Shadow Alolan Vulpix

Table of Contents

Overview and stats
Shadow Alolan Vulpix's best moves and movesets
Shadow Alolan Vulpix's PvE and PvP Ranking
Max CP Chart
Mega boost
Regular and Shiny
Evolution Chart
Family overview
Additional information
Catch Rates
Sprites
Pokédex
Frequently Asked Questions
Costumes

Shadow Alolan Vulpix is a Ice-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, with a maximum Combat Power of 998 CP. Shadow Alolan Vulpix best moveset in Pokémon GO is Powder Snow and Weather Ball. Shiny Shadow Alolan Vulpix is not available in Pokémon GO. Shadow Alolan Vulpix is boosted by Snow weather.

Shadow Alolan Vulpix is weak to Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel moves. It is strong against Ice moves.

Stats

Max CP

998 CP

Attack

96 ATK

Defense

109 DEF

Stamina

116 STA

Weather Boost

Snow

Released

Yes

Shiny released

Buddy distance

3 km

Can Dynamax

Max Battles Tier

-Star

Shadow Alolan Vulpix weaknesses and resistances

Weaknesses

Fighting160.0%
Fire160.0%
Rock160.0%
Steel160.0%

Resistances

Ice62.5%

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Shadow Alolan Vulpix takes increased damage from Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel type moves.
Shadow Alolan Vulpix takes reduced damage from Ice type moves.
Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Shadow Alolan Vulpix's best moves and movesets

Shadow Alolan Vulpix's best moveset is Powder Snow and Weather Ball, with 8.75 DPS (damage per second) and 82.2 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Snow weather.

Powder Snow

Weather Ball

DPS8.75

TDO82.16

Weather Boost

Shadow Alolan Vulpix moves comparison

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Powder Snow	Weather Ball	8.75	82.2	9.6
2.	Zen Headbutt	Weather Ball	8.41	79.0	9.2
3.	Powder Snow	Ice Beam	7.59	71.3	8.3
4.	Zen Headbutt	Ice Beam	7.49	70.3	8.2
5.	Powder Snow	Blizzard	7.17	67.3	7.9
6.	Zen Headbutt	Blizzard	7.00	65.8	7.7
7.	Zen Headbutt	Dark Pulse	6.43	60.4	7.1
8.	Powder Snow	Dark Pulse	6.29	59.1	6.9

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Fast Attacks

Zen Headbutt1191.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Fighting
Poison
62.5%
Steel
Psychic
39.1%
Dark
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 11
Energy 9
Weather boost
Windy
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.8s - 0.9s
Trainer Battles
Damage 8
Energy 6

Effects
Zen Headbutt has no special effects.
See Zen Headbutt details page ↗
Powder Snow6151.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Flying
Ground
Grass
Dragon
62.5%
Steel
Fire
Water
Ice
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 6
Energy 15
Weather boost
Snow
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.8s - 1.0s
Trainer Battles
Damage 5
Energy 8

Effects
Powder Snow has no special effects.
See Powder Snow details page ↗

Damage	11
Energy	9
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

Damage	8
Energy	6

Damage	6
Energy	15
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.0s

Damage	5
Energy	8

Charged Moves

Dark Pulse80503.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Fighting
Dark
Fairy
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 80
Energy 50
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 1.4s - 2.3s
Trainer Battles
Damage 80
Energy 50

Effects
Dark Pulse has no special effects.
See Dark Pulse details page ↗
Ice Beam95503.5s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Flying
Ground
Grass
Dragon
62.5%
Steel
Fire
Water
Ice
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 95
Energy 50
Weather boost
Snow
Duration 3.5s
Damage window 1.5s - 3.0s
Trainer Battles
Damage 90
Energy 55

Effects
Ice Beam has no special effects.
See Ice Beam details page ↗
Blizzard1301003.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Flying
Ground
Grass
Dragon
62.5%
Steel
Fire
Water
Ice
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 130
Energy 100
Weather boost
Snow
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 1.4s - 2.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 140
Energy 75

