Volbeat is a Bug-type Pokémon (National Dex #313) with a middling stat total of 430. You can have one built for Scarlet & Violet and BDSP, and every copy is generated through the same PKHeX legality engine Pokémon HOME uses on deposit.
Its best stat is Sp. Def at 85, which makes it a balanced all-rounder. Attack outweighs Special Attack by a clear margin, so an Adamant or Jolly nature and a physical move set play to its strengths. When you order one here you pick the nature, EV spread, IVs and Tera type yourself, so you can build the exact spread the set calls for rather than breeding for it.
Defensively, Volbeat takes super-effective damage from Fire, Flying, Rock. It resists Grass, Fighting, Ground. Its ability options are Illuminate, Swarm, Prankster, and you choose which one your copy carries.
In-game, Volbeat has 27 recorded encounter locations across Scarlet & Violet (13), BDSP (14) — listed in full below with levels, catchable marks and legal Poké Balls. A shiny Volbeat ordered here is built with a legal PID and Encryption Constant, so it passes the same checks a hunted one does. If you want the honest answer on ban risk before you trade, read Is Pokémon Genning Safe?.
| Sp. Def | 85 | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 85 | |
| Defense | 75 | |
| Attack | 73 | |
| HP | 65 | |
| Sp. Atk | 47 | |
| Total | 430 |
Male
Weak to FireRock
Resists GrassFightingGround
| Location | Levels | Method | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| a Picnic | 1 | Egg | — |
| Kitakami Road | 9–58 | Wild | — |
| Mossfell Confluence | 9–68 | Wild | — |
| Mossui Town | 9–12 | Wild | — |
| Apple Hills | 11–59 | Wild | — |
| Loyalty Plaza | 11–15 | Wild | — |
| Reveler’s Road | 13–60 | Wild | — |
| Wistful Fields | 18–63 | Wild | — |
| a crystal cavern | 20 | 2★ Tera Raid Kitakami | 1 guaranteed 31 IVs |
| Fellhorn Gorge | 27–72 | Wild | — |
| Kitakami Wilds (1) | 30–72 | Wild | — |
| a crystal cavern | 45 | 4★ Tera Raid Kitakami | 3 guaranteed 31 IVs |
| Timeless Woods | 50–74 | Wild | — |
| Location | Levels | Method | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| a Nursery Couple | 1 | Egg | — |
| a Nursery Couple (2) | 1 | Egg | — |
| Grand Underground (Dazzling Cave) | 16–63 | Wild | Underground |
| Grand Underground (Grassland Cave) | 16–63 | Wild | Underground |
| Grand Underground (Grassland Cave) (2) | 16–63 | Wild | Underground |
| Grand Underground (Grassland Cave) (3) | 16–63 | Wild | Underground |
| Grand Underground (Grassland Cave) (4) | 16–63 | Wild | Underground |
| Grand Underground (Sunlit Cavern) | 16–63 | Wild | Underground |
| Grand Underground (Dazzling Cave) (2) | 33–63 | Wild | Underground |
| Grand Underground (Stargleam Cavern) | 33–63 | Wild | Underground |
| Grand Underground (Dazzling Cave) (3) | 39–63 | Wild | Underground |
| Grand Underground (Dazzling Cave) (4) | 50–63 | Wild | Underground |
| Grand Underground (Grassland Cave) (5) | 50–63 | Wild | Underground |
| Route 229 | 50 | Wild | — |
Every move Volbeat can learn in each game. The level column shows where it is learned by level-up; moves available only by TM, tutor or breeding sit at the top with no level.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Counter | Fighting | Physical | 1 | 100 | 20 |
| — | Roost | Status | — | 101 | 5 | |
| — | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | 1 | 100 | 20 |
| — | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 1 | Acrobatics | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 | |
| 1 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | 101 | 20 | |
| 1 | Air Cutter | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 | |
| 1 | Air Slash | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 | |
| 1 | Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — | 101 | 40 |
| 1 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Chilling Water | Water | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | 1 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | 101 | 10 |
| 1 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Fling | Dark | Physical | 1 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | 101 | 30 |
| 1 | Lunge | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | 101 | 10 |
| 1 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Pounce | Bug | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | 101 | 5 |
| 1 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | 101 | 5 |
| 1 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Skitter Smack | Bug | Physical | 70 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | 101 | 10 |
| 1 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | 101 | 10 |
| 1 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | 101 | 5 |
| 1 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | 101 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tailwind | Status | — | 101 | 15 | |
| 1 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 1 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Tera Blast | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 1 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| 1 | Trailblaze | Grass | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Trick | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 5 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | 101 | 15 |
| 8 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 12 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | Struggle Bug | Bug | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 19 | Moonlight | Fairy | Status | — | 101 | 5 |
| 22 | Tail Glow | Bug | Status | — | 101 | 20 |
| 26 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | 101 | 10 |
| 29 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 33 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | 101 | 20 |
| 36 | Bug Buzz | Bug | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Showing 60 of 63 moves.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| — | Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| — | Lunge | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| — | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| — | Trick | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| 1 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Bug Buzz | Bug | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Play Nice | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Psych Up | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Roost | Status | — | 100 | 10 | |
| 1 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 1 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| 1 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | U-turn | Bug | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 8 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 12 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | Struggle Bug | Bug | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 19 | Moonlight | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| 22 | Tail Glow | Bug | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 33 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 36 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 43 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 47 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Infestation | Bug | Special | 20 | 100 | 20 |
Pick the level, nature, EVs, IVs, ability, Poké Ball and Tera type — shiny optional — and our trade bot delivers it over a Link Trade. It is free, and it passes Pokémon HOME.
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