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Vanillish, a Ice type Pokémon, official artwork

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Vanillish: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Vanillish is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Sp. Atk (80) and Sp. Def (75), with a base stat total of 395.

Build a team with Vanillish

What is Vanillish weak to?

How much damage Vanillish takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFightingFireRockSteel
0.5×ResistsIce

Vanillish takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Fire, Rock, Steel. It resists Ice.

Best moveset for Vanillish

Vanillish has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • ExplosionNormal250
  • BlizzardIce110
  • Flash CannonSteel80
  • Signal BeamBug75

Best nature for Vanillish

Modest. Vanillish leans special (80 Sp. Atk vs 65 Attack) and isn't winning speed ties, so Modest (+Sp. Atk, −Attack) maximises damage.

Abilities

  • Ice BodyIf Snow is active, this Pokemon heals 1/16 of its max HP each turn.
  • Snow CloakIf Snow is active, this Pokemon's evasiveness is 1.25x.
  • Weak ArmorIf a physical attack hits this Pokemon, Defense is lowered by 1, Speed is raised by 2.

Evolution line

Vanillite
Vanillish
Vanilluxe
Full learnset (52 moves; tap to expand)

Vanillish is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
ExplosionNormal250100%Physical
Self-DestructNormal200100%Physical
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
UproarNormal90100%Special
Icicle CrashIce8590%Physical
Flash CannonSteel80100%Special
Signal BeamBug75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Mirror ShotSteel6585%Special
AvalancheIce60100%Physical
Frost BreathIce6090%Special
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
RoundNormal60100%Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Ice ShardIce40100%Physical
Powder SnowIce40100%Special
AstonishGhost30100%Physical
Icicle SpearIce25100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Mirror CoatPsychic?100%Special
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
Sheer ColdIce?30%Special
Acid ArmorPoison--Status
Ally SwitchPsychic--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
Aurora VeilIce--Status
AutotomizeSteel--Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
HailIce--Status
HardenNormal--Status
ImprisonPsychic--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Magic CoatPsychic--Status
Magnet RiseElectric--Status
MistIce--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
TauntDark-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status