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What every Pokémon in the format runs in tournaments: item, ability, nature and its four moves, with the win rate of the teams using each option.

Volcarona

Volcarona

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BugFire

Base stats

HP85
Attack60
Defense65
Sp. Atk135
Sp. Def105
Speed100
Usage12.2 %
Teams1445
Adjusted WR49.4 %-0.6 pp
Games8072

Teams that run it

TeamTournamentDatePlacingPlayer
Eternal Flower Floette (Mega)Garchomp (Mega Z)GholdengoIncineroarRillaboomVolcarona⛩️Chadweezy95 VGC Champions Tournament Ep 32!⛩️2026-10-101blackkobra
Eternal Flower Floette (Mega)IncineroarRaichu (Mega Y)RillaboomSneaslerVolcaronaTalon's FIGHT CLUB #105 POKEMON CHAMPIONS REG M-C2026-10-081VGCDan
Garchomp (Mega Z)GholdengoIncineroarRaichu (Mega Y)RillaboomVolcaronaPado's Dojo Reg M-C Pratice #3 🍥2026-10-071Finnick
ExcadrillGardevoir (Mega)Indeedee ♀SneaslerTyranitar (Mega)Volcarona🧿 Nexus Challenge #6 • Pokémon Champions 🇧🇷2026-10-061Ian Tal
Froslass (Mega)Garchomp (Mega Z)KingambitRillaboomSneaslerVolcaronaWomen's League VGC #162026-10-031Niatri
BasculegionFroslass (Mega)Garchomp (Mega Z)IncineroarRillaboomVolcarona⛩️Chadweezy95 VGC Champions Tournament Ep 23!⛩️2026-10-031Droeloe2110
BasculegionGarchomp (Mega Z)IncineroarRaichu (Mega Y)RillaboomVolcarona[100€ prize] The Grim Cup #1 Reg M-C2026-10-031JeanChasuble
Garchomp (Mega Z)GholdengoIncineroarRaichu (Mega Y)RillaboomVolcarona⛩️Chadweezy95 VGC Champions Tournament Ep 22!⛩️2026-10-021Beedrillvgc
Garchomp (Mega Z)GholdengoIncineroarRaichu (Mega Y)RillaboomVolcarona˗ˋˏ❤︎ˎˊ˗ Pomelo Late Night Tour2026-10-011LawrenceVGC
ClefableGarchomp (Mega Z)GholdengoRaichu (Mega Y)RillaboomVolcaronaWindwork Valley Tour | Qualifiers 2 🇮🇳2026-09-301Vedant Max

Showing 10 of 1445 teams.

Moves

Protect57.6 %
Rage Powder55.8 %
Struggle Bug55.3 %
Tailwind46.1 %
Overheat45.7 %
Quiver Dance44.8 %
Heat Wave31.8 %
Giga Drain26.3 %
Fiery Dance13.4 %
Bug Buzz12.4 %
Flamethrower8.4 %
Will-O-Wisp0.8 %
Hurricane0.3 %
U-turn0.3 %

Items

Rocky Helmet41.7 %
Grassy Seed40.3 %
Sitrus Berry8.2 %
Leftovers3.7 %
Charti Berry2.4 %
Focus Sash1.6 %
Life Orb0.7 %
Psychic Seed0.5 %
Electric Seed0.1 %
Expert Belt0.1 %

Abilities

Flame Body99.8 %
Swarm0.1 %
flame-body0.1 %

Natures

Timid43.2 %
Modest37.8 %
Bold15.9 %
Calm2.7 %
Quiet0.2 %
Brave0.1 %

The bar is how often it's run and the color is the adjusted WR of teams with that option (blue wins more, red wins less).

