Volcarona counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Volcarona
#0637 Volcarona
BugFire
USAGE 8.7% #25
ABILITYFlame Body
BASE STATS
HP 85
ATK 60
DEF 65
SPA 135
SPD 105
SPE 100
BST550
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Rock
2×
WaterFlying
½×
IceFightingBugSteelFairy
¼×
Grass
Moves
Quiver Dance 100.0% Giga Drain 66.7% Bug Buzz 45.1% Hidden Power Ground 37.0% Fiery Dance 36.4% Flamethrower 32.7% Fire Blast 29.7% Substitute 22.0%
Items
Lum Berry 39.4% Leftovers 26.5% Life Orb 22.5% Sitrus Berry 5.5% Passho Berry 2.6% Focus Sash 2.0% Coba Berry 0.5% Silver Powder 0.4%
Abilities
Flame Body77.4%Swarm22.6%
Common Teammates
Excadrill48.6%Serperior33.2%Cloyster28.7%Dragonite26.3%Thundurus25.5%Manaphy25.2%Landorus-Therian23.6%Bisharp22.6%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy SOFT CHECK
21.477
31
30.9% dies 9.97%

Ranked #25 with 8.74% usage. Sorted by reliability score.