Volcarona Movesets and Best Builds

Volcarona Movesets in Other Games
SV	SWSH

This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Volcarona in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Volcarona, as well as its strengths and weakness.

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Volcarona Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Paldea #275		Type
Volcarona
		Abilities
		Flame Body Swarm (Hidden)
Weak to:	(4x)
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)
	(0.25x)

What is Type Effectiveness?

Base Stats

Best Nature for Volcarona

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Volcarona

Physical Wall Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EV Spread	HP 244 / Def 244 / Spe 20
Final Stat Values	HP 191 / Def 127 / Sp.Atk 155 / Sp.Def 125 / Spe 123
Ability	Flame Body
Tera Type
Held Item	Heavy-Duty Boots
Moveset	・ Fiery Dance ・ Tera Blast ・ Quiver Dance ・ Morning Sun

Summary

Volcarona's Fire typing allow it to function as an effective physical wall that can threaten physical attackers with a burn from its Flame Body Ability. Unlike other physical walls, Volcarona can still hit hard thanks to its naturally high Special Attack that it can further boost with Quiver Dance.

Flame Body has a chance to inflict a burn. Can still hit hard after getting enough Quiver Dance boosts. Reliable recovery in Morning Sun.

Ability and Held Item

Ability	Held Item
Flame Body	Heavy-Duty Boots

Flame Body is the best Ability for this defensive Volcarona and has a 30% cahnce to inflict a burn when the opponent hit by a contact move.

Heavy-Duty boots is ideal for Volcarona to prevent it from getting damaged by Stealth Rock when switching in.

Moves Breakdown

Fiery Dance is Volcarona's main STAB move and also has a 50% chance to raise its Special Attack by one stage, which makes it a difficult Pokemon to switch into if it manages to get several boosts. Tera Blast becomes a Fairy-type move once Volcarona terastallizes and boasts near-perfect coverage alongside Fiery Dance thanks to its great offensive coverage.

Quiver Dance is Volcarona's main boosting move, raising its Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed by one stage. Its last move is Morning Sunand restores 1/2 of Volcarona's total HP, and 2/3 of its HP during harsh sunlight.

Best Tera Type: Fairy

Fairy Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
	(2x)
Damaged Normally By:	(1x)
Resists:	(0.5x)
Immune to:	(0x)

Terastallizing Volcarona into a Fairy-type gives it key resistances to Dark and Fighting types, as well as an immunity to Dragon-type moves - three of the most common attacking moves in competitive play.

Terastallizing into a Fairy-type also removes Volcarona's 4x weakness to Rock-types, allowing it to stay on the field for a longer time.

Best Fairy Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle

EV Spread and Nature

We're using a defensive EV spread with 244 HP and 244 Defense EVs to maximize its physical bulk, while 20 Speed EVs ensure it can still outrun slower walls even before boosting with Quiver Dance.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

The following calculations take into account Volcarona's given EV spread with an Bold Nature and +1 Sp.Atk, +1 Sp.Def, and +1 Speed after using one Quiver Dance.

Damage Dealt by Volcarona
194 HP｜157 Sp.Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 252 | Sp.Def 252 (Calm) Item: Leftovers	Fiery Dance 134-162 (69 - 83.5%) Guaranteed 2HKO
229 HP｜120 Sp.Def Defensive EV Investment: HP 0 | Sp.Def 252 (Adamant) Item: Assault Vest	Tera Blast 116-140 (50.6 - 61.1%) Guaranteed 2HKO
Damage Received by Volcarona
182 Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Atk (Jolly) Item: Leftovers	Earthquake +2 162-192 (84.8 - 100.5%) 6.3% Chance OHKO
185 Sp.Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Sp.Atk (Modest) Item: Choice Specs	Shadow Ball 75-88 (39.2 - 46%) Guaranteed 3HKO

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Quiver Dance Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Timid Nature (+Spe, -Atk)
EV Spread	4 HP / 252 Sp. Atk / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values	161 HP / 85 Def / 187 Sp. Atk / 135 Sp. Def / 167 Spe
Ability	Swarm
Tera Type	Gains immunity to Breloom's Spore and a resistance to replace its Water Type weakness. Makes Volcarona a strong Dragon counter. With Tera Blast it can easily handle other Dragon Type in the meta, aside from just Hydreigon.
Held Item	Focus Sash
Moveset	・ Fiery Dance ・ Bug Buzz ・ Giga Drain ・ Quiver Dance

