Vanilluxe

Vanilluxe is one of the Pokemon that people bring up when they want to highlight bad designs/the declining quality that has allegedly shown up as the generations march on. Whether you love or hate this deluxe icecream cone that was apparently inspired by the iconic Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters, its presence in Go is all-around lackluster. If you want a good Ice Type, you could evolve a 0-0-0 Mamoswine and get better performance than a perfect icecream cone.

Best PvE Offensive Moveset

• Frost Breath pairs with Blizzard to give Vanilluxe its only moveset with a shread of viability
• Astonish and Signal Beam are bad, Flash Cannon is just mediocre.

Best PvE Defensive Moveset

• Frost Breath has STAB and the highest base power for defense
• Signal Beam is the easiest to use charged move, though it's very likely to be resisted.
• Blizzard is strong and fairly hard to dodge, but far too slow to be viable
• Flash Cannon is the worst of all worlds

Frost Breath is by far the best fast move choice for Vanilluxe, though it doesn't meld extremely well with its charged moves.

With above average damage and below average energy gains, Signal Beam is the first real choice as the cheapest charged move option that can also fish for stat drops. Blizzard provides some very real Ice Type power for when shields are down as well.