Most common full sets

ItemAbilityMovesTimes%Adj. WR %
Rocky HelmetFlame BodyOverheat / Rage Powder / Struggle Bug / Tailwind42929.7 %46.9 %
Grassy SeedFlame BodyGiga Drain / Heat Wave / Protect / Quiver Dance21114.6 %53.0 %
Grassy SeedFlame BodyBug Buzz / Heat Wave / Protect / Quiver Dance654.5 %52.4 %
Grassy SeedFlame BodyFlamethrower / Giga Drain / Protect / Quiver Dance614.2 %50.8 %
Rocky HelmetFlame BodyOverheat / Protect / Rage Powder / Struggle Bug503.5 %53.8 %
Grassy SeedFlame BodyFiery Dance / Giga Drain / Protect / Quiver Dance443.0 %51.8 %
Grassy SeedFlame BodyHeat Wave / Protect / Quiver Dance / Struggle Bug392.7 %46.5 %
Rocky HelmetFlame BodyOverheat / Protect / Rage Powder / Tailwind332.3 %59.5 %
Sitrus BerryFlame BodyOverheat / Rage Powder / Struggle Bug / Tailwind312.1 %54.6 %
Grassy SeedFlame BodyBug Buzz / Fiery Dance / Protect / Quiver Dance281.9 %53.7 %
Grassy SeedFlame BodyBug Buzz / Flamethrower / Protect / Quiver Dance271.9 %53.8 %
Grassy SeedFlame BodyOverheat / Rage Powder / Struggle Bug / Tailwind211.5 %52.8 %

Teammates

Who does Volcarona team up with?

Adj. WR %4456 %

0 %20 %40 %60 %80 %Rillaboom · % with it 86.2 % · Adj. WR % 49.8 %86.2Incineroar · % with it 56.8 % · Adj. WR % 49.2 %56.8Garchomp (Mega Z) · % with it 53.1 % · Adj. WR % 49.0 %53.1Raichu (Mega Y) · % with it 51.1 % · Adj. WR % 50.0 %51.1Gholdengo · % with it 38.1 % · Adj. WR % 46.9 %38.1Basculegion · % with it 21.4 % · Adj. WR % 53.2 %21.4Sneasler · % with it 21.2 % · Adj. WR % 48.7 %21.2Kingambit · % with it 15.0 % · Adj. WR % 53.4 %15.0Salamence (Mega) · % with it 11.6 % · Adj. WR % 53.2 %11.6Eternal Flower Floette (Mega) · % with it 10.8 % · Adj. WR % 50.5 %10.8Glimmora (Mega) · % with it 10.2 % · Adj. WR % 54.5 %10.2Froslass (Mega) · % with it 8.9 % · Adj. WR % 49.5 %8.9Metagross (Mega) · % with it 7.5 % · Adj. WR % 49.9 %7.5Milotic · % with it 6.0 % · Adj. WR % 48.7 %6.0Baxcalibur (Mega) · % with it 4.5 % · Adj. WR % 47.1 %4.5

An affinity above 1 means they're paired more often than their popularity would explain.

Common cores with this Pokémon

Pairs

CoreTeamsUsage %Adj. WR %Top 8
RillaboomVolcarona124610.5 %49.8 %173
IncineroarVolcarona8216.9 %49.2 %117
Garchomp (Mega Z)Volcarona7686.5 %49.0 %107
Raichu (Mega Y)Volcarona7396.2 %50.0 %107
GholdengoVolcarona5504.6 %46.9 %67
BasculegionVolcarona3092.6 %53.2 %51
SneaslerVolcarona3062.6 %48.7 %41
KingambitVolcarona2171.8 %53.4 %32

Trios

CoreTeamsUsage %Adj. WR %Top 8
IncineroarRillaboomVolcarona7886.7 %49.5 %113
Garchomp (Mega Z)RillaboomVolcarona7406.3 %48.9 %105
Raichu (Mega Y)RillaboomVolcarona7136.0 %49.8 %100
Garchomp (Mega Z)IncineroarVolcarona6025.1 %48.4 %82
IncineroarRaichu (Mega Y)Volcarona5524.7 %49.5 %81
GholdengoRillaboomVolcarona5204.4 %47.0 %65
Garchomp (Mega Z)Raichu (Mega Y)Volcarona5194.4 %48.7 %73
GholdengoRaichu (Mega Y)Volcarona4543.8 %47.2 %62
Related guideHow to build a VGC teamFrom a two-Pokémon core to the sixth slot, with data.

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