Volbeat #313¶

Volbeat

Details


Type	Bug
Abilities	Illuminate, Swarm
Hidden Ability	Prankster
Catch rate	150
EV yield	1 Speed
Gender ratio	100% male, 0% female
Egg Groups	Bug, Human_like
Egg cycles	16
Experience group	Erratic
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%

Base stats

HP	65
Attack	73
Defense	75
Sp. Atk	47
Sp. Def	85
Speed	85
Total	430

Weak to (2x)

Resists (1/2x)

Area	Time	Location	Levels	Rarity
Old growth taiga, Taiga biomes	Dusk, Night	Land and grass blocks	10 to 15	90.0
Old growth taiga, Taiga biomes	Any	Cooked curry	10 to 15	40.0

Times follow Minecraft ticks; morning is ticks 0 to 6,000, day 0 to 12,000, night 13,000 to 23,000.

Rarity is the spawn weight among all Pokemon that pass conditions in that biome at that moment.

Wild odds: shiny 1 in 8,000 (event and donor boosts apply), ghost palette 1 in 80,000 (boosted at night and in graveyards). Type zone odds: shiny 1 in 15,000, ghost 1 in 80,000, Zone Boss tier 1 in 250.

Catching Type Zones (Skill World)

Zone	Weight	Levels
Bug Bug Type Zone	0.50	From level 5, scales with your Catching level (cap 80)

Story region encounters

Hoenn (3 areas)

Area	Encounter chance	Level
Route 117 1	9.52381% of walk encounters	13
Route 117 2	9.52381% of walk encounters	13
Route 117 3	9.52381% of walk encounters	13

Kalos (7 areas)

Area	Encounter chance	Level
Route 7 Kalos 1	5% of walk encounters	13
Route 7 Kalos 2	5% of walk encounters	13
Route 7 Kalos 3	5% of walk encounters	13
Route 7 Kalos 4	5% of walk encounters	13
Route 7 Kalos 5	5% of walk encounters	13
Route 7 Kalos 6	5% of walk encounters	13
Route 7 Kalos 7	5% of walk encounters	13

Sinnoh (5 areas)

Area	Encounter chance	Level
Route 229 1	5.26316% of walk encounters	49
Route 229 2	5.26316% of walk encounters	49
Route 229 3	5.26316% of walk encounters	49
Route 229 4	5.26316% of walk encounters	49
Route 229 5	5.26316% of walk encounters	49

Other appearances

Outbreaks: eligible for public outbreaks in its spawn biomes, and for personal outbreaks started with Poke Dust in /pokebuilder.
Hunts: can be rolled as a target on the /hunts board.
Plushies: has a collectible plushie in the Plushie Dex (region boxes, generations 1 to 5).
Trainers: appears on NPC trainer teams.
WonderTrade and the Grand Exchange: player-traded specimens circulate regularly.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.

Drops

Drop	Chance	Quantity
String	100%	1 to 3
Glowstone Dust	50%	1 to 2
Lantern	10%	1

Poke Dust: defeating or catching one grants 1 Bug Dust. Battle combos give up to a 100% chance to double defeat drops. Dungeon Bosses, Pixelmon Bosses, raid Pokemon, and Boss Zone spawns drop no dust.

Wild held items: None

Breeding and leveling

Egg groups: Bug, Human_like. Egg cycles: 16. Experience group: Erratic.

Breed two compatible Pokemon from the Bug or Human_Like egg groups (or use a Ditto). Egg moves are listed in the breeding move table below.

Read the full breeding guide

Moves

By level

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
5	Double Team	Normal	Status	-	-	15
8	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	-	100%	10
12	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100%	30
15	Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	50	100%	20
19	Moonlight	Fairy	Status	-	-	5
22	Tail Glow	Bug	Status	-	-	20
26	Protect	Normal	Status	-	-	10
29	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15
33	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	-	-	20
36	Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	90	100%	10
40	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90%	10
43	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
47	Infestation	Bug	Special	20	100%	20

