diff --git a/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-11195-fixed-1730745532480.md b/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-11195-fixed-1730745532480.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9a7e1e0ad9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-11195-fixed-1730745532480.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@linode/manager": Fixed
+---
+
+Animation for VPC subnet drawers ([#11195](https://github.com/linode/manager/pull/11195))
diff --git a/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-11195-tech-stories-1730487840259.md b/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-11195-tech-stories-1730487840259.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6f78202aaf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/manager/.changeset/pr-11195-tech-stories-1730487840259.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@linode/manager": Tech Stories
+---
+
+Convert from `formik` to `react-hook-form` for `SubnetCreateDrawer` ([#11195](https://github.com/linode/manager/pull/11195))
diff --git a/packages/manager/cypress/e2e/core/vpc/vpc-linodes-update.spec.ts b/packages/manager/cypress/e2e/core/vpc/vpc-linodes-update.spec.ts
index a4ac2977d21..aeada2e14d3 100644
--- a/packages/manager/cypress/e2e/core/vpc/vpc-linodes-update.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/manager/cypress/e2e/core/vpc/vpc-linodes-update.spec.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ describe('VPC assign/unassign flows', () => {
     mockGetVPC(mockVPC).as('getVPC');
     mockGetSubnets(mockVPC.id, []).as('getSubnets');
     mockCreateSubnet(mockVPC.id).as('createSubnet');
+    mockGetLinodes([mockLinode]).as('getLinodes');
 
     cy.visitWithLogin(`/vpcs/${mockVPC.id}`);
     cy.wait(['@getVPC', '@getSubnets']);
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ describe('VPC assign/unassign flows', () => {
           .click();
       });
 
-    cy.wait(['@createSubnet', '@getVPC', '@getSubnets']);
+    cy.wait(['@createSubnet', '@getVPC', '@getSubnets', '@getLinodes']);
 
     // confirm that newly created subnet should now appear on VPC's detail page
     cy.findByText(mockVPC.label).should('be.visible');
@@ -123,12 +124,10 @@ describe('VPC assign/unassign flows', () => {
       .should('be.visible')
       .click();
 
-    mockGetLinodes([mockLinode]).as('getLinodes');
     ui.actionMenuItem
       .findByTitle('Assign Linodes')
       .should('be.visible')
       .click();
-    cy.wait('@getLinodes');
 
     ui.drawer
       .findByTitle(`Assign Linodes to subnet: ${mockSubnet.label} (0.0.0.0/0)`)
@@ -224,9 +223,10 @@ describe('VPC assign/unassign flows', () => {
     mockGetVPCs(mockVPCs).as('getVPCs');
     mockGetVPC(mockVPC).as('getVPC');
     mockGetSubnets(mockVPC.id, [mockSubnet]).as('getSubnets');
+    mockGetLinodes([mockLinode, mockSecondLinode]).as('getLinodes');
 
     cy.visitWithLogin(`/vpcs/${mockVPC.id}`);
-    cy.wait(['@getVPC', '@getSubnets']);
+    cy.wait(['@getVPC', '@getSubnets', '@getLinodes']);
 
     // confirm that subnet should get displayed on VPC's detail page
     cy.findByText(mockVPC.label).should('be.visible');
@@ -239,12 +239,10 @@ describe('VPC assign/unassign flows', () => {
       .should('be.visible')
       .click();
 
-    mockGetLinodes([mockLinode, mockSecondLinode]).as('getLinodes');
     ui.actionMenuItem
       .findByTitle('Unassign Linodes')
       .should('be.visible')
       .click();
-    cy.wait('@getLinodes');
 
     ui.drawer
       .findByTitle(
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/features/VPCs/VPCCreate/MultipleSubnetInput.tsx b/packages/manager/src/features/VPCs/VPCCreate/MultipleSubnetInput.tsx
index 23c3f1b42eb..7c5dc9d88e5 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/features/VPCs/VPCCreate/MultipleSubnetInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/features/VPCs/VPCCreate/MultipleSubnetInput.tsx
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ import { Button } from 'src/components/Button/Button';
 import { Divider } from 'src/components/Divider';
 import {
   DEFAULT_SUBNET_IPV4_VALUE,
-  SubnetFieldState,
   getRecommendedSubnetIPv4,
 } from 'src/utilities/subnets';
 
 import { SubnetNode } from './SubnetNode';
 
