Illumise

Illumise
Current
Information
Type	Bug
Gender	0% ♂ / 100% ♀
Abilities	Regular Oblivious, Tinted Lens Hidden Prankster
Species	Firefly Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 0.6 m / 2'00" Weight 17.7 kg / 39.0 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation III
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Footprint Color Purple Egg group(s) Bug,  Human-Like Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0314
Kanto	N/A / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	087 / 090 (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh N/A / N/A (Pt) Hisui N/A
Unova	N/A / N/A (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos 134 Coastal Kalos N/A Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	N/A / N/A (USUM)
Galar	N/A / N/A (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea N/A Kitakami 010 Blueberry N/A
In other languages
Japanese	Name イルミーゼ Irumiize
Japanese	Name イルミーゼ Irumiize
English	Name Illumise
English	Name Illumise

Illumise (Japanese: イルミーゼ, Hepburn: Irumiize) (EE-loom-MEE-zay) is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III. She is Volbeat's female counterpart.

Biology

Physiology

Illumise has a black and bluish-purple body, with two vertical stripes going down the front. Her arms and legs are black as well, and are connected to the body by purple borders. On her front is what resembles a yellow bow or shawl. She has large, slanted eyes with blue irises, and appears to be smiling, unlike her male counterpart, Volbeat. Surrounding her head is a purple appendage with curls at the end that frame its face. Her antennae are also smaller than Volbeat's, and are yellow in color. Illumise has small wings used for flying with others of the species. Illumise has a pattern of three oblong yellow spots on its rear.

Behavior

With their sweet aromas, Illumise guide Volbeat in the night sky to draw various geometric patterns.

Illumise and Volbeat

Evolution

Illmumise does not evolve.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Ruby and Sapphire	Route 117	Common (Ruby) Rare (Sapphire)
FireRed and LeafGreen	Trade	None
Emerald	Route 117	Common
Diamond and Pearl	Route 229	Common (Diamond) Rare (Pearl)
Platinum	Route 229	Rare
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Safari Zone, Bug-Catching Contest	Common
Black and White	Route 3 (White only)	Swarm
X and Y	Route 7	Common

Pokédex entries

• Ruby

  Illumise attracts a swarm of Volbeat using a sweet fragrance. Once the Volbeat have gathered, this Pokémon leads the lit-up swarm in drawing geometric designs on the canvas of the night sky.

• Sapphire

  Illumise leads a flight of illuminated Volbeat to draw signs in the night sky. This Pokémon is said to earn greater respect from its peers by composing more complex designs in the sky.

• FireRed

  It guides Volbeat to draw signs in night skies. There are scientists that study the patterns it creates.

• LeafGreen

  It guides Volbeat to draw signs in night skies. There are scientists that study the patterns it creates.

• Emerald

  A nocturnal Pokémon that becomes active upon nightfall. It leads a Volbeat swarm to draw patterns in the night sky. Over 200 different patterns have been confirmed.

• Diamond

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

• Pearl

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

• Platinum

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

• HeartGold

  Its fragrance attracts a swarm of Volbeat, so they draw over 200 patterns in the night sky.

• SoulSilver

  Its fragrance attracts a swarm of Volbeat, so they draw over 200 patterns in the night sky.

• Black

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

• White

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

• Black 2

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

• White 2

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

• X

  Its fragrance attracts a swarm of Volbeat, so they draw over 200 patterns in the night sky.

• Y

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

• Omega Ruby

  Illumise attracts a swarm of Volbeat using a sweet fragrance. Once the Volbeat have gathered, this Pokémon leads the lit-up swarm in drawing geometric designs on the canvas of the night sky.

• Alpha Sapphire

  Illumise leads a flight of illuminated Volbeat to draw signs in the night sky. This Pokémon is said to earn greater respect from its peers by composing more complex designs in the sky.

• Brilliant Diamond

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

• Shining Pearl

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

• Scarlet

  Illumise uses its sweet scent to guide Volbeat, having them form over 200 patterns in the night sky.

• Violet

  It guides Volbeat to draw signs in the night sky. There are scholars who research the meaning of these signs.

