What are the base stats of Vulpix in-game?

Vulpix has Attack 96, Defence 109, Stamina 116. Type: Fire. Max CP: 1,010.

What is Vulpix weak to?

Based on its Fire type, Vulpix takes super-effective damage from attackers that hit this type for 1.6× — or 2.56× for doubly super-effective dual-type matchups. See the type chart for the exact multiplier table.

Can Vulpix be shiny in-game?

Yes — Vulpix has a shiny form released. Encounter via the sources listed on this page. Default shiny rate is ~1-in-500 in the wild, ~1-in-64 in eggs, ~1-in-20 in raids.

What's the max CP for Vulpix?

Max CP is 1,010 at level 50 with 15 / 15 / 15 IVs and no Lucky / Best Buddy modifiers. Lucky lets you reach the same CP at half the dust cost; Best Buddy adds +1 effective level for ~10% rendered CP.

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Mons profile

Vulpix

Fire✦ Shiny released

01 · BASE STATS

Attack

Defense

109

Stamina

116

In-game stat numbers. CP is computed from these plus IVs and level via the standard formula. Use the IV calc to back-solve from a specific catch.

02 · MAX CP

1,010

Max CP at L40 with 15 / 15 / 15 IVs. Push to L50 (+2 effective levels via Best Buddy) to reach beyond this cap.

POWER-UP COST →

03 · ENCOUNTER CP · IS IT A HUNDO?

Raid / Egg / Breakthrough (L20)

Min

463 CP

10 / 10 / 10 IVs

Hundo

504 CP

15 / 15 / 15 IVs

Raid weather-boosted (L25)

Min

579 CP

10 / 10 / 10 IVs

Hundo

631 CP

15 / 15 / 15 IVs

Field Research (L15)

Min

347 CP

10 / 10 / 10 IVs

Hundo

378 CP

15 / 15 / 15 IVs

Wild catch (L30 cap)

Min

577 CP

0 / 0 / 0 IVs

Hundo

757 CP

15 / 15 / 15 IVs

Wild weather-boosted (L35 cap)

Min

675 CP

4 / 4 / 4 IVs

Hundo

820 CP

15 / 15 / 15 IVs

After any catch screen, match the CP against the chart above. Raid / Egg / Research Breakthrough are locked to L20 with a 10 / 10 / 10 IV floor — the hundo number is exact. Wild catches vary in level; the value shown is the L30 (or L35 weather-boosted) cap, the highest possible without trading or powering up.

03b · SHOWCASE SCORE THRESHOLDS

Pokédex base

0.60 m

9.9 kg · xx-class 1.75

XL badge (in-game)

0.75 m

Above this = XL

XXL badge (+178 bonus)

0.90 m

Triggers the +178 bonus

Max possible (game caps)

1.05 m

22.3 kg · for a 1178 thousando

Niantic samples each capture from a normal distribution around the base. The badges appear at fixed per-species boundaries (shown above). Showcase score formula: 800·height + 150·weight + 50·IV + 178 if XXL — max 1178. Calculate Vulpix's Showcase score →

04 · TYPE EFFECTIVENESS

Doubly weak to (×2.56)

— No doubly super-effective matchups.

Weak to (×1.6)

WaterGroundRock

Strong against (STAB SE)

GrassIceBugSteel

Resists (×0.625)

FireGrassIceBugSteelFairy

Doubly resists (×0.39 or less)

— No double resists.

Multipliers stack across both types for dual-type defenders. Strong against = what this species hits super-effectively via STAB attacks of its own types. See the full type chart for the complete 18 × 18 matrix.

04 · SHINY · WHERE TO HUNT

✦ Wild ✦ Raid ✦ Research

05b · SHADOW FORM

☠ Shadow VulpixHundo CP for Giovanni, Shadow Raid, Rocket grunts →

×1.2 attack / ×0.833 defence battle modifier. Catch CP charts for every Team GO Rocket encounter + purification math.

RECOMMENDED MOVESETS · AUTO-RANKED

Best movesets for Vulpix

No curated tier-list pick for Vulpix — these are auto-ranked from its learnable-move pool by PvP-style DPS scoring (STAB-weighted fast DPS + charged damage-per-energy). Treat as a starting point, not a meta-tier recommendation.

#1AUTO · DPS-RANKED
Ember+Weather Ball Fire
#2AUTO · DPS-RANKED
Ember+Flamethrower
#3AUTO · DPS-RANKED
Quick Attack+Weather Ball Fire

05 · EVOLUTION + WALK + REGIONAL

EVOLUTION CHAIN

Vulpix
→ 50 candy →Ninetales

BUDDY + AVAILABILITY

Buddy walk3 kmper candy

Not region-locked — available globally where its biome spawns or as raid / Field Research rotation drops.

PREDICT CP AFTER EVOLVING

Enter this mons's current IVs and CP. Level is back-solved from CP automatically — IVs and level carry through evolution unchanged, so CP shifts predictably as base stats change.

Attack

Defence

Stamina

Current CP

IV total: 15 / 15 / 15 = 100.0%

06 · FORM VARIANTS

Vulpix has regional or branching variants with different typing and stats. Each gets its own raid catch CP range, type effectiveness profile, and recommended moveset.

Alolan Vulpix →

Counter Vulpix

Dedicated counter page with top 12 attackers + weakness profile + per-boss FAQ.

OPEN →

Shiny availability

Released shiny — best rate 1 / 20 via raid. Methods, sources, hunting tips.

OPEN →

Tier ranking

See where this mon sits in PvE / PvP / max battle tier lists.

OPEN →

IV from a catch

Punch in CP + HP + dust to back-solve every IV combo.