Volcarona works best with a dual dance combination set which includes both Quiver Dance and Fiery Dance. Volcarona has one of the highest Special Attack and Speed stats in the current meta, and is very strong against S and A-Tier threats such as Gholdengo and Hydreigon. With the correct Tera Type, Volcarona also has the potential to reverse unfavorable matchups, so it is well worth the investment.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

Quiver Dance + Bug Buzz
193 HP｜161 Sp. Def No Defensive Investment	204 ~ 240 (111.4 ~ 131.1%) Guaranteed OHKO
Quiver Dance + Fiery Dance
193 HP｜112 Sp. Def 252 HP EVs + 4 Sp. Def Evs	228 ~ 270 (118.1 ~ 139.8%) Guaranteed OHKO

Wiki Berry Defensive Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Modest Nature (+Sp. Atk, -Atk)
EV Spread	116 HP / 172 Def / 36 Sp. Atk / 4 Sp. Def / 180 Spe
Final Stat Values	175 HP / 107 Def / 176 Sp. Atk / 136 Sp. Def / 143 Spe
Ability	Flame Body
Tera Type	Gains immunity to Breloom's Spore and a resistance to replace its Water Type weakness. Makes Volcarona a strong Dragon counter. With Tera Blast it can easily handle other Dragon Type in the meta, aside from just Hydreigon.
Held Item	Wiki Berry
Moveset	・ Fiery Dance ・ Bug Buzz ・ Giga Drain ・ Quiver Dance

This set is similar to the Quiver Dance Set, but tweaked for extra survivability at the cost of a slight loss of damage output. With this stat spread and a Wiki Berry as its hold item, Volcarona survives Tera Ghost Mimikyu with 142 Atk EVs' one-two combination of Shadow Claw + Shadow Sneak.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

Damage Received by Volcarona
(Shadow Claw + Shadow Sneak) Final Attack Value (EVs): 142 Atk (+252 Atk) Held Item: Life Orb Tera Type:	143 ~ 173 (81.7 ~ 98.8%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO
(Shadow Ball) Final Special Attack Value (EVs): 203 Sp. Atk (+252 Sp. Atk)	73 ~ 87 (41.7 ~ 49.7%) Guaranteed 3-Hit KO

Choice Scarf Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Timid Nature (+Spe, -Atk)
EV Spread	4 HP / 252 Sp. Atk / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values	161 HP / 85 Def / 187 Sp. Atk / 135 Sp. Def / 167 Spe
Ability	Flame Body
Tera Type	Strengthens STAB Fire Type moves. Strengthens STAB Bug Type moves.
Held Item	Choice Scarf
Moveset	・ Overheat ・ Bug Buzz ・ Fiery Dance ・ U-turn

This set takes advantage of Volcarona's naturally high Speed with Choice Scarf, bypassing the need for Quiver Dance. The moves in this set all go very well with Choice Scarf, as U-Turn allows Volcarona to switch out (to come back later and use a different move), Overheat and Bug Buzz are both very powerful Special Attacking moves and Fiery Dance has a 50% chance to increase Volcarona's Special Attack stat with each use.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

Overheat
193 HP｜112 Sp. Def 244 HP EVs + 4 Sp. Def Evs	246 ~ 290 (127.4 ~ 150.2%) Guaranteed OHKO
Bug Buzz
167 HP｜111 Sp. Def 4 Sp. Def Evs	174 ~ 206 (104.1 ~ 123.3%) Guaranteed OHKO

Doubles Movesets for Volcarona

Bulky Rocky Helmet Volcarona Moveset & Best Build

Nature	Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EV Spread	244 HP / 196 Def / 4 Sp. Atk / 60 Sp. Def / 4 Spe
Final Stat Values	191 HP / 121 Def / 156 Sp. Atk / 133 Sp. Def / 121 Spe
Ability	Flame Body
Tera Type
Held Item	Rocky Helmet
Moveset	・ Heat Wave ・ Struggle Bug ・ Rage Powder ・ Protect

Volcarona with Rocky Helmet is a potent user of Rage Powder, punishing Physical Attackers with damage and burn from its Flame Body Ability. Struggle Bug further improves its defenses by debuffing an opponent's offensive stats. Heat Wave is Volcarona's main STAB move, with Protect to protect it from getting targetted down.

