http://www.smogon.com/rs/pokemon/volbeat
[Overview]
- Has a decent speed tier. 85.
- Has a good movepool.
- Access to Tail Glow unlike Illumise.
- Physically frail
[SET]
name: Tail Glow Special Attacker
move 1: Tail Glow
move 2: Hidden Power Fire
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Water Pulse / Giga Drain / Ice Punch
item: Leftovers
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP
[SET COMMENTS]
- Timid nature is used to speed tie with other Timid 85 base Speed Pokemon in the tier. Modest may be used if more power is needed.
- Volbeat has Mediocre special attack, but Tail Glow boosts it by 3 stages which lets it hit decent.
- You get BoltBeam coverage in the form of T-bolt / Ice Punch
- Baton Pass can be used over one of the moves.
- Hidden Power Fire strikes Bug-types, Mawile, Grass types.
- Thunderbolt hits Flying types and is Volbeat's best Special move.
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Signal Beam
move 2: Hidden Power Rock
move 3: Shadow Ball / Brick Break / Double-Edge
move 4: Trick
item: Choice Band
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP
[Other Options]
- Endure plus Petaya or Liechi berry.
- SubPunch
- Salac Berry + Tail Glow + Baton Pass
- Thunder Wave
- Confuse Ray
- Moonlight
- Specially defensive
- DynamicPunch
- Seismic Toss
[Checks and Counters]
- Rock types, Relicanth, Sudowoodo, Graveler
- Anything with Taunt/Haze/Whirlwind
- Fire-types; Flareon, Magcargo and Charmeleon
- Flying-types, Murkrow, Pidgeot
- Rock Slide
