Competitive Information for Volcanion [Sun/Moon]
Fire / Water
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Water Absorb ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Volcanion? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
MagearnaThundurus-TherianSalamenceMuk-AlolaGarchomp-MegaShuckleLopunny-MegaTorkoalHoundoom-MegaExeggutor
Volcanion is a fabulous Fire and Water-typed Pokemon. Volcanion are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Volcanion is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Volcanion is weak to Electric, Ground, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Air Balloon
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 32 Hp / 252 SpA / 224 Spe
Moveset:
- Steam Eruption
- Earth Power
- Flamethrower / Fire Blast
- Substitute
Special Sweeper Volcanion (Popular/Trending)
Volcanion is a legendary Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Volcanion last longer regaining it's health points every turn. Air Balloon makes the holder ungrounded, which means Volcanion is immune to Ground-type moves until the balloon pops when hit by a damaging move. With Water Absorb, Volcanion heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Fire Blast is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Volcanion takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Firium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Flame Charge
- Liquidation
- Superpower / Brick Break
- Return / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Volcanion (Water Absorb)
Volcanion is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Water Absorb, Volcanion heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Volcanion's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Volcanion's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Firium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Steam Eruption / Scald
- Flash Cannon / Weather Ball
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
Special Sweeper Volcanion (Water Absorb)
Volcanion is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Volcanion's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Volcanion heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Flash Cannon was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Steam Eruption is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Volcanion? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
MagearnaThundurus-TherianSalamenceMuk-AlolaGarchomp-MegaShuckleLopunny-MegaTorkoalHoundoom-MegaExeggutor
Item: Firium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Flame Charge
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide / Smack Down
- Liquidation
Doubles Physical Sweeper Volcanion (Water Absorb)
Volcanion is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Water Absorb, Volcanion heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Volcanion's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Smack Down is a physical 50-base power Rock-type move (removes the target's ground immunity).
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Firium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
- Steam Eruption / Scald
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Flash Cannon / Weather Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Volcanion (Water Absorb)
Volcanion is a legendary Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Volcanion's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Volcanion heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Flash Cannon was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Incinerate is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Steam Eruption is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target).
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Volcanion learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Volcanion can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Volcanion
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog, Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Scald, Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Volcanion's stats
- Flame Charge
Most notable and possible best moves for Volcanion
- Defog
- Earth Power
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power
- Hidden Power Electric
- Hidden Power Grass
- Hydro Pump
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Sludge Bomb
- Sludge Wave
- Steam Eruption
- Substitute
- Toxic
- Toxic
- Weather Ball
Common Effort Values for Volcanion in Sun and Moon
- Timid Nature ( 32/0/0/252/0/224/ )
- Modest Nature ( 252/0/156/100/0/0/ )
- Optimize Volcanion's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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