Volcanion counters

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

Volcanion
#0721 Volcanion
FireWater
USAGE 2.8% #61
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 99.6% Torch Song 88.8% Substitute 88.4% Sludge Bomb 76.4% Earth Power 21.9% Flamethrower 8.9% Electro Drift 2.9% Recover 1.9%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 93.9% Choice Specs 4.1% Choice Scarf 1.0% Loaded Dice 0.3% Assault Vest 0.3% Air Balloon 0.2% Leftovers 0.1% Life Orb 0.0%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian91.5%Ting-Lu89.0%Toxapex88.9%Scizor74.3%Annihilape27.0%Gliscor26.7%Clodsire19.8%Grimmsnarl15.9%

Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #61 with 2.81% usage. Sorted by reliability score.