Volbeat

No. 0313 · Gen 3

Volbeat weakness and type

Hit VOLBEAT with Fire, Flying and Rock for 2× damage.

Moves against Volbeat

2×Super effective
½×Not very effective

In Pokémon GO: Fire deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

Test a matchup against Volbeat

Abilities

  • IlluminateNo change to type matchups
  • SwarmNo change to type matchups
  • PranksterNo change to type matchups

Base stats

  • HP65
  • Attack73
  • Defense75
  • Sp. Atk47
  • Sp. Def85
  • Speed85
  • Total430

Best nature

AdamantHits harder and drops Sp. Atk, which it won’t use.
JollyOutspeeds more opponents and drops Sp. Atk.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Volbeat gives 1 Speed EV.

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What Volbeat can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
FightingFocus PunchPhysical150
NormalMega KickPhysical120
GrassSolar BeamSpecial120
ElectricThunderSpecial110
BugBug Buzzsame typeSpecial90
FairyPlay RoughPhysical90
GhostShadow BallSpecial80
PsychicZen HeadbuttPhysical80
IceIce PunchPhysical75
FlyingAir SlashSpecial75
DarkThiefPhysical60
WaterWater PulseSpecial60
GroundMud-SlapSpecial20

Type counters to Volbeat

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.