Volbeat
#313 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Firefly Pokémon
Brilliant Diamond
It communicates with others by lighting up its rear at night. It loves ILLUMISE’s sweet aroma.
Shining Pearl
It communicates with others by lighting up its rear at night. It loves ILLUMISE’s sweet aroma.
Pokédexes
Egg Group
Steps to Hatch
Effort Values Yielded
Gender Ratio
Capture Rate
Base Experience

Volbeat
#313
No evolutions
Brilliant Diamond
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Route 229 Road 229 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 50 | 5% | - |
Shining Pearl
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Route 229 Road 229 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 50 | 10% | Not using PokéRadar |

Normal
Volbeat
Firefly Pokémon

HP
65
Attack
73
Defense
75
Sp. Atk
47
Sp. Def
85
Speed
85
Total
430
Type Chart
Weaknesses
Takes 2× from



Resistances
Takes 0.5× from



| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Tackle | ![]() | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | Play Nice | ![]() | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 5 | Double Team | ![]() | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| 8 | Confuse Ray | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 10 | |
| 12 | Quick Attack | ![]() | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
| 15 | Struggle Bug | ![]() | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 | |
| 19 | Moonlight | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| 22 | Tail Glow | ![]() | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 26 | Encore | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 5 | |
| 29 | Protect | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| 33 | Zen Headbutt | ![]() | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 | |
| 36 | Helping Hand | ![]() | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 40 | Bug Buzz | ![]() | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| 43 | Play Rough | ![]() | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 | |
| 47 | Double-Edge | ![]() | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | |
| 50 | Infestation | ![]() | Special | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Pass | ![]() | Status | - | - | 40 | |
| Encore | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 5 | |
| Lunge | ![]() | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| Seismic Toss | ![]() | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | |
| Trick | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 10 |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Aerial Ace | ![]() | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | |
| - | Attract | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Brick Break | ![]() | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Charge Beam | ![]() | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 | |
| - | Double Team | ![]() | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| - | Endure | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Facade | ![]() | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Flash | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Fling | ![]() | Physical | - | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Focus Punch | ![]() | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Giga Drain | ![]() | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Light Screen | ![]() | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| - | Protect | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Psych Up | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Rain Dance | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Rest | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Roost | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Shadow Ball | ![]() | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Shock Wave | ![]() | Special | 60 | - | 20 | |
| - | Sleep Talk | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Solar Beam | ![]() | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Substitute | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sunny Day | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Swagger | ![]() | Status | - | 85 | 15 | |
| - | Thief | ![]() | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| - | Thunder | ![]() | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | |
| - | Thunder Wave | ![]() | Status | - | 90 | 20 | |
| - | Thunderbolt | ![]() | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | U-turn | ![]() | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Water Pulse | ![]() | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM21 | Dazzling Gleam | ![]() | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM62 | Bug Buzz | ![]() | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Illuminate
Ability Slot 1
Doubles the wild encounter rate.
Swarm
Ability Slot 2
Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
Prankster
Hidden Ability
Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.





















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