Illumise

Illumise
File:Illumise.png National Pokédex Volbeat - Illumise (#314) - Roselia Hoenn Pokédex Volbeat - Illumise (#087) - Oddish
Japanese name	イルミーゼ (Irumīze)
Evolves from	None
Evolves into	None
Generation	Third
Species	Firefly Pokémon
Type	Bug
Height	2 ft 0 in (0.60 m)
Weight	39.0 pounds (17.7 kg)
Ability	Oblivious/Color Glasses(the latter from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl onwards)

Illumise (イルミーゼ, Irumīze) are one of the Template:Pokenum fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. In the anime Illumise is often pronouced like ill-loom-me-zay, this however is incorrect, it's correct pronuciation is ill-loom-eyes. The purpose of Illumise in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers. Illumise's name is a portmanteau of illumine or illuminate and miss, to indicate femininity. In the anime, Illumise's name is often pronouced like ill-loo-me-zay, this however is incorrect, it's correct pronuciation is ill-loom-eyes. It could also be a combination of illuminate and mesmerise, since it uses its geometric patterns to attract Volbeat.

Biological characteristics

Illumise's appearance takes a lot after Volbeat's, which in turn is based on the firefly. Illumise has a different colour scheme than Volbeat, however; while the latter sports a red colouration, Illumise's colours are of the blue and violet hues.

Like the female Nidoran, Illumise is an exclusively female species that seems particularly related to a masculine equivalent, in this case Volbeat.

Illumise is a nocturnal Pokémon. At nightfall, it gathers Volbeat around it by exuding an attractive scent. Once a suitably large number of Volbeat have been amassed, their tails glow, Illumise directs them to fly in formation, resulting in fairly complex geometric patterns of light across the night sky. It is said that a more skilled Illumise can lead Volbeat to weave more intricate designs and gains more respect by its fellows.

As far as 200 different distinct Illumise-created Volbeat swarm patterns have been documented. In the Pokémon world, there are scholars who specialise in studying them.

In the video games

Illumise in found only in Route 117 in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. It is considerably more scarce in Pokémon Sapphire (compare with Minun).

Illumise's best stat is its slightly above-average speed, with the rest of its attributes being average (special attack or special defense), mediocre (hit points and defense) or very low (physical attack). Illumise learns naturally an unusual collection of non-damaging moves, like Wish, Encore, Flatter, Helping Hand. Along with Volbeat, Illumise has been designed (albeit to a lesser degree than Plusle and Minun) to be used together in 2 vs. 2 battles. On its own, it seems far weaker.

In the animé

Illumise so far has made two appearances, in episode #318 (Love At First Flight), where it fell in love with a Volbeat, even though in the games an Illumise's Oblivious ability makes it immune to being attracted by other Pokémon. "Rules" that apply to Pokémon's game world are not always those that apply to the Pokémon Anime world. It was also spotted in another episode, where Team Rocket tried to capture it, along with an Espeon, and a few other trainer's Pokémon, in hopes of making more money.

In the trading card game

Illumise has made three appearances in the Trading Card Game, as basic Grass types:

• EX Sandstorm
• EX Emerald
• EX Delta Species

In all three cases, there was a corresponding Volbeat card in the same set. Illumise's Sandstorm card features a Poke-Power that improves its performance if a Volbeat is in play. The Delta Species card also improves its performance in the same manner.

References

• The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Publications

• Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
• Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
• Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Illumise as a species
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• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• PsyPoke - Illumise Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
• Smogon.com - Illumise Tactical Data
• Template:WikiKnowledge