Tera Grass is Volcarona's Tera Type of choice, as it gives it immunity from Spore, as well as resistances to Water and Rock.

Other Viable Moves

Key Damage Calculations

Damage Dealt by Volcarona
70 HP｜91 Sp. Def Defensive EV Investment: 4 HP Item: Life Orb	Heat Wave 114 ~ 134 (69.9 ~ 82.2%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO
Damage Received by Volcarona
130 Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Atk Item: Clear Amulet	Dragon Claw 67 ~ 81 (35 ~ 42.4%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO
130 Atk Offensive EV Investment: 252 Atk Item: Clear Amulet	Rock Slide 128 ~ 152 (67 ~ 79.5%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO

How to Use Volcarona Effectively

Set Up a Quiver Dance and Sweep

After setting up one Quiver Dance, Volcarona's Sp. Atk, Sp. Def and Speed will all be raised by one stage. With a Focus Sash, Volcarona is guaranteed to survive a hit while setting up, ready to then sweep thanks to its Quiver Dance + Swarm boost.

(Optional) Terastallize and Use Tera Blast for Extra Coverage

By Terastallizing into a Fairy Type and utilizing a Fairy Type Tera Blast, Volcarona gains a large advantage over Dragon Type Pokemon.

How to Build a Team with Volcarona

Type Coverage Team

Its important to have a pivot in the team that can handle Volcarona's biggest weaknesses such as Dragon Types, Azumarill and Gyarados. In order to counter these Pokemon, bringing along Pokemon like Corviknight, Sylveon or Wash Rotom is crucial.

Special Sweeper	Dragon Counter	Water Counter
Volcarona	Sylveon	Wash Rotom

Stealth Rock Team

Having a good support Pokemon to set up residual damage and disruption through Stealth Rocks, Yawn etc, allows Volcarona to setup and sweep easier.

Stealth Rock Setter	Dragon Counter	Special Sweeper
Hippowdon	Mimikyu	Volcarona

Sample Doubles Team

Support / Special Attacker	Supprort / Physical Attacker
Volcarona	Grimmsnarl
Physical Attacker	Support / Special Attacker
Dondozo	Tatsugiri

Volcarona and Grimmsnarl offer a heavily defensive front end to your team, which can help position for a successful Dondozo + Tatsugiri endgame. Volcarona can redirect with Rage Powder and burn on contact with Flame Body, while Grimmsnarl sets up Screens, making for very defensive leads.

Counters for Volcarona

Use High Power Priority Moves

If the move you are using is a Priority move, you can completely disregard Volcarona's high speed stat. Utilizing a Normal Tera Type Dragonite with Choice Band, it is possible to OHKO Volcarona with Extreme Speed before it can even get started.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Dragonite	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Extreme Speed with Choice Band and Normal Tera Type OHKOs Volcarona ・Resists all of Volcarona's standard STAB moveset ▶️Dragonite Best Movesets
Mimikyu	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Disguise lets it take a free hit ・Can take out Volcarona with Shadow Claw + Shadow Sneak priority move combination (unless it is the Wiki Berry Build) ▶️Mimikyu Best Movesets
Azumarill	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Resists all of Volcarona's standard STAB moveset ・Can take out Volcarona with Aqua Jet priority move ▶️Azumarill Best Movesets

Use Stealth Rock

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon	Description
Hippowdon	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Reduce Volcarona's HP by 50% with Stealth Rock ・Can force it in and out of the active position with Whirlwind ▶️Hippowdon Best Movesets
Glimmora	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Reduce Volcarona's HP by 50% with Stealth Rock ・Resists all of Volcarona's standard STAB moveset ▶️Glimmora Best Movesets
Garganacl	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Reduce Volcarona's HP by 50% with Stealth Rock ・Resists all of Volcarona's standard STAB moveset ▶️Garganacl Best Movesets

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