Volcanion counters

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

Volcanion
#0721 Volcanion
FireWater
USAGE 4.0% #40
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 100.0% Earth Power 98.6% Flamethrower 98.1% Sludge Bomb 43.4% Sludge Wave 38.8% Toxic 9.5% Explosion 4.4% Substitute 2.0%
Items
Choice Specs 77.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 14.2% Normal Gem 4.4% Mystic Water 1.2% Assault Vest 0.7% Metronome 0.7% Power Herb 0.4% Leftovers 0.2%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian83.7%Kartana57.8%Zapdos37.6%Melmetal35.9%Weavile32.6%Corviknight22.9%Tapu Fini22.1%Tornadus-Therian20.7%
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Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #40 with 4.03% usage. Sorted by reliability score.