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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

Offensive Quiver Dance
Moves
Roost / Morning Sun / Giga Drain / Solar Beam
Item
Life Orb / Lum Berry
Ability
Magic Guard / Desolate Land
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Bulky Quiver Dance
Moves
Fiery Dance / Fire Blast
Roost / Morning Sun
Item
Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability
Magic Guard / Desolate Land
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 228
Def 220
Spe 60

Strategy Overview

Volcarona is an underestimated Pokemon in the Almost Any Ability metagame. It has access to Quiver Dance, a fantastic boosting move that allows it to be a great late-game special sweeper. Its incredible base 135 Special Attack lets it hit very hard, while base 100 Speed lets it outspeed the unboosted metagame after a Quiver Dance. Bug / Fire is a potent offensive typing, as STAB Bug Buzz makes Volcarona one of the few boosting sweepers that can break through Unaware Cresselia. It also offers useful resistances to Fighting, Grass, Bug, Steel, Ice, and Fairy, which means it resists Pixilate- and Refrigerate-boosted Extreme Speed and can set up on defensive Bug- and Steel-types.

Despite Volcarona's powers, a massive weakness to entry hazards means Magic Guard is required on teams without sufficient hazard control, and many Steel-types run Flash Fire or Primordial Sea, which makes it harder for Volcarona to clean up. Volcarona's physical bulk is underwhelming too, and Gale Wings users give it a hard time, as they can easily revenge kill it with a priority Brave Bird.

Most Used Moves

Bug Buzz
98.0%
Roost
66.1%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
27.4%
Life Orb
23.3%
Lum Berry
11.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc