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Volcarona.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 usage profile · rank #76
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
Volcarona
bugfirePokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.2%
Volcarona is ranked #76 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3, carried by 5,518 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#76 of 164
Raw count5,518
Viability ceiling85
Month on month-0.86pp
13 month peak1.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3
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sets and counters from 179.4K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 550
HP
85
Atk
60
Def
65
SpA
135
SpD
105
Spe
100
Usage over time0.2% 0.86pppeak 1.1% · Jun '26
0.40.71.01.2Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

25.9% of Volcarona teams
HP
32
Atk
0
Def
25
SpA
0
SpD
3
Spe
6
NatureBold
AbilityFlame Body · 99.8%
ItemSitrus Berry · 60.0%
EV spread32 HP / 25 Def / 3 SpD / 6 Spe
Moves
Rage Powder90.3%
Protect73.5%
Struggle Bug55.7%
Overheat44.4%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Bold32 HP / 32 Def / 2 Spe15.3%
Timid22 HP / 21 Def / 23 Spe13.9%

Moves

9 tracked
Rage Powder90.3%
Protect73.5%
Struggle Bug55.7%
Overheat44.4%
Tailwind33.1%
Flamethrower31.9%
Heat Wave29.1%
Will-O-Wisp15.0%
Quiver Dance10.6%

Items

Sitrus Berry60.0%
Charti Berry17.4%
Passho Berry14.4%
Leftovers5.6%

Abilities

Flame Body99.8%
Swarm0.2%

EV spreads

top 6
Bold32 HP / 25 Def / 3 SpD / 6 Spe25.9%
Bold32 HP / 32 Def / 2 Spe15.3%
Timid22 HP / 21 Def / 23 Spe13.9%
Bold32 HP / 25 Def / 9 SpD6.0%
Bold32 HP / 31 Def / 3 Spe5.5%
Bold32 HP / 15 Def / 19 Spe5.3%

Top teammates

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Best Volcarona build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 players run most often, taken from 179,434 battles in August 2026. Volcarona sits at rank #76 with 0.2% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.86 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

Related
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