Is Volbeat Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Route 117 Bug. AbilityIlluminate increases wild encounter rate, which is the opposite of helpful. AbilitySwarm boosts Bug at low HP. Stats too low to threaten any gym leader or E4 member. One of Hoenn's weakest options.
Roxanne's team hits Volbeat's weaknesses hard.
Volbeat trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Volbeat's weaknesses hard.
Flannery's team hits Volbeat's weaknesses hard.
Volbeat trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Volbeat trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Volbeat has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Volbeat has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Volbeat has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Volbeat trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Volbeat has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Volbeat's weaknesses hard.
Volbeat trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Catchable
Catch Volbeat on Route 117 (walking, Lv 13, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from Wattson after clearing New Mauville
- LV 25BugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- LV 37NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORIceIce PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
Emerald Volbeat Locations
Volbeat is a rare find on Route 117, blinking through the grass alongside its partner Illumise. That one route is its only home in Emerald, so the firefly takes a bit of luck on that single thin slot.
1 location to catch Volbeat
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Best Locations to Catch Volbeat in Emerald
How to Get Shiny Volbeat in Emerald
Volbeat flickers rarely in the grass of Route 117; walk that stretch between Verdanturf and Mauville again and again, waiting for the firefly's shiny glow to break the pattern. Compare Shiny Volbeat odds across every game
Shiny Volbeat Evolution
Does Not EvolveEmerald Shiny Volbeat Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
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.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Volbeat in the Emerald Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Volbeat Weakness
Fire, Flying, and Rock moves hit Volbeat for super-effective damage. Standard number of weaknesses for the Bug typing.
| 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 Volbeat Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Volbeat
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Volbeat View Combusken builds →Flamethrower 2x88-104%KO Rock Tomb 2x39-47% Peck 2x28-33% | ||
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) | ||
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
 Taillow Normal | C | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Volbeat View Geodude builds →Rock Tomb 2x56-67% Flamethrower 2x31-36% | ||
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing | ||
 Lileep RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Volbeat Evolutions
Breeding is the whole story for Volbeat. A decent partner pool through two egg groups, eggs are quick to hatch, and you won't need to evolve anything. It's got 3 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Volbeat with 37 breeding partners from the Bug and Human-Like egg groups. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Silver Wind, Trick to offspring.
E Volbeat Best Moveset
MoveTail Glow triples Sp. Atk in one turn, and the moveset can MoveBaton Pass that massive boost to a stronger teammate. Volbeat's own 47 base Sp. Atk makes it useless offensively, so the role is pure setup passing.
Best Build
Volbeat best EVs are Attack and Speed
Support Moveset
- Signal Beam
- Thunder Wave
- Trick
- Brick Break
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Volbeat can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Flying. The offense anchors on Signal Beam and Silver Wind while TMs handle everything else.
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
All 25 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
With their taillights lit, VOLBEAT fly in a swarm, drawing geometric designs in the night sky. They move their nests if their pond water becomes dirty.
Volbeat Emerald Guide
In Emerald, Volbeat has niche appeal at best. The E-Tier rating means you're fighting uphill by mid-game. There are better Bug Pokemon available.
In Emerald, use Volbeat as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
For Emerald, run Adamant on Volbeat. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Volbeat spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
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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