By move tutor

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Bug Bite	Bug	Physical	60	100%	20
Defog	Flying	Status	-	-	15
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100%	10
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	-	-	20
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100%	15
Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	-	20
Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100%	15
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Tailwind	Flying	Status	-	-	15
Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100%	15
Trick	Psychic	Status	-	100%	10
Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15

By breeding

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Counter	Fighting	Physical	-	100%	20
Roost	Flying	Status	-	-	5
Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	-	100%	20
Swagger	Normal	Status	-	85%	15

By TM (53 moves)

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Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
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
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
Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90%	10
Chilling Water	Water	Special	50	100%	20
Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	-	100%	10
Dazzling Gleam	Fairy	Special	80	100%	10
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
Encore	Normal	Status	-	100%	5
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	-	100%	5
Endure	Normal	Status	-	-	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Fling	Dark	Physical	-	100%	10
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100%	10
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	-	-	20
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100%	15
Light Screen	Psychic	Status	-	-	30
Lunge	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
Metronome	Normal	Status	-	-	10
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10
Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90%	10
Pounce	Bug	Physical	50	100%	20
Protect	Normal	Status	-	-	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	-	-	5
Rest	Psychic	Status	-	-	5
Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90%	10
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	-	-	10
Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
Struggle Bug	Bug	Special	50	100%	20
Substitute	Normal	Status	-	-	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	-	-	5
Swift	Normal	Special	60	-	20
Tailwind	Flying	Status	-	-	15
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
Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100%	15
Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	-	90%	20
Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100%	20
Trick	Psychic	Status	-	100%	10
U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100%	20
Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15

By transfer (29 moves)

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Air Cutter	Flying	Special	60	95%	25
Baton Pass	Normal	Status	-	-	40
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
Bug Buzz	Bug	Special	90	100%	10
Captivate	Normal	Status	-	100%	20
Counter	Fighting	Physical	-	100%	20
Dizzy Punch	Normal	Physical	80	100%	10
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	Physical	100	50%	5
Encore	Normal	Status	-	100%	5
Endure	Normal	Status	-	-	10
Flash	Normal	Status	-	100%	20
Lunge	Bug	Physical	80	100%	15
Mega Kick	Normal	Physical	120	75%	5
Mega Punch	Normal	Physical	80	85%	20
Metronome	Normal	Status	-	-	10
Mimic	Normal	Status	-	-	10
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10
Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	-	100%	15
Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100%	5
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	20
Roost	Flying	Status	-	-	5
Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	-	100%	20
Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100%	15
Silver Wind	Bug	Special	60	100%	5
String Shot	Bug	Status	-	95%	30
Swagger	Normal	Status	-	85%	15
Swift	Normal	Special	60	-	20
Trick	Psychic	Status	-	100%	10

Shadow Volbeat

Details


Type	Bug
Abilities	Illuminate, Swarm
Hidden Ability	Prankster
Catch rate	150
EV yield	1 Speed
Gender ratio	100% male, 0% female
Egg Groups	Bug, Human_like
Egg cycles	16
Experience group	Erratic
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	100

Base stats

HP	65
Attack	79
Defense	75
Sp. Atk	51
Sp. Def	85
Speed	85
Total	440

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Resists (1/2x)

Shadow moves used by Shadow Pokemon have their own effectiveness rules against normal Pokemon.

How to obtain

Shadow Pokemon do not spawn in the wild. Ways to get a Shadow Volbeat:

Cloning Machine: any owned Volbeat (except Mew and Ditto species-wide) can be made Shadow, with success up to 99% when the machine is boosted with netherite blocks.

Random shadow encounters: trial chamber vaults have a 15% chance (30% for ominous vaults) to release a catchable wild Shadow Pokemon of a random species at levels 60 to 80, and village trainers under a Bad Omen have a 30% chance to carry a snaggable Shadow Pokemon.

Shadow Pokemon use only shadow moves until purified at the purification shrine or with a Time Flute. Purifying returns this form to normal.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.

Shadow Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Shadow Sky	Mystery	Status	-	100%	100
1	Shadow Fury	Mystery	Physical	40	95%	100
1	Shadow Beam	Mystery	Special	100	100%	100
1	Shadow Mist	Mystery	Status	-	100%	100

Shadow Pokemon use only their Shadow Moves until purified. TMs and TRs cannot be used on them.

