Volcanion counters

Gen 9 National Dex · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Volcanion
#0721 Volcanion
FireWater
USAGE 1.1% #91
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 99.9% Flamethrower 70.5% Earth Power 62.6% Taunt 54.5% Fire Spin 31.9% Sludge Bomb 19.2% Substitute 13.4% Overheat 12.2%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 66.1% Choice Specs 16.5% Leftovers 4.8% Assault Vest 4.2% Shuca Berry 3.2% Air Balloon 1.4% Power Herb 1.0% Choice Scarf 0.6%
Common Teammates
Rillaboom30.6%Corviknight30.6%Diancie-Mega27.7%Hydreigon25.1%Nidoking24.2%Metagross23.5%Great Tusk14.4%Pecharunt13.1%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Alomomola
Alomomola
Water SOFT CHECK
128.63
28
28.3% dies 6.70%
02
Melmetal
Melmetal
Steel SOFT CHECK
21.001
28
28.2% dies 9.82%
03
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
21.623
6
6.0% dies 5.09%

Ranked #91 with 1.08% usage. Sorted by reliability score.