Volbeat
Artwork
Names
- English: Volbeat
- Japanese: バルビート (Barubeat)
- German: Volbeat
- French: Muciole
Number(s)
- National: 313
- Hoenn: 86
Gender
♂ 100% - ♀ 0%
Egg Group(s)
Bug / Humanshape
Evolution
| Basic |
|---|
 VolbeatBase form |
Size
- Height: 0.7 m / 2’04”
- Weight: 17.7 kg / 39.0 lbs.
Damage Taken
- ×½: Fighting, Ground, Grass
- ×2: Flying, Rock, Fire
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 400 | ||
| HP | 47 | 0 | |
| Attack | 38 | 0 | |
| Defense | 54 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 55 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 36 | 0 | |
| Speed | 21 | 1 | |
Ability
- Illuminate
- Game's description
- Raises the likelihood of meeting wild Pokémon.
- Map effect
- If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon increases to 200%.
- Swarm
- Game's description
- Powers up Bug-type moves in a pinch.
- Battle effect
- When HP is below 1/3rd, Bug’s power increases to 1.5 times.
- Map effect
- While travelling, the roar of common wild Pokémon can be heard more often if the Pokémon is in the lead spot.
Wild Item
- NONE
Pal Park
- Area: Mountain
- Points: 70
- Encounter rate: 20
Miscellaneous
- Species: Firefly Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 3,840
- Color: Gray
- Catch Rate: 150
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Erratic
600,000 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Route 229 [Common]
- Pearl
- Route 229 [Common]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- 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.
- Fire Red
- It lives around clean ponds. At night, its rear lights up. It converses with others by flashing its light.
- Leaf Green
- It lives around clean ponds. At night, its rear lights up. It converses with others by flashing its light.
- Diamond
- It communicates with others by lighting up its rear at night. It loves ILLUMISE’s sweet aroma.
- Pearl
- It communicates with others by lighting up its rear at night. It loves ILLUMISE’s sweet aroma.