This Pokémon is not eligible in Regulation M-C and cannot currently be used in Pokémon Champions. You can still use this page as a reference for base stats, type matchups, and moves.
Volbeat
The Pokémon ignores changes to targets’ evasiveness and its accuracy cannot be lowered.
Boosts the power of the Pokémon’s Bug-type moves by 50% when its HP drops to 1/3 or less of its max.
Increases the priority of the Pokémon’s status moves by 1 stage. However, this has no effect on Dark-type Pokémon.
* Based on Pokémon SV data, so it may be inaccurate
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| Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP | Properties | Target | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Punch | Ice | Phys | 75 | 100 | 16 | ContactPunch | 1 Foe | Has a 10% chance of freezing the target. |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | Phys | 75 | 100 | 16 | ContactPunch | 1 Foe | Has a 10% chance of paralyzing the target. |
| Tackle | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 35 | Contact | 1 Foe | An ordinary attacking move. |
| Body Slam | Normal | Phys | 85 | 100 | 16 | Contact | 1 Foe | Has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target. If the target has the Minimized status, this move’s power is doubled and it will be sure to hit. |
| Take Down | Normal | Phys | 90 | 85 | 20 | Contact | 1 Foe | The user takes 1/4 of the damage it dealt to the target as recoil. |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Phys | 120 | 100 | 16 | Contact | 1 Foe | The user takes 1/3 of the damage dealt by this move. |
| Counter | Fighting | Phys | - | 100 | 20 | Contact | Special | The user retaliates to deal double the damage it took from an opponent’s physical move during the turn this move is used. |
| Seismic Toss | Fighting | Phys | - | 100 | 20 | Contact | 1 Foe | Deals 50 HP of damage. |
| Solar Beam | Grass | Spec | 120 | 100 | 12 | 1 Foe | The user gains the Charging status on the turn this move is used, then attacks on the following turn. In harsh sunlight, the user does not gain the Charging status and can attack immediately. This move’s power is halved in any other weather condition. | |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | Stat | - | 90 | 20 | 1 Foe | Paralyzes the target. This has no effect on Ground-type Pokémon. | |
| Thunder | Electric | Spec | 110 | 70 | 12 | 1 Foe | Has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target. This move never misses in rain. Its accuracy is 50% in harsh sunlight. It can hit a target that has the Sky-High status. | |
| Quick Attack | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 20 | Contact | 1 Foe | Always strikes first. (Priority +1) |
| Double Team | Normal | Stat | - | - | 16 | Self | Boosts the user’s evasiveness by 1 stage. | |
| Confuse Ray | Ghost | Stat | - | 100 | 12 | 1 Foe | Confuses the target. | |
| Light Screen | Psychic | Stat | - | - | 20 | All Allies | Gives the user’s side the Light Screen status for 5 turns. | |
| Metronome | Normal | Stat | - | - | 10 | Self | Uses one move at random from among many moves. | |
| Swift | Normal | Spec | 60 | - | 20 | All Foes | Always hits. | |
| Rest | Psychic | Stat | - | - | 8 | Self | Fully restores the user’s HP and cures any status conditions. The user falls asleep for 2 turns. This move fails if the user’s HP is full. | |
| Substitute | Normal | Stat | - | - | 12 | Self | The user loses 1/4 of its max HP to create a substitute. The substitute will be hit by moves instead of the user, and it will vanish when it takes damage equal to 1/4 of the user’s max HP. | |
| Thief | Dark | Phys | 60 | 100 | 20 | Contact | 1 Foe | If the user is not already holding an item, it steals the target’s held item. |
| Protect | Normal | Stat | - | - | 8 | Self | The user protects itself from incoming moves for the turn. With each consecutive use, this move’s chance of success becomes 1/3 of what it was before. | |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Spec | 20 | 100 | 12 | 1 Foe | Lowers the target's accuracy by 1 stage. | |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Spec | 75 | 100 | 12 | 1 Foe | The user’s HP is restored by 1/2 of the damage dealt by this move. | |
| Endure | Normal | Stat | - | - | 12 | Self | During the turn this move is used, if the user takes damage from a move that would knock it out, it will endure the hit with 1 HP. With each consecutive use, this move’s chance of success becomes 1/3 of what it was before. | |
| Swagger | Normal | Stat | - | 85 | 16 | 1 Foe | Boosts the target’s Attack stat by 2 stages and confuses it. | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Stat | - | - | 12 | Self | Can be used only if the user is asleep. The user uses one of the other moves it knows at random. | |
| Baton Pass | Normal | Stat | - | - | 20 | Self | The user switches out of battle to be replaced by another party Pokémon. If the user had any stat changes, a substitute, or other such effects, they will be passed on to the Pokémon switching in. | |
