Is Illumise Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Bug with AbilityTinted Lens making resisted hits deal normal damage. No evolution. AbilityTinted Lens is interesting but the stats can't capitalize on it.
Illumise resists most of Cheren's coverage and hits back hard.
Illumise trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Illumise trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Illumise trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Drayden's team.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Shauntal's team hits Illumise's weaknesses hard.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Marshal's team hits Illumise's weaknesses hard.
Illumise trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Illumise cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Illumise in Black 2 & White 2
Illumise can't be caught in Black 2 & White 2. Bring it over from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or Scarlet & Violet instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Illumise cannot be caught in the wild in Black 2 & White 2, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Black 2 & White 2.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Illumise Weakness
Type-wise, Illumise takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, and Rock. Illumise's special bulk (base 85 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Illumise Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Illumise
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Pignite FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Pignite builds →Flame Charge 2x63-75% Rollout 2x25-31% | ||
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
 Zubat Poison | C | |
 Pidove Normal | C | |
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Braviary builds →Wing Attack 2x95-113%KO Rock Tomb 2x53-64% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Darumaka builds →Fire Punch 2x92-109%KO Rock Tomb 2x42-50% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Braviary builds →Fly 2x138-162%KO Rock Tomb 2x52-61% | ||
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x140-165%KO Rock Tomb 2x40-47% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x204-241%KO Rock Slide 2x86-101%KO | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Braviary builds →Fly 2x138-162%KO Rock Slide 2x77-90% | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Emboar builds →Flame Charge 2x77-92% Rock Slide 2x77-90% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x205-242%KO Rock Slide 2x87-102%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x143-169%KO Gust 2x33-39% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Emboar builds →Fire Blast 2x111-131%KO Rock Slide 2x76-90% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x205-241%KO Rock Slide 2x85-101%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x141-166%KO Gust 2x31-38% | ||
Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Emboar builds →Fire Blast 2x110-130%KO Head Smash 2x152-179%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x165-195%KO Hurricane 2x94-111%KO | ||
Emboar FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Emboar builds →Flare Blitz 2x184-217%KO Head Smash 2x154-181%KO | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x160-188%KO Ancient Power 2x46-55% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Nacrene City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x298-351%KO Fire Blast 2x52-61% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Terrakion can KO Illumise with Stone Edge (194-229%).
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Terrakion builds →Close Combat58-69% Stone Edge 2x194-229%KO | ||
Illumise Evolutions
What you see is what you get. Illumise sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and plenty of partners from two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Illumise with 65 breeding partners from the Bug and Humanshape egg groups. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Bug Buzz, Captivate and 5 more to offspring.
B2W2 Illumise Best Moveset
AbilityTinted Lens doubles the damage of resisted hits, and AbilityPrankster as a hidden ability gives status moves priority. 73 Sp. Atk fires Bug TermStab through Tinted Lens at targets that normally resist it. The moveset hits harder against resists than most Bug types but lacks raw power.
Best Build
Illumise best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Bug Buzz
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power Fire
- Air Cutter
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Illumise threatens 11 types beyond its own STAB, with Normal and Psychic standing out. Pair that with Bug Buzz and U-turn and switchins need to think twice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
With its sweet aroma, it guides Volbeat to draw signs with light in the night sky.
Illumise Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Illumise's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fire), Dodrio (Flying), and Aerodactyl (Rock), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
In Black 2 & White 2, Illumise can work for a story run. 410 BST is average, but Bug typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Black 2 & White 2, Illumise looks average on paper at 410 BST. But Prankster is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list. Bugbuzz with Choice Specs is the standard set.
Illumise gets Prankster, Oblivious, and Tinted Lens. But Prankster is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
In Black 2 & White 2, Prankster is the hidden ability. It raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage. Worth hunting for if you want Illumise to compete at a higher level.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Illumise appears in 14 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves