Volbeat

Best moveset

Volbeat can learn 12 combinations. Infestation with Bug Buzz does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Best moveset against each type

Volbeat does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Psychic, Dark.

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Volbeat is actually for.

Counters: what beats Volbeat

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Blacephalon	FireGhost	IncinerateMind BlownLegacy	40.2
Reshiram	DragonFire	Fire FangFusion FlareLegacy	33.4
Salamence	DragonFlying	Fire FangFly	30.8
Chandelure	GhostFire	Fire SpinOverheat	30.6
Moltres	FireFlying	Fire SpinFly	30.3

Ranked by damage per second against Volbeat's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Volbeat is weak to.

Type matchups

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Volbeat has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Numbers

What it costs