Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.4 m
- Weight
- 5.7 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate255(43.9%)Easy catch
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP61
Base stats
HP
36
Attack
50
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
65
Sp. Def
60
Speed
44
Total
305
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Vanillite
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Sun
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Sword
Shield
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Vanillite can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
15 of 15
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 4 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 8 | Mist Protects the user’s stats from being changed by enemy moves. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 12 | Icy Wind Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ice | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 16 | Avalanche Inflicts double damage if the user takes damage before attacking this turn. | Ice | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 20 | Hail Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns. | Ice | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 24 | Icicle Spear Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Ice | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 |
| 26 | Mirror Shot Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Steel | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 28 | Uproar Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokémon cannot fall asleep in that time. | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Acid Armor Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 36 | Mirror Coat Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last special hit it took. | Psychic | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Ice Beam Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 44 | Blizzard Has a chance to freeze the target. | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| 48 | Sheer Cold Causes a one-hit KO. | Ice | Special | — | 30 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Vanillite can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
14 sprites & renders for Vanillite.
Across the games
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Vanillite”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/vanillite.
Species data from PokéAPI.