+import type { SubnetFieldState } from 'src/utilities/subnets';
+
 interface Props {
   disabled?: boolean;
   isDrawer?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/features/VPCs/VPCDetail/SubnetCreateDrawer.tsx b/packages/manager/src/features/VPCs/VPCDetail/SubnetCreateDrawer.tsx
index 0eaf06dca68..d3d1326a69a 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/features/VPCs/VPCDetail/SubnetCreateDrawer.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/features/VPCs/VPCDetail/SubnetCreateDrawer.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
+import { yupResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/yup';
+import { FormHelperText } from '@linode/ui';
 import { createSubnetSchema } from '@linode/validation';
-import { useFormik } from 'formik';
 import * as React from 'react';
+import { Controller, useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 
 import { ActionsPanel } from 'src/components/ActionsPanel/ActionsPanel';
 import { Drawer } from 'src/components/Drawer';
 import { Notice } from 'src/components/Notice/Notice';
+import { Stack } from 'src/components/Stack';
+import { TextField } from 'src/components/TextField';
 import { useGrants, useProfile } from 'src/queries/profile/profile';
 import { useCreateSubnetMutation, useVPCQuery } from 'src/queries/vpcs/vpcs';
-import { getErrorMap } from 'src/utilities/errorUtils';
 import {
   DEFAULT_SUBNET_IPV4_VALUE,
+  RESERVED_IP_NUMBER,
+  calculateAvailableIPv4sRFC1918,
   getRecommendedSubnetIPv4,
 } from 'src/utilities/subnets';
 
-import { SubnetNode } from '../VPCCreate/SubnetNode';
-
-import type { SubnetFieldState } from 'src/utilities/subnets';
+import type { CreateSubnetPayload } from '@linode/api-v4';
 
 interface Props {
   onClose: () => void;
@@ -37,86 +40,114 @@ export const SubnetCreateDrawer = (props: Props) => {
     vpc?.subnets?.map((subnet) => subnet.ipv4 ?? '') ?? []
   );
 
-  const [errorMap, setErrorMap] = React.useState<
-    Record<string, string | undefined>
-  >({});
-
   const {
     isPending,
     mutateAsync: createSubnet,
-    reset,
+    reset: resetRequest,
   } = useCreateSubnetMutation(vpcId);
 
-  const onCreateSubnet = async () => {
+  const {
+    control,
+    formState: { errors, isDirty, isSubmitting },
+    handleSubmit,
+    reset: resetForm,
+    setError,
+    watch,
+  } = useForm<CreateSubnetPayload>({
+    defaultValues: {
+      ipv4: recommendedIPv4,
+      label: '',
+    },
+    mode: 'onBlur',
+    resolver: yupResolver(createSubnetSchema),
+  });
+
+  const ipv4 = watch('ipv4');
+  const numberOfAvailableIPs = calculateAvailableIPv4sRFC1918(ipv4 ?? '');
+
+  const onCreateSubnet = async (values: CreateSubnetPayload) => {
     try {
-      await createSubnet({ ipv4: values.ip.ipv4, label: values.label });
+      await createSubnet(values);
       onClose();
     } catch (errors) {
-      const newErrors = getErrorMap(['label', 'ipv4'], errors);
-      setErrorMap(newErrors);
-      setValues({
-        ip: {
-          ...values.ip,
-          ipv4Error: newErrors.ipv4,
-        },
-        label: values.label,
-        labelError: newErrors.label,
-      });
+      for (const error of errors) {
+        setError(error?.field ?? 'root', { message: error.reason });
+      }
     }
   };
 
