Vulpix - Generation 6 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Vulpix can learn in Generation 6, which consists of these games:

Pokémon X
Pokémon Y
Pokémon Omega Ruby
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Vulpix artwork by Ken Sugimori

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X/Y Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Moves learnt by level up

Vulpix learns the following moves in Pokémon X & Y at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
4	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
7	Roar	Normal	—	—
9	Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	—	100
10	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
12	Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
15	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
18	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
20	Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞
23	Flame Burst	Fire	70	100
26	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
28	Hex	Ghost	65	100
31	Payback	Dark	50	100
34	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
36	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
39	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
42	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
44	Grudge	Ghost	—	—
47	Captivate	Normal	—	100
50	Inferno	Fire	100	50

Egg moves

Vulpix learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon X & Y. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Captivate	Normal	—	100
Disable	Normal	—	100
Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Flail	Normal	—	100
Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Hex	Ghost	65	100
Howl	Normal	—	—
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
Secret Power	Normal	70	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Tail Slap	Normal	25	85

Moves learnt by HM

Vulpix does not learn any HMs in Pokémon X & Y.

Moves learnt by TM

Vulpix is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon X & Y:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
59	Incinerate	Fire	60	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Vulpix can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon X & Y.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Vulpix learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
4	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
7	Roar	Normal	—	—
9	Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	—	100
10	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
12	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
15	Fire Spin	Fire	35	85
18	Payback	Dark	50	100
20	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
23	Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞
26	Hex	Ghost	65	100
28	Flame Burst	Fire	70	100
31	Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
34	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
36	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
39	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
42	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
44	Grudge	Ghost	—	—
47	Captivate	Normal	—	100
50	Inferno	Fire	100	50

Egg moves

Vulpix learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Captivate	Normal	—	100
Disable	Normal	—	100
Extrasensory	Psychic	80	100
Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞
Flail	Normal	—	100
Flare Blitz	Fire	120	100
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Hex	Ghost	65	100
Howl	Normal	—	—
Hypnosis	Psychic	—	60
Power Swap	Psychic	—	—
Secret Power	Normal	70	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Tail Slap	Normal	25	85

Move Tutor moves

Vulpix can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Covet	Normal	60	100
Foul Play	Dark	95	100
Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Role Play	Psychic	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Vulpix does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Moves learnt by TM

Vulpix is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	130	90
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
59	Incinerate	Fire	60	100
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Vulpix can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Vulpix egg move parents

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Vulpix Alolan Vulpix

Vulpix's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Vulpix are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Vulpix with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Vulpix with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Captivate

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Vulpix Meowth Persian Stantler Skitty Glameow Purugly Purrloin Minccino
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Ponyta Rapidash Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Sentret Furret Espeon Umbreon Skitty Delcatty Mawile Leafeon Glaceon Snivy Servine Serperior Woobat Swoobat Zorua Zoroark Furfrou Sylveon
Pre-evolution Level up	Nidoking Ninetales Delcatty Liepard Cinccino
Generation 4 TM	Rattata Raticate Ekans Arbok Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Farfetch'd Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Wooper Quagsire Girafarig Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Torchic Combusken Blaziken Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Electrike Manectric Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Torkoal Spoink Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Seviper Kecleon Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein Chimchar Monferno Infernape Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Bidoof Bibarel Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Stunky Skuntank Lucario Hippopotas Hippowdon Weavile Rhyperior Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Disable

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Vulpix Ninetales Seel Dewgong Stantler Spinda Zangoose Kecleon
Sketch	Smeargle

Extrasensory

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix Nuzleaf
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Stantler Whismur Loudred Exploud Spoink Grumpig Zorua Zoroark
Pre-evolution Level up	Ninetales Shiftry
Sketch	Smeargle

Feint Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix Meowth Persian Umbreon Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Houndour Houndoom Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Slaking Skitty Mawile Spinda Kecleon Glameow Purugly Weavile Scraggy Scrafty Zorua Zoroark Deerling Sawsbuck
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Diglett Dugtrio Snubbull Granbull Absol Purrloin Liepard Scraggy Scrafty Heatmor
Pre-evolution Level up	Ninetales Vigoroth Delcatty
Sketch	Smeargle

