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[[Category:Bug-type Pokémon]][[Category:Generation III Pokémon]] [[Category:Bluish-Silver Pokémon]]

Illumise (Japanese: イルミーゼ Irumiize) is a Bug-type Pokémon. Its special abilities are Oblivious and Tinted Lens. With its sweet aroma, it guides Volbeat to draw signs with light in the night sky.

Biology

Appearance

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.

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

Pokédex entries

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Trivia

  • Despite being a firefly, it 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, it can't learn any Bug type move via level up or breeding in Generation III. The only Bug-type move it could learn was Silver Wind.
  • Illumise has appeared in many Pokémon episodes.
  • Sometimes, it is said that Illumise and Volbeat need each other to keep living. Just like Plusle and Minun.

See also


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