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Tail Glow
Tail Glow VII
ほたるび
Firefly Light
Generation: III
Battle Data
Type: Type Bug
Category Status
Power: N/A
Accuracy: N/A
PP: 20*, max: ?
Affects: User
Secondary Effect: None
Priority: 0
Contact: No
Contest Data
Contests (RSE)
Type: Beauty
Appeal: 1
Jam: 0
Super Contests (DPPt)
Type: Beauty
Appeal: 0
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Type: Beauty
Appeal:
Jam:

Tail Glow (Japanese: ほたるび Firefly Light) is a Bug-type move introduced in Generation III.

Description[]

Games Description
RSE Flashes a light that sharply raises SP. ATK.
DPPtHGSS The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, sharply raising its Sp. Atk stat.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SM
The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, drastically raising its Sp. Atk stat.

Effect[]

In battle[]

The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, raising its Sp. Atk stat by two stages. (three in Generation V)

Contests[]

Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests[]

Earn double the score in the next turn.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
V VI VII VIII IX
0313 Volbeat Bug 21 21 21 21XY
22ORAS
22 22
0490 Manaphy Water 1 1 1 1 1
0796 Xurkitree Electric 1
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Trivia[]

  • Manaphy and Xurkitree are the only non-Bug type Pokémon to learn this move.

Gallery[]

Main games

Main series

Pokémon Adventures

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