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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#037 Vulpix
Fire
- SpeciesFox Pokémon
- Japanese nameRokon
- PronunciationVULL-PICKS
- Height2′ 0″ 0.61 m
- Weight22.0 lb 9.90 kg
- Gender♂ 25% · ♀ 75%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Variation of the Latin VULPES meaning “fox”. The -IX ending may come from SIX, since Vulpix has six tails.
Evolution
VulpixFire StoneNinetales
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | 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 it grows, the tails split and form more tails. |
| Stadium | A single, white-colored tail splits into six beautiful tails. As it grows older, it grows even more tails. |
| GoldStadium 2 | As it develops, its single white tail gains color and splits into six. It is quite warm and cuddly. |
| Silver | If it is attacked by an enemy that is stronger than itself, it feigns injury to fool the enemy and escapes. |
| Crystal | As its body grows larger, its six warm tails become more beautiful, with a more luxurious coat of fur. |
Where to find Vulpix
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Cinnabar Island, Routes 7 & 8 | NA | Many |
| Red | Must Trade from other pak | NA | None |
| Yellow | Celadon City (Game Corner) | NA | Purchase |
| Gold | Must Trade from other pak | Trade | None |
| Silver | Routes 7, 8, 36, 37 | Any | Many |
| Crystal | Must Trade from other pak | Trade | None |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | |||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.5
- Water×2
- Electric×1
- Grass×0.5
- IceG/S/C ×0.5R/B/Y × 1
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×2
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×0.5
- Rock×2
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×0.5
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 3 weaknesses and 5 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 3 : 5 (60%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- This Pokémon has more resistances in GSC than RBY, thus has a better defense ratio in GSC.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireBad
- WaterBad
- ElectricNormal
- GrassGood
- IceGood
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundNormal
- Normal
- PsychicNormal
- BugGood
- RockBad
- GhostNormal
- DragonBad
- DarkNormal
- SteelGood
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 3:4 (75%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| Yellow | R/B | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Start | Ember | Fire | Special |
| Start | Start | Start | Tail Whip | Normal | Status |
| Start | 16 | 7 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical |
| 21 | 21 | 13 | Roar | Normal | Status |
| 28 | 28 | 19 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status |
| — | — | 25 | Safeguard | Normal | Status |
| 35 | 35 | 31 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special |
| 42 | 42 | 37 | Fire Spin | Fire | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Flamethrower
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM27Return
- TM28Dig
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM39Swift
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM20Rage
- TM28Dig
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM39Swift
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Ground Pokémon group 7 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aipom
- Cyndaquil Family
- Delibird
- Diglett Family
- Dunsparce
- Eevee Family
- Ekans Family
- Farfetch’d
- Girafarig
- Growlithe Family
- Houndour Family
- Mankey Family
- Mareep Family
- Meowth Family
- Miltank
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Phanpy Family
- Pikachu Family
- Ponyta Family
- Psyduck Family
- Rattata Family
- Rhyhorn Family
- Sandshrew Family
- Seel Family
- Sentret Family
- Smeargle
- Sneasel
- Snubbull Family
- Stantler
- Swinub Family
- Tauros
- Teddiursa Family
- Vulpix Family
- Wooper Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Disable | Mate with a male Psyduck/Golduck. |
| Feint Attack | Mate with a male from Houndour, Meowth, or Teddiursa Family; or Sneasel, Umbreon. |
| Flail | Mate with a male Phanpy/Donphan. |
| Hypnosis | Mate with a male Stantler. |
| Spite | Mate with a male Dunsparce. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 38 | 249-279 | 40/4515.87% | 37/4215.87% |
| Attack | 41 | 150-180 | 40/4913.57% | 38/4511.51% |
| Defense | 40 | 148-178 | 44/5515.87% | 38/4414.72% |
| Speed | 65 | 198-228 | 26/4748.01% | 25/4244.05% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 50 | 168-198 | 31/4627.43% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 65 | 198-228 | 22/4144.05% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 65 | 198-228 | — | 16/2944.05% |
| Total | 299 G/S/C 249 R/B/Y |
1111-1291 943-1093 |
66/8714.72% | 52/6512.54% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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