Is Volcarona viable in Gen 9 OU?

Volcarona is ranked #22 in Gen 9 OU with 9.90% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Volcarona in Gen 9 OU?

Dragonite has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 74.0% of 38.885279413941284 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.0 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Volcarona matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 OU?

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

Volcarona counters

Gen 9 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0637 Volcarona

BugFire

USAGE 9.9% #22

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% Flamethrower 52.5% Morning Sun 49.7% Bug Buzz 36.5% Fiery Dance 33.2% Giga Drain 30.2% Will-O-Wisp 30.0% Substitute 28.3%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 86.0% Life Orb 6.8% Leftovers 3.5% Grassy Seed 1.5% Covert Cloak 0.9% Kee Berry 0.7% Silver Powder 0.2% Lum Berry 0.2%

Abilities

Flame Body86.4%Swarm13.6%

Tera Types

Fairy 29.3% Grass 25.1% Poison 6.9% Bug 6.8% Ghost 6.3% Fire 5.2% Flying 5.0% Ground 4.6%

Common Teammates

Ogerpon-Wellspring28.6%

Gliscor26.3%

Ting-Lu24.3%

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Volcarona + Kingambit 39.8% 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

Dragonite

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

38.885

45.9

74.0% Standard error 7.03 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Dragonite Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 174-205 (46.5 - 54.8%) -- 64.5% chance to 2HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.486

9.9

48.7% Standard error 9.71 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 205-243 (54.8 - 64.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.31

5.1

44.6% Standard error 9.88 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kingambit Kowtow Cleave vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 223-264 (59.6 - 70.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Zamazenta

Fighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.559

-2.3

39.9% Standard error 10.55 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zamazenta Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 644-760 (172.1 - 203.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Blissey

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

40.952

-5.4

19.2% Standard error 6.16 points

DAMAGE CALC

Blissey Seismic Toss vs. 252 HP Volcarona: 100-100 (26.7 - 26.7%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Kyurem

DragonIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.232

-9.4

30.6% Standard error 10.00 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Kyurem Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Volcarona: 162-192 (43.3 - 51.3%) -- 5.9% chance to 2HKO

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Toxapex

PoisonWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

36.933

-9.9

7.9% Standard error 4.44 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Toxapex Surf vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Volcarona: 132-156 (35.2 - 41.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Gholdengo

SteelGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

35.222

-10.1

11.0% Standard error 5.28 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Gholdengo Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 139-164 (37.1 - 43.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Great Tusk

GroundFighting SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.061

-10.2

26.7% Standard error 9.21 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Great Tusk Head Smash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 1028-1212 (274.8 - 324%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Corviknight

FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.929

-12.4

3.4% Standard error 3.94 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Corviknight Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Volcarona: 468-552 (125.1 - 147.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ranked #22 with 9.90% usage. Sorted by conservative score.