Volcanion counters

Gen 8 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Volcanion
#0721 Volcanion
FireWater
USAGE 7.6% #28
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 110
DEF 120
SPA 130
SPD 90
SPE 70
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGroundRock
½×
BugFairy
¼×
FireIceSteel
Moves
Steam Eruption 99.9% Heat Wave 99.8% Protect 93.3% Substitute 80.4% Toxic 12.4% Earth Power 7.1% Focus Blast 3.3% Sludge Bomb 3.2%
Items
Leftovers 92.9% Assault Vest 6.6% Safety Goggles 0.4% Weakness Policy 0.1% Air Balloon 0.0% Absorb Bulb 0.0% nothing 0.0% Flame Orb 0.0%
Common Teammates
Rillaboom96.1%Kyurem-Black83.1%Zeraora79.9%Metagross78.4%Blastoise78.4%Mew14.3%Genesect14.3%Porygon212.9%
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Ranked #28 with 7.55% usage. Sorted by reliability score.