Volcarona @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 248 HP / 240 Def / 20 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Flamethrower
- Bug Buzz
- Quiver Dance
- Roost
I prefer this spread on the fat bug. Volcarona is low key fat with excellent defensive typing for physical mons. Flame Body is delicious so make use of that. The current analysis spread is sacrificing some nice physical bulk for the ability to outspeed Zera and Pult at +1. Both those mons are weaklings that are set up fodder. The spread here puts speed one point above Timid Magnezone, just above Adamant Bisharp. Also, keep in mind for +1, most Torns are slow now (you out speed) and the most common viable scarfer LeLe you outspeed at +2. It’s stupidly easy to get this bulk to +2.
Obviously Bug Buzz is the coverage slot. Feel free to run Psychic, Giga Drain, Safeguard, U-Turn, whatever.
Regarding Rillaboom - the clown monkey can’t do shit to you. 16 SPA takes your 94% OHKO to guarantee but tbh that’s unnecessary Rilla is never at full health and again it can’t do shit to you. It makes the spread look more confusing for a situation that might come up once every hundreds of battles and will be irrelevant 94% of the time anyway.
Now witness the calcs:
+2 252+ Atk Life Orb Rillaboom Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 279-329 (74.7 - 88.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Grassy Terrain recovery
252+ Atk Iron Fist Melmetal Thunder Punch vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 110-130 (29.4 - 34.8%) -- 11.2% chance to 3HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Iron Fist Melmetal Double Iron Bash (2 hits) vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 198-234 (53 - 62.7%) -- approx. 2HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Iron Fist burned Melmetal Double Iron Bash (2 hits) vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 98-116 (26.2 - 31%) -- approx. 4HKO
+2 252 Atk Weavile Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 285-336 (76.4 - 90%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Life Orb Arctozolt Bolt Beak (170 BP) vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 286-339 (76.6 - 90.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after hail damage
+2 252+ Atk Black Glasses Bisharp Sucker Punch vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 279-328 (74.7 - 87.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+6 252 Def Magnezone Body Press vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 152-179 (40.7 - 47.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 Atk Zeraora Plasma Fists vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 141-166 (37.8 - 44.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 Atk Choice Band Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Aqua Jet vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 186-222 (49.8 - 59.5%) -- 99.6% chance to 2HKO
252 Atk Choice Band Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Close Combat vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 140-165 (37.5 - 44.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 Atk Choice Band burned Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona on a critical hit: 264-315 (70.7 - 84.4%) -- approx. 2HKO
0 Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 142-168 (38 - 45%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
(Choice Scarf) 252 SpA Tapu Lele Psyshock vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona in Psychic Terrain: 162-192 (43.4 - 51.4%) -- 7.4% chance to 2HKO
+2 252 Atk Life Orb Kartana Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 335-395 (89.8 - 105.8%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO
252+ Atk Iron Fist Melmetal Thunder Punch vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 110-130 (29.4 - 34.8%) -- 11.2% chance to 3HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Iron Fist Melmetal Double Iron Bash (2 hits) vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 198-234 (53 - 62.7%) -- approx. 2HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Iron Fist burned Melmetal Double Iron Bash (2 hits) vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 98-116 (26.2 - 31%) -- approx. 4HKO
+2 252 Atk Weavile Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 285-336 (76.4 - 90%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Life Orb Arctozolt Bolt Beak (170 BP) vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 286-339 (76.6 - 90.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after hail damage
+2 252+ Atk Black Glasses Bisharp Sucker Punch vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 279-328 (74.7 - 87.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+6 252 Def Magnezone Body Press vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 152-179 (40.7 - 47.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 Atk Zeraora Plasma Fists vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 141-166 (37.8 - 44.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 Atk Choice Band Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Aqua Jet vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 186-222 (49.8 - 59.5%) -- 99.6% chance to 2HKO
252 Atk Choice Band Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Close Combat vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 140-165 (37.5 - 44.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 Atk Choice Band burned Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona on a critical hit: 264-315 (70.7 - 84.4%) -- approx. 2HKO
0 Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 142-168 (38 - 45%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
(Choice Scarf) 252 SpA Tapu Lele Psyshock vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona in Psychic Terrain: 162-192 (43.4 - 51.4%) -- 7.4% chance to 2HKO
+2 252 Atk Life Orb Kartana Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 248 HP / 240+ Def Volcarona: 335-395 (89.8 - 105.8%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO
Enjoy burning your opponents whole team!