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Volbeat バルビート Barubeat
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Type	Bug
Species	Firefly Pokémon
Height	2′04″ (0.7m)
Weight	39.0 lbs. (17.7kg)
Abilities	Illuminate
	Swarm
Egg groups	Bug
	Humanshape
Time to hatch	3,840 steps
Effort yield	1 Spd
Exp. yield	146 base exp.
Lv100 at	600,000 exp.
Gender	100% ♂
Pokédex color	Gray
Catch rate	150
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Volbeat (Japanese: バルビート Barubeat) is a Bug-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 NPC appearances 5.2 Pokédex entries 5.3 Game locations 5.3.1 In side games 5.4 Base stats 5.5 Type effectiveness 5.6 Learnset 5.6.1 By leveling up 5.6.2 By TM/HM 5.6.3 By breeding 5.6.4 By tutoring 5.6.5 Special moves 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 5.10 Trivia 5.10.1 Origin 5.10.1.1 Name origin 5.11 In other languages 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

Volbeat is a male-only species. For the female counterpart, see Illumise.

Special abilities

Behavior

Volbeat performs its courtship dance for Illumise during its mating season.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Volbeat's first appearance was in the Camp Pikachu special that was part of the Pokémon Heroes movie. It served as a sort of camp counselor and guide.

Its first TV appearance was in Love at First Flight along side its female counterpart Illumise.

It appeared again in That's Just Swellow owned by a man named Volt in a PokéRinger Contest.

Its most recent appearance was in Time-Warp Heals All Wounds. Kuni mentions how Volbeat and Illumise used to do their mating dance in a large tree that used to be located in the middle of the city.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Volbeat (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: After a successful Travel Mode on the Ruby Field, Volbeat will fly down to paint in the new area.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	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.
	Sapphire	Volbeat's tail glows like a lightbulb. With other Volbeat, it uses its tail to draw geometric shapes in the night sky. This Pokémon loves the sweet aroma given off by Illumise.
	Emerald	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.
	FireRed	It lives around clean ponds. At night, its rear lights up. It converses with others by flashing its light.
	LeafGreen	It lives around clean ponds. At night, its rear lights up. It converses with others by flashing its light.
IV	Diamond	It communicates with others by lighting up its rear at night. It loves Illumise's sweet aroma.
	Pearl	It communicates with others by lighting up its rear at night. It loves Illumise's sweet aroma.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Rare (Ruby) Common (Sapphire)	Route 17
	Pokémon Emerald	Rare	Route 117
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Common (Pearl) Rare (Diamond)	Route 229
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Mountain

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Channel	Springleaf Field
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Plains (Ruby Field)
Pokémon Trozei!	Huge Storage 1 Endless Level 5 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Northwind Field (1F-6F)

Base stats

HP:	65
Attack:	73
Defense:	55
SpAtk:	47
SpDef:	75
Speed:	85

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Flying: 2× Rock: 2× Fire: 2×	Fighting: ½× Ground: ½× Grass: ½×	Normal: 1× Poison: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Steel: 1× Water: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Volbeat is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation III Level Move Type Start Tackle 5 Confuse Ray 9 Double Team 13 Moonlight 17 Quick Attack 21 Tail Glow 25 Signal Beam 29 Protect 33 Helping Hand 37 Double-Edge

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Flash Tackle 5 Double Team 9 Confuse Ray 13 Moonlight 17 Quick Attack 21 Tail Glow 25 Signal Beam 29 Protect 33 Helping Hand 37 Zen Headbutt 41 Bug Buzz 45 Double-Edge

By TM/HM

Generation III # Move Type TM01 Focus Punch TM03 Water Pulse TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM16 Light Screen TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM19 Giga Drain TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM24 Thunderbolt TM25 Thunder TM27 Return TM30 Shadow Ball TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM34 Shock Wave TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief HM05 Flash

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM01 Focus Punch TM03 Water Pulse TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM16 Light Screen TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM19 Giga Drain TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM24 Thunderbolt TM25 Thunder TM27 Return TM30 Shadow Ball TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM34 Shock Wave TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM51 Roost TM56 Fling TM57 Charge Beam TM58 Endure TM62 Silver Wind TM70 Flash TM73 Thunder Wave TM77 Psych Up TM78 Captivate TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM87 Swagger TM89 U-turn TM90 Substitute

By breeding

Generation III Move Type Father Baton Pass Mr. Mime, Ledyba, Ledian Venonat Venomoth, Spinarak Ariados Scyther, Scizor Meditite, Medicham Silver Wind Butterfree, Venomoth, Scyther Ledyba, Ledian Yanma Beautifly, Dustox, Masquerain Nincada, Ninjask, Shedinja Volbeat Trick Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam Mr. Mime, Spinda Volbeat

Generation IV Move Type Cat. Father Baton Pass Mr. Mime, Ledyba, Ledian Venonat Venomoth, Spinarak Ariados, Scyther, Scizor Meditite, Medicham Buneary Lopunny Bug Buzz Butterfree, Venomoth, Scyther Ledyba, Ledian, Beautifly Dustox, Masquerain, Nincada Ninjask, Shedinja, Volbeat Mothim, Kricketune, Yanma Yanmega Encore Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam Machop, Machoke, Machamp Mr. Mime, Shuckle, Spinda Volbeat, Chimchar, Monferno Infernape, Buneary, Lopunny Silver Wind Butterfree, Venomoth, Scyther Ledyba, Ledian Yanma Beautifly, Dustox, Masquerain Nincada, Ninjask, Shedinja Volbeat, Mothim Trick Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam Mr. Mime, Spinda Volbeat

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.6%	Friend Area: Rub-a-Dub River
Phrases
51%-100% HP	My lit-up taillight 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!

Evolution

Basic Volbeat

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 313.png			Image:Spr 3f 313.png
	Image:Spr 3r 313 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 313 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 313 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 313 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 313.png		Image:Spr 4p 313.png
			Image:Spr 4p 313 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 313 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Volbeat images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• There have been two evolution issues with Volbeat. One is its partnership with Illumise, that it was believed to evolve into it. Another was Kricketot, which shared such a resemblance to Volbeat that it was thought to evolve into it.
• Like Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ reverse colors when shiny, Volbeat's alternate coloration is similar to the normal coloration of Illumise.
• Volbeat is, so far, the only Pokémon that can learn Flash by leveling up.

Origin

Volbeat appears to be based on a firefly.

Name origin

Volbeat's name is a combination of volt, referring to its electrical powers, and beetle. Its Japanese name is a possible combination of バルブ barubu, meaning bulb, and beetle

In other languages

• German: Volbeat
• French: Muciole
• Korean: 볼비트 Volbeat

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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