Competitive Information for Alolan Vulpix [Sword/Shield]
Ice
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Vulpix-alola? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Vulpix is an extraordinary Ice-typed Pokemon. Vulpix is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Vulpix is weak to Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Icy Rock / Eviolite
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Body Slam / Facade
- Zen Headbutt
- Ice Shard
Physical Sweeper Vulpix-Alola (Snow Warning)
Vulpix is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Vulpix is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolte was added to the mix. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Vulpix from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Vulpix's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Vulpix is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all ice attacks while the Hail remains active. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Vulpix is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Shard is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Ice-type move (usually goes first).
Item: Icy Rock / Eviolite
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Moonblast
- Extrasensory
- Dark Pulse
Special Sweeper Vulpix-Alola (Snow Warning)
Vulpix is a notable Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Vulpix is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Vulpix from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Vulpix's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Vulpix is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all ice attacks while the Hail remains active.
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Vulpix-alola? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Icy Rock / Eviolite
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Body Slam / Facade
- Zen Headbutt
- Ice Shard
Doubles Physical Sweeper Vulpix-Alola (Snow Warning)
Vulpix is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Vulpix is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Vulpix from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Vulpix's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Vulpix is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all ice attacks while the Hail remains active. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Vulpix is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Shard is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Ice-type move (usually goes first).
Item: Icy Rock / Eviolite
Ability: Snow Warning
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Blizzard / Icy Wind
- Moonblast
- Extrasensory
- Dark Pulse
Doubles Special Sweeper Vulpix-Alola (Snow Warning)
Vulpix is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Vulpix is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Vulpix from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Vulpix's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Snow Warning changes the weather to Hail when Vulpix is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all ice attacks while the Hail remains active.
♦ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Moonblast is a special 95-base power Fairy-type move (30% chance to lower the target's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Vulpix-alola learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Vulpix-alola can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Vulpix-alola
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Ability: Snow Warning + Move: Blizzard
- Ability: Snow Warning + Move: Aurora Veil
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Ice Shard, Baby-Doll Eyes
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