Generation III

volbeat

Firefly Pokémon

bug

Volbeat’s tail glows like a lightbulb. With other Volbeat, it uses its tail to draw geometric shapes in the night sky. This Pokémon loves the sweet aroma given off by Illumise.

0.7 m

Height

17.7 kg

Weight

151

Base XP

150

Capture Rate

Base Happiness

♂ 100% ♀ 0%

Gender

Base Stats

HP65

Attack73

Defense75

Sp. Atk47

Sp. Def85

Speed85

+1 EV

Total430

Historical Stats

Generation VI

Defense55

Sp. Def75

Abilities

Illuminate

Slot 1Generation III

Doubles the wild encounter rate.

“By illuminating its surroundings, the Pokémon prevents its accuracy from being lowered.”

Swarm

Slot 2Generation III

Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

“Powers up Bug-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.”

Prankster

Slot 3HiddenGeneration V

Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.

“Gives priority to the Pokémon's status moves.”

Evolution Chain

volbeat

#313

Breeding

Bug Humanshape

Egg Groups

15 cycles

Hatch Counter

Forest

Habitat

Slow Then Very Fast

Growth Rate

Upright

Shape

Gender Diff.

Moves (90)

Level Up (7)

Lv.	Move	Type	Class	Pwr	Acc	PP
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. Changed in: Black White, Sun Moon	normal	physical	40	100%	35
1	Play Nice Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.	normal	status	—	—	20
5	Double TeamTM32 Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. User	normal	status	—	—	15
12	Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	normal	physical	40	100%	30
19	Moonlight Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather. User Restores 50% HP Changed in: X Y	fairy	status	—	—	5
22	Tail Glow Raises the user’s Special Attack by three stages. User Changed in: Black White	bug	status	—	—	20
47	InfestationTM83 Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.	bug	special	20	100%	20

TM / HM (68)

Egg Moves (6)

Counter Seismic Toss Dizzy Punch Swagger Silver Wind Roost

Tutor (9)

Mega Punch Mega Kick String Shot Mimic Snore Dynamic Punch Signal Beam Defog Ominous Wind

Sprites (13)

Back default

Back shiny

Front default

Front shiny

Other dream world front default

Other home front default

Other home front shiny

Other official Artwork front default

Other official Artwork front shiny

Other showdown back default

Other showdown back shiny

Other showdown front default

Other showdown front shiny

Cries

Latest

Legacy

Encounter Locations

Sinnoh Route 229 Area

DiamondWalk Lv.505%

PearlWalk Lv.5010%

PlatinumWalk Lv.4910%

Hoenn Route 117 Area

RubyWalk Lv.131%

SapphireWalk Lv.1318%

EmeraldWalk Lv.131%

Kalos Route 7 Area

XWalk Lv.1330%

YWalk Lv.1330%

Friend Safari Bug

XWalk Lv.3033%

YWalk Lv.3033%

Game Appearances

Ruby#386Sapphire#386Emerald#386Firered#386Leafgreen#386Diamond#313Pearl#313Platinum#313Heartgold#313Soulsilver#313Black#313White#313Black 2#313White 2#313

Held Items

Bright Powder

Omega Ruby: 5%Alpha Sapphire: 5%Sun: 5%Moon: 5%Ultra Sun: 5%Ultra Moon: 5%

Pokédex Numbers

#313

National

#86

Hoenn

#133

Kalos Central

Kitakami

#89

Updated Hoenn

Names in Other Languages

볼비트

Korean

Muciole

French

Volbeat

German

Volbeat

Spanish

Volbeat

Italian

バルビート

Japanese

Pal Park

Mountain

Score: 70Rate: 20

volbeat

Base Stats

Historical Stats

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Breeding

Moves (90)

Level Up (7)

TM / HM (68)

Egg Moves (6)

Tutor (9)

Sprites (13)

Cries

Encounter Locations

Game Appearances

Held Items

Pokédex Numbers

Names in Other Languages

Pal Park

Meta