Volcanion counters

Gen 9 Legends Z-A OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Volcanion
#0721 Volcanion
FireWater
USAGE 4.3% #36
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 98.1% Flamethrower 88.2% Earth Power 80.6% Sludge Bomb 54.8% Defog 26.2% Sludge Wave 14.7% Fire Blast 6.5% Will-O-Wisp 4.5%
Items
Choice Specs 46.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 34.0% Assault Vest 8.5% Leftovers 3.5% Choice Scarf 2.7% Air Balloon 2.3% Life Orb 1.2% Choice Band 0.9%
Common Teammates
Excadrill51.9%Melmetal45.8%Meganium-Mega41.6%Latios41.5%Hippowdon35.7%Clefable25.3%Corviknight16.7%Garchomp16.5%
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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 #36 with 4.35% usage. Sorted by reliability score.