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Volbeat Firefly Pokémon バルビート Barubeat #0313 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Bug Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Illuminate orSwarm Cacophony Cacophony Prankster Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 100% male	Catch rate 150(29.5%)
Breeding Egg Groups Bug andHuman-Like Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 2'04" 0.7 m Volbeat 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 39.0 lbs. 17.7 kg Volbeat 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 146 Gen. III-IV Unknown IV 151 V+	Leveling rate Erratic
EV yield Total: 1 Volbeat 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Gray	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Volbeat (Japanese:バルビートBarubeat) is aBug-typePokémon introduced inGeneration III.

While it is not known toevolve into or from any other Pokémon, it is related toIllumise and, starting inGeneration V, can produceEggs that contain either Illumise or Volbeat whenbred withDitto.

Biology

Volbeat is a firefly-like, bipedalPokémon. Its body is black with a blue chest and abdomen. There are two yellow stripes across its front: one on its chest and one near its legs. A red band separates each limb from its body and a thicker, incomplete one surrounds its shoulders. Two simple wings extend from the band around its shoulder. It has a blue face with yellow eyes, and curly, yellow antennae with black stripes. It has a spherical yellow tail, which glows to communicate and draw geometric patterns in the sky while in a swarm. InGeneration III,Tail Glow was itssignature move. This is a male only species;Illumise is its female counterpart. Volbeat is attracted by the sweet aroma given off by Illumise. It lives inforests near clean ponds, but will move if the pond becomes dirty.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: After a successful Travel Mode on theRuby Field, Volbeat will fly down to paint in the new area.
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: A large group of Volbeat andIllumise are seen atFogbound Lake where they put on a display making the lake look beautiful.

Pokédex entries

Volbeat in theKitakami Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Games		Held items
Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire	Bright Powder (5%)
Brilliant Diamond	Shining Pearl

Stats

Base stats

Generations III-VI

Generation VII onwards

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Volbeat is available inScarlet and Violet Version 2.0.1+.

Byleveling up

ByTM

Generation IX Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM011 TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM015 TM015 Struggle Bug Bug Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM020 TM020 Trailblaze Grass Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM021 TM021 Pounce Bug Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM023 TM023 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM032 TM032 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM040 TM040 Air Cutter Flying Special 06060 095}}95% 25 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM058 TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM060 TM060 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM065 TM065 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM068 TM068 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM069 TM069 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM075 TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM079 TM079 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM080 TM080 Metronome Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM082 TM082 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM109 TM109 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM111 TM111 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM113 TM113 Tailwind Flying Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM122 TM122 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM132 TM132 Baton Pass Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 40 TM162 TM162 Bug Buzz Bug Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM166 TM166 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM168 TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM182 TM182 Bug Bite Bug Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM185 TM185 Lunge Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM192 TM192 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150150 100}}100% 20 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM205 TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM219 TM219 Skitter Smack Bug Physical 07070 090}}90% 10

Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Volbeat Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Volbeat Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

Bybreeding

Generation IX Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Roost Flying Status — —% 5 Seismic Toss Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Swagger Normal Status — 85% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must bechain bred onto Volbeat Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Volbeat Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Volbeat Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.6% Friend Area:Rub-a-Dub River Phrases 51%-100% HP My lit-uptaillight is a symbol of my maleness! 26%-50% HP Um... My health is down about halfway. 1%-25% HP I'm done for... Even my taillight is like a candle in the wind. Level up I leveled up! My lit-up taillight shines brighter than ever!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, andExplorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: F
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Rescue Connected to:Illumise,Togekiss Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal I like Illumise so much! Finding one makes my rear end shine with joy! Low HP (< 50%) Argh... My tail is losing its power to shine...
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.97 seconds Base HP: 52 Base Attack: 75 Base Defense: 55 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Bug Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Bug Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #072 Crowd Control Increases damage when there are more Volbeat in the puzzle area.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 163 Base Attack: 143 Base Defense: 166 Egg Distance: 5 km Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks:Struggle Bug,Tackle Charged Attacks:Signal Beam,Bug Buzz,Thunderbolt

Evolution data

Unevolved Volbeat  Bug

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please seeVolbeat images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Other sprites

Emerald intro's sprite

In animation

Main series

Major appearances

Volbeat debuted inCamp Pikachu, where he served as a sort of camp counselor and guide at a mill thatPikachu and his friends stumbled upon.

