Is Frillish good in Pokemon GO?

Yes. Frillish is A-tier for Little Cup.

What are the best Frillish IVs for Little Cup?

The rank-1 Little Cup spread is 4/12/12 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 500 CP cap at level 15.5. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.

Is Frillish a good raid attacker?

Frillish ranks #153 of 193 ghost attackers with 5.6 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.

Should I evolve Frillish?

Jellicent is S-tier for Great League. Evolve the copy with the best IVs for that role and transfer spare Frillish for candy.

Can Frillish be shiny in Pokemon GO?

Yes. Shiny Frillish is available from photobomb, raid, research, wild. A shiny is worth keeping for the collection no matter its IVs.

#592 · Generation 5

Frillish

water ghostRaid boss now

Max CP (L40 / L50): 1,257 / 1,421
Raid catch CP (L20 / L25): 718 / 898
Research CP (L15): 539
Buddy distance: 3 km
2nd charged move: 50,000 dust · 50 candy

Shiny
Shadow
Tradable
Mega
Dynamax

Keep

Frillish earns its spot: A-tier Little Cup.

Battle roles

A
Little Cup#7 of 168 · score 87.6
It is ranked #7 in Little Cup on PvPoke with Hex / Night Shade / Ice Beam.
–
Great League#443 of 1154 · score 76.3
Ranked #443 of 1154; not competitive in Great League.

Worth evolving into

Jellicent
S Great LeagueS Ultra League

Collection value

1 costume/event variant: costumed copies cannot be re-obtained outside their event.

Tiers: S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = playable, C = niche. PvP from PvPoke overall rankings; raids from computed DPS/TDO within each attacking type; Max Battles from GO Hub tier lists.

Base stats

Attack115

Defense134

Stamina146

Base stats. Bars are scaled to the strongest Pokemon in the game.

Weak to

dark×1.6
electric×1.6
ghost×1.6
grass×1.6

Resists

fighting×0.391
normal×0.391
bug×0.625
fire×0.625
ice×0.625
poison×0.625
steel×0.625
water×0.625

Evolution line

Frillish
→50 candyJellicent

→ Jellicent: 50 candy

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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)

League	Tier	Rank	Score	Recommended moves	Typical build
Little Cup	A	#7 / 168	87.6	Hex · Night Shade · Ice Beam	L15.5 · 4/12/12
Great League	–	#443 / 1154	76.3	Hex · Night Shade · Ice Beam	L50 · 15/15/15

Source: PvPoke overall rankings. Score is relative to the league meta (100 = best). Typical build is the IV spread PvPoke assumes.

Raid attacker rankings

Attacking type	Tier	Rank	DPS	TDO	Best moves
ghost	–	#153 / 193	5.6	63	Bubble · Ominous Wind
ice	–	#191 / 231	5.5	61	Bubble · Ice Beam

Level 40, 15/15/15, neutral target. DPS = damage per second, TDO = total damage output before fainting. Rank is among every Pokemon using that attacking type.

Moves

Fast move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	DPS	PvP power	PvP energy	Speed
BubbleSTAB	water	10	+12	1.0s	10.0	8	+11	3 turns
HexSTAB	ghost	8	+13	1.0s	8.0	7	+13	3 turns

Charged move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	Dmg/energy	PvP power	PvP energy	Effects
Night ShadeSTAB	ghost	60	-50	2.5s	1.20	70	-45
Ice Beam	ice	95	-50	3.5s	1.90	90	-55
Ominous WindSTAB	ghost	55	-33	2.5s	1.67	45	-45	10% chance: +1 own Atk, +1 own Def

Questions people ask

Is Frillish good in Pokemon GO?: Yes. Frillish is A-tier for Little Cup.
Should I keep or transfer Frillish?: Frillish earns its spot: A-tier Little Cup.
What are the best Frillish IVs for Little Cup?: The rank-1 Little Cup spread is 4/12/12 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 500 CP cap at level 15.5. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.
Is Frillish a good raid attacker?: Frillish ranks #153 of 193 ghost attackers with 5.6 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.
Should I evolve Frillish?: Jellicent is S-tier for Great League. Evolve the copy with the best IVs for that role and transfer spare Frillish for candy.
Can Frillish be shiny in Pokemon GO?: Yes. Shiny Frillish is available from photobomb, raid, research, wild. A shiny is worth keeping for the collection no matter its IVs.

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Costumes & event variants (1)

FemaleGender variant

Verdict: Keep