Essentials

Volbeat

Volbeat

bug

Abilities

Illuminate

Increases the wild encounter rate.

Swarm

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

Damage Taken

  • bug 1
  • dark 1
  • dragon 1
  • electric 1
  • fighting ½
  • fire 2
  • flying 2
  • ghost 1
  • grass ½
  • ground ½
  • ice 1
  • normal 1
  • poison 1
  • psychic 1
  • rock 2
  • steel 1
  • water 1
  • ??? 1

Pokédex Numbers

Introduced in
Generation 3
National
313
Hoenn
86 Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald

Names

Japanese
バルビート (barubiito)
Official Roomaji
Barubeat
Korean
볼비트
Chinese
電螢蟲
French
Muciole
German
Volbeat

Breeding

Gender
always male Search:
Egg groups
  • Bug
  • Humanshape
Hatch counter
15 Search:
Steps to hatch
4080 / 2295

Compatibility

  • Caterpie
  • Weedle
  • Paras
  • Venonat
  • Abra
  • Machop
  • Drowzee
  • Hitmonlee
  • Hitmonchan
  • Mr. Mime
  • Scyther
  • Jynx
  • Electabuzz
  • Magmar
  • Pinsir
  • Ledyba
  • Spinarak
  • Yanma
  • Pineco
  • Gligar
  • Shuckle
  • Heracross
  • Hitmontop
  • Wurmple
  • Surskit
  • Nincada
  • Makuhita
  • Sableye
  • Meditite
  • Volbeat
  • Illumise
  • Spinda
  • Trapinch
  • Cacnea
  • Chimchar
  • Kricketot
  • Burmy
  • Combee
  • Buneary
  • Lucario
  • Skorupi
  • Croagunk

Training

Base EXP
146 Search:
2085 EXP at level
Effort points
  • 1 Speed
Capture rate
150 Search:
Base happiness
70 Search:
Growth rate
slow then very fast Search:

Wild held items

Generation 3 nothing
Generation 4 nothing

Evolution

Baby Basic Stage 1 Stage 2
Volbeat Volbeat

Stats

Pctile Min IVs Max IVs
HP
65
52.0 303 334
Attack
73
51.0 214 245
Defense
55
34.6 178 209
Special Attack
47
26.3 162 193
Special Defense
75
61.0 218 249
Speed
85
72.9 238 269
Total
400
41.1

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum

It communicates with others by lighting up its rear at night. It loves ILLUMISE’s sweet aroma.

HeartGold, SoulSilver

It emits light from its tail to communicate. It loves the sweet aroma given off by ILLUMISE.

Sprites

Volbeat Volbeat Volbeat Volbeat

Miscellany

Species
Firefly Search:
Color
gray Search:
Cry
Habitat Generation 3
forest Search:
Pawprint
Volbeat
Shape
Sciurine Search:

Height

Trainer dude

Volbeat
7

2'3.6"
0.7 m

Weight

Trainer dudette

Volbeat
177

39.0 lb
17.7 kg

Locations

Diamond Diamond
Pearl Pearl
Platinum Platinum

Moves

Bug moves get STAB, and have their type highlighted in green.

Physical moves better suit Volbeat's higher Attack, and have their class highlighted in green.

Generation 3 Generation 4 Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
Flash normal None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Accuracy by one level.

Tackle normal Physical 35 35 95%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

5 Confuse Ray ghost None 10 0 100%

Confuses the target.

9 5 Double Team normal None 15 0 100%

Raises the user's Evasion by one level.

9 Confuse Ray ghost None 10 0 100%

Confuses the target.

13 13 Moonlight normal None 5 0 100%

Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather.

17 17 Quick Attack normal Physical 30 40 100% 1

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

21 21 Tail Glow bug None 20 0 100%

Raises the user's Special Attack by two levels.

25 25 Signal Beam bug Special 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.

29 29 Protect normal None 10 0 0% 3

Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.

33 33 Helping Hand normal None 20 0 100% 5

Ally's next move inflicts half more damage.

37 Zen Headbutt psychic Physical 15 80 90%

Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.

41 Bug Buzz bug Special 10 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

37 45 Double-Edge normal Physical 15 120 100%

User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.

Generation 3 Generation 4 Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
Baton Pass normal None 40 0 100%

Allows the trainer to switch out the user and pass effects along to its replacement.

Bug Buzz bug Special 10 90 100%

Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

Encore normal None 5 0 100%

Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns.

Silver Wind bug Special 5 60 100%

Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats by one level.

