Volcanion counters

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Volcanion
#0721 Volcanion
FireWater
USAGE 1.6% #64
ABILITYPrimordial Sea
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 58.1% Sludge Bomb 48.3% Flamethrower 47.4% Weather Ball 36.3% Will-O-Wisp 33.2% Rest 33.2% Earthquake 8.1%
Items
Choice Specs 41.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 33.2% Life Orb 15.7% Assault Vest 6.7% Choice Band 2.3% Leftovers 0.2% Choice Scarf 0.2% Mystic Water 0.0%
Abilities
Primordial Sea35.1%Fluffy33.3%Sheer Force9.3%Magic Guard8.3%Lightning Rod5.4%Swift Swim3.2%Tinted Lens1.1%Levitate0.8%
Common Teammates
Corviknight47.8%Chien-Pao40.1%Garchomp35.4%Goodra-Hisui34.4%Meowscarada34.4%Zapdos34.2%Zapdos-Galar34.2%Swampert33.3%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #64 with 1.57% usage. Sorted by reliability score.