Volcanion counters

Gen 9 Alphabet Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Volcanion
#0721 Volcanion
FireWater
USAGE 7.0% #23
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 110
DEF 120
SPA 130
SPD 90
SPE 70
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGroundRock
½×
BugFairy
¼×
FireIceSteel
Moves
V-create 81.6% Victory Dance 72.2% Taunt 66.9% Earthquake 56.3% Volt Tackle 30.0% Volt Switch 22.8% Steam Eruption 19.2% Flamethrower 18.7%
Items
Leftovers 50.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 22.0% Covert Cloak 16.8% Choice Band 9.2% Assault Vest 0.8% Life Orb 0.3% Flame Plate 0.1% Expert Belt 0.1%
Common Teammates
Salamence68.6%Corviknight67.6%Ting-Lu33.0%Serperior31.0%Landorus-Therian29.5%Goodra-Hisui20.7%Polteageist18.7%Tyranitar18.0%

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 #23 with 6.96% usage. Sorted by reliability score.