Volcarona counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Volcarona
#0637 Volcarona
BugFire
USAGE 1.8% #55
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
Rage Powder 70.5% Protect 57.2% Heat Wave 48.8% Struggle Bug 41.8% Quiver Dance 36.8% Overheat 30.3% Tailwind 27.7% Will-O-Wisp 22.5%
Items
Sitrus Berry 30.5% Leftovers 19.3% Passho Berry 18.3% Charti Berry 10.6% Mental Herb 9.3% Focus Sash 3.5% Charcoal 3.4% Lum Berry 1.7%
Abilities
Flame Body99.7%Swarm0.3%
Tera Types
Bug 0.0% Water 0.0%
Common Teammates
Basculegion31.0%Floette-Mega28.9%Garchomp26.9%Rotom-Wash25.3%Sneasler25.3%Sableye20.7%Kingambit20.2%Maushold17.9%
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Ranked #55 with 1.78% usage. Sorted by reliability score.