
| Rock | Frost Breath + Flash Cannon | 11.7 |
| Fairy | Frost Breath + Flash Cannon | 11.7 |
| Normal | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 11.4 |
| Fighting | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 11.4 |
| Poison | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 11.4 |
| Bug | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 11.4 |
| Electric | Frost Breath + Avalanche | 11.4 |
| Ice | Astonish + Flash Cannon | 11.1 |
| Water | Astonish + Signal Beam | 7.9 |
| Steel | Astonish + Avalanche | 7.6 |
| Fire | Astonish + Avalanche | 7.6 |
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 Vanilluxe is actually for.
Counters: what beats Vanilluxe
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 36.6 |
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 31.0 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 30.4 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 28.4 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 28.3 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 28.0 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 27.8 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 27.4 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 27.1 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Bullet Punch + Meteor Mash Legacy | 27.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Vanilluxe's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.