SPECIES PROFILE

Volbeat

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Generation III
Volbeat artwork

CANONICAL RECORD

Species information

Species ID
313
Generation
Generation III
Legendary
No
Mythical
No

RECORDED FORMS

Forms

1 form records are associated with this species.

Volbeat

Default form

Dataset record: volbeat

Volbeat sprite
Bug

Base stat profile

Scale: 255
Volbeat base statistics HP 65 Attack 73 Defense 75 Sp. Atk 47 Sp. Def 85 Speed 85

Total base stats430

Abilities

Illuminate
Slot 1 Gen III Main series
Swarm
Slot 2 Gen III Main series
Prankster Hidden ability
Slot 3 Gen V Main series

Weak to

Flying ×2 Rock ×2 Fire ×2

Resists

Fighting ×0.5 Ground ×0.5 Grass ×0.5

Immune to

No type immunities recorded

What the data tells you

Base-stat profile

Highest value (85): Sp. Def, Speed.

Lowest value (47): Sp. Atk.

These values describe this recorded form's base-stat distribution. They do not, by themselves, establish battle performance or an optimal competitive set.

Type matchup summary
  • 2× weaknesses: Flying, Rock, Fire
  • ½× resistances: Fighting, Ground, Grass

This summary is based on recorded defensive typing and the type chart. It is not a full battle simulation and does not account for ability effects, move effects, battle state, or format-specific rules.

Partner type coverage
  • Fire: Resisting types: Dragon, Fire, Rock, Water.
  • Flying: Resisting types: Electric, Rock, Steel.
  • Rock: Resisting types: Fighting, Ground, Steel.

Dual-type coverage across all weaknesses: Ground / Rock.

This is a defensive typing relationship calculated from the recorded type chart. It does not recommend specific Pokémon partners or establish competitive viability.

Height 0.7 m

Weight 17.7 kg

GEN 9 SOURCE DATA

Available learnset

63 recorded moves with matching catalog entries.

Learnset entries available in the Gen 9 source; these are not a recommended competitive set.

Browse available moves 63 moves
Acrobatics Flying

Physical

Power
55
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Aerial Ace Flying

Physical

Power
60
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Air Cutter Flying

Special

Power
60
Accuracy
95%
PP
25
Air Slash Flying

Special

Power
75
Accuracy
95%
PP
15
Baton Pass Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
40
Body Slam Normal

Physical

Power
85
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Brick Break Fighting

Physical

Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Bug Bite Bug

Physical

Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Bug Buzz Bug

Special

Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Charge Beam Electric

Special

Power
50
Accuracy
90%
PP
10
Chilling Water Water

Special

Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Confuse Ray Ghost

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Counter Fighting

Physical

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Priority
-5
Dazzling Gleam Fairy

Special

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Double-Edge Normal

Physical

Power
120
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Double Team Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
15
Encore Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
5
Endeavor Normal

Physical

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
5
Endure Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Priority
+4
Facade Normal

Physical

Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Fling Dark

Physical

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Focus Punch Fighting

Physical

Power
150
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Priority
-3
Giga Drain Grass

Special

Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Helping Hand Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Priority
+5
Ice Punch Ice

Physical

Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Infestation Bug

Special

Power
20
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Light Screen Psychic

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
30
Lunge Bug

Physical

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Metronome Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Moonlight Fairy

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Mud-Slap Ground

Special

Power
20
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Play Rough Fairy

Physical

Power
90
Accuracy
90%
PP
10
Pounce Bug

Physical

Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Protect Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Priority
+4
Quick Attack Normal

Physical

Power
40
Accuracy
100%
PP
30
Priority
+1
Rain Dance Water

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Rest Psychic

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Roost Flying

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Seismic Toss Fighting

Physical

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Shadow Ball Ghost

Special

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Skitter Smack Bug

Physical

Power
70
Accuracy
90%
PP
10
Sleep Talk Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Solar Beam Grass

Special

Power
120
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Struggle Bug Bug

Special

Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Substitute Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Sunny Day Fire

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Swagger Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
85%
PP
15
Swift Normal

Special

Power
60
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Tackle Normal

Physical

Power
40
Accuracy
100%
PP
35
Tail Glow Bug

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Tailwind Flying

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
15
Take Down Normal

Physical

Power
90
Accuracy
85%
PP
20
Taunt Dark

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Tera Blast Normal

Special

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Thief Dark

Physical

Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
25
Thunder Electric

Special

Power
110
Accuracy
70%
PP
10
Thunder Punch Electric

Physical

Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Thunder Wave Electric

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
90%
PP
20
Trailblaze Grass

Physical

Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Trick Psychic

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
U-turn Bug

Physical

Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Water Pulse Water

Special

Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Zen Headbutt Psychic

Physical

Power
80
Accuracy
90%
PP
15