Is Volbeat Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Safari Zone encounter. Bug with AbilityIlluminate increasing wild encounter rate. Not useful in battle. A collection catch, not a team pick.
Volbeat trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Volbeat trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Volbeat has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Morty's typing presses Volbeat's defenses.
Chuck's team hits Volbeat's weaknesses hard.
Volbeat trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Volbeat has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Volbeat trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Volbeat resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Volbeat has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Volbeat trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Volbeat has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Volbeat trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Volbeat has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Volbeat's weaknesses hard.
Volbeat trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Volbeat has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Koga's team hits Volbeat's weaknesses hard.
Volbeat trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Volbeat has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Lance's team hits Volbeat's weaknesses hard.
Catchable
Catch Volbeat in the National Park (walking, Lv 26-36, uncommon). Post-National Dex - Thursday.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 26)
- LV 26BugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 41BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 45NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
HeartGold & SoulSilver Volbeat Locations
Thursdays in the National Park are the Volbeat window, and only after the National Dex is in hand. The weekday lock is what makes it tricky, so line up the visit with the right day.
1 location to catch Volbeat
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Best Locations to Catch Volbeat in HeartGold & SoulSilver
How to Get Shiny Volbeat in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Volbeat glows through the National Park, so breed it Masuda-style with a foreign parent at 1 in 1,638. Compare Shiny Volbeat odds across every game
Shiny Volbeat Evolution
Does Not EvolveHeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Volbeat Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Volbeat Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Volbeat
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Volbeat View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x126-149%KO Aerial Ace 2x56-67% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Volbeat View Camerupt builds →Fire Blast 2x131-154%KO Rock Slide 2x65-77% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Ninjask Bug | C | |
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Volbeat View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x106-125%KO Aerial Ace 2x39-46% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Volbeat View Vespiquen builds →Aerial Ace 2x67-80% Power Gem 2x42-50% | ||
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 5 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Volbeat 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.
HGSS Volbeat Best Moveset
MoveTail Glow triples Sp. Atk in one move, the strongest special boost available. 47 Sp. Atk tripled is still only 141, and 85 Speed isn't fast enough to sweep after. One powerful trick the stats can't fully exploit.
Best Build
Volbeat best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Encore
- Roost
- Bug Bite
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Volbeat can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Psychic. The offense anchors on Bug Buzz and Signal Beam 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
It emits light from its tail to communicate. It loves the sweet aroma given off by ILLUMISE.
Volbeat HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, it depends on your team. Volbeat rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Bug coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
Yes. Volbeat is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Volbeat becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Volbeat as a support. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Careful on Volbeat. +Sp. Def is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the support role.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, build your team around Umbreon, Hitmonchan, and Dusknoir. These have the highest co-usage rates with Volbeat in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
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
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