For X & Y, we rate Volcarona B-Tier: a solid option in X & Y for the right team. At 550 BST, it fits the sweeper role. Quiver Dance with Lum Berry is the standard set.

What is Volcarona weak to?

In X & Y, watch for Tyranitar (Rock), Starmie (Water), and Staraptor (Flying) when using Volcarona. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Tyranitar is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage.

What is the best ability for Volcarona?

Flame Body has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact. That's the one you want on Volcarona. Swarm is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

What role does Volcarona play in battle?

Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Volcarona is a special attacker with base 135 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.

What are the best moves for Volcarona?

In X & Y, run Quiver Dance, Giga Drain, Bugbuzz, and Flamethrower on Volcarona. Quiver Dance is the most common pick at 24% usage. Flamethrower provides reliable STAB damage.

Volcarona - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Sweeper

BTier

100Speed · Fast

Stats & Training

Sp. Atk and Sp. Def carry most of Volcarona's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Very hard to catch and yields 3 Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

High

HP85

Attack60

Defense65

Sp. Atk135

Sp. Def105

Speed100

Total550

Details

Catch Rate

Difficult15 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.6 m

Weight46.0 kg

Base XP275

Abilities

Flame BodyTop Pick

Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.

SwarmHARare

Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+3SpDSpe

Strong Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

A sea of fire engulfs the surroundings of their battles, since they use their six wings to scatter their ember scales.

Volcarona Weakness

Rock, Water, and Flying moves hit Volcarona for super-effective damage. Rock hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Volcarona's special bulk (base 105 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Volcarona Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Rock
2x (Weak)	Water, Flying
0.5x (Resist)	Ice, Fighting, Bug, Steel, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

6Resist

0Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

Rock

2xWeak

Water Flying

½xResist

Ice Fighting Bug Steel Fairy

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Grass Psychic Dark Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Volcarona in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Gastrodon deals 59-69% with Scald.

AmoongussRecovers HP on switch via Regenerator, puts to sleep with Spore GrassPoison	A
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemRocky Helmet NatureRelaxed Moves SporeUtility Rage Powder ProtectPriority Giga Drain Damage vs Volcarona Giga Drain 5-6% View Amoonguss builds →
FerrothornThreatens with Stealth Rock, excellent bulk GrassSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves Leech Seed Gyro Ball SpikesHazard Power Whip View Ferrothorn builds →
GastrodonResists Fire, recovers with Recover, burns with Scald WaterGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Earth Power ScaldSTAB RecoverRecovery ProtectPriority Damage vs Volcarona Scald 2x 59-69% View Gastrodon builds →
SlowbroResists Fire, recovers HP on switch via Regenerator, burns with Scald WaterPsychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves ScaldSTAB Slack Off Thunder Wave Ice Beam Damage vs Volcarona Scald 2x 54-64% Ice Beam 10-12% View Slowbro builds →
MewThreatens with Stealth Rock Psychic	B
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Stealth Rock DefogUtility TauntUtility Explosion Damage vs Volcarona Explosion 82-96% View Mew builds →

X & Y Evolution

Evolved from Larvesta. Volcarona is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are takes forever to hatch. Sp.Atk grew the most through evolution (+85 over Larvesta), and Volcarona peaks at 550 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#636Larvesta

Level 59

#637Volcarona

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Larvesta

BugFire

Volcarona

BugFire

85+30

ATK

60-25

DEF

65+10

SP.ATK

135+85

SP.DEF

105+50

SPE

100+40

BST

360C-Tier

550A-Tier+190

ROLE

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Special

Breeding

Moderate

Breed with Volcarona to get Larvesta eggs using 68 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Endure, Foresight, Harden and 4 more.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

40 cycles·10,280 steps

Slow~10 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Volcarona Best Moveset

Volcarona runs Quiver Dance to boost before sweeping. Flame Body and Modest nature shape the build, with max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs to capitalize after one turn of setup, plus the remaining moves to back it up.

Best Build

Recommended

Ability

Flame Body

Item

Lum BerryRECOVERY

Best Nature for Volcarona

Modest+SPA

Volcarona best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Special Setup Sweeper Moveset

Quiver DanceSTAB
Giga Drain
Bug BuzzSTAB
FlamethrowerSTAB

Recommended Teammates

SerperiorDecent

Moves

Without breeding, Volcarona misses out on Endure and Foresight. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Overheat and Flare Blitz, with Flying and Normal coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Lv 1

Bug Buzz

S9010010Bug

Lv 1

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 1

Fiery Dance

S8010010Fire

Lv 1

Flame Wheel

—6010025Fire

Lv 1

Flare Blitz

C12010015Fire

Lv 1

Gust

—4010035Flying

Lv 1

Heat Wave

B959010Fire

Lv 1

Hurricane

C1107010Flying

Lv 1

Leech Life

C2010010Bug

Lv 1

Quiver Dance

S——20Bug

Lv 1

Rage Powder+2

C——20Bug

Lv 1

String Shot

——9540Bug

Lv 1

Thrash

—12010010Normal

Lv 10

Leech Life

C2010010Bug

Lv 20

Gust

—4010035Flying

Lv 30

Fire Spin

C358515Fire

Lv 40

Whirlwind-6

C——20Normal

Lv 50

Silver Wind

B601005Bug

Lv 59

Quiver Dance

S——20Bug

Lv 60

Heat Wave

B959010Fire

Lv 70

Bug Buzz

S9010010Bug

Lv 80

Rage Powder+2

C——20Bug

Lv 90

Hurricane

C1107010Flying

Lv 100

Fiery Dance

S8010010Fire

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM04

Calm Mind

C——20Psychic

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

B110855Fire

TM43

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

A9010015Fire

HM02

Fly

D909515Flying

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM59

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

TM16

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

TM50

Overheat

B130905Fire

TM84

Poison Jab

D8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM19

Roost

C——10Flying

TM48

Round

C6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

C——25Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM76

Struggle Bug

C5010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

C7010020Bug

TM93

Wild Charge

D9010015Electric

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Foresight

———40Normal

Egg

Harden

———30Normal

Egg

Magnet Rise

D——10Electric

Egg

Morning Sun

D——5Normal

Egg

String Shot

——9540Bug

Egg

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Tutor Moves

Volcarona can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Rem

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Rem

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

Rem

Take Down

—908520Normal

How to Get Volcarona in X & Y

Volcarona can't be caught in X & Y. Transfer Larvesta from Black, Omega Ruby, or Scarlet and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Volcarona in X & Y

Step 1Obtain Larvesta
Catch in the wild in:
Omega RubyWalking · Mirage Spots
Then trade to X & Y to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Black Ultra Sun Scarlet
Train until Level 59
Step 2Volcarona ✓

Volcarona Guide

For X & Y, we rate Volcarona B-Tier: a solid option in X & Y for the right team. At 550 BST, it fits the sweeper role. Quiver Dance with Lum Berry is the standard set.
In X & Y, watch for Tyranitar (Rock), Starmie (Water), and Staraptor (Flying) when using Volcarona. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Tyranitar is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage.
Flame Body has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact. That's the one you want on Volcarona. Swarm is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Volcarona is a special attacker with base 135 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.
In X & Y, run Quiver Dance, Giga Drain, Bugbuzz, and Flamethrower on Volcarona. Quiver Dance is the most common pick at 24% usage. Flamethrower provides reliable STAB damage.

Game Availability

Volcarona joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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