Corrupt Volbeat

Details


Type	Bug
Abilities	Illuminate, Swarm
Hidden Ability	Prankster
Catch rate	150
EV yield	1 Speed
Gender ratio	100% male, 0% female
Egg Groups	Bug, Human_like
Egg cycles	16
Experience group	Erratic
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	120

Base stats

HP	65
Attack	84
Defense	75
Sp. Atk	54
Sp. Def	85
Speed	98
Total	461

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Resists (1/2x)

How to obtain

Created only by upgrading a Shadow Pokemon in the Cloning Machine (up to 60% success). A failed attempt resets the Pokemon back to normal.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.

Moves

Uses the same moveset as the base form. TMs and TRs cannot be used on tiered Pokemon.

Void Volbeat

Details


Type	Bug
Abilities	Illuminate, Swarm
Hidden Ability	Prankster
Catch rate	150
EV yield	1 Speed
Gender ratio	100% male, 0% female
Egg Groups	Bug, Human_like
Egg cycles	16
Experience group	Erratic
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	150

Base stats

HP	81
Attack	91
Defense	94
Sp. Atk	59
Sp. Def	106
Speed	106
Total	537

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Resists (1/2x)

How to obtain

Created only by upgrading a Corrupt Pokemon in the Cloning Machine (up to 36% success). A failed attempt drops the Pokemon back to Shadow.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.

Moves

Uses the same moveset as the base form. TMs and TRs cannot be used on tiered Pokemon.

Abyss Volbeat

Details


Type	Bug
Abilities	Illuminate, Swarm
Hidden Ability	Prankster
Catch rate	150
EV yield	1 Speed
Gender ratio	100% male, 0% female
Egg Groups	Bug, Human_like
Egg cycles	16
Experience group	Erratic
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	200

Base stats

HP	98
Attack	110
Defense	113
Sp. Atk	71
Sp. Def	128
Speed	128
Total	648

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Resists (1/2x)

How to obtain

Created only by upgrading a Void Pokemon in the Cloning Machine (up to 18% success). A failed attempt keeps the current tier.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.

Moves

Uses the same moveset as the base form. TMs and TRs cannot be used on tiered Pokemon.

Eternal Volbeat

Details


Type	Bug
Abilities	Illuminate, Swarm
Hidden Ability	Prankster
Catch rate	150
EV yield	1 Speed
Gender ratio	100% male, 0% female
Egg Groups	Bug, Human_like
Egg cycles	16
Experience group	Erratic
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	400

Base stats

HP	130
Attack	146
Defense	150
Sp. Atk	94
Sp. Def	170
Speed	170
Total	860

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Resists (1/2x)

How to obtain

Created only by upgrading an Abyss Pokemon in the Cloning Machine (up to 12% success). A failed attempt keeps the current tier.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.

Moves

Uses the same moveset as the base form. TMs and TRs cannot be used on tiered Pokemon.

Infinity Volbeat

Details


Type	Bug
Abilities	Illuminate, Swarm
Hidden Ability	Prankster
Catch rate	150
EV yield	1 Speed
Gender ratio	100% male, 0% female
Egg Groups	Bug, Human_like
Egg cycles	16
Experience group	Erratic
Behavior	Timid 80%, Passive 0%, Aggressive 20%
Level cap	1000

Base stats

HP	195
Attack	219
Defense	225
Sp. Atk	141
Sp. Def	255
Speed	255
Total	1290

Solid bars are the normal base stats; the animated segment is everything this tier adds on top.

Weak to (2x)

Resists (1/2x)

How to obtain

Created only by upgrading an Eternal Pokemon in the Cloning Machine (up to 3% success). A failed attempt keeps the current tier, with a 1 in 1,000 chance the Pokemon is lost entirely.

Palettes

	Palette	How it appears
	Ghost	1 in 80,000 roll, boosted at night and in graveyards.
	None	Standard wild appearance.
	Shiny	1 in 8,000 wild roll (1 in 15,000 in type zones); donor rank and events improve it.

Moves

Uses the same moveset as the base form. TMs and TRs cannot be used on tiered Pokemon.