Tail Glow (move): Difference between revisions

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Tail Glow
ほたるび Firefly Light

Battles

Type	Bug
Category	Status
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
Affects the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	1 ♥
Jam	0
Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	0
Earn double the score in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Beautiful
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Tail Glow (Japanese: ほたるび Firefly Light) is a non-damaging Bug-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Volbeat.

Effect

Generations III and IV

Tail Glow increases the user's Special Attack by two stages.

Generation V onward

Tail Glow now increases the user's Special Attack by three stages.

If powered up by a Buginium Z into Z-Tail Glow, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Description

Games	Description
RS E	Flashes a light that sharply raises Sp. Atk.
FRLG	The user flashes a light that sharply raises its Sp. Atk stat.
ColoXD	Flashes a light that sharply raises Sp. Atk.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, sharply raising its Sp. Atk stat.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM	The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, drastically raising its Sp. Atk stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like	21	21	21	21^XY 22^ORAS	22
0490		Manaphy		Water 1	Fairy		1	1	1	1
0796		Xurkitree		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered					1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Boosts the user's Special Attack by two levels.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Romeo's Volbeat Volbeat
The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Volbeat's tail glows yellow.
Romeo's Beat	Love at First Flight	Debut
Romeo's Volbeat	Love at First Flight	Debut
A Coordinator's Volbeat	Lessons in Lilycove	None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Volbeat
The user's tail starts to glow brightly.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Volbeat's tail glows brightly.
Multiple wild Volbeat	Brushing Past Breloom	Debut
Amber's Volbeat	Very Vexing Volbeat	None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Manaphy is able to learn Tail Glow, which contradicts both the Japanese and English names for the move (Manaphy is not a firefly nor does it have a tail). This may be due to the antennae on its head, and a reference to the bioluminescence of many deep sea fish.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	螢火 Yìhngfó
Chinese	Mandarin	螢火 / 萤火 Yínghuǒ
French		Lumiqueue
German		Schweifglanz
Greek		Φωσφορισμός
Italian		Codadiluce
Korean		반딧불 Banditbul
Portuguese	Brazil	Cauda Ardente
Portuguese	Portugal	Brilho
Serbian		Svetleći Rep
Spanish		Ráfaga
Turkish		Kuyruk Parıltısı
Vietnamese		Ánh Đom Đóm

Variations of the move Tail Glow

Tail Glow • Cotton Guard

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.

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+'''Tail Glow''' (Japanese: '''ほたるび''' ''Firefly Light'') is a non-damaging {{type|Bug}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation III]]. Prior to [[Generation IV]], it was the [[signature move]] of {{p|Volbeat}}.
-sound=no |
-target=self |
-footnotes= }}
-'''Tail Glow''' (Japanese: '''ほたるび''' ''Firefly Light'') is a non-damaging {{type|Bug}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation III]]. Prior to [[Generation IV]], it was one of {{p|Volbeat}}'s [[signature move]]s, the other being {{m|Signal Beam}}.
 ==Effect==
@@ Line 45: / Line 41: @@
 Tail Glow will do nothing if the user's Special Attack has reached a value of 999.-->
-===Generation V===
+===Generation V onward===
 Tail Glow now increases the user's {{stat|Special Attack}} by three stages.
+If powered up by a {{DL|Z-Crystal|Buginium Z}} into Z-Tail Glow, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.
 ==Description==
@@ Line 53: / Line 51: @@
 {{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|The user flashes a light that sharply raises its <sc>Sp. Atk</sc> stat.}}
 {{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|Colo}}{{gameabbrevss|XD}}|Flashes a light that sharply raises <sc>Sp. Atk</sc>.}}
-{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}|The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, sharply raising its Sp. Atk stat.}}
+{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}{{gameabbrevss|PBR}}|The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, sharply raising its Sp. Atk stat.}}
 {{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}<br>{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SM}}|The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, drastically raising its Sp. Atk stat.}}
 |}
@@ Line 61: / Line 59: @@
 ===By [[Level|leveling up]]===
 {{Movehead/Level|Bug|3}}
-{{Moveentry/4|313|Volbeat|2|Bug|Human-Like|21|21|21|21{{sup/6|XY}}<br>22{{sup/6|ORAS}}}}
+{{Moveentry/5|313|Volbeat|type=Bug|2|Bug|Human-Like|21|21|21|21{{sup/6|XY}}<br>22{{sup/6|ORAS}}|22}}
-{{Moveentry/4|490|Manaphy|2|Water 1|Fairy||1|1|1}}
+{{Moveentry/5|490|Manaphy|type=Water|2|Water 1|Fairy||1|1|1|1}}
-{{Movefoot|Bug}}
+{{Moveentry/5|796|Xurkitree|type=Electric|1|Undiscovered|Undiscovered|||||1}}
+{{Movefoot|Bug|5}}
 ==In other games==
@@ Line 77: / Line 76: @@
 {{movemid|type=bug|user=Romeo|user1=Romeo's Beat|startcode=AG042|startname=Love at First Flight|notes=Debut}}
 {{movemid|type=bug|user=Romeo|user1=Romeo's Volbeat|startcode=AG042|startname=Love at First Flight|notes=Debut}}
-{{movebtm|type=bug|user=Volbeat (Pokémon)|user1=A Coordinator's Volbeat|startcode=AG091|startname=Lessons in Lilycove}}
+{{movebtm|type=bug|user=Pokémon Coordinator|user1=A Coordinator's Volbeat|startcode=AG091|startname=Lessons in Lilycove}}
 ==In the manga==
@@ Line 87: / Line 86: @@
 ==In other generations==
-{{Movegen|
+===Core series games===
-type=Bug|
+{{Movegen
-genIII=Tail Glow III|
+|type=Bug
-genIV=Tail Glow IV|
+|genIII=Tail Glow III
-genV=Tail Glow V|
+|genIV=Tail Glow IV
+|genV=Tail Glow V
 }}
+===Spin-off series games===
-{{Movegen|
+{{Movegen
-type=Bug|
+|type=Bug
-Colo=Tail Glow Colo|
+|Colo=Tail Glow Colo
-XD=Tail Glow XD|
+|XD=Tail Glow XD
+|PBR=Tail Glow PBR
 }}
-{{Movegen|
+{{Movegen
-type=Bug|
+|type=Bug
-PMDRB=Tail Glow PMD RB|
+|PMDRB=Tail Glow PMD RB
 }}
@@ Line 110: / Line 111: @@
 ==In other languages==
 {{Langtable|color={{bug color}}|bordercolor={{bug color light}}
-|zh_cmn=螢火 ''{{tt|Yínghuǒ|Firefly Light}}''
+|zh_yue=螢火 ''{{tt|Yìhngfó|Firefly Light}}''
+|zh_cmn=螢火 / 萤火 ''{{tt|Yínghuǒ|Firefly Light}}''
 |fr=Lumiqueue
 |de=Schweifglanz
@@ Line 117: / Line 119: @@
 |ko=반딧불 ''Banditbul''
 |pt_br=Cauda Ardente
+|pt_eu=Brilho
 |es=Ráfaga
 |sr=Svetleći Rep
-|tr=Kuyruk Parıltısı}}
+|tr=Kuyruk Parıltısı
+|vi=Ánh Đom Đóm
+}}
 {{Tail Glow}}
 {{Project Moves and Abilities notice}}

Tail Glow (move): Difference between revisions

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Effect

Generations III and IV

Generation V onward

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

In other games

Description

In the anime

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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