Trick psychic None 10 0 100%

User and target swap items.

Generation 3 Generation 4 Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Air Cutter flying Special 25 55 95%

Has an increased chance for a critical hit.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Body Slam normal Physical 15 85 100%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Bug Bite bug Physical 20 60 100%

If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Counter fighting Physical 20 1 100% -5

Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Double-Edge normal Physical 15 120 100%

User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver DynamicPunch fighting Physical 5 100 50%

Has a 100% chance to confuse the target.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Endure normal None 10 0 100% 3

Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Helping Hand normal None 20 0 100% 5

Ally's next move inflicts half more damage.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Ice Punch ice Physical 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Mega Kick normal Physical 5 120 75%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Mega Punch normal Physical 20 80 85%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Metronome normal None 10 0 100%

Randomly selects and uses any move in the game.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Mimic normal None 10 0 100%

Copies the target's last used move.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Mud-Slap ground Special 10 20 100%

Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy by one level.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Ominous Wind ghost Special 5 60 100%

Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats by one level.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Psych Up normal None 10 0 100%

Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Seismic Toss fighting Physical 20 1 100%

Inflicts damage equal to the user's level.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Signal Beam bug Special 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to confuse the target.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Sleep Talk normal None 10 0 100%

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Snore normal Special 15 40 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver String Shot bug None 40 0 95%

Lowers the target's Speed by one level.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Substitute normal None 10 0 100%

Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Swagger normal None 15 0 90%

Raises the target's Attack by two levels and confuses the target.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Swift normal Special 20 60 100%

Never misses.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Tailwind flying None 30 0 0%

For three turns, friendly Pokémon have doubled Speed.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Thunder Wave electric None 20 0 100%

Paralyzes the target.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver ThunderPunch electric Physical 15 75 100%

Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Emerald FireRed, LeafGreen Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Zen Headbutt psychic Physical 15 80 90%

Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.

Generation 3 Generation 4 Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
01 01 Focus Punch fighting Physical 20 150 100% -3

If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.

03 03 Water Pulse water Special 20 60 100%

Has a 20% chance to confuse the target.

06 06 Toxic poison None 10 0 85%

Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.

10 10 Hidden Power normal Special 15 1 100%

Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.

11 11 Sunny Day fire None 5 0 0%

Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.

16 16 Light Screen psychic None 30 0 100%

Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns..

17 17 Protect normal None 10 0 0% 3

Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.

18 18 Rain Dance water None 5 0 0%

Changes the weather to rain for five turns.

19 19 Giga Drain grass Special 10 60 100%

Heals the user by half the damage inflicted.

21 21 Frustration normal Physical 20 1 100%

Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.

22 22 SolarBeam grass Special 10 120 100%

Requires a turn to charge before attacking.

24 24 Thunderbolt electric Special 15 95 100%

Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

25 25 Thunder electric Special 10 120 70%

Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

27 27 Return normal Physical 20 1 100%

Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.

30 30 Shadow Ball ghost Special 15 80 100%

Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

31 31 Brick Break fighting Physical 15 75 100%

Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.

32 32 Double Team normal None 15 0 100%

Raises the user's Evasion by one level.

34 34 Shock Wave electric Special 20 60 100%

Never misses.

40 40 Aerial Ace flying Physical 20 60 100%

Never misses.

42 42 Facade normal Physical 20 70 100%

Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.

43 43 Secret Power normal Physical 20 70 100%

Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.

44 44 Rest psychic None 10 0 100%

User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.

45 45 Attract normal None 15 0 100%

Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.

46 46 Thief dark Physical 10 40 100%

Takes the target's item.

51 Roost flying None 10 0 0%

Heals the user by half its max HP.

56 Fling dark Physical 10 1 100%

Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.

57 Charge Beam electric Special 10 50 90%

Has a 70% chance to raise the user's Special Attack by one level.

58 Endure normal None 10 0 100% 3

Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.

62 Silver Wind bug Special 5 60 100%

Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats by one level.

H5 70 Flash normal None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Accuracy by one level.

73 Thunder Wave electric None 20 0 100%

Paralyzes the target.

77 Psych Up normal None 10 0 100%

Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.

78 Captivate normal None 20 0 100%

Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it's the opposite gender.

82 Sleep Talk normal None 10 0 100%

Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.

83 Natural Gift normal Physical 15 1 100%

Power and type depend on the held berry.

87 Swagger normal None 15 0 90%

Raises the target's Attack by two levels and confuses the target.

89 U-turn bug Physical 20 70 100%

User must switch out after attacking.

90 Substitute normal None 10 0 100%

Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.

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