- Attack
- 96
- Defense
- 109
- HP
- 116
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 504
- min 463
- Weather boostLv25
- 631
- min 579
- MaxLv50
- 998
- Lv40 883
At a glance
Basics
Vulpix is a Fire-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 504 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 631 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 998 at level 50. It is weak to Water/Ground/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Fire/Grass/Ice/Bug/Steel/Fairy attacks. In raids, Ember + Weather Ball is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Ninetales with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Fox Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 50,000 Stardust · 50 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 998 / 1,010
At the time of its birth, Vulpix has one white tail. The tail separates into six if this Pokémon receives plenty of love from its Trainer. The six tails become magnificently curled.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
EmberWeather BallBest100% efficiency7.2TDO 80 - 2
Quick AttackWeather Ball98% efficiency7.0TDO 78 - 3EmberFlamethrower87% efficiency6.2TDO 70
- 4Quick AttackFlamethrower83% efficiency5.9TDO 66
- 5EmberBody Slam72% efficiency5.2TDO 58
Top 5 of 8 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EmberBestFire · 1s · STAB | 10 | +10 | 12 | 10 |
| Quick AttackNormal · 1s | 10 | +13 | 10 | 13 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather BallBestFire · 1.5s · STAB | 55 | 33 | 44 | 2 |
| FlamethrowerFire · 2s · STAB | 65 | 50 | 39 | 1.56 |
| Body SlamNormal · 2s | 50 | 33 | 25 | 1.52 |
| Flame ChargeFire · 4s · STAB | 70 | 33 | 21 | 2.55 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Vulpix's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 66.3
- Actual Defense
- 74.1
- Actual HP
- 78
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
EmberWeather BallBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 73% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 883 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Vulpix only reaches CP 998 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 998 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 994 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 989 | 99.1% |
| 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 995 | 99.1% |
| 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 990 | 98.4% |
| 6 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 985 | 98.3% |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 991 | 98.3% |
| 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 986 | 98.2% |
| 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 980 | 98.2% |
| 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 991 | 98.2% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- VulpixViewingBest movesEmberWeather Ball
- Purified Pokémon need about 10% less Candy to evolve (e.g. 50 → 45 Candy).
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Water
Ground
Rock - ×0.625Fire
Grass
Ice
Bug
Steel
Fairy
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.625
- Water×1.6
Electric×1- Grass×0.625
- Ice×0.625
Fighting×1
Poison×1- Ground×1.6
Flying×1
Psychic×1- Bug×0.625
- Rock×1.6
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×0.625
- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events3 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2026.02.01Community Day: Vulpix, Alolan Vulpix · Exclusive move: Energy Ball
- 2024.03.19Spotlight Hour: Vulpix, Poliwag, Snorunt, Hippopotas · 2× Catch XP
- 2023.08.01Spotlight Hour: Vulpix · 2× evolution XP