Vulpix does not evolve by leveling up. Instead, it evolves into Ninetales when exposed to a Fire Stone, meaning it can evolve at any level its trainer chooses as long as they have a Fire Stone available
. This allows flexibility in when to evolve Vulpix, but many players prefer to wait until Vulpix has learned certain moves before evolving, since pre-evolved Pokémon often learn moves earlier than their evolved forms
. For the Alolan variant of Vulpix, it evolves into Alolan Ninetales when exposed to an Ice Stone, also independent of level
. In summary:
- Vulpix evolves into Ninetales by using a Fire Stone, at any level.
- Alolan Vulpix evolves into Alolan Ninetales by using an Ice Stone, at any level.
- It is often strategic to wait to evolve until Vulpix learns desired moves before using the evolution stone
