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volcarona
#637

Volcarona

Sun Pokémon

BugFire

A sea of fire engulfs the surroundings of their battles, since they use their six wings to scatter their ember scales.

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

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

Quiver Dance
Item
Charti Berry / Lum Berry
Ability
Flame Body / Swarm
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Rage Powder
Item
Rocky Helmet / Sitrus Berry
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 204
SpA 52

Strategy Overview

Volcarona boasts a great base 135 Special Attack stat and access to a great spread STAB move in Heat Wave. With the right investment and nature, it can Speed tie with Mega Kangaskhan and other threatening base 100 Speed Pokemon. Volcarona also has access to Flame Body, which can burn physical attackers, and Swarm, which can boost its already powerful Bug Buzz. It also has access to both Rage Powder and Quiver Dance. However, Volcarona has a massive 4x weakness to Rock, which is one of the most common attacking types in Battle Spot Doubles, as well as painful weaknesses to Water and Flying. One last negative factor about Volcarona is that it can't really do much outside of its STAB attacks and support moves.

Most Used Moves

Bug Buzz
93.0%
Protect
82.8%
Heat Wave
71.5%
Overheat
21.5%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
25.9%
Lum Berry
23.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc