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volcanion
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Volcanion

Steam Pokémon

FireWater

It lets out billows of steam and disappears into the dense fog. It’s said to live in mountains where humans do not tread.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 110
Defense 120
Sp. Atk 130
Sp. Def 90
Speed 70
Total 600

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Steam Pokémon
Height 1.7 m
Weight 195.0 kg
Base Exp 270
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 100
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs
Mythical Pokémon

Sprites

volcanion Front Front
volcanion Back Back
volcanion Front Shiny Front Shiny
volcanion Back Shiny Back Shiny
volcanion Official Art Official Art
volcanion Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Bulky Attacker
Item
Leftovers / Safety Goggles
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 252
SpA 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Volcanion is an excellent bulky attacker that can dish out massive damage with a STAB combination only resisted by Water- and Dragon-types. Volcanion also possesses defensive utility thanks to its good defenses and unique typing. It fits well on semi-Trick Room teams, which let Volcanion reliably OHKO several dangerous Pokemon like Heatran and Genesect without needing to take a hit beforehand. Diancie can set Trick Room for Volcanion while also beating Kyurem-B. Rillaboom and Zeraora can use Fake Out to allow Volcanion to create Substitutes and easily beat Water-types. In return, Volcanion reliably beats Steel-types for Diancie and Fire-types for Rillaboom. Volcanion can struggle to find attacking opportunities with its awkward Speed tier forcing it to take a hit if it doesn't have speed control, and several Pokemon like Kyurem-B, Tapu Fini, Dragapult, and Urshifu-R can easily switch into Volcanion and threaten it out. It also faces stiff competition as a Water-type from the aforementioned Tapu Fini and Urshifu-R, as well as a Fire-type from Heatran and Incineroar.

Most Used Moves

Heat Wave
87.0%
Protect
50.1%
Toxic
16.2%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
39.9%
Life Orb
12.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc