#0582 · Unova · Generation 5

Vanillite

Fresh Snow Pokémon · Ice-type

Vanillite is a Ice-type Pokémon, the Fresh Snow Pokémon, number 582 (#0582) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 5.7 kg.

Vanillite is the Fresh Snow Pokémon, a small Ice type that is said to be born when an icicle, hit by morning sunlight, wishes not to melt. It breathes air as cold as -50 °C (-58 °F), cold enough to make snow fall around it.

How to pronounce Vanillite

Vanillite is pronounced vuh-NIL-ite. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Vanillite said out loud:

In Japanese it is バニプッチ (Vanipeti).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Vanillite is 0.4 m tall and 5.7 kg. A swirl of snow covers its head, but beneath it is a head made of the same ice as its body, with dark blue eyes and mouth. It has pale blue crystals on its cheeks, stubby arms and a small body flecked with ice. Bulbapedia says the snow can melt in heat or from being touched too much, which embarrasses it.

Behaviour

Vanillite sleeps buried in the snow and takes energy from the morning sun. It cannot cope with hot places, so it exhales cold air to stay comfortable, and in warm regions it shrinks little by little. Bulbapedia names Glalie as its natural predator.

Habitat

No Pokédex entry names a habitat, though several have it sleeping buried in snow. In Legends: Z-A it is found in Wild Zones 7 and 12, and in the Mega Dimension DLC's 3 star Ice zone of Hyperspace Lumiose. It is not in Scarlet and Violet.

Powers

Vanillite has the Abilities Ice Body and Snow Cloak, with Weak Armor hidden. In Sword and Shield it learns Icy Wind, Avalanche and Icicle Spear, then Ice Beam, Blizzard and finally Sheer Cold at level 48. Its base stats are modest, with 36 HP and 65 Special Attack.

Name origin

Vanillite may combine 'vanilla' with 'lite' (reduced), 'delight' or 'stalactite'. The Japanese name is Vanipeti (バニプッチ), which may join 'vanilla' with the French 'petit' (small).

Design inspiration

James Turner designed Vanillite and its evolved forms, according to Bulbapedia. It is based on soft-serve ice cream in a small cup or a child-sized cone, and it also somewhat resembles a snowball.

Evolution notes

Vanillite becomes Vanillish at level 35, and Vanillish becomes Vanilluxe at level 47.

In the games

In Side Mission 044 of Legends: Z-A, a perfumer named Odette says the snow on Vanillite smells softly sweet and that one sniff is enough to bring a cool feeling over you. Vanillite debuted in Black and White.

In the anime

Trip's Vanillite debuted in 'Ash and Trip's Third Battle!', where it faced Ash's Tepig and both were knocked out. In 'Thawing an Icy Panic!', a lone Vanillite cut off from its Vanillish and Vanilluxe becomes a minor celebrity in Coumarine City until they are reunited.

Fun facts

• Bulbapedia notes that Vanillite resembles a Casteliacone, an item introduced in the same games.
• Of the Ice types introduced in Generation V, it is the lightest and the shortest, and it ties with Cubchoo for the lowest base stat total.
• In the film Kyurem VS. the Sword of Justice, a Vanillite helps Malin sell Oran Ice from her lunchbox stand.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Vanillite (Pokémon) · Serebii: Vanillite (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 36
• Attack: 50
• Defense: 50
• Sp. Atk: 65
• Sp. Def: 60
• Speed: 44

Vanillite’s base stat total is 305. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.

Type matchups

What is Vanillite weak to?

Vanillite takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Fighting (2×), Rock (2×), Steel (2×) moves.

It resists Ice (½×).

Evolution

How does Vanillite evolve?

Vanillite evolves into Vanillish at level 35.

The whole family: Vanillite, Vanillish, Vanilluxe.

• Vanillish evolves into Vanilluxe at level 47.

Abilities

• Ice Body: Heals for 1/16 max HP after each turn during snow or hail. Protects against hail damage.
• Snow Cloak: Increases evasion to 1.25× during snow or hail. Protects against hail damage.
• Weak Armor (hidden ability): Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move.

Moves

Moves Vanillite learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (25)

Vanillite can learn 25 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Light Screen, Self-Destruct, Rest, Snore, Protect, Icy Wind, Attract, Rain Dance, Hail, Facade, Imprison, Icicle Spear, Avalanche, Round, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Uproar, Taunt, Hyper Voice, Iron Defense, Flash Cannon, Ally Switch.

Egg moves (6):Aurora Veil, Autotomize, Explosion, Ice Shard, Icicle Crash, Magnet Rise.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Mineral.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Atk effort value.
• Base experience yield: 61.

Pokédex entries

Supposedly, this Pokémon was born from an icicle. It spews out freezing air at −58 degrees Fahrenheit to make itself more comfortable. (Shield)

Unable to survive in hot areas, it makes itself comfortable by breathing out air cold enough to cause snow. It burrows into the snow to sleep. (Sword)

When the morning sun hit an icicle, it wished not to melt, and thus Vanillite was born. At night, it buries itself in snow to sleep. (Ultra Moon)

It exhales cold air that is at –58 degrees Fahrenheit. When it's in a warm place, it shrinks little by little. (Ultra Sun)

It feels pleasantly cool when embraced. This Pokémon is treasured by households in warm regions. (Moon)

Born of an icicle, this Pokémon uses its frosty breath to make ice crystals, causing snow to fall. (Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Lightest Ice type in Gen 5: 5.7 kg.
• Shortest Ice type in Gen 5: 0.4 m.
• Lowest base stat total among Ice types in Gen 5: 305, shared with 1 other.
• Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
• Heavier than 17% of all Pokémon (5.7 kg).
• Base stat total 305, ranked #833 of 1,025.
• One of 48 Ice-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 88 white Pokémon.
• Number 89 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 37 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 10 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Vanillite (Pokémon), Serebii: Vanillite (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (vuh-NIL-ite): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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