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Volbeat. Anons. Just hear me out here. You ever watch the opening cutscene for Emerald where Brendan is biking across the landscape with Torchic, Manectric, Flygon, and, you guessed it, VOLBEAT by his side? I love that cutscene and it always inspired me to give our buddy Volbeat or even his girlfriend Illumise a chance in game. Firstly Volbeat gets Confuse Ray, Double Team, and Moonlight all by the time you catch one. It then learns Tail Glow at level 21, which boosts Special Attack by +3!!! It gets access to TMs like Giga Drain, Thunderbolt, Water Pulse, Hidden Power and even a move tutor in Ice Punch. Anon, do NOT sleep on Volbeat! Fair warning: This guy does lack in physical defense (among arguably other stats, but nobody's perfect, right? It also learns STAB Signal Beam at level 25.
Illumise is a little more undertuned in the level up move department, but you could always breed one with the move Growth (Future Hint: Male Cacnea) if you really wanted to, though it's just +1 Special Attack.
Tastiness wont be the only thing in the air for long however. As we head westward to Verdanturf Town, we get to enjoy a nice little side plot story back in the Whismur sanctuary from many posts ago (it may even rival that of Volbeat and Illumise's)!
