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Volbeat's Type

BUG

Volbeat's Pokédex #s

National #: 313

Volbeat's Base Stats

HP:: 65

Attack:: 73

Defense:: 75

Sp. Atk:: 47

Sp. Def:: 85

Speed:: 85

Total:: 430

Misc. Info

Height:: 2'4" (0.7m)

Weight:: 39 lbs. (17.7 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Bug / Human-Like

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,640,000

EV Yield:: 1 Speed

Base EXP:: 151

Catch Rate:: 150

Base Happiness:: 70

Volbeat's Abilities

Here are what abilities Volbeat can possibly have, along with their effects.

Illuminate: Doubles the encounter rate of wild Pokémon.

Swarm: Increases the damage of Volbeat's Bug-type moves by 50% when it is at 1/3 or less HP.

Prankster: Volbeat's status moves have their priority increased by one stage, but fail if used against a Dark-type Pokémon.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Volbeat's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: FIRE

FLYING

ROCK

½: GRASS

FIGHTING

GROUND

Volbeat's Evolution Line

Volbeat does not evolve into any other known or available Pokémon.

Volbeat's Alternate Forms

Volbeat's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Volbeat can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Volbeat learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Play Nice Lowers the target's Attack by one stage. Ignores Protect/Detect/etc.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
5	Double Team Raises Volbeat's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
8	Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
12	Quick Attack Has higher priority.	NORMAL	40	100%	30	One Target
15	Struggle Bug 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	BUG	50	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
19	Moonlight Heals 1/2 of Volbeat's max HP. 1/4 in bad weather or 2/3 while sunny.	FAIRY	--	--	5	User
22	Tail Glow Raises Volbeat's Special Attack by three stages.	BUG	--	--	20	User
26	Encore Forces the target to use its recent move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	5	One Target
29	Protect Protects Volbeat from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
33	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
36	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
40	Bug Buzz 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	BUG	90	100%	10	One Target
43	Play Rough 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack by one stage.	FAIRY	90	90%	10	One Target
47	Double-Edge Volbeat takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target
50	Infestation Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	BUG	20	100%	20	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Volbeat can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM01	Focus Punch Low priority. Charges for the turn. If hit, lose focus and do nothing for the turn.	FIGHTING	150	100%	20	One Target
TM03	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM16	Light Screen Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User's Field
TM17	Protect Protects Volbeat from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM19	Giga Drain Heals Volbeat by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Dazzling Gleam Damages all nearby enemies.	FAIRY	80	100%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM22	Solar Beam Charges for a turn, attacks on the second turn. No charge time in the sun; half damage in the rain.	GRASS	120	100%	10	One Target
TM24	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Thunder 30% chance of paralyzing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.	ELECTRIC	110	70%	10	One Target
TM30	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TM31	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Volbeat's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM34	Shock Wave Doesn't miss the target.	ELECTRIC	60	--	20	One Target
TM40	Aerial Ace Doesn't miss the target.	FLYING	60	--	20	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Volbeat is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Volbeat restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM51	Roost Heals Volbeat's HP by 50% and removes its Flying-type for the rest of the turn.	FLYING	--	--	10	User
TM56	Fling Throws Volbeat's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM57	Charge Beam Has a 70% chance to raise Volbeat's Special Attack by one stage.	ELECTRIC	50	90%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM62	Bug Buzz 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	BUG	90	100%	10	One Target
TM70	Flash Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
TM73	Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	ELECTRIC	--	90%	20	One Target
TM77	Psych Up Copies all stat modifiers on the target.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Volbeat's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM89	U-turn Forces Volbeat to switch out after dealing damage.	BUG	70	100%	20	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Volbeat's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Volbeat can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Volbeat.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Baton Pass Switches to another Pokémon on your team and keeps stat modifiers and effects.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
EGG	Trick Switches Volbeat's held item with the target's.	PSYCHIC	--	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Encore Forces the target to use its recent move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	5	One Target
EGG	Seismic Toss Does exact damage equal to Volbeat's level.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Lunge Lowers the target's Attack by one stage.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target

Volbeat's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Volbeat's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Volbeat's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Volbeat is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	240	271	303	334	65
Attack	151	182	214	245	73
Defense	155	186	218	249	75
Sp. Atk	99	130	162	193	47
Sp. Def	175	206	238	269	85
Speed	175	206	238	269	85
Total					430

Where to Find Volbeat in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Location information on where to find Volbeat in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Volbeat

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

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.

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.

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.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

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

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

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.

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.

FireRed LeafGreen