Effects
Blizzard has no special effects.
See Blizzard details page ↗
Weather Ball55331.5s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Flying
Ground
Grass
Dragon
62.5%
Steel
Fire
Water
Ice
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 55
Energy 33
Weather boost
Snow
Duration 1.5s
Damage window 1.3s - 1.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 55
Energy 35

Effects
Weather Ball has no special effects.
See Weather Ball details page ↗
Frustration10332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 33
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.0s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 10
Energy 70

Effects
Frustration has no special effects.
See Frustration details page ↗

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.4s - 2.3s

Damage	80
Energy	50

Damage	95
Energy	50
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	1.5s - 3.0s

Damage	90
Energy	55

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.4s - 2.8s

Damage	140
Energy	75

Damage	55
Energy	33
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	1.5s
Damage window	1.3s - 1.5s

Damage	55
Energy	35

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Damage	10
Energy	70

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The following chart shows Shadow Alolan Vulpix's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shadow Alolan Vulpix's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

If you are unable to get Shadow Alolan Vulpix with its best moveset, we recommend to use Zen Headbutt/Weather Ball. You will lose around 3.8% DPS and TDO, which makes these moves a viable alternative to Shadow Alolan Vulpix's strongest moveset (Powder Snow/Weather Ball).

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Shadow Alolan Vulpix has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Shadow Alolan Vulpix's PvE and PvP Ranking

Role	Tier
Raid Attacker	Not ranked
Gym Defender	Not ranked
Ice-type Attacker Powder Snow / Weather Ball	F Tier#62

PvE Analysis

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PvP Analysis

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Max CP Chart

Shadow Alolan Vulpix's has 998 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Alolan Vulpix obtained from Raids can be encountered from 431 CP to 504 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 539 CP to 631 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Alolan Vulpix can be found in the 347 CP to 378 CP range.

Max CP	998 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	347 CP - 378 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	463 CP - 504 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	431 CP - 504 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	539 CP - 631 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

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Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shadow Alolan Vulpix Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP
1	12 CP	2	39 CP	3	65 CP
4	92 CP	5	119 CP	6	145 CP
7	172 CP	8	199 CP	9	225 CP
10	252 CP	11	277 CP	12	303 CP
13	328 CP	14	353 CP	15	378 CP
16	403 CP	17	429 CP	18	454 CP
19	479 CP	20	504 CP	21	530 CP
22	555 CP	23	580 CP	24	605 CP
25	631 CP	26	656 CP	27	681 CP
28	706 CP	29	732 CP	30	757 CP
31	770 CP	32	782 CP	33	795 CP
34	807 CP	35	820 CP	36	833 CP
37	845 CP	38	858 CP	39	870 CP
40	883 CP	41	894 CP	42	906 CP
43	917 CP	44	928 CP	45	940 CP
46	951 CP	47	963 CP	48	975 CP
49	987 CP	50	998 CP

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Alolan Vulpix

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Alolan Vulpix's Ice-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Shadow Alolan Vulpix.

Ice

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Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Shadow Alolan Vulpix in Pokémon GO is 25.11%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 52.16% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 66.91%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	25.11%	28.29%	35.19%	41.43%
No Berry	Curve	38.83%	43.18%	52.16%	59.72%
Razz Berry	-	35.19%	39.27%	47.82%	55.17%
Razz Berry	Curve	52.16%	57.17%	66.91%	74.44%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	40.57%	45.04%	54.19%	61.82%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	58.72%	63.85%	73.48%	80.54%
Golden Razz Berry	-	51.46%	56.45%	66.18%	73.74%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	70.74%	75.66%	84.17%	89.70%

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Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Shadow Alolan Vulpix, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Regular and Shiny

Shadow Alolan Vulpix evolution chart

Shadow Alolan Vulpix has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#37
Height	0.6 m
Weight	9.9 kg
Region	Kanto Generation 1
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	30%
Base Flee Rate	10%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Encounter data

No encounter data available

How to purify Shadow Alolan Vulpix

Purification cost	3 Candy
Purification cost	3000 Stardust
Shadow Charge Move	Frustration
Purified Charge Move	Return

Shadow Alolan Vulpix high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Shadow Alolan Vulpix. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

