Pokédex · VI (Kalos)

Volcanion#721

Its strongest point is Sp. Atk — higher than 96% of species. In base stat total it is among the strongest — higher than 94% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. In defense it has 3 weaknesses and 5 resistances at its disposal. This is a Mythical Pokémon — it does not appear in normal gameplay; it was handed out at events and through distributions. Very hard to catch — bring plenty of Poké Balls and something that puts it to sleep or paralyzes it.

Shiny Volcanion
Regular version
Fire Water
Height: 1.7 m (5′07″) Weight: 195.0 kg (429.9 lbs)

Base stats

HP
80
68%
Atk
110
83%
Def
120
93%
SpA
130
96%
SpD
90
77%
Spe
70
54%
TOTAL
600
94%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Atk.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Atk, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (130) is 20 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Modest +SpA · −Atk The default choice: the boost goes where this species is already strong.
  • Timid +Spe · −Atk Mid-range Speed means the turn order is still worth fighting for — check exactly whom you will outspeed before you give up power.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Mythical
Regional numbers 1

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Hyperspace #114 Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension

Abilities

  • Water Absorb Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

How players use it

Gen 9 OU · rank 65 Gen 9 UU · rank 67

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 OU is the most popular format with no top-down team restrictions — everything is allowed except what was deemed too strong.

Rank 65 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 2.1% of teams.

Moves Steam Eruption 99.3% Earth Power 57.9% Sludge Bomb 54.6% Flamethrower 52.1% Will O Wisp 36.5% Taunt 27.2% Fire Spin 20.9% Sludge Wave 17.8% Fire Blast 15.3% Body Press 8%
Items Choice Specs 38.2% Heavy Duty Boots 18.9% Assault Vest 15.3% Leftovers 13.6% Shuca Berry 11.3% Choice Scarf 1.4%
Abilities Water Absorb 100%
Tera Type Ground 41.6% Poison 19.7% Fairy 16.8% Water 9.2% Ghost 5.6% Bug 3.8%
EV spreads Modest · 252 SpA / 248 HP / 8 SpD 17.2% Modest · 252 SpA / 160 HP / 96 Spe 14% Quiet · 252 SpA / 248 HP / 8 Def 8.3% Modest · 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 Def 7.2% Bold · 248 HP / 144 Def / 108 Spe / 8 SpA 6.7%
Teammates Gholdengo 29.1% Great Tusk 25% Hatterene 24.4% Cresselia 23.6% Corviknight 22.6% Darkrai 21.1% Kingambit 20.3% Cinderace 19.4%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

It lets out billows of steam and disappears into the dense fog. It’s said to live in mountains where humans do not tread.

Egg Group: Undiscovered Gender: Genderless Catch difficulty: very hard (3/255) Base friendship: 100/255 Base EXP: 270
Evolution line
#721 Volcanion Volcanion

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Volcanion takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Electric ×2 Ground ×2 Rock ×2
Resistant to Fire ×¼ Ice ×¼ Steel ×¼ Bug ×½ Fairy ×½

How it was drawn

2013–2016

The sprites come straight from the games in which Volcanion appeared — one from each release.

Gen 6 2013
Volcanion in X / Y
X / Y
Volcanion in Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Gen 7 2016
Volcanion in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Volcanion — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Volcanion — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Volcanion — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Volcanion — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (13)

All Volcanion cards →

Volcanion has 13 cards in 6 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Card Volcanion from the XY Black Star Promos set XY Black Star Promos Card Volcanion from the XY Black Star Promos set XY Black Star Promos Card Volcanion-EX from the XY Black Star Promos set XY Black Star Promos Card Volcanion from the XY Black Star Promos set XY Black Star Promos Card Volcanion from the Steam Siege set Steam Siege Card Volcanion-EX from the Steam Siege set Steam Siege

Breeding

All Egg Groups →

Volcanion does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.

Moves (82)

Full move list →

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (76 via TM/TR, 9 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Fire Spin Fire Special 35 85% 15
1 Steam Eruption Water Special 110 95% 5
1 Water Gun Water Special 40 100% 25
6 Leer Normal Status — 100% 30
12 Weather Ball Normal Special 50 100% 10
18 Flame Charge Fire Physical 50 100% 20
24 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20
30 Scary Face Normal Status — 100% 10
36 Incinerate Fire Special 60 100% 15
42 Stomp Normal Physical 65 100% 20
46 Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15
48 Scald Water Special 80 100% 15
54 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20
60 Haze Ice Status — — 30
60 Mist Ice Status — — 30
66 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80% 5
78 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120 100% 15
84 Overheat Fire Special 130 90% 5
90 Explosion Normal Physical 250 100% 5
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