[SET]
Quiver Dance Sweeper(Volcarona) @ Leftovers / Electric Seed
Ability: Flame Body
Level: 50
Tera Type: Dragon / Grass
EVs: 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 Spe (Timid) or
252 HP / 172 Def / 36 SpA / 4 SpD / 44 Spe (Modest)
- Fiery Dance / Flamethrower
- Quiver Dance
- Giga Drain / Struggle Bug
- Protect
Set Details:
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- Volcarona has always been a formidable setup sweeper since it was introduced, being by far the strongest Bug-type with access to Quiver Dance. Its Fire and Bug typing is great into many Restricted Pokemon including Zamazenta-C, Zacian-C, Calyrex-I, and boosting its special bulk with Quiver Dance allows it to potentially outrun and outtrade Restricteds such as Lunala, Terapagos, Miraidon and Calyrex-S.
- Volcarona can use either the Electric Seed of Leftovers item. Electric Seed allows Volcarona, when paired with Miraidon, to boost its weaker Physical Bulk, while Leftovers can be used to give Volcarona extra overall bulk since it will be alive for many turns
- Volcarona has 2 main sets it can run:
- Leftovers Disruption Volcarona:
This spread typically runs the moves Fiery Dance and Struggle Bug, with the EV spread of 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 Spe with a Timid Nature. Its main goal is to setup once with Quiver Dance, after which it will outspeed maximum speed Calyrex-S. Afterwards, it will be able to lower the attacking power of any opposing special attackers with the move Struggle Bug. Can be either Tera Dragon or Grass, though Dragon is more common to resist both STABs of Ogerpon-H. Its EVs allow it to outspeed Adamant Urshifu and Calyrex-S after a Quiver Dance boost, while also making sure Urshifu-R requires all 3 hits from Surging Strikes to KO Volcarona, maximizing the chance of a Flame Body burn onto Urshifu. Leftovers is the item of choice for Volcarona to stay on the field for as long as possible.
- Electric Seed Sweeper Volcarona:
This spread runs the moves Fiery Dance/Flamethrower and Giga Drain, with the EV spread of 252 HP / 172 Def / 36 SpA / 4 SpD / 44 Spe with a Modest Nature. Its main goal is to find the opportunity to turn itself into a win condition by setting up once or twice, when afterwards it becomes nearly impossible to remove off the field. Flamethrower can be used over Fiery Dance to have better odds of getting an OHKO onto Zamazenta-C after one Quiver Dance boost. Tera Grass is used to boost damage of Giga Drain as well as resisting attacks from Urshifu-R and Miraidon.
Electric Seed is the item of choice because Volcarona already has a natural way of recovery in the form of Giga Drain, so being able to immensely improve its Physical bulk is preferred over Leftovers.
Teambuilding
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- Quiver Dance Volcarona is nearly exclusively found on Miraidon teams. This is because Volcarona is good into nearly all the Pokemon/combinations of Pokemon which Miraidon finds troublesome, including Zamazenta-C, Zacian-C, Chien-pao and most importantly Rillaboom. As a setup Pokemon, Volcarona ideally finds itself positioned in front of Pokemon that it resists, such as Rillaboom and Calyrex-I, or slower setup Pokemon, such as Terapagos.
- When positioned properly, Volcarona can easily win games on its own after 1 or 2 Quiver Dance boosts, and therefore can be used as a terrifying win condition
- One of the strongest counters to Volcarona is Ogerpon-C. Having the Sturdy ability, it can always take a hit from Volcarona no matter how much Volcarona has set up, and can attack in return with a 4x effective Ivy Cudgel.
- Other weaknesses of Volcarona include strong Physical attackers which it doesn't resist (Urshifu-R, Urshifu-S, Iron Hands, Ogerpon-H, Groudon, Koraidon), and strong Special attacks that either outspeed it and threaten a OHKO (Miraidon, Chi-yu), or bulky special attackers that still do big damage to it even after it sets up (Raging Bolt, Landorus-I)
- Volcarona is commonly paired with Grimmsnarl, who can set up Reflect for Volcarona to take more Physical hits. This is especially beneficial for Volcarona's lack of physical bulk and very little methods of boosting it. Despite overlapping in typing, Volcarona is also commonly paired with Incineroar, since Incineroar's Intimidate ability weakens the opponent's Physical attack, similar to Grimmsnarl's Reflect.
- Even though not mentioned above, Volcarona's natural typing is great into Calyrex-I, however its matchup into it varies. This is because Volcarona is vulnerable to Leech Seed, an incredibly effective way of breaking down opposing setup Pokemon/Zamazenta-C commonly seen on Calyrex-I. However, if Calyrex-I doesn't have Leech Seed, Volcarona generally matches up well into it.
