Volcarona counters

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

Volcarona
#0637 Volcarona
BugFire
USAGE 6.5% #32
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 97.8% Bug Buzz 80.0% Flamethrower 58.2% Substitute 42.1% Fiery Dance 26.1% Roost 22.6% Giga Drain 18.5% Hidden Power Ground 18.1%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 48.6% Buginium Z 23.4% Leftovers 17.5% Firium Z 4.1% Psychium Z 3.3% Life Orb 2.1% Focus Sash 0.3% Covert Cloak 0.2%
Abilities
Flame Body53.5%Swarm46.5%
Common Teammates
Terapagos28.7%Ogerpon-Wellspring27.7%Diancie-Mega26.4%Dragonite24.1%Zamazenta21.4%Landorus-Therian20.3%Kingambit18.9%Great Tusk18.1%
Browse Gen 9 National Dex teams using Volcarona →
Teams using Dragonite 82% Teams using Diancie-Mega 78% Teams using Charizard-Mega-X 67% Teams using Garchomp 64% Teams using Urshifu-Rapid-Strike 63% Teams using Heatran 60%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Dragonite
Dragonite
DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
78.728
82
82.3% dies 5.94%
02
Diancie-Mega
Diancie-Mega
RockFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK
21.512
78
77.5% dies 9.00%
03
Charizard-Mega-X
Charizard-Mega-X
FireDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
25.753
67
67.1% dies 9.26%
04
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK
36.574
64
64.5% dies 7.91%
05
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
FightingWater OFFENSIVE CHECK
25.368
63
62.9% dies 9.59%
06
Heatran
Heatran
FireSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK
55.942
60
59.8% dies 9.07%
07
Zamazenta
Zamazenta
Fighting SOFT CHECK
156.641
51
50.9% dies 6.68%
08
Great Tusk
Great Tusk
GroundFighting SOFT CHECK
30.623
50
50.4% dies 9.04%
09
Tornadus-Therian
Tornadus-Therian
Flying SOFT CHECK
20.039
50
49.7% dies 11.17%
10
Ursaluna
Ursaluna
GroundNormal SOFT CHECK
22.522
49
48.6% dies 10.53%
11
Kingambit
Kingambit
DarkSteel SOFT CHECK
96.372
42
42.2% dies 8.58%
12
Keldeo
Keldeo
WaterFighting SOFT CHECK
20.129
41
41.2% dies 10.97%
13
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
105.112
41
40.9% dies 8.08%
14
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy SOFT CHECK
21.763
39
38.8% dies 10.44%
15
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
96.014
37
37.1% dies 8.29%
16
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
76.527
36
36.1% dies 9.48%
17
Tyranitar-Mega
Tyranitar-Mega
RockDark SOFT CHECK
20.32
34
33.5% dies 10.47%
18
Raging Bolt
Raging Bolt
ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK
85.586
33
32.7% dies 8.67%
19
Terapagos
Terapagos
Normal SOFT CHECK
82.399
25
25.0% dies 8.20%
20
Iron Treads
Iron Treads
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
23.366
25
24.8% dies 8.94%
21
Tapu Lele
Tapu Lele
PsychicFairy SOFT CHECK
57.636
23
22.9% dies 7.77%
22
Alomomola
Alomomola
Water SOFT CHECK
206.158
21
20.6% dies 4.81%
23
Iron Valiant
Iron Valiant
FairyFighting SOFT CHECK
50.729
20
20.3% dies 7.72%
24
Kyurem
Kyurem
DragonIce SOFT CHECK
59.973
16
16.5% dies 6.46%
25
Melmetal
Melmetal
Steel SOFT CHECK
67.591
15
15.1% dies 6.12%
26
Scizor-Mega
Scizor-Mega
BugSteel SOFT CHECK
50.725
12
12.2% dies 4.60%
27
Corviknight
Corviknight
FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK
74.58
11
11.2% dies 6.26%
28
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
SteelGhost SOFT CHECK
125.055
8
8.4% dies 4.22%
29
Ferrothorn
Ferrothorn
GrassSteel SOFT CHECK
26.046
1
0.6% dies 1.51%

Ranked #32 with 6.53% usage. Sorted by reliability score.