Volbeat
Firefly Pokémon
It communicates with others by lighting up its rear at night. It loves Illumise’s sweet aroma.
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Strategy Overview
Volbeat finds itself as an excellent weather setter in the PU metagame thanks to Prankster, which almost always guarantees weather setup. In addition to this, Volbeat can utilize a slow U-turn to get in weather sweepers such as Golduck and Sawsbuck safely. It also has the ability to provide invaluable support with Thunder Wave and Encore, with the former helping it stop fast and powerful threats such as Dodrio and Sawsbuck and the latter giving Volbeat's teammates a free turn. However, a weakness to Stealth Rock and a lack of reliable recovery mean that it is worn down easily. Volbeat also has middling bulk, which makes it hard for it to set up weather later in the game.
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