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.
This species does not evolve from or into another.
Moves from Scarlet / Violet: the most recent game it appears in, according to PokéAPI.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
No alternate forms recorded.
Data: PokéAPI · snapshot 2026-10-27-d3bf31af18 · Images and sounds © The Pokémon Company / Nintendo, via PokeAPI.