Volbeat (Pokémon)

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Volbeat (Japanese: バルビート Barubeat) is a introduced in Generation III.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, it is related to and, starting in Generation V, can produce s that contain either Illumise or Volbeat when bred with .
==Biology==
Volbeat is a firefly-like, bipedal . Its body is black with a blue chest and abdomen. There are two yellow stripes across its front: one on its chest and one near its legs. A red band separates each limb from its body and a thicker, incomplete one surrounds its shoulders. Two simple wings extend from the band around its shoulder. It has a blue face with yellow eyes, and curly, yellow antennae with black stripes. It has a spherical yellow tail, which glows to communicate and draw geometric patterns in the sky while in a swarm. In Generation III, was its signature move. This is a male only species; is its female counterpart. Volbeat is attracted by the sweet aroma given off by Illumise. It lives in but will move if the pond becomes dirty.
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : After a successful Travel Mode on the Ruby Field, Volbeat will fly down to paint in the new area.
* : A large group of Volbeat and are seen at Fogbound Lake where they put on a display making the lake look beautiful.
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Volbeat in the
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
======Generations III-VI======
======Generation VII onwards======
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
====Other sprites====
Emerald intro's sprite
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Volbeat debuted in Camp Pikachu, where he served as a sort of camp counselor and guide at a mill that and his friends stumbled upon.
Five Volbeat made their animated series debut in Love at First Flight. All of them, including one nicknamed Beat, were under the ownership of Romeo and part of a show alongside Illumise for the May Festival.
In That's Just Swellow, Volt owns a Volbeat that knows moves like and is always used in PokéRinger competitions. As such, Volbeat was used during the Crossgate PokéRinger tournament, but he wound up being defeated by .
In Time Warp Heals All Wounds, Edna mentioned how Volbeat and Illumise frequently did their mating dance rituals in a large tree that used to be located in the middle of the city. In the new timeline created after time traveling, the tree remained and the migrations never stopped.
====Minor appearances====
In A Double Dilemma, a Volbeat was living in North Petalburg.
A Volbeat appeared in Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry.
In Lessons in Lilycove, a 's Volbeat competed in the Lilycove City .
In Zoroark: Master of Illusions, a Volbeat living in Crown City worked with several other Pokémon in surrounding at the park. They were intent on attacking him as retribution for what did to the city. Before a fight could break out, Volbeat and the other Pokémon were calmed by .
A Volbeat appeared in Lighting the Way Home!.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Generations===
In The Cavern, a Volbeat was fleeing from a storm that a Primal was creating.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Volbeat debuted in Creepin Past Cacnea, where a wild one battled alongside a , a , a , and a against Norman, but they were quickly defeated by his Pokémon.
In Tongue-Tied Kecleon, and observed multiple Volbeat dancing with .
 owns two Volbeat, both of which first appeared in Very Vexing Volbeat. While one distracted Team Magma with , the other was able to steal the Blue Orb from the enemy team and deliver it to Archie.
In The Final Battle IV, a Volbeat helped with his disabilities.
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
A Volbeat appeared in Pokémon Friendship Story.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Volbeat shares its with its female counterpart . They are both known as the Firefly Pokémon.
* Volbeat and its counterpart are the only Pokémon in the .
** No other Pokémon have the same dual Egg Group as Volbeat and ( and ).
* In Generation VII, Volbeat is the only Pokémon with an illegal combination of Egg moves ( and ), as it is male only and has different Egg moves from its female counterpart, . is in a similar situation, but it is in the Field Egg Group and can therefore inherit any combination of Egg moves from .
===Origin===
Volbeat appears to be based on a (also known as a glowworm, firefly, or lightningbug) like its counterpart, . Its coloring resembles the subfamily . Its appearance may also be based on a , a subculture in the 1950s; their Japanese counterparts are the . Greasers usually wore black or brown Y-collared trench-coats and/or jackets with under shirts and also had heavily greased hair. This is shown in Volbeat's black colored "shirt", striped belly "under shirt" and "collar". The pose Volbeat takes in its official art may also be a reference to greasers, as they are commonly shown with their hands either holding or popping their jacket collars.
====Name origin====
Volbeat may be a combination of volt and or beat.
Barubeat may be a combination of バルブ bulb, beat, and beetle.
==In other languages==
==External links==
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Category:Pokémon that appeared in the animated series before their game debut
Category:Pokémon whose base stats changed in Generation VII
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ja:バルビート
zh:电萤虫