Pokédex No.0313Gen 3 · Hoenn

Visual data

No.0313 · Firefly Pokémon

Volbeat

バルビート

Bug

Height

0.7 m

Weight

17.7 kg

Color

Gray

Shape

Upright

Abilities

Illuminate

Doubles the wild encounter rate.

Swarm

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

PranksterHidden

Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.

Overview Stats Matchups Lookalikes Where to find it Moves Pokédex Names Training + breeding

02 //Base stats

StatBase

HP65

240–334

Attack73

135–269

Defense75

139–273

Sp. Atk47

89–212

Sp. Def85

157–295

Speed85

157–295

Total430Higher than 46% of all Pokémon

Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).

HPtop 56%
Attacktop 53%
Defensetop 43%
Sp. Atktop 75%
Sp. Deftop 28%
Speedtop 29%

03 //Type matchups

Defensive multipliers

Takes 2× damage

FireFlyingRock

Takes ½× damage

GrassFightingGround

Damage taken from every type

Normal1×

Fire2×

Water1×

Electric1×

Grass½×

Ice1×

Fighting½×

Poison1×

Ground½×

Flying2×

Psychic1×

Bug1×

Rock2×

Ghost1×

Dragon1×

Dark1×

Steel1×

Fairy1×

Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)

GrassPsychicDark

04 //Easily confused with

Most similar silhouettes

Volbeat

???84% match

???82% match

???81% match

Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.

05 //Where to find it

By game

Games	Location	Method
SV	Apple Hills Atlas The Teal Mask	Wild
SV	Fellhorn Gorge Atlas The Teal Mask	Wild
SV	Kitakami Road Atlas The Teal Mask	Wild
SV	Kitakami Wilds The Teal Mask	Wild
SV	Loyalty Plaza Atlas The Teal Mask	Wild
SV	Mossfell Confluence The Teal Mask	Wild
SV	Reveler's Road Atlas The Teal Mask	Wild
SV	Tera Raid Battles The Teal Mask · 2★	Tera Raid
SV	Tera Raid Battles The Teal Mask · 4★	Tera Raid
SV	Timeless Woods The Teal Mask	Wild
SV	Wistful Fields Atlas The Teal Mask	Wild
ZA	Not in this game

Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.

06 //Moves

71 moves

Lv	Move	Type	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Page →	Normal	40	100	35
5	Page →	Normal	—	—	15
8	Page →	Ghost	—	100	10
12	Page →	Normal	40	100	30
15	Page →	Bug	50	100	20
19	Page →	Fairy	—	—	5
22	Page →	Bug	—	—	20
26	Page →	Normal	—	—	10
29	Page →	Psychic	80	90	15
33	Page →	Normal	—	—	20
36	Page →	Bug	90	100	10
40	Page →	Fairy	90	90	10
43	Page →	Normal	120	100	15
47	Page →	Bug	20	100	20

Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.

07 //Pokédex entries

6 unique entries

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

HeartgoldSoulsilver

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

DiamondPearlPlatinumBlackWhiteBlack 2White 2X

It lives around clean ponds. At night, its rear lights up. It converses with others by flashing its light.

FireredLeafgreenY

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.

Emerald

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.

SapphireAlpha Sapphire

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.

RubyOmega Ruby