Competitive Information for Volcanion [Sword/Shield]
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 Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Volcanion is a wonderful Fire and Water-typed Pokemon. It's pretty common to see Volcanion show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Volcanion can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Volcanion is weak to Electric, Ground, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Flame Charge
- Liquidation
- Superpower / Body Press
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
Physical Sweeper Volcanion (Water Absorb)
Volcanion is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Volcanion recover from the recoil damage it may take from Flare Blitz. With Water Absorb, Volcanion heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Volcanion's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ 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).
◆ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Volcanion's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
◆ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Volcanion's last move failed).
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Steam Eruption / Scald
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
Special Sweeper Volcanion (Water Absorb)
Volcanion is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Volcanion's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Volcanion heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Volcanion's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ 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. Thaws 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).
◆ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Scorching Sands is a special 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Volcanion? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Flame Charge
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Liquidation
Doubles Physical Sweeper Volcanion (Water Absorb)
Volcanion is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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. The Shell Bell item option is to help Volcanion recover from the recoil damage it may take from Flare Blitz. 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 Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ 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: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
- Steam Eruption / Scald
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
Doubles Special Sweeper Volcanion (Water Absorb)
Volcanion is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Volcanion's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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.
◆ 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. Thaws 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).
◆ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Scorching Sands is a special 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
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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.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Volcanion can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Volcanion
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Will-O-Wisp, Scald, Scorching Sands
Moves that boost Volcanion's stats
- Flame Charge
Most notable and possible best moves for Volcanion
- Earthquake
- Hydro Pump
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
Common Effort Values for Volcanion in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Volcanion's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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