Five Volbeat made their animated series debut inLove at First Flight. All of them, including onenicknamed Beat, were under the ownership ofRomeo and part of a show alongside Illumise for theMay Festival.

InThat's Just Swellow,Volt owns a Volbeat that knowsElectric-type moves likeThunder and is always used inPokéRinger competitions. As such, Volbeat was used during theCrossgate PokéRinger tournament, but he wound up being defeated byTaillow.

InTime Warp Heals All Wounds,Edna mentioned how Volbeat and Illumise frequently did their mating dance rituals in a large tree that used to be located in the middle of the city. In the new timelineMay created aftertime traveling, the tree remained and the migrations never stopped.

Minor appearances

InA Double Dilemma, a Volbeat was living inNorth Petalburg.

A Volbeat appeared inPokéblock, Stock, and Berry.

InLessons in Lilycove, aCoordinator's Volbeat competed in theLilycove CityContest.

InZoroark: Master of Illusions, a Volbeat living inCrown City worked with several other Pokémon in surroundingZorua at the park. They were intent on attacking him as retribution for whatZoroark did to the city. Before a fight could break out, Volbeat and the other Pokémon were calmed byCelebi.

A Volbeat appeared inLighting the Way Home!.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Generations

InThe Cavern, awild Volbeat was fleeing from a storm that aPrimalKyogre was creating.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Volbeat debuted inCreepin Past Cacnea, where a wild one battled alongside aDuskull, aWingull, aCacnea, and aBeautifly againstNorman, but they were quickly defeated by his Pokémon.

InTongue-Tied Kecleon,Ruby andWally observed multiple Volbeat dancing withwildIllumise.

Aqua AdminAmber owns two Volbeat, both of which first appeared inVery Vexing Volbeat. While one distractedTeam Magma withTail Glow, the other was able to steal theBlue Orb from the enemy team and deliver it toArchie.

InThe Final Battle IV, a Volbeat helpedEmerald with his disabilities.

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

A Volbeat appeared inPokémon Friendship Story.

In the TCG

Main article:Volbeat (TCG)

Trivia

• Volbeat shares itscategory with its female counterpartIllumise. They are both known as the Firefly Pokémon.
• Volbeat and its counterpart are the onlyBug-type Pokémon in theHuman-Like Egg Group.
  • No other Pokémon have the same dualEgg Group as Volbeat andits counterpart (Bug andHuman-Like).
• In Generation VII, Volbeat is the only Pokémon with an illegal combination of Egg moves (Lunge andDizzy Punch), as it is male only and has different Egg moves from its female counterpart,Illumise.Nidoran♂ is in a similar situation, but it is in the Field Egg Group and can therefore inherit any combination of Egg moves fromSmeargle.

Origin

Volbeat appears to be based on alampyrid (also known as a firefly or lightningbug) like its counterpart,Illumise. Its coloring resembles the subfamilyCyphonocerinae. Its appearance may also be based on agreaser, a subculture in the 1950s; their Japanese counterparts are theBōsōzoku. Greasers usually wore black or brown Y-collared trench-coats and/or jackets with under shirts and also had heavily greased hair. This is shown in Volbeat's black colored "shirt", striped belly "under shirt" and "collar". The pose Volbeat takes in its official art may also be a reference to greasers, as they are commonly shown with their hands either holding or popping their jacket collars.

Name origin

Volbeat may be a combination ofvolt andbeetle orbeat.

Barubeat may be a combination of バルブbulb,beat, andbeetle.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese バルビートBarubeat Frombulb,beat, andbeetle French Muciole Frommusique andluciole Spanish Volbeat Same as English name German Volbeat Same as English name Italian Volbeat Same as English name Korean 볼비트Volbeat Transcription of its English name Mandarin Chinese 電螢蟲 / 电萤虫Diànyíngchóng From電 / 电diàn,螢 / 萤yíng, and蟲 / 虫chóng Cantonese Chinese 電螢蟲Dihnyìhngchùhng From電dihn,螢yìhng, and蟲chùhng

More languages Hindi बल्बीटBulbeat Frombulb andbeat; similar to Japanese name Russian ВолбитVolbit Transcription of English name Thai บารูบีทBarubit Transcription of Japanese name

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