Volcarona counters

Gen 9 Monotype · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Volcarona
#0637 Volcarona
BugFire
USAGE 5.6% #36
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
Quiver Dance 99.7% Morning Sun 65.6% Psychic 58.1% Fiery Dance 53.9% Flamethrower 41.3% Giga Drain 30.7% Will-O-Wisp 20.0% Substitute 13.4%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 95.9% Leftovers 2.4% Life Orb 0.7% Focus Sash 0.4% Choice Specs 0.2% Rocky Helmet 0.1% Lum Berry 0.1% Choice Scarf 0.0%
Abilities
Flame Body96.3%Swarm3.7%
Common Teammates
Kleavor56.7%Scizor56.3%Araquanid53.6%Lokix49.8%Ogerpon-Hearthflame39.6%Forretress39.6%Cinderace38.5%Ceruledge37.4%
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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 5.63% usage. Sorted by reliability score.