What is Volbeat weak to?

In FireRed & LeafGreen, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Salamence (Flying), and Golem (Rock) when using Volbeat. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

Should I use Volbeat?

For FireRed & LeafGreen, it depends on your team. Volbeat at 410 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Bug coverage might be exactly what you're missing.

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Prankster changes the entire equation for Volbeat. The 410 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier. Signalbeam with Choice Band is the standard set.

What is the best ability for Volbeat?

Prankster is what you want on Volbeat. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Illuminate, Swarm) work on paper but Prankster is what makes Volbeat worth using.

What are Volbeat's strengths?

Volbeat's best stat is Sp. Def at base 85. Bug gives decent defensive coverage with 3 resistances.

Volbeat - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

CTier

85Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Sp. Def and Speed carry most of Volbeat's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a standard growth curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP65

Attack73

Defense55

Sp. Atk47

Sp. Def85

Speed85

Total410

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate150 / 255

Growth Rate

Erratic600,000 XP

Height0.7 m

Weight17.7 kg

Base XP151

Abilities

IlluminateRare

Doubles the wild encounter rate.

SwarmTop Pick

Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

PranksterHANot in game

Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It lives around clean ponds. At night, its rear lights up. It converses with others by flashing its light.

Volbeat Weakness

Fire, Flying, and Rock moves hit Volbeat for super-effective damage. Volbeat's special bulk (base 85 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Volbeat Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Ground

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Rock

½xResist

Grass Fighting Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Volbeat in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Aerodactyl can KO Volbeat with Rock Slide (188-222%). Charizard threatens a KO with Fire Blast (135-159%). Gyarados deals 35-41% with Earthquake.

Aerodactyl RockFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Rock Slide Double Edge Hidden Power Flying Damage vs Volbeat Earthquake 42-49% Rock Slide 2x 188-222%KO Double Edge 100-118%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves Fire Blast Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Focus Punch Damage vs Volbeat Fire Blast 2x 135-159%KO View Charizard builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Earthquake Dragon Dance Hidden Power Flying TauntUtility Damage vs Volbeat Earthquake 35-41% View Gyarados builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

Breeding is the whole story for Volbeat. A decent partner pool through two egg groups, eggs are quick to hatch, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 3 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#313VolbeatDoes not evolve

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Volbeat with 37 breeding partners from the Bug and Humanshape egg groups. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Silver Wind, Trick to offspring.

Egg Groups

BugHumanshape

Gender

♂100.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Volbeat Best Moveset

Signalbeam is the safe click most turns. Choice Band locks Volbeat into it but rewards with raw power at the cost of move flexibility. Adamant nature and max Attack and Speed EVs maximize that first hit. Swarm helps on the margins.

Best Build

Situational pick

Support

Ability

Swarm

Item

Choice BandPOWER

Best Nature for Volbeat

Adamant+ATK

Volbeat best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Spe

Support Moveset

Signal BeamSTAB
Thunder Wave
TrickUtility
Brick Break

Recommended Teammates

DugtrioGood

SnorlaxGood

StarmieGood

Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Volbeat picks up Baton Pass and Silver Wind only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Signal Beam and Silver Wind while coverage across 8 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 5

Confuse Ray

D—10010Ghost

Lv 9

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 13

Moonlight

D——5Normal

Lv 17

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Lv 21

Tail Glow

B——20Bug

Lv 25

Signal Beam

S7510015Bug

Lv 29

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 33

Helping Hand+5

———20Normal

Lv 37

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

A7510015Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM01

Focus Punch-3

C15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

—6010020Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Baton Pass

B——40Normal

Egg

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

Egg

Trick

S—10010Psychic

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Tutor

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Tutor

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Tutor

Metronome

D——10Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Tutor

Thunder Wave

S—10020Electric

How to Get Volbeat in FireRed & LeafGreen

Volbeat can't be caught in FireRed & LeafGreen. Bring it over from Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Volbeat is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

RubyWalking · Route 117 EmeraldWalking · Route 117

Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.

Also found in:

Diamond Platinum HeartGold Black X Omega Ruby

Volbeat Guide

In FireRed & LeafGreen, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Salamence (Flying), and Golem (Rock) when using Volbeat. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.
For FireRed & LeafGreen, it depends on your team. Volbeat at 410 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Bug coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Prankster changes the entire equation for Volbeat. The 410 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier. Signalbeam with Choice Band is the standard set.
Prankster is what you want on Volbeat. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Illuminate, Swarm) work on paper but Prankster is what makes Volbeat worth using.
Volbeat's best stat is Sp. Def at base 85. Bug gives decent defensive coverage with 3 resistances.

Game Availability

Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Volbeat spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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