Vulpix
Fire
Best attacking moveset: Quick Attack and Weather Ball Fire, worth 6.1 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Vulpix can learn 8 combinations. Quick Attack with Weather Ball Fire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ember | Fire | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Quick Attack | Normal | 10 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Flame Charge | Fire | 70 | 4.0s | -33 |
| Weather Ball Fire | Fire | 55 | 1.5s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Vulpix has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
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
Vulpix does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Bug, Steel, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Bug | Ember + Weather Ball Fire | 8.9 |
| Steel | Ember + Weather Ball Fire | 8.9 |
| Grass | Ember + Weather Ball Fire | 8.9 |
| Ice | Ember + Weather Ball Fire | 8.9 |
| Normal | Quick Attack + Weather Ball Fire | 6.1 |
| Fighting | Quick Attack + Weather Ball Fire | 6.1 |
| Quick Attack + Weather Ball Fire | 6.1 | |
| Poison | Quick Attack + Weather Ball Fire | 6.1 |
| Ground | Quick Attack + Weather Ball Fire | 6.1 |
| Electric | Quick Attack + Weather Ball Fire | 6.1 |
| Psychic | Quick Attack + Weather Ball Fire | 6.1 |
| Dark | Quick Attack + Weather Ball Fire | 6.1 |
| Fairy | Quick Attack + Weather Ball Fire | 6.1 |
| Ghost | Ember + Weather Ball Fire | 5.6 |
| Fire | Quick Attack + Weather Ball Fire | 4.6 |
| Water | Quick Attack + Weather Ball Fire | 4.6 |
| Dragon | Quick Attack + Weather Ball Fire | 4.6 |
| Rock | Quick Attack + Weather Ball Fire | 4.0 |
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 Vulpix is actually for.
Counters: what beats Vulpix
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 42.9 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 42.7 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 42.1 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 41.9 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 41.8 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 40.5 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 40.4 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 40.4 |
 Gigalith | Rock | Lock On + Meteor Beam Legacy | 40.1 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 39.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Vulpix's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.