National Dex Defensive QD Volcarona

[Nashrock]

[SET]
Burning Bug (Volcarona) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 248 HP / 200 Def / 60 Spe
Tera Type: Steel / Grass
Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power Ground / Giga Drain
- Roost

[SET COMMENTS]
Due to its typing, ability, and the combination of Quiver Dance and Roost, Defensive Quiver Dance Volcarona is a powerful late-game sweeper and a decent pivot against Fairy- and Fighting-type moves such as Iron Valiant's Moonblast as well as Mega Lopunny and Zamazenta's Close Combat. Hidden Power Ground is an alternative to hit foes like Heatran, Garganacl, Mega Diancie, and Raging Bolt. Giga Drain can be paired with Tera Grass to provide coverage against Rock-types like Garganacl and Mega Diancie, as well as Water-types like Ogerpon-W, Alomomola, and Mega Swampert, and it helps to keep Volcarona healthy without sacking momentum to use Roost. Roost makes sure that Volcarona can check foes like Iron Valiant and Mega Lopunny in the long run and win the 1v1 against Tapu Lele and Darkrai without being chipped severely. Tera Grass gives Giga Drain a STAB boost and removes Volcarona's weakness to Water-types, which can be useful against offensive threats like Ogerpon-W and rain. Tera Steel allows Volcarona to turn walls relying on Toxic to make progress into its setup fodder, examples of which are Alomomola and Blissey. It also provides Volcarona with better matchups against the likes of Mega Tyranitar and Mega Diancie. The above EVs make sure that Volcarona can survive the damage from Stealth Rock twice and outspeed Zamazenta at +1. Teammates like Urshifu-R and Ogerpon-W can lure in walls like Ferrothorn and provide Volcarona with great opportunities to set up. They can also handle specially defensive foes like Heatran and Galarian Slowking for Volcarona when it's not equipped with Hidden Power Ground. Since it heavily relies on Heavy-Duty Boots to prevent entry hazard damage, Volcarona appreciates teammates like Gliscor and Mega Tyranitar to absorb Knock Off from foes like Landorus-T. It also benefits from teammates like Ferrothorn and Landorus-T checking Dragonite. Great Tusk and Landorus-T can relieve Volcarona of pressure from Stealth Rock by using Rapid Spin and Defog respectively when Volcarona loses its Heavy-Duty Boots.

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[SET]
Burning Bug (Volcarona) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability Flame Body
EVs: 248 HP / 200 Def / 60 Spe
Tera Type: Grass / Ground / Steel steel is the no1 option, put first slash
Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Flamethrower
- Giga Drain / Hidden Power Ground hp ground is also the no1 option, reorder it to first slash
- Roost

[SET COMMENTS]
Due to its types, ability, and the combination of Quiver Dance and Roost, Defensive Quiver Dance Volcarona is a powerful late-game sweeper and a decent pivot against Fairy- and Fighting-types like Iron Valiant, Mega Lopunny and Zamazenta. moves such as Iron Valiant's Moonblast as well as Mega Lopunny and Zamazenta's Close Combat. zama/lop can nail u with their other moves, so i just made this their moves instead Giga Drain provides coverage against bulky Water-types like Alomomola, and it helps to keep Volcarona healthy without sacking momentum to use Roost. hits garg, is a very dangerous wincon vs rain, and how it lets you setup on waterpon (can lump this in with the mola part and just say how it hits water types. it should also only be ran with tera grass Hidden Power Ground is an alternative to hit Heatran which can completely shut Volcarona down otherwise hits gouging, mdia, and rbolt too.. Roost enables Volcarona to set up against common specially offensive foes like Tapu Lele locked into Moonblast and Darkrai. this sounds kinda weird, id just mention instead how it gives you longevity to check ival/mlop and lets you 1v1 krai/lele instead without fearing being severely chipped Tera Grass gives Giga Drain a STAB boost and removes Volcarona's weakness to Water-types, which can be useful against offensive threats like Ogerpon-W and rain. Tera Ground increases the power of Hidden Power Ground, allowing Volcarona to OHKO heatran with a roll at +1. The Electric immunity of Tera Ground can also occasionally take advantages of Volt Switch from foes like Zapdos and Tapu Koko to set up. Tera Steel allows Volcarona to turn walls relying on Toxic to make progress into its set up fodder, examples of which are Alomomola and Blissey. It also provides Volcarona with resistances to common priority moves like Bullet Punch from Mega Scizor, Ice Shard from Weavile, and Extreme Speed from Dragonite. you alrdy resist the former 2, latter one you cant break and then die to eq. you could change this to how it lets you 1v1 stuff like mttar and mdia The above EVs makes sure that Volcarona can survive the damage from Stealth Rock twice and outspeed Zamazenta at +1. Teammates like Urshifu-R and Ogerpon-W can lure walls like Ferrothorn to switch in and provide Volcarona with great opportunities to set up. They can also handle specially defensive foes like Heatran and Galarian Slowking should be noted that its if ur lacking hp ground to beat heatran for Volcarona. Since it heavily relies on Heavy-Duty Boots to prevent entry hazard damage, Volcarona appreciates teammates like Gliscor and Mega Tyranitar to absorb Knock Off koff from who?. It also benefits from teammates like Great Tusk, Landorus-T, and Weavile to spam Knock Off and wear down Unaware walls like Clodsire and Skeledirge. why would u ever stay in on these with ur unaware guy? maybe include dnite cplay like ferro/lando Moreover, Great Tusk and Landorus-T can relieve Volcarona's pressure against Stealth Rock by using Rapid Spin and Defog respectively if it happens to lose its Heavy-Duty Boots.

[SET CREDITS]
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[SET]
Burning Bug (Volcarona) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 248 HP / 200 Def / 60 Spe
Tera Type: Steel / Grass
Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power Ground / Giga Drain
- Roost

[SET COMMENTS]
Due to its types typing, ability, and the combination of Quiver Dance and Roost, Defensive Quiver Dance Volcarona is a powerful late-game sweeper and a decent pivot against Fairy- and Fighting-type moves such as Iron Valiant's Moonblast as well as Mega Lopunny and Zamazenta's Close Combat. Hidden Power Ground is an alternative to hit foes like Heatran, Garganacl, Mega Diancie, and Raging Bolt. Giga Drain can be paired with Tera Grass to provide coverage against Rock-types like Garganacl and Mega Diancie, as well as Water-types like Ogerpon-W, Alomomola, and Mega Swampert, and it helps to keep Volcarona healthy without sacking momentum to use Roost. Roost makes sure that Volcarona can check foes like Iron Valiant and Mega Lopunny in the long run and win the 1v1 against Tapu Lele and Darkrai without being chipped severely. Tera Grass gives Giga Drain a STAB boost and removes Volcarona's weakness to Water-types, which can be useful against offensive threats like Ogerpon-W and rain. Tera Steel allows Volcarona to turn walls relying on Toxic to make progress into its set up setup fodder, examples of which are Alomomola and Blissey. It also provides Volcarona with better matchups against the likes of Mega Tyranitar and Mega Diancie. The above EVs makes sure that Volcarona can survive the damage from Stealth Rock twice and outspeed Zamazenta at +1. Teammates like Urshifu-R and Ogerpon-W can lure in walls like Ferrothorn to switch in and provide Volcarona with great opportunities to set up. They can also handle specially defensive foes like Heatran and Galarian Slowking for Volcarona when it's not equipped with Hidden Power Ground. Since it heavily relies on Heavy-Duty Boots to prevent entry hazard damage, Volcarona appreciates teammates like Gliscor and Mega Tyranitar to absorb Knock Off from foes like Landorus-T. It also benefits from teammates like Ferrothorn and Landorus-T checking Dragonite. Great Tusk and Landorus-T can relieve Volcarona's of pressure against from Stealth Rock by using Rapid Spin and Defog respectively when Volcarona loses its Heavy-Duty Boots.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/nashrock.607310/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sealoo.514772/
Grammar checked by:
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