Tail Glow

Tail Glow

ほたるび Firefly Light

Generation:	III

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	N/A
PP:	20*, max: ?
Affects:	User
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	No
Snatch:	Yes
Mirror Move:
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	0

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Tail Glow (Japanese: ほたるび Firefly Light) is a Bug-type move introduced in Generation III.

Description

Games	Description
RSE	Flashes a light that sharply raises SP. ATK.
DPPtHGSS	The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, sharply raising its Sp. Atk stat.
BWB2W2 XYORAS SM	The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, drastically raising its Sp. Atk stat.

Effect

In battle

The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, raising its Sp. Atk stat by two stages. (three in Generation V)

Contests

Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests

Earn double the score in the next turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Volbeat	Bug	21	21	21	21XY 22ORAS	22	22
	Manaphy	Water		1	1	1	1	1
	Xurkitree	Electric					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.

Trivia

• Manaphy and Xurkitree are the only non-Bug type Pokémon to learn this move.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime
• Manga

Main games

Tail Glow depicted in Generation VII

Main series

Tail Glow being used by Romeo's Volbeat.

Pokémon Adventures

Tail Glow being used by Amber's Volbeat.