Vullaby
Diapered Pokémon
Vullaby grow quickly. Bones that have gotten too small for older Vullaby to wear often get passed down to younger ones in the nest.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Vullaby
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Vullaby can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gust Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air. | Flying | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 5 | Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 6 | Flatter Raises the target’s Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 12 | Pluck If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 18 | Tailwind For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed. | Flying | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 23 | Feint Attack Never misses. | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 24 | Knock Off Target drops its held item. | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Punishment Power increases against targets with more raised stats, up to a maximum of 200. | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| 30 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 36 | Whirlwind Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 42 | Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 48 | Dark Pulse Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Embargo Target cannot use held items. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 54 | Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 60 | Defog Lowers the target’s evasion by one stage. Removes field effects from the enemy field. | Flying | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 64 | Mirror Move Uses the target’s last used move. | Flying | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 66 | Attract Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 72 | Brave Bird User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Flying | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
Breeding & egg moves
Vullaby can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Vullaby.






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Cite this page
“Vullaby”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/vullaby.
Species data from PokéAPI.