Tail Glow (move)

Tail Glow ほたるび Firefly Light

Battles Type  Bug Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Tail Glow (Japanese: ほたるび Firefly Light) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was one of Volbeat's signature moves

Effect

Generation III and IV

Tail Glow increases the user's Special Attack by two stages.

Tail Glow will do nothing if the user's Special Attack has reached a level of +6 or a value of 999.

Generation V

Tail Glow increases the user's Special Attack by three stages.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug	21			21				21			'
490		Manaphy	Water		Water				--				--			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Volbeat
The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Volbeat's tail glows yellow.
Romeo's Volbeat	Love at First Flight		Debut
A Coordinator's Volbeat	Lessons in Lilycove		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Volbeat
The user's tail starts to glow brightly.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Volbeat's tail glows brightly.
Multiple wild Volbeat	VS. Breloom		Debut
Amber's Volbeat	VS. Volbeat		None

Trivia

• Manaphy is able to learn Tail Glow, which contradicts both the Japanese and English names for the move (Manaphy is not a firefly nor does it have a tail). This may be due to the antennae on its head, and a reference to the bioluminescence of many deep sea fish.

In other languages

Language Title French Lumiqueue German Schweifglanz Greek Φωσφορισμός Italian Codadiluce Korean 반딧불 Banditbul Portuguese Cauda Brilhante Serbian Svetleći Rep Spanish Ráfaga

Variations of the move Tail Glow
Tail Glow • Cotton Guard

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