Is Volcarona viable in Gen 9 OU?

Volcarona is ranked #21 in Gen 9 OU with 9.90% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Volcarona in Gen 9 OU?

The best counter for Volcarona in Gen 9 OU is Dragonite with a 74.0% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Volcarona include Dragonite, Gliscor, Kingambit, Zamazenta, Kyurem.

What is the best counter for Volcarona in Gen 9 OU?

Dragonite is the best counter for Volcarona in Gen 9 OU, KOing or forcing it out in 74.0% of their encounters.

Volcarona counters

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

#0637 Volcarona

BugFire

USAGE 9.9% #21

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%

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Dragonite

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

38.885

74.0% checker faints 7.03%

DAMAGE CALC

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

View Dragonite counters → Teams with Dragonite →

Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

26.486

48.7% checker faints 9.71%