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Volcanion, a Fire and Water type Pokémon, official artwork

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Volcanion: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Volcanion is a bulky attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (130) and Defense (120), with a base stat total of 600. Competitively it is banned from RarelyUsed for overperforming there. It currently appears on 2.0% of OU teams.

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What is Volcanion weak to?

How much damage Volcanion takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricGroundRock
0.5×ResistsBugFairy
0.25×ResistsFireIceSteel

With Water Absorb, Water attacks do nothing instead of normal damage.

Volcanion takes super-effective damage from Electric, Ground, Rock. It resists Bug, Fairy, Fire, Ice, Steel. That is by type alone: with Water Absorb, Water attacks do nothing instead of normal damage.

Best moveset for Volcanion

The most-used moves on Volcanion in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Steam EruptionWater11025.5%
  • FlamethrowerFire9020.4%
  • Sludge BombPoison9014.7%
  • Earth PowerGround9012.1%
  • Will-O-WispFire-11.1%
  • TauntDark-8.2%

Best nature for Volcanion

Modest. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Modest with 72/0/0/252/0/184 EVs (31.6% of sets).

Abilities

  • Water AbsorbThis Pokemon heals 1/4 of its max HP when hit by Water moves; Water immunity.

Best counters for Volcanion

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Volcanion:

Best teammates for Volcanion

Pokémon most often paired with Volcanion on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (65 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
ExplosionNormal250100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
OverheatFire13090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Flare BlitzFire120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
Steam EruptionWater11095%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
Sludge WavePoison95100%Special
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Wild ChargeElectric90100%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Flash CannonSteel80100%Special
ScaldWater80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Scorching SandsGround70100%Special
Fire FangFire6595%Physical
StompNormal65100%Physical
Thunder FangElectric6595%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
IncinerateFire60100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
Flame ChargeFire50100%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
Weather BallNormal50100%Special
Water GunWater40100%Special
Fire SpinFire3585%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
Gyro BallSteel?100%Physical
Heat CrashFire?100%Physical
Heavy SlamSteel?100%Physical
EndureNormal--Status
HazeIce--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
MistIce--Status
Misty TerrainFairy--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status