Volcarona counters

Gen 8 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Volcarona
#0637 Volcarona
BugFire
USAGE 13.6% #11
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 99.9% Flamethrower 73.7% Bug Buzz 55.9% Giga Drain 49.6% Psychic 46.0% Hidden Power Ground 29.6% Fiery Dance 16.5% Roost 15.6%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 73.6% Life Orb 10.9% Buginium Z 10.1% Focus Sash 3.2% Leftovers 0.7% Psychium Z 0.5% Big Root 0.4% Lum Berry 0.2%
Abilities
Flame Body91.3%Swarm8.7%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian62.8%Tapu Fini45.9%Kartana43.9%Tapu Koko41.1%Mawile-Mega39.2%Tapu Lele15.7%Diancie-Mega15.7%Blaziken11.5%
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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
Ferrothorn
Ferrothorn
GrassSteel SOFT CHECK
21.119
2
2.0% dies 3.05%

Ranked #11 with 13.64% usage. Sorted by reliability score.