Is Illumise Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 229 alongside Volbeat, postgame. Bug-type with AbilityOblivious preventing infatuation. Slightly better than Volbeat offensively, but neither has real viability.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Illumise resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Illumise trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Illumise trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Illumise trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Illumise trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Aaron's team hits Illumise's weaknesses hard.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Flint's team hits Illumise's weaknesses hard.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Illumise has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Illumise trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Illumise on Route 229 (walking, Lv 49, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 49)
- LV 49BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Fantina
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Veilstone Game Corner
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Maylene
- TM62BugSilver WindPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Platinum Illumise Locations
Illumise occupies the exact Route 229 grass Volbeat does, uncommon at level 49. The pairing means one route covers both fireflies, with no version split to send them to different places.
1 location to catch Illumise
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Illumise in Platinum
How to Get Shiny Illumise in Platinum
Illumise drifts through that same Route 229 grass, so chain it to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Illumise odds across every game
Shiny Illumise Evolution
Does Not EvolvePlatinum Shiny Illumise Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Platinum with Illumise preloaded.
Illumise Weakness
Type-wise, Illumise takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, and Rock. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.
| 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
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x179-211%KO Ancient Power 2x52-61% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x300-353%KO Fire Blast 2x58-69% | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x172-203%KO Air Slash 2x94-111%KO Ancient Power 2x50-59% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x148-175%KO Stone Edge 2x90-106%KO Aerial Ace 2x55-65% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x159-188%KO Stone Edge 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Arcanine builds →Overheat 2x143-169%KO Aerial Ace 2x56-67% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x136-161%KO Fire Blast 2x62-73% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Rapidash Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Illumise View Rapidash builds →Flare Blitz 2x156-184%KO Bounce 2x74-88% | ||
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 48 breeding partners from the Bug and Human-Like egg groups. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Bug Buzz, Encore and 2 more to offspring.
Pt Illumise Best Moveset
Resisted moves deal full damage through AbilityTinted Lens, and 73 Sp. Atk at 85 Speed gives the moveset passable special output. Coverage issues disappear when nothing truly resists the attacks.
Best Build
Illumise best EVs are Speed and HP
Screens Setter Moveset
- Wish
- Bug Buzz
- Light Screen
- Thunderbolt
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
36 of 38 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Illumise Platinum Guide
For Platinum, it depends on your team. Illumise rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Bug coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
Yes. Illumise is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Illumise becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
In Platinum, Illumise plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In Platinum, Timid is the go-to nature for Illumise. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 160 HP / 96 SpA / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Illumise appears in 14 games across 7 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 7Let's Go
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
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