Is Volbeat viable in Gen 9 PU?

Volbeat is ranked #63 in Gen 9 PU with 2.55% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Volbeat in Gen 9 PU

Gen 9 PU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0313 Volbeat

Bug

USAGE 2.6% #63

ABILITYPrankster

BASE STATS

HP 65

ATK 73

DEF 75

SPA 47

SPD 85

SPE 85

BST430

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FireFlyingRock

½×

GrassFightingGround

Moves

Encore 99.2% U-turn 98.9% Sunny Day 94.8% Roost 76.7% Moonlight 18.6% Thunder Wave 5.5% Rain Dance 3.9% Lunge 0.9%

Items

Heat Rock 94.8% Eject Button 3.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.3% Leftovers 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Iron Ball 0.0% Wise Glasses 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0%

Abilities

Prankster99.9%Illuminate0.1%

Tera Types

Ghost 55.6% Dark 32.2% Bug 8.4% Water 1.5% Steel 1.3% Fairy 0.4% Ground 0.3% Dragon 0.2%

Common Teammates

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #63 with 2.55% usage. Sorted by conservative score.