Is Illumise Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Bug from Hoenn with AbilityOblivious. Trade-only. Slightly better Special Defense than Volbeat but the same low stat floor. Neither Bug matters in FRLG.
Illumise resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Illumise trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Koga's typing presses Illumise's defenses.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Illumise trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Illumise's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Illumise's weaknesses hard.
Illumise trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Illumise cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt90100%15
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Sabrina
- TUTORElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Illumise in FireRed & LeafGreen
Illumise mirrors Volbeat: Sapphire-exclusive among standard versions, also in Emerald. Trade from Sapphire or Emerald's Route 117 for the female firefly. The duo splits versions evenly in Gen 3.
Illumise cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed & LeafGreen, but you can still get it via these paths:
Pokemon HOME · Switch Rerelease
Playing the Switch version of FireRed & LeafGreen? Pokemon HOME compatibility is post-launch but deposit-only by design (FRLG → HOME). Inbound HOME transfer of Illumise into FRLG is not possible — an original GBA cartridge with a Link Cable is the only inbound route.
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Also Obtainable In:
Direct cartridge trade across generations isn't possible — but the Pokemon HOME path above bridges this gap once Switch support launches.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Illumise Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Illumise
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x39-47% Aerial Ace 2x39-47% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Spearow Normal | C | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x39-47% Aerial Ace 2x39-47% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Spearow Normal | C | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x74-88% Aerial Ace 2x38-45% | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x76-91% Aerial Ace 2x39-46% | ||
Fearow Normal | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x76-91% Aerial Ace 2x39-46% | ||
Fearow Normal | C | |
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x137-161%KO Fly 2x77-91% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x92-109%KO Ancient Power 2x79-93% Fire Blast 2x48-58% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x158-186%KO Fly 2x93-109%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x140-165%KO Fly 2x80-94% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x120-141%KO Rock Slide 2x58-69% | ||
 Rapidash Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Rapidash builds →Overheat 2x109-129%KO Bounce 2x74-87% | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x141-166%KO Fly 2x114-134%KO | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x156-184%KO Fly 2x91-108%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x139-164%KO Fly 2x80-94% | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Illumise Evolutions
What you see is what you get. Illumise sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and a decent partner pool from two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Illumise with 37 breeding partners from the Bug and Humanshape egg groups. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Growth, Silver Wind to offspring.
FRLG Illumise Best Moveset
Bug type with AbilityOblivious preventing attraction. MoveEncore and MoveThunder Wave provide disruption and MoveBaton Pass transfers momentum. The moveset has support tools but offensive stats too low at 47/73 Attack/Sp. Atk for direct damage.
Best Build
Illumise best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Wish
- Thunder Wave
- Seismic Toss
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Baton Pass and Growth aren't available any other way for Illumise, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Silver Wind for solid options.
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
Base Stats
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Illumise FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Illumise isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it over.
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