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volcarona
#637

Volcarona

Sun Pokémon

BugFire

As it flies, it scatters its flaming scales. It was feared by ancient people, who referred to it as “the rage of the sun.”

Base Stats

HP 85
Attack 60
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 135
Sp. Def 105
Speed 100
Total 550

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Flame Body Swarm (Hidden)

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Sun Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 46.0 kg
Base Exp 248
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 15
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

volcarona Front Front
volcarona Back Back
volcarona Front Shiny Front Shiny
volcarona Back Shiny Back Shiny
volcarona Official Art Official Art
volcarona Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

battlespotsingles Usage: 10.5%
Special Sweeper
Moves
Fire Blast / Flamethrower / Fiery Dance
Giga Drain / Hidden Power Ground / Hidden Power Ice
Item
Focus Sash / Lum Berry / Firium Z / Buginium Z
Nature
Timid / Modest
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Choiced Attacker
Moves
Fire Blast / Overheat
Fiery Dance / Overheat / Giga Drain
Hidden Power Ice / Hidden Power Ground
Item
Choice Scarf / Choice Specs
Nature
Timid / Modest
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Volcarona makes its return from XY, more powerful than ever. Benefiting from a unique offensive typing and Quiver Dance for setup, Volcarona is a force to be reckoned with in the current metagame, capable of defeating common walls such as Cresselia and Celesteela. While its typing grants powerful STAB types, it also adds a crippling weakness to common offensive typings including Flying, Water, and a 4x weakness to Rock. While powerful initially, Volcarona does require setup to fully perform, and has a rather awkward movepool which forces it to chose what it can and can't beat with coverage options.

Below are some sample sets. These sets are likely to be the standard, but it will be expanded upon and updated as the metagame progresses.

Most Used Moves

Bug Buzz
29.5%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc