Its strongest point is Sp. Def — higher than 72% of species. On the other hand, Sp. Atk — lower than 74% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. In defense it has 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances at its disposal.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value.
Sp. Def and Speed share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (73) is 26 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 70% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 4
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Hoenn | #086 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
|---|---|---|
| Hoenn | #089 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Kalos | #133 | X / Y |
| Kitakami | #009 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask |
Abilities
- Illuminate Doubles the wild encounter rate.
- Swarm Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
- Prankster Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.
Pokédex entry
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.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Volbeat takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
2002–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Volbeat appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (8)
All Volbeat cards →Volbeat has 8 cards in 8 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 158 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 15 cycles, which is roughly 4,100 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (7)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Hoenn
Johto
Kalos
Sinnoh
Moves (90)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (73 via TM/TR, 11 via Egg, 35 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | 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 |