Competitive Information for Volcarona [Black/White]
Bug / Fire
Abilities:
30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be burned.
At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Bug attacks.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Volcarona? These builds are optimized for Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Black/White metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Meet Volcarona, a brilliant Pokémon ready to dominate with its Bug and Fire typing! It's a sight to see Volcarona out in the 5th generation battlefield. It is weak to Flying, Rock, and Water-typed attacks. Discover how Volcarona excels in battles with the movesets provided below.
Item: Sitrus Berry / Lum Berry
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Mild (+SpA, -Def)
EVs: 140 Hp / 252 SpA / 116 Spe
Moveset:
- Hurricane
- Flamethrower / Fire Blast
- Giga Drain
- Quiver Dance / Bug Buzz
In single battles, Volcarona's Special Tank role is a decent. This moveset is tailored to absorb special attacks and counter with decent force. The Sitrus Berry will restore 1/4th of Volcarona's max HP when it reaches below half health and gets consumed. With Flame Body, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Volcarona will be burned. With a Lum Berry equipped to it, Volcarona cures itself if it has a non-volatile status or is confused then the Lum Berry gets consumed.
◆ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Fire Blast is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Volcarona recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Quiver Dance is a status move (raises your Volcarona's special attack, special defense, speed by 1 stage).
◆ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Focus Sash / Charti Berry
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Def / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Bug Buzz / Signal Beam
- Psychic
- Giga Drain / Solar Beam
Volcarona excels as a stupendous Special Sweeper during single battles. The objective of this moveset is to overwhelm foes with brute special power. Focus Sash helps protect Volcarona from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Flame Body, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Volcarona will be burned. With a Charti Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective rock-type attack then the Charti Berry gets consumed.
◆ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
◆ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Volcarona recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Fiery Dance / Fire Blast
- Quiver Dance
- Bug Buzz
- Substitute
Dominating single battles, Volcarona is an impressive Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to crush rivals using brute special moves. Life Orb boosts the power of Volcarona's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flame Body, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Volcarona will be burned. Lum Berry I would first choose for item.
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◆ Fire Blast is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Quiver Dance is a status move (raises your Volcarona's special attack, special defense, speed by 1 stage).
◆ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Substitute is a status move (Volcarona takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Volcarona? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Black/White Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Black/White metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Focus Sash / Charti Berry
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 12 Def / 252 SpA / 244 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Bug Buzz / Signal Beam
- Psychic
- Giga Drain / Solar Beam
Taking on double battles? Volcarona is popular Special Sweeper. This build is crafted to overwhelm foes with destructive special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Volcarona from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Flame Body, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Volcarona will be burned. With a Charti Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective rock-type attack then the Charti Berry gets consumed.
◆ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Volcarona's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Bug Buzz is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Signal Beam is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
◆ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Giga Drain is a special 75-base power Grass-type move (Volcarona recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Volcarona can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Black/White generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Volcarona.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Volcarona can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Volcarona
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Thrash
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Rage Powder
- Moves that inflict status: Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Volcarona's stats
- Amnesia
- Calm Mind
- Fiery Dance
- Flame Charge
- Harden
- Quiver Dance
- Silver Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Volcarona
- Bug Buzz
- Fiery Dance
- Fire Blast
- Flamethrower
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power Ice
- Hurricane
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Quiver Dance
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Volcarona in Black and White
- Mild Nature ( 140/0/0/252/0/116/ )
- Modest Nature ( 140/0/0/252/0/116/ )
- Optimize Volcarona's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Black and White
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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