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Clefable (#36) - Vulpix - Ninetales (#38) | |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Name | Vulpix |
| Japanese | Rokon |
| Number | 37 |
| Stage | Base |
| Name pronunciation | |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves to | Ninetales via Fire Stone |
| Battle¹ | |
| Hit points | 38 |
| Attack | 41 |
| Defense | 40 |
| Speed | 65 |
| Special attack² | 50 |
| Special defense² | 65 |
| Special³ | TBA |
| Biological | |
| Species | Fox Pokémon |
| Types | Fire |
| Height | 2'0" (0.6 m) |
| Weight | 22 lb (10 kg) |
| Pokédex Color | Red-Brown |
| Shiny color | Its fur changes from red-brown to yellow. |
| Ability | Flashfire |
| Signature Attack | Firespin |
| Gender distribution | 25% male, 75% female |
| ¹ Stats for trading card versions may vary. ² Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal ³ Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow | |
Vulpix is a fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon series of video games. Vulpix is numbered 037 in the National Pokédex, and is a Base Pokémon which can evolve at any time into Ninetales with the use of a Fire Stone.
Vulpix is a Fire Pokémon. It usually weighs around 10 kilograms (22 lbs) and has a height of 0.6 meters (2'0").
Availability
Vulpix's catch rate is about 190. In the games Pokémon Red, this Pokémon is not obtainable except through trade. In Pokémon Blue, this pokemon can be sighted in Routes 7, 8, and abundantly inside the burned-out Pokémon Mansion. In Pokémon Yellow, it is only obtainable either through trade or by purchasing it at the Game Corner
Name origin
Vulpix's name is a combination of vulpes, Latin for fox, and six, referring to its six tails. The rok in Rokon may be derived from roku, six; the kon may be derived from 'grudge' which refers to the curse that Vulpix and Ninetales may cast on their foes. This is also reflected in Vulpix, which learns Grudge. Kon may also refer to the Japanese onomatopoeia kon kon which is the sound that foxes make. Furthermore, a konko is a gas burner stove.
Vulpix (and Ninetales) are based on foxes. Though in Japan there are legends concerning foxes (or kitsune as they are called there). One such legend which is most relevant to Vulpix is how multi-tailed kitsune can breathe fire, create illusions, and have extremely long lives. After having concluded their lifecycle, these creatures take on a spirit form which may be the reason why Vulpix and Ninetales can learn Ghost-type moves.
Vulpix was originally intended to be called "Foxfire".
Strategy
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Vulpix has an above average Speed and Special Defense with Special Attack coming in second place. These three suggest that a fast style of play would not be a bad idea since its physical defense is below average. Attacks such as Quick Attack, Double Team, Faint Attack, and Protect All carry a good use on this Pokémon, although the actual movesets will always vary between trainers.
Its Fire Spin, while signature, is a weak attack that in later versions of the game series never last more than two turns and thus make the more powerful Flamethrower more ideal for use as its primary fire attack. Alternate yet powerful attacks would be Faint Attack or Imprison in the later games.
Defensively, Confuse Ray, Roar, and Disable all assist this creature in battle conditions by limiting its opponent's movements or scaring it out of battle. The later games allow the added capability for Imprison, Will-o-wisp, Grudge, and Protect to name a few. All of these assist in the facts that they can limit options of the oponent, could burn the foe badly, could be revenge hits, or block an attack altogether.
It is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock with a damage ratio against it of 2x. Unfortunately, about half the pokemon in the games are capable of using one or more moves of these types which makes Vulpix a poor defender like most fire Pokémon. In these cases, the fast style of play suggests that the trainer tries to use Vulpix's speed to an advantage so as to launch powerful offensive special attacks or to engage in evasive maneuvers, or even just recall the Pokémon altogether.
On the other hand, Vulpix is resistant to the Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, and completely immune to Fire type attacks which will trigger its Flashfire ability.
When going against a Vulpix, it should be kept in mind that getting the first shot is very important (This is not normally a problem for many trainers). Using the obvious elemental weakness against it is also the normal course of action.
Trivia
Incomplete
Pokédex data
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Naturally learned attacks
These are attacks which are learned naturally by Vulpix — that is, learnt without the use of a TM or HM (automatically learned once they reach a certain level).
The rows entitled with acronyms are used to identify at what level the Pokémon learns that attack in that game. For example, if the number "7" was in a row entitled RGB beside an attack named "Foobar", than that Pokémon would learn the attack "Foobar" at level seven in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green.
Any attacks which are learned at "Catch" means that they already know that attack when they are caught, or learn it before evolving into this form. N/A means that that attack is not learnable in that game. Any attacks which are learned a "Evolve" are learned when they evolve.
RGB stands for Red/Green/Blue, Y stands for Yellow, GSC stands for Gold, Silver, Crystal, RS stands for Ruby/Sapphire, FRLG stands for FireRed/LeafGreen, and GSC/FRLG stands for Gold/Silver/Crystal/FireRed/LeafGreen.
| RGB | Y | GSC | RS | FRLG | Attack learned: | type |
| Catch | Catch | Catch | Catch | Catch | Ember | Fire |
| Catch | Catch | Catch | 5 | 5 | Tail Whip | Normal |
| 21 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 9 | Roar | Normal |
| 16 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 13 | Quick Attack | Normal |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 | 17 | Will-O-Wisp | Fire |
| 28 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 21 | Confuse Ray | Ghost |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 | 25 | Imprison | Psychic |
| 35 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 29 | Flamethrower | Fire |
| N/A | N/A | 19 | 33 | 33 | Safeguard | Normal |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 37 | 37 | Grudge | Ghost |
| 42 | 42 | 37 | 41 | 41 | Fire Spin | Fire |
Learnable machine moves
The following moves can be taught to Vulpix via the use of TMs or HM:
HMs
Vulpix is incapable of learning HM moves.
TMs
See also
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
- The above references are not all used. Serebii.net is one of three sources consulted. [1] is a second, and [2] is another.