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illumise
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Illumise

Firefly Pokémon

Bug

With its sweet aroma, it guides VOLBEAT to draw signs with light in the night sky.

Base Stats

HP 65
Attack 47
Defense 75
Sp. Atk 73
Sp. Def 85
Speed 85
Total 430

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Firefly Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 17.7 kg
Base Exp 151
Growth Rate Fast Then Very Slow
Capture Rate 150
Base Happiness 70
Gender 0% ♂ / 100% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Bug ,Humanshape

Sprites

illumise Front Front
illumise Back Back
illumise Front Shiny Front Shiny
illumise Back Shiny Back Shiny
illumise Official Art Official Art
illumise Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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Special Attacker
Moves
Hidden Power Ice / Hidden Power Ground
Encore / U-turn
Item
Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability
Tinted Lens
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Baton Pass
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Tinted Lens
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

While Illumise appears terrible on paper, she does have a few perks that allow her to compete in UU; her biggest advantage is Tinted Lens, which allows any resisted attacks to hit for neutral damage. While it appears that Illumise is outclassed by Venomoth, her superior movepool, which includes moves such as Encore, Wish, and Baton Pass, allows her to differentiate herself from her moth cousin. Given some team support, Illumise could be a reasonable alternative to some of the other Pokemon running around UU; just don't expect anything amazing out of her.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc