Volcarona counters

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

Volcarona
#0637 Volcarona
BugFire
USAGE 14.5% #10
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 99.6% Flamethrower 67.5% Bug Buzz 57.8% Psychic 47.9% Giga Drain 39.2% Hidden Power Ground 36.5% Fiery Dance 26.5% Roost 14.7%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 76.0% Life Orb 12.6% Buginium Z 4.5% Focus Sash 2.7% Psychium Z 2.0% Leftovers 1.1% Grassy Seed 0.4% Big Root 0.2%
Abilities
Flame Body95.4%Swarm4.6%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian58.4%Tapu Fini39.7%Kartana37.6%Tapu Koko37.5%Mawile-Mega36.2%Diancie-Mega16.6%Tapu Lele16.3%Greninja15.7%

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 #10 with 14.49% usage. Sorted by reliability score.