Wallpaper

Shadow Alolan Vulpix Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Red, Blue	At the time of birth, it has just one tail.The tail splits from its tip as it grows older.
Yellow	Both its fur and its tails are beautiful. As itgrows, the tails split and form more tails.
Gold	As it develops, its single white tail gains colorand splits into six. It is quite warm and cuddly.
Silver	If it is attacked by an enemy that is stronger thanitself, it feigns injury to fool the enemy and escapes.
Crystal	As its body grows larger, its six warm tails becomemore beautiful, with a more luxur ious coat of fur.
Ruby	At the time of its birth, VULPIX has one white tail. The tail separates into six if this POKéMON receives plenty of lovefrom its TRAINER. The six tails become magnificently curled.
Sapphire	Inside VULPIX’s body burns a flame that never goes out. During the daytime, when the temperatures rise, thisPOKéMON releases flames from its mouth to prevent its body from growing too hot.
Emerald	It can freely control fire, making fiery orbs fly like will-o’-the-wisps. Just before evolution, its six tails grow hot as if on fire.
FireRed	While young, it has six gorgeous tails. When it grows, several new tails are sprouted.
LeafGreen	When it is born, it has just one snow- white tail. The tail splits from its tip as it grows older.
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White	It controls balls of fire. As it grows, its six tails split from their tips to make more tails.
HeartGold	As it develops, its single white tail gains color and splits into six. It is quite warm and cuddly.
SoulSilver	If it is attacked by an enemy that is stronger than itself, it feigns injury to fool the enemy and escapes.
Black 2, White 2	As each tail grows, its fur becomes more lustrous. When held, it feels slightly warm.
X	When it is born, it has just one snow-white tail. The tail splits from its tip as it grows older.
Y, Sword	While young, it has six gorgeous tails. When it grows, several new tails are sprouted.
Omega Ruby	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.
Alpha Sapphire	Inside Vulpix’s body burns a flame that never goes out. During the daytime, when the temperatures rise, this Pokémon releases flames from its mouth to prevent its body from growing too hot.
Sun	Its beautiful fur and tails have made it very popular. As it grows, its tails split to form more tails.
Moon	From its mouth spew flames that seem to resemble the spirits of the deceased. Some people mistakenly think this fire is a ghost.
Ultra Sun	Its beautiful tails have made it very popular. However, if it’s not brushed diligently, it will be a mass of tangles before you know it.
Ultra Moon	It manipulates balls of fire to catch its prey. If you raise one from when it’s young, it will grow close to you like a puppy Pokémon.
Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!	Both its fur and its tails are beautiful. As it grows, the tails split and form more tails.
Shield	As each tail grows, its fur becomes more lustrous. When held, it feels slightly warm.
Legends: Arceus	In its belly burns a fire, which Vulpix spits out in the form of fireballs. When young, this Pokémon has but one white tail. As the Pokémon matures, this single tail splits into six.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Shadow Alolan Vulpix’s strengths and weaknesses?

Shadow Alolan Vulpix is a Ice-type Pokémon and is weak to Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-type moves. Shadow Alolan Vulpix is strong against Ice-type moves.

What are the best moves for Shadow Alolan Vulpix in Pokémon GO?

The best moves for Shadow Alolan Vulpix in Pokémon GO are Powder Snow and Weather Ball. This moveset has a DPS (Damage Per Second) of 8.746 and a TDO (Total Damage Output) of 82.164.

How does Shadow Alolan Vulpix perform in Raids?

Shadow Alolan Vulpix's Raid attacker tier is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.

How does Shadow Alolan Vulpix rank as a Ice-type attacker?

Shadow Alolan Vulpix is an F-Tier Ice-type attacker and not recommended for Raid battles.

What Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Alolan Vulpix?

The following Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Alolan Vulpix: Mega Glalie and Mega Abomasnow.

What is Shadow Alolan Vulpix’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Shadow Alolan Vulpix’s maximum CP at Level 40 is 883 CP and 998 CP at Level 50.

Can Shadow Alolan Vulpix be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Alolan Vulpix cannot be shiny in Pokémon GO.

Can Shadow Alolan Vulpix Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Alolan Vulpix cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.

List of Shadow Alolan Vulpix costumes

A list of Shadow Alolan Vulpix costumes available in Pokémon GO.