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Pokémon GO · #314 · Bug

Illumise in Pokémon GO

Illumise (#314) is a Bug-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 2,002 at level 50, 1,771 at level 40 and 2,026 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Struggle Bug with Bug Buzz. It takes extra damage from Fire, Flying and Rock attacks.

TypeBug
Pokédex number#314
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina143 / 166 / 163
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 511,771 / 2,002 / 2,026
Max HP, level 50149
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight0.61 m / 17.7 kg

Illumise evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Illumise does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Illumise

Illumise CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

LevelCP 15/15/15CP 10/10/10HP 15/15/15Note
1575971492research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
201,012952106eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
251,2651,191118raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
301,5181,429130wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
351,6441,548135
401,7711,667140
451,8851,774145
502,0021,885149
512,0261,907150best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Illumise best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Illumise at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Illumise gains from being hit left out.

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
Struggle BugBug Buzz7.2
TackleBug Buzz7.1
Struggle BugDazzling Gleam6.6
TackleDazzling Gleam6.5
Struggle BugSilver Wind6.1

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
Struggle BugBug15151.5 s10.0same type, ×1.2
TackleNormal550.5 s10.0

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
Bug BuzzBug95503.5 s27.1same type, ×1.2
Dazzling GleamFairy100503.5 s28.6
Silver WindBug65333.5 s18.6same type, ×1.2

Illumise weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Bug. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack typeDamage
Fire×1.6
Flying×1.6
Rock×1.6
Fighting×0.625
Grass×0.625
Ground×0.625

Illumise CP calculator

CP 1,771 · HP 140

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.