Is Volcarona viable in Gen 6 OU?

Volcarona is ranked #24 in Gen 6 OU with 8.63% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Volcarona in Gen 6 OU?

Clefable has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 30.9% of 21.476713056093836 relevant encounters. Standard error is 10.0 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Volcarona matchup checks ranked in Gen 6 OU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Volcarona was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Volcarona counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0637 Volcarona

BugFire

USAGE 8.6% #24

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 63.1% Bug Buzz 46.1% Fiery Dance 37.4% Hidden Power Ground 36.7% Flamethrower 34.6% Fire Blast 26.0% Hidden Power Ice 24.2%

Items

Lum Berry 41.3% Leftovers 27.7% Life Orb 19.6% Sitrus Berry 5.5% Passho Berry 4.1% Focus Sash 0.5% Silver Powder 0.4% Coba Berry 0.3%

Abilities

Flame Body77.4%Swarm22.6%

Common Teammates

Landorus-Therian23.6%

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Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.477

-9.0

30.9% Standard error 9.97 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Clefable Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 67-79 (17.9 - 21.1%) -- possible 5HKO

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Ranked #24 with 8.63% usage. Sorted by conservative score.