[[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 | ||
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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
Template:GenIIIPokédex
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.
- All of Illumise's Pokédex entries mention Volbeat.
See also
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data