Illumise

#314 (Hoenn)

#315 Roselia ›

Pokémon type

Bug

Illumise weaknesses

Illumise is weak to Flying, Rock and Fire-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Illumise is resistant to Fighting, Ground and Grass-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Illumise

The best moves for Illumise are Infestation and Bug Buzz when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Infestation

10.8DPS

Bug Buzz

32.6DPS

Defending

Struggle Bug

12DPS

Bug Buzz

32.6DPS

Trainer Battles

Infestation

4EPT

Bug Buzz

2DPE

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Evolution

Illumise currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

Illumise, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Illumise is a Bug Pokémon. It is weak to Flying, Rock and Fire moves. Illumise's best moveset is Infestation & Bug Buzz and it has a Max CP of 2,002.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Struggle Bug	15	10	12
Infestation	9	13	10.8
Tackle	5	10	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Silver Wind	65	3	2.36
Bug Buzz	95	2	2.28
Shadow Ball	100	2	2
Dazzling Gleam	100	2	2

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Infestation	10	3	4	4
Tackle	3	1	3	3
Struggle Bug	9	3	3.6	2.7

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Bug Buzz ▼ def	100	60	2
Silver Wind ▲ att ▲ def	75	45	2
Shadow Ball	90	50	1.8
Dazzling Gleam	90	55	1.64

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	7.7	100%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	7.5	98%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	7.4	96%
Tackle 10 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	7.3	96%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	7.2	94%
Tackle 10 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	7.2	94%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 28.6 DPS	7	91%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 28.6 DPS	6.8	88%
Tackle 10 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 28.6 DPS	6.8	88%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Silver Wind 22.3 DPS	6.4	83%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Silver Wind 22.3 DPS	6.2	81%
Tackle 10 DPS	Silver Wind 22.3 DPS	6.2	81%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	3.6	100%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	3.4	95%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 28.6 DPS	3.3	92%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	3.3	91%
Struggle Bug 12 DPS	Silver Wind 22.3 DPS	3.2	88%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	3.1	86%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 28.6 DPS	3	83%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Silver Wind 22.3 DPS	2.9	81%
Tackle 10 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	2.1	57%
Tackle 10 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	1.9	53%
Tackle 10 DPS	Silver Wind 22.3 DPS	1.9	53%
Tackle 10 DPS	Dazzling Gleam 28.6 DPS	1.9	52%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Infestation 4 EPT	Bug Buzz 2 DPE	15	12	100%
Infestation 4 EPT	Silver Wind 2 DPE	12	12	100%
Infestation 4 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	15	11.2	93%
Infestation 4 EPT	Dazzling Gleam 1.64 DPE	15	10.6	88%
Tackle 3 EPT	Bug Buzz 2 DPE	20	9	75%
Tackle 3 EPT	Silver Wind 2 DPE	15	9	75%
Struggle Bug 2.7 EPT	Bug Buzz 2 DPE	24	8.9	74%
Struggle Bug 2.7 EPT	Silver Wind 2 DPE	18	8.9	74%
Tackle 3 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	17	8.4	70%
Struggle Bug 2.7 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	21	8.4	70%
Struggle Bug 2.7 EPT	Dazzling Gleam 1.64 DPE	21	8	66%
Tackle 3 EPT	Dazzling Gleam 1.64 DPE	19	7.9	66%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Illumise?

Illumise is weak to Flying, Rock and Fire moves.

The best counter to Illumise is Mega Rayquaza with Air Slash and Dragon Ascent, followed by Blacephalon, Mega Delphox and Mega Blaziken.

The top Illumise counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent	100%
Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail Dragon Ascent	91%
Blacephalon	Incinerate Mind Blown	87%
Mega Delphox	Fire Spin Mystical Fire+	86%
Mega Delphox	Fire Spin Blast Burn	85%
Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin Blast Burn	85%
Blacephalon	Astonish Mind Blown	82%
Mega Charizard Y	Fire Spin Blast Burn	82%
Mega Chandelure	Fire Spin Overheat	81%
Mega Blaziken	Ember Blast Burn	80%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		143
Defense		166
Stamina		163

Max HP

Level 40

140

Size

Height	0.61 m
Weight	17.7 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	759
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,012
Level 30 Max wild	1,518
Level 40	1,771
Level 50	2,002

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,265
Level 35 (wild)	1,644