[SET CREDITS]
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Quiver Dance Sweeper(Volcarona) @ Leftovers / Electric Seed
Ability: Flame Body
Level: 50
Tera Type: Dragon / Grass
EVs: 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 Spe (Timid) or
252 HP / 172 Def / 36 SpA / 4 SpD / 44 Spe (Modest)
- Fiery Dance / Flamethrower
- Quiver Dance
- Giga Drain / Struggle Bug
- Protect
Set Details:
========
- Volcarona has always been a formidable setup sweeper since it was introduced, being by far the strongest Bug-type with access to Quiver Dance. Its Fire and Bug typing is great into many Restricted Pokemon including Zamazenta-C, Zacian-C, Calyrex-I, and boosting its special bulk with Quiver Dance allows it to potentially outrun and outtrade Restricteds such as Lunala, Terapagos, Miraidon and Calyrex-S.
- Volcarona can use either the Electric Seed of Leftovers item. Electric Seed allows Volcarona, when paired with Miraidon, to boost its weaker Physical Bulk, while Leftovers can be used to give Volcarona extra overall bulk since it will be alive for many turns
- Volcarona has 2 main sets it can run:
- Leftovers Disruption Volcarona:
This spread typically runs the moves Fiery Dance and Struggle Bug, with the EV spread of 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 Spe with a Timid Nature. Its main goal is to setup once with Quiver Dance, after which it will outspeed maximum speed Calyrex-S. Afterwards, it will be able to lower the attacking power of any opposing special attackers with the move Struggle Bug. Can be either Tera Dragon or Grass, though Dragon is more common to resist both STABs of Ogerpon-H. Its EVs allow it to outspeed Adamant Urshifu and Calyrex-S after a Quiver Dance boost, while also making sure Urshifu-R requires all 3 hits from Surging Strikes to KO Volcarona, maximizing the chance of a Flame Body burn onto Urshifu. Leftovers is the item of choice for Volcarona to stay on the field for as long as possible.
- Electric Seed Sweeper Volcarona:
This spread runs the moves Fiery Dance/Flamethrower and Giga Drain, with the EV spread of 252 HP / 172 Def / 36 SpA / 4 SpD / 44 Spe with a Modest Nature. Its main goal is to find the opportunity to turn itself into a win condition by setting up once or twice, when afterwards it becomes nearly impossible to remove off the field. Flamethrower can be used over Fiery Dance to have better odds of getting an OHKO onto Zamazenta-C after one Quiver Dance boost. Tera Grass is used to boost damage of Giga Drain as well as resisting attacks from Urshifu-R and Miraidon.
Electric Seed is the item of choice because Volcarona already has a natural way of recovery in the form of Giga Drain, so being able to immensely improve its Physical bulk is preferred over Leftovers.
Teambuilding
=========
- Quiver Dance Volcarona is nearly exclusively found on Miraidon teams. This is because Volcarona is good into nearly all the Pokemon/combinations of Pokemon which Miraidon finds troublesome, including Zamazenta-C, Zacian-C, Chien-pao and most importantly Rillaboom. As a setup Pokemon, Volcarona ideally finds itself positioned in front of Pokemon that it resists, such as Rillaboom and Calyrex-I, or slower setup Pokemon, such as Terapagos.
- When positioned properly, Volcarona can easily win games on its own after 1 or 2 Quiver Dance boosts, and therefore can be used as a terrifying win condition
- One of the strongest counters to Volcarona is Ogerpon-C. Having the Sturdy ability, it can always take a hit from Volcarona no matter how much Volcarona has set up, and can attack in return with a 4x effective Ivy Cudgel.
- Other weaknesses of Volcarona include strong Physical attackers which it doesn't resist (Urshifu-R, Urshifu-S, Iron Hands, Ogerpon-H, Groudon, Koraidon), and strong Special attacks that either outspeed it and threaten a OHKO (Miraidon, Chi-yu), or bulky special attackers that still do big damage to it even after it sets up (Raging Bolt, Landorus-I)
- Volcarona is commonly paired with Grimmsnarl, who can set up Reflect for Volcarona to take more Physical hits. This is especially beneficial for Volcarona's lack of physical bulk and very little methods of boosting it. Despite overlapping in typing, Volcarona is also commonly paired with Incineroar, since Incineroar's Intimidate ability weakens the opponent's Physical attack, similar to Grimmsnarl's Reflect.
- Even though not mentioned above, Volcarona's natural typing is great into Calyrex-I, however its matchup into it varies. This is because Volcarona is vulnerable to Leech Seed, an incredibly effective way of breaking down opposing setup Pokemon/Zamazenta-C commonly seen on Calyrex-I. However, if Calyrex-I doesn't have Leech Seed, Volcarona generally matches up well into it.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/slycedbread.700646/
Quality checked by:
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Grammar checked by:
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