Stats

• Generation VII-Present
• Generation III-VI

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

Stats
HP	65
Attack	47
Defense	55
Sp. Atk	73
Sp. Def	75
Speed	85
Total	400

Learnset

Leveling

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV
• Generation III

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Play Nice	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
1	Tackle	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical
5	Sweet Scent	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
9	Charm	—	100%	20	Fairy	Status
12	Quick Attack	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical
15	Struggle Bug	50	100%	20	Bug	Special
19	Moonlight	—	—%	5	Fairy	Status
22	Wish	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
26	Encore	—	100%	5	Normal	Status
29	Flatter	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
33	Zen Headbutt	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
36	Helping Hand	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
40	Bug Buzz	90	100%	10	Bug	Special
43	Play Rough	90	90%	10	Fairy	Physical
47	Covet	60	100%	25	Normal	Physical
50	Infestation	20	100%	20	Bug	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Tackle	50	100%	35	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Play Nice	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
5	Sweet Scent	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
9	Charm	—	100%	20	Fairy	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
17XY 12ORAS	Quick Attack	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
15ORAS	Struggle Bug	50	100%	20	Bug	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
13XY 19ORAS	Moonlight	—	—%	5	Fairy	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
21XY 22ORAS	Wish	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
25XY 26ORAS	Encore	—	100%	5	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
29XY 29ORAS	Flatter	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
37XY 33ORAS	Zen Headbutt	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
33XY 36ORAS	Helping Hand	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
41XY 40ORAS	Bug Buzz	90	100%	10	Bug	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
43ORAS	Play Rough	90	90%	10	Fairy	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
45XY 47ORAS	Covet	60	100%	25	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Tackle	50	100%	35	Normal	Physical
5	Sweet Scent	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
9	Charm	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
13	Moonlight	—	—%	5	Normal	Status
17	Quick Attack	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical
21	Wish	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
25	Encore	—	100%	5	Normal	Status
29	Flatter	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
33	Helping Hand	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
37	Zen Headbutt	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
41	Bug Buzz	90	100%	10	Bug	Special
45	Covet	60	100%	40	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
1	Tackle	35	95%	35	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
5	Sweet Scent	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
9	Charm	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
13	Moonlight	—	—%	5	Normal	Status		0 ♥
17	Quick Attack	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
21	Wish	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
25	Encore	—	100%	5	Normal	Status		1 ♥
29	Flatter	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥
33	Helping Hand	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥
37	Zen Headbutt	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical		2 ♥
41	Bug Buzz	90	100%	10	Bug	Special		2 ♥
45	Covet	40	100%	40	Normal	Physical		0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration III
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Tackle	35	95%	35	Normal		4 ♥	0 ♥
5	Sweet Scent	—	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	3 ♥
9	Charm	—	100%	20	Normal		2 ♥	1 ♥
13	Moonlight	—	—%	5	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
17	Quick Attack	40	100%	30	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
21	Wish	—	—%	10	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
25	Encore	—	100%	5	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
29	Flatter	—	100%	15	Dark		2 ♥	0 ♥
33	Helping Hand	—	—%	20	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
37	Covet	40	100%	40	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV
• Generation III

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM19	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM57	Charge Beam	50	90%	10	Electric	Special
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	90%	20	Electric	Status
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM83	Infestation	20	100%	20	Bug	Special
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM99	Dazzling Gleam	80	100%	10	Fairy	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM19	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM57	Charge Beam	50	90%	10	Electric	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM70	Flash	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	100%	20	Electric	Status		1 ♥	3 ♥
TM76	Struggle Bug	50	100%	20	Bug	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret PowerORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM98	Power-Up Punch	40	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM99	Dazzling Gleam	80	100%	10	Fairy	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM57	Charge Beam	50	90%	10	Electric	Special
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
TM70	Flash	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	100%	20	Electric	Status
TM76	Struggle Bug	30	100%	20	Bug	Special
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation IV
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
TM01	Focus Punch	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥
TM03	Water Pulse	60	100%	20	Water	Special		2 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison	Status		2 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special		1 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		2 ♥
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic	Status		2 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		2 ♥
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	10	Grass	Special		1 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special		1 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric	Special		2 ♥
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric	Special		2 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		2 ♥
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		3 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM34	Shock Wave	60	—%	20	Electric	Special		2 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical		2 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical		0 ♥
TM51	Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status		0 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥
TM57	Charge Beam	50	90%	10	Electric	Special		2 ♥
TM58	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM62	Silver Wind	60	100%	5	Bug	Special		2 ♥
TM70	Flash	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	100%	20	Electric	Status		2 ♥
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM78	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥
TM83	Natural Gift	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM89	U-turn	70	100%	20	Bug	Physical		0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation III
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM01	Focus Punch	150	100%	20	Fighting		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM03	Water Pulse	60	100%	20	Water		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM16	Light Screen	—	—%	30	Psychic		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	5	Grass		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting		1 ♥	4 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM34	Shock Wave	60	—%	20	Electric		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark		1 ♥	0 ♥
HM05	Flash	—	70%	20	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV
• Generation III

