Is Volcanion viable in Gen 9 National Dex?

Volcanion is ranked #92 in Gen 9 National Dex with 1.18% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Volcanion in Gen 9 National Dex?

Alomomola has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 45.6% of 40.14231242708922 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.9 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Volcanion matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 National Dex?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Volcanion was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Volcanion counters

Gen 9 National Dex · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0721 Volcanion

FireWater

USAGE 1.2% #92

ABILITYWater Absorb

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 99.1% Earth Power 64.0% Sludge Bomb 46.7% Taunt 42.1% Flamethrower 37.7% Fire Spin 37.0% Overheat 28.1% Toxic 11.7%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 40.2% Choice Specs 38.6% Shuca Berry 6.3% Leftovers 5.2% Firium Z 2.8% Choice Scarf 2.0% Assault Vest 1.8% Waterium Z 1.0%

Abilities

Water Absorb100.0%

Common Teammates

Pelipper48.4%

Swampert-Mega48.3%

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike47.5%

Corviknight40.4%

Tornadus-Therian29.3%

Kingdra18.5%

Empoleon18.5%

Landorus-Therian13.3%

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Volcanion + Urshifu-Rapid-Strike 47.5% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate