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Overview
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name: Offensive Quiver Dance
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Fire Blast
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Bug Buzz / HP Ground
ability: Flame Body
item: Passho Berry / Lum Berry
evs: 72 HP / 252 SpA / 184 Spe
nature: Timid
Moves
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Quiver Dance is what mostly makes Volcarona viable; after just one boost, it allows Volcarona to be one of the fastest Pokemon, outspeeding Choice Scarf Landorus-T. It also enables Volcarona to hit extremely hard and even the ability Volcarona the ability to sweep. Fire Blast is the most important move on Volcarona, as it hits very hard, especially after at +1. Giga Drain allows Volcarona to hit Water-type Pokemon that resist its powerful Fire Blast such as Keldeo, Manaphy, and Azumarill. Bug Buzz has good neutral coverage and hits things like Latias, Latios, Slowbro, and Tyranitar hard, which otherwise would to stop Volcarona's sweep due to their ability to take a Fire Blast or a Giga Drain even at +1, and retaliate back with either status or heavy damage, if not outright KO. Alternatively, HP Ground allows Volcarona to hit bulky Fire-types such as Heatran and Mega Charizard X who would otherwise take any hit from Volcarona and either force Volcarona out with phazing or just KO.
Set Details
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Special Attack is maxed out because Volcarona needs as much firepower as possible. The Speed EVs with Timid nature allow Volcarona to outspeed Choice Scarf Landorus-T at +1, and anything under base 92 Spe even with positive nature, without any boosts. The Rest of the EVs are put into bulk to allow Volcarona to take hits as much as possible. Alternatively, Max Speed instead of the current speed could be used to achieve a speed of 328, which would allow Volcarona to at least tie with other base 100 speed Pokemon such as Mega Gardevoir and Mega Charizard Y before a boost. Passho Berry allows Volcarona to survive strong water-type moves once, which allows Volcarona to set up on some common Water-types, such as Keldeo, or prevent powerful Water-type priority, such as Choice Banded Azumarill's Aqua Jet, from stopping it to sweep. Lum Berry allows Volcarona to have a one-time save from common status such as Toxic and Thunder Wave. It helps against the likes of Thundurus's Prankster Thunder Wave trying to stop Volcarona's sweep. It could also help Volcarona set up on Pokemon that commonly run moves that can status, such as Jirachi's Toxic or Body Slam. Finally, Flame Body is an occasional side affect that can come in handy every now and then. Getting revenged killed by Azumarill or Mega Pinsir, for example, will make them prone to Volcarona's Flame body, and getting lucky enough to get a burn on them will cripple them heavily and help Volcarona's teammates.
Usage Tips
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Team Options
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Other Options
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Checks & Counters
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Overview
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- Great STAB and coverage moves such as Fire Blast, Bug Buzz, Giga Drain, and HP Ground
- Quiver Dance
- Decent 85/65/105 bulk
- Great speed tier of 100
- Walled by most dragons and Fire types.
- Can't do anything against stall unless Chansey faints.
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name: Offensive Quiver Dance
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Fire Blast
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Bug Buzz / HP Ground
ability: Flame Body
item: Passho Berry / Lum Berry
evs: 72 HP / 252 SpA / 184 Spe
nature: Timid
Moves
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Quiver Dance is what mostly makes Volcarona viable; after just one boost, it allows Volcarona to be one of the fastest Pokemon, outspeeding Choice Scarf Landorus-T. It also enables Volcarona to hit extremely hard and even the ability Volcarona the ability to sweep. Fire Blast is the most important move on Volcarona, as it hits very hard, especially after at +1. Giga Drain allows Volcarona to hit Water-type Pokemon that resist its powerful Fire Blast such as Keldeo, Manaphy, and Azumarill. Bug Buzz has good neutral coverage and hits things like Latias, Latios, Slowbro, and Tyranitar hard, which otherwise would to stop Volcarona's sweep due to their ability to take a Fire Blast or a Giga Drain even at +1, and retaliate back with either status or heavy damage, if not outright KO. Alternatively, HP Ground allows Volcarona to hit bulky Fire-types such as Heatran and Mega Charizard X who would otherwise take any hit from Volcarona and either force Volcarona out with phazing or just KO.
Set Details
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Special Attack is maxed out because Volcarona needs as much firepower as possible. The Speed EVs with Timid nature allow Volcarona to outspeed Choice Scarf Landorus-T at +1, and anything under base 92 Spe even with positive nature, without any boosts. The Rest of the EVs are put into bulk to allow Volcarona to take hits as much as possible. Alternatively, Max Speed instead of the current speed could be used to achieve a speed of 328, which would allow Volcarona to at least tie with other base 100 speed Pokemon such as Mega Gardevoir and Mega Charizard Y before a boost. Passho Berry allows Volcarona to survive strong water-type moves once, which allows Volcarona to set up on some common Water-types, such as Keldeo, or prevent powerful Water-type priority, such as Choice Banded Azumarill's Aqua Jet, from stopping it to sweep. Lum Berry allows Volcarona to have a one-time save from common status such as Toxic and Thunder Wave. It helps against the likes of Thundurus's Prankster Thunder Wave trying to stop Volcarona's sweep. It could also help Volcarona set up on Pokemon that commonly run moves that can status, such as Jirachi's Toxic or Body Slam. Finally, Flame Body is an occasional side affect that can come in handy every now and then. Getting revenged killed by Azumarill or Mega Pinsir, for example, will make them prone to Volcarona's Flame body, and getting lucky enough to get a burn on them will cripple them heavily and help Volcarona's teammates.
Usage Tips
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- Volcarona is best sent out mid-game or even late-game when everything is weakened and Volcarona has a chance to set up so it can clean up afterwards.
- Early game Volcarona can put dents in the opponent by firing off a Fire Blast or a coverage as most players will switch into their check to stop a potential sweep, thus giving itself and its teammates an edge for Volcarona to sweep mid-game or late-game.
- Only set up with Volcarona after its counters and even checks are taken out or at least weakened.
- Volcarona will only function effectively if hazards - especially Stealth Rock - are off the field.
Team Options
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- Volcarona must have a teammate with hazard control as it really needs hazards off its field. Pokemon that can reliably spin, like Starmie and Excadrill, reliably Defog, such as Latios and Latias, or posses Magic Bounce, such as Mega Sableye and Mega Diancie, all make very good teammates.
- Depending on the coverage combinations, different kind of Pokemon are recommended. For example, Volcarona's that lack HP Ground will much prefer teammates that can reliably handle Fire-types, such as Dugtrio, Keldeo, Starmie and Manaphy, while Volcarona that lack Bug Buzz would appreciate teammates that can handle and eliminate bulky Psychic-types, such as Bisharp, Tyranitar, and Weavile.
- Pokemon that can counter all sets of Talonflame, such as Mega Manectric, Rotom-W, Tyranitar, and Slowbro, are also appreciated, as Talonflame can easily stop Volcarona's attempt to sweep.
- Pokemon that can provide Healing Wish support, such as Celebi, Latias, or even Jirachi, are all good teammates that can get Volcarona back up to full health and having another chance of boosting.
- VoltTurn support is also nice as it can provide Volcarona which much more opportunities to set up. With hazards, VoltTurn can also wear down Chansey by using Volt Switch or U-turn on the incoming Chansey and switching to something that would force it out such as Keldeo or Terrakion.
- Finally, Memento users such as Latios, Whimsicott, and Dugtrio are also good teammates for Volcarona. As they can give Volcarona a huge chance to set up on the Pokemon targeted by Memento.
Other Options
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- Sitrus Berry is an alternative item over Passho or Lum Berry. It helps Volcarona if its teammates could not get Stealth Rock out of the fields, which means that if Volcarona switches in with Stealth Rock on the field, then it will regain health good enough to set up. However this is only possible if the HP number is even.
- Expert Belt or Charcoal can be used instead of Passho Berry or Lum Berry. Those two items would allow Volcarona to have more power and a better chance of sweeping.
- A bulky set with Quiver Dance and Roost could be used instead of the offensive Quiver Dance, but its generally lackluster as it deprives Volcarona of needed coverage and does not give Volcarona enough speed to outspeed fast threats such as Scarf Landorus-T at +1.
Checks & Counters
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- **Bulky Dragon Types**: Pokemon like Mega Altaria, Mega Charizard X (Has to be already mega evolved) and Dragonite can counter all of Volcarona's sets in almost any circumstances, including when rocks are up.
- **Bulky Fire Types**: Pokemon like Heatran, Talonflame, Mega Charizard Y, and Assault Vest Entei all serve as solid checks to Volcarona, as most of them can take a hit at +1 and OHKO back.
- **Bulky Water Types**: Pokemon such as Assault Vest Azumarill and regular Gyarados can check Volcarona, but are relatively shaky and its advised to keep hazards off for them so they can be more reliable.
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