-  const { dirty, handleSubmit, resetForm, setValues, values } = useFormik({
-    enableReinitialize: true,
-    initialValues: {
-      ip: {
-        availIPv4s: 256,
-        ipv4: recommendedIPv4,
-      },
-      // @TODO VPC: add IPv6 when that is supported
-      label: '',
-    } as SubnetFieldState,
-    onSubmit: onCreateSubnet,
-    validateOnBlur: false,
-    validateOnChange: false,
-    validationSchema: createSubnetSchema,
-  });
-
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (open) {
-      resetForm();
-      reset();
-      setErrorMap({});
-    }
-  }, [open, reset, resetForm]);
-
   return (
-    <Drawer onClose={onClose} open={open} title={'Create Subnet'}>
-      {errorMap.none && <Notice text={errorMap.none} variant="error" />}
+    <Drawer
+      onExited={() => {
+        resetForm();
+        resetRequest();
+      }}
+      onClose={onClose}
+      open={open}
+      title={'Create Subnet'}
+    >
+      {errors.root?.message && (
+        <Notice spacingBottom={8} text={errors.root.message} variant="error" />
+      )}
       {userCannotAddSubnet && (
         <Notice
           text={
             "You don't have permissions to create a new Subnet. Please contact an account administrator for details."
           }
           important
+          spacingBottom={8}
           spacingTop={16}
           variant="error"
         />
       )}
-      <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
-        <SubnetNode
-          onChange={(subnetState) => {
-            setValues(subnetState);
-          }}
-          disabled={userCannotAddSubnet}
-          subnet={values}
-        />
+      <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onCreateSubnet)}>
+        <Stack>
+          <Controller
+            render={({ field, fieldState }) => (
+              <TextField
+                aria-label="Enter a subnet label"
+                disabled={userCannotAddSubnet}
+                errorText={fieldState.error?.message}
+                label="Subnet Label"
+                onBlur={field.onBlur}
+                onChange={field.onChange}
+                placeholder="Enter a subnet label"
+                value={field.value}
+              />
+            )}
+            control={control}
+            name="label"
+          />
+          <Controller
+            render={({ field, fieldState }) => (
+              <TextField
+                aria-label="Enter an IPv4"
+                disabled={userCannotAddSubnet}
+                errorText={fieldState.error?.message}
+                label="Subnet IP Address Range"
+                onBlur={field.onBlur}
+                onChange={field.onChange}
+                value={field.value}
+              />
+            )}
+            control={control}
+            name="ipv4"
+          />
+          {numberOfAvailableIPs && (
+            <FormHelperText>
+              Number of Available IP Addresses:{' '}
+              {numberOfAvailableIPs > RESERVED_IP_NUMBER
+                ? (numberOfAvailableIPs - RESERVED_IP_NUMBER).toLocaleString()
+                : 0}
+            </FormHelperText>
+          )}
+        </Stack>
         <ActionsPanel
           primaryButtonProps={{
             'data-testid': 'create-subnet-drawer-button',
-            disabled: !dirty || userCannotAddSubnet,
+            disabled: !isDirty || userCannotAddSubnet,
             label: 'Create Subnet',
-            loading: isPending,
-            onClick: onCreateSubnet,
+            loading: isPending || isSubmitting,
             type: 'submit',
           }}
           secondaryButtonProps={{ label: 'Cancel', onClick: onClose }}
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/features/VPCs/VPCDetail/VPCSubnetsTable.tsx b/packages/manager/src/features/VPCs/VPCDetail/VPCSubnetsTable.tsx
