Is Volcarona viable in Gen 9 Alphabet Cup?

Volcarona is ranked #16 in Gen 9 Alphabet Cup with 11.08% usage according to Smogon Mar 2026 - May 2026 data.

Volcarona in Gen 9 Alphabet Cup

Gen 9 Alphabet Cup · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period Mar 2026 - May 2026 · Generated 2026-06-05

#0637 Volcarona

BugFire

USAGE 11.1% #16

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

Bug Buzz 99.2% Leaf Storm 98.2% Volt Switch 97.8% Overheat 97.8% Quiver Dance 2.2% Luster Purge 1.9% Fire Blast 1.7% Giga Drain 0.3%

Items

Choice Specs 97.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.2% nothing 0.0% Throat Spray 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%

Abilities

Flame Body100.0%Swarm0.0%

Common Teammates

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 #16 with 11.08% usage. Sorted by conservative score.