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Volcarona

#19 Singles (OU) · 9.4% BugFire

Usage, sets and teammates pulled from the Pokémon Showdown / Smogon Champions ladder, June 2026.

Singles (OU) set #19 · 9.4% usage

Moves

Quiver Dance99.3%
Bug Buzz73%
Fiery Dance64.3%
Giga Drain46.3%
Morning Sun30.1%
Psychic27.7%

Held items

Sitrus Berry37.7%
Leftovers27.1%
Charcoal6.9%
Life Orb6.3%
Lum Berry5.7%

Ability

Flame Body 90.1%Swarm 9.9%

Common EV spreads

Modest 8 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD / 252 Spe 18.6%
Timid 252 SpA / 16 SpD / 252 Spe 7.5%
Modest 16 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe 7.1%

Best teammates

Garchomp Garchomp 42.3% Kingambit Kingambit 32.9% Glimmora Glimmora 28.4% Hatterene Hatterene 21% Hisuian Samurott Hisuian Samurott 19.1% Excadrill Excadrill 18.4%

Counters & checks

Type-matchup math for Volcarona, cross-referenced with the live June 2026 meta. These flag likely threats and targets; confirm exact damage with the damage calculator.

Defensive profile

4× weakRock
2× weakWaterFlying
resistsGrassIceFightingBugSteelFairy

Threatens Volcarona

Meta Pokémon carrying STAB that hits Volcarona super-effectively.

Corviknight Corviknight 34.6% Hisuian Samurott Hisuian Samurott 28.3% Glimmora Glimmora 19.6% Wash Rotom Wash Rotom 13.3% Dragonite Dragonite 10.7% Pelipper Pelipper 9.8% Quaquaval Quaquaval 8.8% Primarina Primarina 8% Araquanid Araquanid 7.7% Basculegion Basculegion 6.4%

Volcarona pressures

Common meta Pokémon weak to Volcarona's STAB.

Corviknight Corviknight 34.6% Hisuian Samurott Hisuian Samurott 28.3% Kingambit Kingambit 21.9% Gholdengo Gholdengo 19.3% Excadrill Excadrill 17.5% Aegislash Aegislash 12.1% Meowscarada Meowscarada 11.3% Scizor Scizor 7.4% Mega Meganium Mega Meganium 7.2% Hydreigon Hydreigon 6.5%

Keep going

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