>>33927089growth or z growth with baton pass
either way growth + z confuse ray with baton pass
if you have sun to buff growth and moonlight heals then better for you, encore is also always a decent slot option
else sash counter, sash psych up + bp
mandatory tailwind, screens, fake tears, thunder wave, helping hand, struggle bug, strong shot, etc for doubles
i think if gamefreak allowed it to learn quiver dance as counterpart to tail glow volbeat it would be a decent alternative to it, or even as meme set up sweeper in pu or nu, especially when other original moths and butterflies got it and now are legit threats, especially venomoth that can also bp
so far best they got was prankster in gen 5 and extra bst buff in gen 7, or was it in gen 6
plus if i recall correctly it's the actual female fireflies that produce the light, not even the male ones that volbeat rappresent
oblivious could have been changed into serene grace too