index e14512d60c9..f8ccdc60d4c 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/features/VPCs/VPCDetail/VPCSubnetsTable.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/features/VPCs/VPCDetail/VPCSubnetsTable.tsx
@@ -297,13 +297,11 @@ export const VPCSubnetsTable = (props: Props) => {
           Create Subnet
         </Button>
       </Box>
-      {subnetCreateDrawerOpen && (
-        <SubnetCreateDrawer
-          onClose={() => setSubnetCreateDrawerOpen(false)}
-          open={subnetCreateDrawerOpen}
-          vpcId={vpcId}
-        />
-      )}
+      <SubnetCreateDrawer
+        onClose={() => setSubnetCreateDrawerOpen(false)}
+        open={subnetCreateDrawerOpen}
+        vpcId={vpcId}
+      />
       <CollapsibleTable
         TableRowEmpty={
           <TableRowEmpty colSpan={5} message={'No Subnets are assigned.'} />
@@ -318,52 +316,42 @@ export const VPCSubnetsTable = (props: Props) => {
         page={pagination.page}
         pageSize={pagination.pageSize}
       />
-      {subnetUnassignLinodesDrawerOpen && (
-        <SubnetUnassignLinodesDrawer
-          onClose={() => {
-            setSubnetUnassignLinodesDrawerOpen(false);
-            setSelectedLinode(undefined);
-          }}
-          open={subnetUnassignLinodesDrawerOpen}
-          singleLinodeToBeUnassigned={selectedLinode}
-          subnet={selectedSubnet}
-          vpcId={vpcId}
-        />
-      )}
-      {subnetAssignLinodesDrawerOpen && (
-        <SubnetAssignLinodesDrawer
-          onClose={() => setSubnetAssignLinodesDrawerOpen(false)}
-          open={subnetAssignLinodesDrawerOpen}
-          subnet={selectedSubnet}
-          vpcId={vpcId}
-          vpcRegion={vpcRegion}
-        />
-      )}
-      {deleteSubnetDialogOpen && (
-        <SubnetDeleteDialog
-          onClose={() => setDeleteSubnetDialogOpen(false)}
-          open={deleteSubnetDialogOpen}
-          subnet={selectedSubnet}
-          vpcId={vpcId}
-        />
-      )}
-      {editSubnetsDrawerOpen && (
-        <SubnetEditDrawer
-          onClose={() => setEditSubnetsDrawerOpen(false)}
-          open={editSubnetsDrawerOpen}
-          subnet={selectedSubnet}
-          vpcId={vpcId}
-        />
-      )}
-      {powerActionDialogOpen && (
-        <PowerActionsDialog
-          action={linodePowerAction ?? 'Reboot'}
-          isOpen={powerActionDialogOpen}
-          linodeId={selectedLinode?.id}
-          linodeLabel={selectedLinode?.label}
-          onClose={() => setPowerActionDialogOpen(false)}
-        />
-      )}
+      <SubnetUnassignLinodesDrawer
+        onClose={() => {
+          setSubnetUnassignLinodesDrawerOpen(false);
+          setSelectedLinode(undefined);
+        }}
+        open={subnetUnassignLinodesDrawerOpen}
+        singleLinodeToBeUnassigned={selectedLinode}
+        subnet={selectedSubnet}
+        vpcId={vpcId}
+      />
+      <SubnetAssignLinodesDrawer
+        onClose={() => setSubnetAssignLinodesDrawerOpen(false)}
+        open={subnetAssignLinodesDrawerOpen}
+        subnet={selectedSubnet}
+        vpcId={vpcId}
+        vpcRegion={vpcRegion}
+      />
+      <SubnetDeleteDialog
+        onClose={() => setDeleteSubnetDialogOpen(false)}
+        open={deleteSubnetDialogOpen}
+        subnet={selectedSubnet}
+        vpcId={vpcId}
+      />
+      <SubnetEditDrawer
+        onClose={() => setEditSubnetsDrawerOpen(false)}
+        open={editSubnetsDrawerOpen}
+        subnet={selectedSubnet}
+        vpcId={vpcId}
+      />
+      <PowerActionsDialog
+        action={linodePowerAction ?? 'Reboot'}
+        isOpen={powerActionDialogOpen}
+        linodeId={selectedLinode?.id}
+        linodeLabel={selectedLinode?.label}
+        onClose={() => setPowerActionDialogOpen(false)}
+      />
     </>
   );
 };