Volcanion counters

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

Volcanion
#0721 Volcanion
FireWater
USAGE 2.5% #42
ABILITYChlorophyll
BASE STATS
HP 80
ATK 110
DEF 120
SPA 130
SPD 90
SPE 70
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGroundRock
½×
BugFairy
¼×
FireIceSteel
Moves
Earth Power 51.8% Steam Eruption 47.3% Hydro Steam 41.6% Armor Cannon 35.1% Flip Turn 31.7% Sludge Wave 30.7% Weather Ball 22.1% Solar Beam 17.1%
Items
Choice Specs 39.0% Assault Vest 30.1% Life Orb 17.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.8% Loaded Dice 2.7% Heat Rock 1.9% Leftovers 1.6% Choice Scarf 0.9%
Abilities
Chlorophyll35.5%Regenerator10.5%Beads of Ruin10.0%Primordial Sea7.9%Magic Guard7.3%Sheer Force6.4%Drought6.3%Earth Eater2.3%
Common Teammates
Zapdos30.1%Corviknight26.3%Landorus-Therian22.9%Ting-Lu20.0%Latios19.4%Umbreon19.3%Chi-Yu17.7%Golurk15.4%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #42 with 2.52% usage. Sorted by reliability score.