Breeding Generation VII
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
AromatherapyUSUM	Paras, Parasect, Vivillon, Cutiefly, Ribombee	—	—%	5	Grass	Status
Baton Pass	Mr. Mime, Ledyba, Ledian, Surskit, Ninjask, Buneary, Lopunny, Scolipede	—	—%	40	Normal	Status
Bug Buzz	Butterfree, Venomoth, Ledyba, Ledian, Yanma, Yanmega, Beautifly, Dustox, Masquerain, Volbeat, Vibrava, Kricketune, Mothim, Combee, Sewaddle, Karrablast, Escavalier, Joltik, Galvantula, Shelmet, Accelgor, Larvesta, Volcarona, Vivillon, Vikavolt, Cutiefly, Ribombee	90	100%	10	Bug	Special
Captivate	Butterfree	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
Confuse Ray	Magmar, Magmortar, Sableye, Volbeat	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
Encore	Mr. Mime, Shuckle, Illumise, Hawlucha	—	100%	5	Normal	Status
Fake Tears	Gothita, Gothorita, Gothitelle	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
Growth	Paras, Parasect, Cacnea, Cacturne	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Silver Wind	Butterfree, Venomoth, Ledyba, Ledian, Beautifly, Dustox, Masquerain, Mothim, Volcarona, Cutiefly, Ribombee	60	100%	5	Bug	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation VI
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Baton Pass	Mr. Mime, Ledyba, Ledian, Surskit, Ninjask, Buneary, Lopunny, Scolipede	—	—%	40	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Bug Buzz	Butterfree, Venomoth, Ledyba, Ledian, Yanma, Yanmega, Beautifly, Dustox, Masquerain, Volbeat, Illumise, Kricketune, Mothim, Sewaddle, Swadloon, Leavanny, Karrablast, Escavalier, Joltik, Galvantula, Shelmet, Accelgor, Larvesta, Volcarona, Vivillon	90	100%	10	Bug	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
Captivate	Butterfree	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
Confuse Ray	Magmar, Magmortar, Sableye, Volbeat	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
Encore	Mr. Mime, Shuckle, Illumise, Hawlucha	—	100%	5	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Fake Tears	Gothita, Gothorita, Gothitelle	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
Growth	Paras, Parasect, Cacnea, Cacturne	—	—%	40	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Silver Wind	Butterfree, Venomoth, Ledyba, Ledian, Beautifly, Dustox, Masquerain, Mothim, Volcarona	60	100%	5	Bug	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation V
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Baton Pass	Mr. Mime, Ledyba, Ledian, Surskit, Masquerain, Ninjask, Buneary, Lopunny, Scolipede	—	—%	40	Normal	Status
Bug Buzz	Butterfree, Venomoth, Ledyba, Ledian, Yanma, Yanmega, Beautifly, Dustox, Masquerain, Volbeat, Kricketune, Mothim, Sewaddle, Swadloon, Leavanny, Karrablast, Escavalier, Joltik, Galvantula, Shelmet, Accelgor, Larvesta, Volcarona	90	100%	10	Bug	Special
Captivate	Butterfree	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
Confuse Ray	Magmar, Magmortar, Sableye, Volbeat	—	100%	10	Ghost	Status
Encore	Shuckle, Mr. Mime	—	100%	5	Normal	Status
Fake Tears	Gothita, Gothorita, Gothitelle	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
Growth	Paras, Parasect, Cacnea, Cacturne	—	—%	40	Normal	Status
Silver Wind	Butterfree, Venomoth, Ledyba, Ledian, Beautifly, Dustox, Masquerain, Mothim, Volcarona	60	100%	5	Bug	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation IV
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal
Baton Pass	Ledyba, Ledian, Surskit, Masquerain, Ninjask, Mr. Mime, Buneary, Lopunny	—	—%	40	Normal	Status		0 ♥
Bug Buzz	Butterfree, Ledyba, Ledian, Venomoth, Beautifly, Yanma, Yanmega, Dustox, Masquerain, Dustox, Volbeat, Kricketune	90	100%	10	Bug	Special		2 ♥
Encore	Shuckle, Mr. Mime	—	100%	5	Normal	Status		1 ♥
Growth	Paras, Parasect, Cacnea, Cacturne	—	—%	40	Normal	Status		0 ♥
Silver Wind	Butterfree, Venomoth, Ledyba, Ledian, Beautifly, Dustox, Masquerain, Mothim	60	100%	5	Bug	Special		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation III
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Baton Pass	Mr. Mime, Ledyba, Ledian, Ninjask	—	—%	40	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Growth	Paras, Parasect, Cacnea, Cacturne	—	—%	40	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
Silver Wind	Paras, Venomoth, Beautifly, Dustox, Masquerain	60	100%	5	Bug		1 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Tutoring

