Volcarona counters

Gen 7 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Volcarona
#0637 Volcarona
BugFire
USAGE 6.8% #30
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 99.5% Bug Buzz 78.1% Flamethrower 66.7% Hidden Power Ground 45.5% Substitute 30.6% Fire Blast 25.2% Giga Drain 21.0% Roost 16.3%
Items
Leftovers 37.8% Iapapa Berry 11.6% Buginium Z 11.5% Firium Z 11.5% Lum Berry 10.2% Life Orb 9.9% Psychium Z 4.3% Passho Berry 1.3%
Abilities
Flame Body67.7%Swarm32.3%
Common Teammates
Diancie-Mega45.2%Magearna42.9%Landorus-Therian40.1%Kartana36.3%Tapu Lele29.0%Serperior25.7%Kyurem-Black22.4%Thundurus-Therian20.3%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Greninja
Greninja
WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
33.076
70
70.1% dies 7.96%
02
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
76.081
47
47.5% dies 8.05%
03
Kartana
Kartana
GrassSteel SOFT CHECK
50.108
47
47.1% dies 9.94%
04
Medicham-Mega
Medicham-Mega
FightingPsychic SOFT CHECK
22.838
45
44.5% dies 10.40%
05
Tapu Koko
Tapu Koko
ElectricFairy SOFT CHECK
34.145
38
37.6% dies 8.29%
06
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
68.009
35
34.6% dies 8.07%
07
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
21.144
25
24.8% dies 9.39%
08
Ferrothorn
Ferrothorn
GrassSteel SOFT CHECK
49.856
5
5.2% dies 3.75%
09
Magearna
Magearna
SteelFairy SOFT CHECK
97.461
4
3.7% dies 3.12%

Ranked #30 with 6.81% usage. Sorted by reliability score.