Volcanion

Best moveset

Volcanion can learn 15 combinations. Incinerate with Overheat does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Best moveset against each type

Volcanion does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Bug, Steel, Grass.

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Volcanion is actually for.

Counters: what beats Volcanion

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Regieleki	Electric	Lock OnThunder CageLegacy	29.9
Zeraora	Electric	Volt SwitchPlasma Fists	25.6
Zekrom	DragonElectric	Charge BeamFusion BoltLegacy	25.1
Xurkitree	Electric	Thunder ShockDischarge	24.8
Glimmora	RockPoison	Rock ThrowMeteor Beam	22.6

Ranked by damage per second against Volcanion's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Volcanion is weak to.

Type matchups

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Numbers

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