#0592
Frillish
Floating Pokémon
Legend has it that the residents of a sunken ancient city changed into these Pokémon.
Details
Height1.2 m
Weight33.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate190(35.2%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP67
Base stats
HP
55
Attack
40
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
65
Sp. Def
85
Speed
40
Total
335
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Choice Scarf
LC
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Frillish
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Black 2
White 2
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Frillish can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Bubble Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Water Sport Halves all Fire-type damage. | Water | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 4 | Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 8 | Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | Ghost | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| 12 | Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target. | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 13 | Bubble Beam Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 20 | Hex Has double power if the target has a major status ailment. | Ghost | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 24 | Brine Has double power against Pokémon that have less than half their max HP remaining. | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 27 | Ominous Wind Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Ghost | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 28 | Recover Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 32 | Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Whirlpool Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns. | Water | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 41 | Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 44 | Destiny Bond If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 48 | Water Spout Inflicts more damage when the user has more HP remaining, with a maximum of 150 power. | Water | Special | 150 | 100 | 5 |
| 55 | Wring Out Power increases against targets with more HP remaining, up to a maximum of 121 power. | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Frillish can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
12 sprites & renders for Frillish.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Frillish”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/frillish-male.
Species data from PokéAPI.