Volcarona

Volcarona

Bug / Fire. Rank 33 by usage, on 4.3% of teams, leads 39.4% of the time.

Usage, lead rate and teammates from 2099 public Showdown replays uploaded 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-16, average rating 1149. Moves, items, abilities and Stat Point spreads from in-game ranked data (championsbattledata.com, M6/16_09_2026); each spread is paired with the most common nature because the game reports them separately.

Before this regulation

Doubles, Reg M-B (older), Smogon ladder 2026-08: rank 68, on 1.0% of teams, now 4.3% up 3 points.

Then: Sitrus Berry or Leftovers, Protect, Rage Powder, Quiver Dance, Heat Wave, Bold 32/0/26/0/8/0.

Moves

  • Protect79.7%
  • Quiver Dance53.0%
  • Heat Wave49.4%
  • Rage Powder49.3%
  • Tailwind29.6%
  • Struggle Bug27.0%
  • Giga Drain25.3%
  • Bug Buzz24.3%

Items

  • Grassy Seed36.0%
  • Rocky Helmet23.8%
  • Sitrus Berry15.4%
  • Leftovers9.5%
  • Focus Sash3.7%
  • Life Orb2.5%
  • Charti Berry2.3%
  • Charcoal1.0%

Abilities

  • Flame Body98.7%
  • Swarm1.3%

Spreads

  • Bold 32/0/32/0/2/013.3%
  • Bold 16/0/15/5/0/307.3%
  • Bold 21/0/15/5/1/244.9%
  • Bold 32/0/11/5/1/174.3%
  • Bold 32/0/32/0/0/24.1%
  • Bold 2/0/0/32/0/323.5%

HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe in Stat Points

Partners

RillaboomRillaboom 64.4%SneaslerSneasler 35.0%IncineroarIncineroar 23.9%SalamenceSalamence 22.8%MetagrossMetagross 21.1%BasculegionBasculegion 20.0%KingambitKingambit 18.3%GarchompGarchomp 17.8%

Share of this Pokémon's teams that also carry the partner.

Most common set, used for the calcs below

Grassy Seed, Flame Body, Bold 32/0/32/0/2/0. Protect, Quiver Dance, Heat Wave, Rage Powder.

Stats 192 / 72 / 128 / 155 / 127 / 120. Weak to Flying, Rock, Water. Resists Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Ice, Steel.

Good against, and why

  • Whimsicott
    Whimsicott 13.2% usage
    Heat Wave 96.4–113.9%, 75% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 75% to OHKO (54%), 75% to OHKO (6%), 62.5% to OHKO (5%)
  • Golisopod-Mega
    Golisopod-Mega 17.1% usage
    Heat Wave 94.5–114.3%, 75% chance to OHKO, and it moves first
    On their common spreads: 75% to OHKO (47%), 87.5% to OHKO (7%), 56.3% to OHKO (3%)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    Heat Wave 78.1–93%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (87% of usage)
  • Gholdengo
    Gholdengo 18.0% usage
    Heat Wave 69.5–81.7%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (37% of usage)
  • Froslass-Mega
    Froslass-Mega 5.1% usage
    Heat Wave 69.4–83%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (39% of usage)
  • Ninetales-Alola
    Ninetales-Alola 6.4% usage
    Heat Wave 68–81.3%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (47% of usage)
  • Rillaboom
    Rillaboom 38.7% usage
    Heat Wave 64.7–78.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (25% of usage)
  • Sinistcha
    Sinistcha 6.7% usage
    Heat Wave 57.3–68.5%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (42% of usage)
  • Kingambit
    Kingambit 24.1% usage
    Heat Wave 56–66.7%, guaranteed 2HKO, and it moves first
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (34% of usage)

Threatened by, and why

  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
    Head Smash 231.3–275%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (26% of usage)
  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 22.6% usage
    Wave Crash 133.3–158.3%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (26% of usage)
  • Tyranitar-Mega
    Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usage
    Rock Slide 120.8–145.8%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (26% of usage)
  • Staraptor-Mega
    Staraptor-Mega 10.6% usage
    Brave Bird 97.9–116.7%, 93.8% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 93.8% to OHKO (13%), OHKO (7%), OHKO (5%)
  • Pelipper
    Pelipper 11.9% usage
    Hurricane 82.3–97.9%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (13%), 50% to OHKO (7%), 25% to OHKO (5%)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    Rock Slide 70.8–83.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (13%), 43.8% to OHKO (7%), 18.8% to OHKO (5%)
  • Armarouge
    Armarouge 6.9% usage
    Armor Cannon 69.8–83.3%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (26% of usage)
  • Baxcalibur-Mega
    Baxcalibur-Mega 6.1% usage
    Glaive Rush 68.8–81.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (13%), 18.8% to OHKO (7%), 6.3% to OHKO (5%)
  • Garchomp
    Garchomp 17.8% usage
    Rock Slide 62.5–75%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (26% of usage)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Zap Cannon 59.4–70.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (26% of usage)
  • Salamence-Mega
    Salamence-Mega 22.8% usage
    Draco Meteor 52.1–61.5%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (26% of usage)
  • Milotic
    Milotic 13.9% usage
    Scald 50–59.4%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (26% of usage)