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV
• Generation III

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Bug Bite USUM	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
Covet USUM	60	100%	25	Normal	Physical
Defog USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Focus Punch USUM	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Giga Drain USUM	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
Helping Hand USUM	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Ice Punch USUM	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical
Shock Wave USUM	60	—%	20	Electric	Special
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Tailwind USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Thunder Punch USUM	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
Water Pulse USUM	60	100%	20	Water	Special
Zen Headbutt USUM	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Bug Bite ORAS	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Covet ORAS	60	100%	25	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Focus Punch ORAS	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Giga Drain ORAS	75	100%	10	Grass	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
Helping Hand ORAS	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		4 ♥	0 ♥
Ice Punch ORAS	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Shock Wave ORAS	60	—%	20	Electric	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Tailwind ORAS	—	—%	15	Flying	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Thunder Punch ORAS	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Water Pulse ORAS	60	100%	20	Water	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
Zen Headbutt ORAS	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Bug Bite	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
Covet	60	100%	40	Normal	Physical
Giga Drain	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
Helping Hand	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Ice Punch	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical
Roost	—	—%	10	Flying	Status
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Tailwind	—	—%	30	Flying	Status
ThunderPunch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
Zen Headbutt	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation IV
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
Air Cutter	55	95%	25	Flying	Special		3 ♥
Bug Bite HGSS	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical		0 ♥
Helping Hand	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		1 ♥
Ice Punch	75	100%	15	Ice	Physical		2 ♥
Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special		3 ♥
Ominous Wind	60	100%	5	Ghost	Special		0 ♥
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥
String Shot HGSS	—	95%	40	Bug	Status		2 ♥
Swift	60	—%	20	Normal	Special		2 ♥
Tailwind HGSS	—	—%	30	Flying	Status		2 ♥
ThunderPunch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical		2 ♥
Zen Headbutt	80	90%	15	Psychic	Physical		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation III
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Body Slam FRLGEXD	85	100%	15	Normal		1 ♥	4 ♥
Counter FRLGE	—	100%	20	Fighting		2 ♥	0 ♥
Double-Edge FRLGEXD	120	100%	15	Normal		6 ♥	0 ♥
DynamicPunch E	100	50%	5	Fighting		2 ♥	1 ♥
Endure E	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Ice Punch E	75	100%	15	Ice		4 ♥	0 ♥
Mega Kick FRLGE	120	75%	5	Normal		4 ♥	0 ♥
Mega Punch FRLGE	80	85%	20	Normal		4 ♥	0 ♥
Metronome FRLGE	—	—%	10	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
Mimic FRLGEXD	—	—%	10	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
Mud-Slap E	20	100%	10	Ground		2 ♥	1 ♥
Psych Up E	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Seismic Toss FRLGEXD	—	100%	20	Fighting		2 ♥	1 ♥
Sleep Talk E	—	—%	10	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
Snore E	40	100%	15	Normal		4 ♥	0 ♥
Substitute FRLGEXD	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Swagger EXD	—	90%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Swift E	60	—%	20	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
ThunderPunch E	75	100%	15	Electric		4 ♥	0 ♥
Thunder Wave FRLGEXD	—	100%	20	Electric		2 ♥	1 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Appearances

Anime

• Juliet's Illumise

Trivia

• Despite being a firefly, she can be found all day in the wild in Diamond and Pearl, whereas real fireflies are nocturnal.
• Illumise is the only non-Grass type Pokémon to learn Growth.
• Illumise and Volbeat are both known as the Firefly Pokémon.
• Despite being a Bug-type, she can't learn any Bug type move via level up or breeding in Generation III. The only Bug-type move she could learn was Silver Wind.
• Sometimes, it is said that Illumise and Volbeat need each other to keep living. Just like Plusle and Minun.
• All of Illumise's Pokédex entries mention Volbeat.

Origin

Illumise is based on a firefly while also taking inspiration from woman's fashion styles, most notably a flapper style. This is evidenced by the way Illumise's collar and stomach pattern are designed, which resemble the hair and clothing style respectively. This style as well as it being a female-only Pokémon line up with Volbeat, who is a male-only Pokémon and has a more men-inspired style.

Gallery

See also

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data