#0313
Volbeat
Firefly Pokémon
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.
Details
Height0.7 m
Weight17.7 kg
Gender100.0% ♂ · 0.0% ♀
Catch rate150
Base friendship70
Growth rateslow then very fast
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
65
Attack
73
Defense
75
Sp. Atk
47
Sp. Def
85
Speed
85
Total
430
Base Stat Total
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Volbeat can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
19 sprites & renders for Volbeat.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Play Nice | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 8 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 12 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | Struggle Bug | Bug | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 19 | Moonlight | Fairy | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 22 | Tail Glow | Bug | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 26 | Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| 26 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 26 | Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 29 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 33 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 36 | Bug Buzz | Bug | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 40 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 43 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 47 | Infestation | Bug | Special | 20 | 100 | 20 |
Breeding & egg moves
Volbeat can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
