Volcarona
Sun Pokémon
As it flies, it scatters its flaming scales. It was feared by ancient people, who referred to it as “the rage of the sun.”
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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.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc