Competitive Information for Volbeat [Ruby/Sapphire]
Base Stats for Volbeat
Bug
Abilities:
SwarmSwarm: At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's Bug-type attacks have 1.5x power.
, IlluminateIlluminate: No competitive use.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
0.5x
2x
2x
0.5x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Volbeat? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Volbeat is an interesting Bug-typed Pokemon. It's almost common to see Volbeat show up as a Ruby/Sapphire opponent. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Volbeat is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-typed attacks.
Species: Volbeat
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Illuminate
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Signal Beam / Silver Wind
- Shadow Ball
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Illuminate
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Signal Beam / Silver Wind
- Shadow Ball
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
Physical Sweeper Volbeat
Volbeat is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Illuminate, no competitive use.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Signal Beam is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Silver Wind is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Volbeat's level).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Signal Beam is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Silver Wind is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Volbeat's level).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Volbeat? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Species: Volbeat
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Illuminate
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Signal Beam / Silver Wind
- Shadow Ball
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Illuminate
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Signal Beam / Silver Wind
- Shadow Ball
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
Doubles Physical Sweeper Volbeat
Volbeat is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Illuminate, no competitive use.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Signal Beam is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Silver Wind is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Volbeat's level).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Signal Beam is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Silver Wind is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Volbeat's level).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Volbeat learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Volbeat can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Volbeat
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Volbeat's stats
- Silver Wind
- Tail Glow
Most notable and possible best moves for Volbeat
- Baton Pass
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Volbeat in Ruby and Sapphire
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