Bellibolt has a 495 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a situational pick that fills a niche. It works best as a tank. Base 109 HP is where it shines.

What is Bellibolt weak to?

Watch for Garchomp (Ground) when using Bellibolt. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Bellibolt?

Electromorphosis when hit by an attack, the power of the next Electric-type move it uses is doubled. That's the one you want on Bellibolt. Damp is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Static works too if your team needs something different.

What role does Bellibolt play in battle?

Bellibolt fills the tank role. It's a special attacker with base 103 Sp. Atk. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.

What are the best moves for Bellibolt?

Run Paraboliccharge, Slack Off, Toxic, and Volt Switch on Bellibolt. Paraboliccharge is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the tank role with a mix of damage and utility.

Bellibolt - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Tank

CTier

45Speed · Slow

Bellibolt Best Moveset

109 HP at 103 Sp. Atk on Electric with AbilityElectromorphosis boosting Electric move power when hit by any attack. Held ItemLeftovers with NatureModest tanks hits and fires back with Electromorphosis-boosted Electric TermStab that gets stronger every time the opponent attacks. The moveset turns taking damage into increased offense. C-Tier through passive power accumulation.

★Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AC

Bellibolt landed at C-Tier in Gen IX. This was Bellibolt's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Electromorphosis with Leftovers, favoring a Modest nature.

Terastallization became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Egg

Parabolic Charge

Electric65COMMONSTAB

Lv 1

Slack Off

Normal—COMMONUtility

TM175

Toxic

Poison—RAREUtility

TM48

Volt Switch

Electric70RARESTAB

TM209

Muddy Water

Water90RARECoverage

Egg

Soak

Water—RAREUtility

Bellibolt Scarlet & Violet Moves Bellibolt Legends Z-A Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Special Tank

Bellibolt best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk

EVs

SpA

SpD

Special Tank Moveset

Parabolic ChargeSTAB
Slack Off
ToxicUtility
Volt SwitchSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Iron TreadsGood

DragoniteDecent

ToxicroakDecent

View full Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A moveset →

Bellibolt Weakness

Bellibolt's Electric typing leaves it vulnerable to Ground. Its Electric typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. Bellibolt's overall bulk (109/91/83) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.

Bellibolt Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Electric, Flying, Steel

What is Bellibolt Weak Against

Good

1Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground

½xResist

Electric Flying Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

What is Bellibolt Strong Against

2Strong

3Resisted

1Immune

Score-2

2xStrong

Water Flying

½xResisted

Electric Grass Dragon

0xImmune

Ground

Best Pokemon Against Bellibolt

Alomomola	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureRelaxed Moves Flip Turn WishRecovery ProtectPriority ScaldSTAB Damage vs Bellibolt Flip Turn 9-11% Scald 8-9% View Alomomola builds →
Dondozo	B
Recommended Build AbilityUnaware ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves RestRecovery Sleep Talk CurseSetup Body Press View Dondozo builds →
Moltres	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves RoostRecovery FlamethrowerSTAB U Turn Will O Wisp Damage vs Bellibolt Flamethrower 22-26% U Turn 12-14% View Moltres builds →
Pelipper	C
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemDamprock NatureRelaxed Moves HurricaneSTAB U Turn RoostRecovery Weather Ball Damage vs Bellibolt Hurricane 10-12% U Turn 8-9% View Pelipper builds →
Skarmory	C
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureBold Moves RoostRecovery SpikesHazard Body Press Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →

Evolution

Bellibolt doesn't evolve through normal leveling. You'll need an evolution item to get here from Tadbulb's line. Breed this form to get Tadbulb eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Tadbulb gave Bellibolt the biggest boost in Defense (+50), bringing the total to 495 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#938Tadbulb

Thunder Stone

#939Bellibolt

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Tadbulb

Electric

Bellibolt

Electric

109+48

ATK

64+33

DEF

91+50

SP.ATK

103+44

SP.DEF

83+48

SPE

BST

272D-Tier

495C-Tier+223

ROLE

Balanced

Tank

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Bellibolt to get Tadbulb eggs easily using 114 partners from the Water1 egg group.

Egg Groups

Water 1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

How to Get Bellibolt

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low spawn rates is the best you'll get on Bellibolt in late-game routes. Use the sort toggle below. Best shows where the odds peak, Earliest shows where you can access it soonest in your playthrough.

Where To Catch Bellibolt in SV

Tadbulb is your first catch on the way to Bellibolt. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 12-60 across 82 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Catch Tadbulb
South Province (Area Five) - Swamp
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 51%
Asado Desert - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
Casseroya Lake - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
East Province (Area One) - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
East Province (Area Three) - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
East Province (Area Two) - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
Glaseado Mountain
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
North Province (Area One) - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
North Province (Area Three) - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
South Paldean Sea - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
South Province (Area Five) - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
South Province (Area Four) - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
South Province (Area One) - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
South Province (Area Six) - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
South Province (Area Two) - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
Tagtree Thicket - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
West Province (Area One) - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
West Province (Area Three) - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
West Province (Area Two) - River
Lv.12-35Overworld
Rate 36%
The Great Crater of Paldea
Lv.35-60Overworld
Rate 4%
Use Thunder Stone to evolve into Bellibolt
Step 2Bellibolt ✓
The Great Crater of Paldea
Lv.35-60Overworld
Rate 4%
Asado Desert - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
Casseroya Lake - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
East Province (Area One) - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
East Province (Area Three) - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
East Province (Area Two) - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
Glaseado Mountain
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
North Province (Area One) - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
North Province (Area Three) - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
South Paldean Sea - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
South Province (Area Five) - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
South Province (Area Four) - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
South Province (Area One) - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
South Province (Area Six) - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
South Province (Area Two) - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
Tagtree Thicket - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
West Province (Area One) - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
West Province (Area Three) - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
West Province (Area Two) - River
Lv.35-51Overworld
Rate 1%
or evolve from Tadbulb (Step 1)

Base Stats

Bellibolt's spread favors balanced defenses over offense. HP leads the defensive side, Speed eats the cost. Yields 2 HP EVs per defeat. Medium-fast 1M XP curve to level.

Base Stats

Above

HP109

Attack64

Defense91

Sp. Atk103

Sp. Def83

Speed45

Total495

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging50 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight113.0 kg

Base XP173

Abilities

Electromorphosis

When hit by an attack, the power of the next Electric-type move it uses is doubled.

Static

Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.

DampHidden Ability

Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.

EV Yield

HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training target

Pokedex Entry

What appear to be eyeballs are actually organs for discharging the electricity generated by Bellibolt’s belly-button dynamo.

Pokemon Violet

Bellibolt Guide

Bellibolt has a 495 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a situational pick that fills a niche. It works best as a tank. Base 109 HP is where it shines.
Watch for Garchomp (Ground) when using Bellibolt. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Electromorphosis when hit by an attack, the power of the next Electric-type move it uses is doubled. That's the one you want on Bellibolt. Damp is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Static works too if your team needs something different.
Bellibolt fills the tank role. It's a special attacker with base 103 Sp. Atk. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
Run Paraboliccharge, Slack Off, Toxic, and Volt Switch on Bellibolt. Paraboliccharge is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the tank role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Introduced in Scarlet & Violet, Bellibolt has appeared in 1 games across 2 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

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