| Encore | Normal | Stat | - | 100 | 8 | 1 Foe | Gives the target the Encore status. | |
| Moonlight | Fairy | Stat | - | - | 8 | Self | Restores 1/2 of the user’s max HP. In harsh sunlight, 2/3 of its max HP will be restored instead. In all other weather conditions, 1/4 of its max HP will be restored instead. | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Stat | - | - | 8 | Whole Field | Summons rain for 5 turns. | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Stat | - | - | 8 | Whole Field | Summons harsh sunlight for 5 turns. | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | Spec | 80 | 100 | 16 | Ball | 1 Foe | Has a 20% chance of lowering the target’s Sp. Def stat by 1 stage. |
| Facade | Normal | Phys | 70 | 100 | 20 | Contact | 1 Foe | This move’s power is doubled if the user is poisoned, badly poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. Although this move is a physical move, the damage it deals is not halved when the user is burned. |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Phys | 150 | 100 | 20 | ContactPunch | 1 Foe | This move fails if the user has already taken damage from a move in the same turn. |
| Taunt | Dark | Stat | - | 100 | 20 | 1 Foe | Gives the target the Taunted status. | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Stat | - | - | 20 | Ally | Boosts the power of an ally’s move by 50% during the turn this move is used. | |
| Trick | Psychic | Stat | - | 100 | 12 | 1 Foe | The user and the target swap their held items. | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Phys | 75 | 100 | 16 | Contact | 1 Foe | Removes the Light Screen, Reflect, and Aurora Veil statuses on the target’s side. |
| Endeavor | Normal | Phys | - | 100 | 8 | Contact | 1 Foe | Deals damage to the target equal to its remaining HP minus the user’s remaining HP. This move fails if the target’s HP is the same as or lower than the user’s. |
| Tail Glow | Bug | Stat | - | - | 20 | Self | Raises the user's Sp. Atk by 3 stages. | |
| Air Cutter | Flying | Spec | 60 | 95 | 20 | CutWind | All Foes | This move has a 1-stage Critical-Hit Ratio Boost. |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Phys | 60 | - | 20 | ContactCut | 1 Foe | This move never misses. |
| Water Pulse | Water | Spec | 60 | 100 | 20 | Pulse | 1 Foe | Has a 20% chance of confusing the target. |
| Roost | Flying | Stat | - | - | 8 | Self | Restores 1/2 of the user’s max HP. If the user is a Flying type, it will lose the Flying type for the turn. | |
| Tailwind | Flying | Stat | - | - | 16 | Wind | Ally Side | Gives the user’s side the Tailwind status for 4 turns. |
| U-turn | Bug | Phys | 70 | 100 | 20 | Contact | 1 Foe | After attacking, the user switches out of battle to be replaced by another party Pokémon. |
| Fling | Dark | Phys | - | 100 | 12 | 1 Foe | This move’s power and effects depend on the user’s held item. The held item is lost after this move is used. | |
| Air Slash | Flying | Spec | 75 | 95 | 16 | Cut | 1 Foe | Has a 30% chance of making the target flinch. |
| Bug Buzz | Bug | Spec | 90 | 100 | 12 | Sound | 1 Foe | Has a 10% chance of lowering the target’s Sp. Def stat by 1 stage. |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Phys | 80 | 90 | 16 | Contact | 1 Foe | Has a 20% chance of making the target flinch. |
| Bug Bite | Bug | Phys | 60 | 100 | 20 | Contact | 1 Foe | If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats that Berry and gains its effect. |
| Charge Beam | Electric | Spec | 50 | 90 | 12 | 1 Foe | Has a 70% chance of boosting the user’s Sp. Atk stat by 1 stage. | |
| Acrobatics | Flying | Phys | 55 | 100 | 16 | Contact | 1 Foe | This move’s power is doubled if the user isn’t holding an item. |
| Struggle Bug | Bug | Spec | 50 | 100 | 20 | All Foes | Lowers targets’ Sp. Atk stats by 1 stage. | |
| Play Rough | Fairy | Phys | 90 | 90 | 12 | Contact | 1 Foe | Has a 10% chance of lowering the target’s Attack stat by 1 stage. |
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Spec | 80 | 100 | 12 | All Foes | A regular attacking move. | |
| Infestation | Bug | Spec | 20 | 100 | 20 | Contact | 1 Foe | Gives the target the Bound status. |
| Lunge | Bug | Phys | 80 | 100 | 16 | Contact | 1 Foe | Lowers the target’s Attack stat by 1 stage. |
| Skitter Smack | Bug | Phys | 70 | 90 | 12 | Contact | 1 Foe | Lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat by 1 stage. |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Spec | 80 | 100 | 10 | 1 Foe | While Terastallized, this move becomes the same type as the user's Tera Type and deals damage using the higher of the user's Attack and Sp. Atk. | |
| Pounce | Bug | Phys | 50 | 100 | 20 | Contact | 1 Foe | Lowers the target’s Speed stat by 1 stage. |
| Trailblaze | Grass | Phys | 50 | 100 | 20 | Contact | 1 Foe | Boosts the user’s Speed stat by 1 stage. |
| Chilling Water | Water | Spec | 50 | 100 | 20 | 1 Foe | Lowers the target’s Attack stat by 1 stage. |