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce Swinub Phanpy Zigzagoon Slakoth Slaking Torkoal Spinda Cubchoo Beartic Bunnelby Diggersby
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Farfetch'd Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Zangoose Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Pachirisu Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Leafeon Glaceon Patrat Watchog Minccino Cinccino Sylveon
Pre-evolution Level up	Piloswine Donphan Linoone Vigoroth Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Flare Blitz

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Growlithe Ponyta Rapidash Flareon Combusken Blaziken Monferno Infernape Tepig Pignite Emboar Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode)
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion
Pre-evolution Level up	Arcanine
Sketch	Smeargle

Heat Wave

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Growlithe Torkoal
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine Numel Camerupt Chimchar Monferno Infernape Pansear Simisear Heatmor Fennekin Braixen Delphox
Move tutor	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Houndour Houndoom Torchic Combusken Blaziken Numel Camerupt Torkoal Chimchar Monferno Infernape Tepig Pignite Emboar Pansear Simisear Woobat Swoobat Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Heatmor Fennekin Braixen Delphox Litleo Pyroar
Pre-evolution Level up	Arcanine
Sketch	Smeargle

Hex

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Dunsparce Absol
Pre-evolution Level up	Ninetales
Sketch	Smeargle

Howl

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Whismur Loudred Exploud Electrike Manectric Fennekin Braixen Delphox
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Growlithe Arcanine Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Numel Camerupt Shinx Luxio Luxray Lillipup Herdier Stoutland
Sketch	Smeargle

Hypnosis

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Stantler Spinda Glameow Purugly Patrat Watchog Munna Musharna
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Ponyta Rapidash Fennekin Braixen Delphox
Sketch	Smeargle

Power Swap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Espeon Girafarig
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry
Sketch	Smeargle

Secret Power

Learnt by	Compatible parents
TM	Rattata Raticate Ekans Arbok Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Vulpix Ninetales Diglett Dugtrio Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Mawile Electrike Manectric Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Torkoal Spoink Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Seviper Kecleon Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein Chimchar Monferno Infernape Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Bidoof Bibarel Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Stunky Skuntank Lucario Hippopotas Hippowdon Weavile Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine Snivy Servine Serperior Tepig Pignite Emboar Oshawott Dewott Samurott Patrat Watchog Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Purrloin Liepard Pansage Simisage Pansear Simisear Panpour Simipour Munna Musharna Blitzle Zebstrika Woobat Swoobat Drilbur Excadrill Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Scraggy Scrafty Zorua Zoroark Minccino Cinccino Deerling Sawsbuck Emolga Cubchoo Beartic Mienfoo Mienshao Bouffalant Heatmor Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Fennekin Braixen Delphox Bunnelby Diggersby Litleo Pyroar Skiddo Gogoat Pancham Pangoro Furfrou Espurr Meowstic (Male) Sylveon Dedenne
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Psyduck Golduck Girafarig Dunsparce Munna Musharna
Sketch	Smeargle

Spite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Aipom Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Stantler Ambipom Weavile
Move tutor	Ekans Arbok Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Aipom Umbreon Dunsparce Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Stantler Poochyena Mightyena Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Absol Ambipom Weavile Rhyperior Purrloin Liepard Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Zorua Zoroark Pancham Pangoro
Sketch	Smeargle

Tail Slap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Minccino Cinccino
Breeding	Vulpix Ninetales Buizel Floatzel
Sketch	Smeargle

Alolan Vulpix's egg groups: Field

Vulpix - Generation 6 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Vulpix egg move parents

Captivate

Disable

Extrasensory

Feint Attack

Flail

Flare Blitz

Heat Wave

Hex

Howl

Hypnosis

Power Swap

Secret Power

Spite

Tail Slap

Alolan Vulpix does not have any egg moves.