#313 · Pokémon Mirror Gold · changed in this game
Volbeat
BugElectricPrankster, Swarm
In Mirror Gold: First found in Bell Tower 6F (Grass (Night), Lv 30-34), and in 2 more areas. It is Bug / Electric type here; the official games have it as Bug. Base stats total 530, up from 430; 5 of the six changed, most of all Sp. Atk (47 → 120). Abilities: it loses Illuminate. 9 of its 19 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver, including Thunder Shock and Struggle Bug.
Level-up moves 19
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Shock Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Spec | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Confuse Ray Confuses the target. | Ghost | Stat | — | 100 | 10 |
| 10 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 13 | Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 16 | Struggle Bug Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Bug | Spec | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 19 | Flash Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Normal | Stat | — | 100 | 20 |
| 25 | Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 20 |
| 28 | Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 10 |
| 31 | Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep. | Psychic | Stat | — | 60 | 20 |
| 34 | Thunderbolt Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Spec | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 37 | Signal Beam Has a chance to confuse the target. | Bug | Spec | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Moonlight Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather. | Fairy | Stat | — | — | 5 |
| 42 | Heal Pulse Heals the target for half its max HP. | Psychic | Stat | — | — | 10 |
| 43 | Wish User will recover half its max HP at the end of the next turn. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 10 |
| 46 | Tail Glow Raises the user’s Special Attack by three stages. | Bug | Stat | — | — | 20 |
| 49 | Thunder Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Spec | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 52 | Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Spec | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 55 | Bug Buzz Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Bug | Spec | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 58 | Moonblast Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Spec | 95 | 100 | 15 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs 51
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TM001 | Focus Punch | Fighting | 150 |
| TR02 | Toxic Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Poison | — |
| TR04 | Solar Beam Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Grass | 120 |
| TR07 | Thunder Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Electric | 110 |
| TM010 | Hidden Power | Normal | 60 |
| TM011 | Sunny Day | Fire | — |
| TR13 | Thunder Wave Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau) | Electric | — |
| TM014 | Play Rough Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Fairy | 90 |
| TR14 | Water Pulse Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau) | Water | 60 |
| TM016 | Light Screen Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Psychic | — |
| TR16 | Giga Drain Bell Tower 3F (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Grass | 75 |
| TM017 | Protect Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | — |
| TM018 | Rain Dance | Water | — |
| TR18 | Shock Wave Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau) | Electric | 60 |
| TR20 | Endeavor Lavender Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Normal | — |
| TM021 | Frustration Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM024 | Thunderbolt | Electric | 90 |
| TR26 | Endure Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Normal | — |
| TM027 | Return Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM030 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | 80 |
| TM031 | Brick Break | Fighting | 75 |
| TM032 | Body Slam | Normal | 85 |
| TR37 | Taunt Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Dark | — |
| TM038 | Helping Hand Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | — |
| TM040 | Aerial Ace | Flying | 60 |
| TM042 | Facade | Normal | 70 |
| TM043 | Secret Power | Normal | 70 |
| TM044 | Rest | Psychic | — |
| TM045 | Attract | Normal | — |
| TM046 | Thief | Dark | 60 |
| TM051 | Roost | Flying | — |
| TM056 | Fling | Dark | — |
| TM057 | Charge Beam | Electric | 50 |
| TM062 | Silver Wind | Bug | 60 |
| TM070 | Flash Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | — |
| TM077 | Psych Up Goldenrod Department Store Upper 2F | Normal | — |
| TM078 | Captivate Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM082 | Sleep Talk | Normal | — |
| TM087 | Swagger Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM089 | U-turn | Bug | 70 |
| TM090 | Substitute | Normal | — |
| TM102 | Bug Buzz Celadon Department Store 3F | Bug | 90 |
| TM109 | Trick Saffron Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Psychic | — |
| TM113 | Tailwind Celadon Department Store 3F | Flying | — |
| TM115 | Zen Headbutt Mahogany Mart Post-Rocket Hideout (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Psychic | 80 |
| TM116 | Dazzling Gleam Celadon Department Store 3F | Fairy | 80 |
| TM118 | Encore Olivine Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Normal | — |
| TM121 | Baton Pass Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM140 | Bug Bite Celadon Department Store 3F | Bug | 60 |
| TM143 | Lunge Celadon Department Store 3F (also at Fuchsia Mart) | Bug | 80 |
| TM156 | Double-Edge Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | 120 |
Where to find Volbeat
| Area | Method | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Tower 6F | Grass (Night) | 30-34 | |
| Route 16 | Grass (Night) | 61-63 | |
| Route 47 | Grass (Night) | 42-45 |
Other changes in this game
- Egg moves: Baton Pass, Silver Wind, Trick, Encore, Bug Buzz
- Tutor moves: Air Cutter, Body Slam, Bug Bite, Counter, Defog, Double-Edge, Dynamic Punch, Endure, Focus Punch, Giga Drain, Helping Hand, Ice Punch, Mega Kick, Mega Punch, Metronome, Mimic, Mud-Slap, Ominous Wind, Psych Up, Roost, Seismic Toss, Shock Wave, Signal Beam, Sleep Talk, Snore, String Shot, Substitute, Swagger, Swift, Tailwind, ThunderPunch, Thunder Wave, Trick, Water Pulse, Zen Headbutt
- A wild one can rarely hold Bright Powder.