Volbeat #0313

The Firefly Pokémon

Typing	Bug
Abilities	Illuminate - Ability 1 Swarm - Ability 2 Prankster - Hidden
Classification	The Firefly Pokémon
National ID	#0313
Regional ID	#0009

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

FlyingRockFire

Resists x½

FightingGroundGrass

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This page displays data from The Teal Mask (Violet) (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	65	125—172
Attack	73	70—137
Defense	75	72—139
Sp. Attack	47	46—108
Sp. Defense	85	81—150
Speed	85	81—150
Total	430	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Bug Human-Like
Egg Cycles	15
Egg Steps	3840 - Generations II, III, and VII 3825 - Generations IV 3855 - Generations V and VI 3825 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 1920 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	100.00%
Height	0.7 m (2'4")
Weight	17.7 kg (39.0 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	151
Catch Rate	150
Catch Chance	~29.47% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Erratic
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "It lives around clean ponds. At night, its rear lights up. It converses with others by flashing its light." Violet "It flashes the light on its rear to communicate with other Volbeat. It loves the sweet aroma given off by Illumise."
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "It communicates with others by lighting up its rear at night. It loves Illumise’s sweet aroma."
X "It communicates with others by lighting up its rear at night. It loves Illumise’s sweet aroma." Y "It lives around clean ponds. At night, its rear lights up. It converses with others by flashing its light."
Alpha Sapphire "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." Omega Ruby "With the arrival of night, Volbeat emits light from its tail. It communicates with others by adjusting the intensity and flashing of its light. This Pokémon is attracted by the sweet aroma of Illumise."
Black White "It communicates with others by lighting up its rear at night. It loves Illumise’s sweet aroma."
Black 2 White 2 "It communicates with others by lighting up its rear at night. It loves Illumise’s sweet aroma."
Diamond Pearl "It communicates with others by lighting up its rear at night. It loves ILLUMISE’s sweet aroma."
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."
Ruby "With the arrival of night, VOLBEAT emits light from its tail. It communicates with others by adjusting the intensity and flashing of its light. This POKéMON is attracted by the sweet aroma of ILLUMISE." Sapphire "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."
FireRed LeafGreen "It lives around clean ponds. At night, its rear lights up. It converses with others by flashing its light."
Emerald "With their taillights lit, VOLBEAT fly in a swarm, drawing geometric designs in the night sky. They move their nests if their pond water becomes dirty."

Learnset

Level-up Egg TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Volbeat via level-up in Pokémon The Teal Mask (Violet):

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Tackle	40	100	Normal	Phys.
5	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
8	Confuse Ray	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
12	Quick Attack	40	100	Normal	Phys.
15	Struggle Bug	50	100	Bug	Spec.
19	Moonlight	—	—	Fairy	Stat.
22	Tail Glow	—	—	Bug	Stat.
26	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
29	Zen Headbutt	80	90	Psychic	Phys.
33	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
36	Bug Buzz	90	100	Bug	Spec.
40	Play Rough	90	90	Fairy	Phys.
43	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
47	Infestation	20	100	Bug	Spec.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Volbeat as Egg Moves in Pokémon The Teal Mask (Violet):

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Roost	—	—	Flying	Stat.
Seismic Toss	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Volbeat via TM in Pokémon The Teal Mask (Violet):

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM005	Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM011	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM014	Acrobatics	55	100	Flying	Phys.
TM015	Struggle Bug	50	100	Bug	Spec.
TM017	Confuse Ray	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM018	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM020	Trailblaze	50	100	Grass	Phys.
TM021	Pounce	50	100	Bug	Phys.
TM022	Chilling Water	50	100	Water	Spec.
TM023	Charge Beam	50	90	Electric	Spec.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM040	Air Cutter	60	95	Flying	Spec.
TM043	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM058	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM059	Zen Headbutt	80	90	Psychic	Phys.
TM060	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM065	Air Slash	75	95	Flying	Spec.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM068	Thunder Punch	75	100	Electric	Phys.
TM069	Ice Punch	75	100	Ice	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM075	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM079	Dazzling Gleam	80	100	Fairy	Spec.
TM080	Metronome	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM082	Thunder Wave	—	90	Electric	Stat.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM087	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM109	Trick	—	100	Psychic	Stat.
TM111	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
TM113	Tailwind	—	—	Flying	Stat.
TM114	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM122	Encore	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM127	Play Rough	90	90	Fairy	Phys.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM132	Baton Pass	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM162	Bug Buzz	90	100	Bug	Spec.
TM166	Thunder	110	70	Electric	Spec.
TM168	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM182	Bug Bite	60	100	Bug	Phys.
TM185	Lunge	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM192	Focus Punch	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM205	Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM219	Skitter Smack	70	90	Bug	Phys.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation III

Ruby

Catchable

Sapphire

Catchable

FireRed

Transfer

LeafGreen

Transfer

Emerald

Catchable

Generation IV

Diamond

Catchable

Pearl

Catchable

Platinum

Catchable

HeartGold

Catchable

SoulSilver

Catchable

Generation V

Black

Catchable

White

Obtainable

Black 2

Catchable

White 2

Obtainable

Generation VI

X

Catchable

Y

Catchable

Alpha Sapphire

Catchable

Omega Ruby

Catchable

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Transfer

Ultra Moon

Transfer

Generation VIII

Brilliant Diamond

Catchable

Shining Pearl

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Transfer

Violet

Transfer

The Teal Mask (Scarlet)

Catchable

The Teal Mask (Violet)

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Minun(#0312)

Illumise(#0314)

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Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

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Volbeat #0313

The Firefly Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Egg Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites