Vanillite

Vanillite (Japanese: バニプッチ Vanipeti) is an  introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into at level 35, which evolves into  at level 47.

Biology
Vanillite heads are covered with something resembling soft serve vanilla ice cream. Beneath this lies its actual head, which is made of the same icy material as its body. It has dark blue eyes, a dark-blue mouth, and light blue crystals on its cheeks. Its small body is adorned with specks of ice and has stubby arms. The snow on a Vanillite's head can melt with heat or repeated touching, leaving it with a "bald" appearance of simply an ice creature. In the Japanese Pokédex 4-coma, it becomes embarrassed if seen in this state.

Vanillite are born from icicles that are hit by morning sunlight and wish not to melt. It can blow winds as low as -58 °F (-50 °C), which causes it to create ice crystals and make it snow in nearby areas when it exhales. It sleeps buried under snow and gains energy from the morning sun. In hotter regions, it is treasured by households, though it shrinks little by little.

Major appearances
Vanillite debuted in Ash and Trip's Third Battle!, under the ownership of Trip. It was used to battle a, then in Trip's  against. During the battle, it was pitted against, and both were eventually knocked out.

Two Vanillite appeared in The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!, under the ownership of Cryogonal Man's henchmen. They assisted their s in their schemes. Both were eventually defeated by and 's.

A Vanillite appeared in Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!, under the ownership of Teaque. It was used in the Marine Cup Tournament during Teaque's battle against, where it defeated in the first round. It later helped steal the "Eye of Liepard".

A Vanillite appeared in Thawing an Icy Panic!. It had been separated from a and a  during their journey. This Vanillite was taken care of by Nurse Joy in Coumarine City, and soon became a minor local celebrity. It was eventually reunited with the Vanillish and Vanilluxe by the end of the episode.

Minor appearances
A Vanillite appeared in Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, under the ownership of Malin. It would help her with selling Ice at her lunchbox stand.

In the movie adaptations
Malin's Vanillite appears in the manga adaptation of .

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Big City Battles, a Vanillite was briefly seen under the ownership of one of Castelia City's residents.

Vanillite makes a cameo appearance as one of the Pokémon employed by the BW Agency in To Make a Musical.

A used a Vanillite during the attack on the Cold Storage in Fight in a Cold Climate. It could use its ice to create a maze of mirrors.

A Vanillite appeared in a flashback in Cold Storage Battle.

In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga
A Vanillite appeared in FAT5.

In the Pokémon RéBURST manga
A Vanillite appeared in The First Battle.

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Trivia

 * According to Game Freak, Vanillite and its  were created by James Turner.
 * Vanillite shares its with . They are both known as the Fresh Snow Pokémon.
 * Vanillite resembles a Casteliacone.
 * Vanillite is the lightest Ice-type Pokémon.
 * Vanillite has the lowest base of all  Pokémon.
 * His appearances in the Stephen Squirrelsky and Friends' Movie Spoof Travels are The Reindeer and the Deer and will hopefully be in more spoofs.

Origin
Vanillite appears to be based on a and. It also resembles a child's size in a cup or wafer cone.

Name origin
Vanillite is a combination of  and lite (reduced) or possibly delight. It may also refer to stalactite.

Vanipeti may be a combination of vanilla and petit (French for small).