Elite Redux LeafGreen
#313

Volbeat

The Firefly Pokémon

Bug

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.

Base stat total
430
Height
0.7 m
Weight
17.7 kg
Catch rate
150

Base stats

430 total
HP 65 271 334
Atk 73 163 269
Def 75 167 273
SpA 47 117 212
SpD 85 185 295
Spe 85 185 295

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Flying 2× Rock 2× Fire 2×
Takes less
Fighting ½× Ground ½× Grass ½×

The other 12 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Pollinate Normal moves become Bug; Bug types ignore powder. Tinted Lens Ups “not very effective”. Prankster Status moves go first.
Innate always active, all of them Swarm Boosts Bug moves by 20%, or 50% at low HP. Reckless Boosts moves with recoil. Illuminate Boosts accuracy by 20%.

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Prankster new Pollinate Tinted Lens now innate Illuminate Swarm
Innates added Reckless

Details

Height
0.7 m
Weight
17.7 kg
Gender
Male only
Egg groups
Bug, Human Like
Egg cycles
15
Catch rate
150
Base exp
151
Growth rate
Erratic
EV yield
1 Spe
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
Bright Powder
Colour
Gray

Moves

10 level-up · 8 egg · 90 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
5 Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100 10
9 Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
13 Moonlight Fairy Status — ∞ 5
17 Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 30
21 Tail Glow Bug Status — ∞ 20
25 Signal Beam Bug Special 85 100 15
29 Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
33 Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
37 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Baton Pass Normal Status — ∞ 40
Silver Wind Bug Special 60 100 5
Trick Psychic Status — 100 10
Encore Normal Status — 100 5
Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100 10
Dizzy Punch Normal Physical 70 100 10
Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Lunge Bug Physical 80 100 15
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Acrobatics Flying Physical 55 100 15
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 ∞ 20
Air Cutter Flying Special 60 95 25
Air Slash Flying Special 75 95 15
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Baton Pass Normal Status — ∞ 40
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 15
Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100 20
Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100 10
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Charge Beam Electric Special 50 100 15
Chilling Water Water Special 50 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Confuse Ray Ghost Status — 100 10
Counter Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 80 100 10
Defog Flying Status — ∞ 15
Dizzy Punch Normal Physical 70 100 10
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Dynamic Punch Fighting Physical 100 50 5
Encore Normal Status — 100 5
Endeavor Normal Physical 1 100 5
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Flash Electric Special 60 100 20
Fling Dark Physical 90 100 10
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100 15
Infestation Bug Special 20 100 20
Light Screen Psychic Status — ∞ 30
Lunge Bug Physical 80 100 15
Mega Kick Normal Physical 120 75 5
Mega Punch Normal Physical 95 100 15
Metronome Normal Status — ∞ 10
Mimic Normal Status — ∞ 10
Moonlight Fairy Status — ∞ 5
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Ominous Wind Ghost Special 60 100 5
Play Nice Normal Status — ∞ 20
Play Rough Fairy Physical 90 90 10
Pounce Bug Physical 50 100 20
Power-Up Punch Fighting Physical 40 100 20
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psych Up Normal Status — ∞ 10
Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 30
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Roost Flying Status — ∞ 5
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100 15
Shock Wave Electric Special 60 ∞ 20
Signal Beam Bug Special 85 100 15
Silver Wind Bug Special 60 100 5
Skitter Smack Bug Physical 70 90 10
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100 10
String Shot Bug Status — 95 40
Struggle Bug Bug Special 50 100 20
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swift Normal Special 60 ∞ 20
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Tailwind Flying Status — ∞ 15
Tail Glow Bug Status — ∞ 20
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Taunt Dark Status — 100 20
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
Thunder Electric Special 110 70 10
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 15
Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100 15
Thunder Wave Electric Status — 90 20
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Trailblaze Grass Physical 50 100 20
Trick Psychic Status — 100 10
U-turn Bug Physical 70 100 20
Water Pulse Water Special 80 100 20
Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90 15

Where to find it

1 method
Walking in grass