Species guide · Ages 10+ · July 2026
Volcanion
Say it: VO-lca-nio-n
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Volcanion is the Steam Pokémon — Fire and Water Mythical. In Pokémon GO it is a Fire/Water attacker with Incinerate / Water Gun / Take Down + Hydro Pump / Overheat / Earth Power / Sludge Bomb / Scald. Fire helps against Grass, Bug, Ice, and Steel; Water helps against Fire, Ground, and Rock. Ground, Electric, Grass, and Dragon punish it. Catch from special events and raids when available.
Say it: VO-lca-nio-n
Volcanion (#721) is a Fire / Water Mythical Pokémon in Pokémon GO. Trainers use it as a Fire/Water raid attacker with Incinerate / Water Gun + Hydro Pump / Overheat / Earth Power / Sludge Bomb / Scald. Against Volcanion, lead with Ground, Electric, Grass, or Dragon. Stats, type chart, moves, and counter picks below use our Game Master snapshot.
Type-colored placeholder — not official Pokémon artwork (see IP notice below).
Pokédex notes
Volcanion is a Fire / Water-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. National Dex #0721. Mythical Pokémon are usually event-gated — watch official GO calendars for return windows.
Where in GO: Legendary raids, research breakthroughs, and GO Tour events
Invest tip: Incinerate + Overheat / Hydro Pump is the dual-type kit; Earth Power for Ground coverage. Shadow Volcanion is the DPS lean — remove Frustration before investing. No Community Day exclusive is required.
Type matchups
- Fire moves hit Grass, Ice, Bug, and Steel hard.
- Water moves hit Fire, Ground, and Rock hard.
When Volcanion is your opponent, Electric, Ground, Rock hits hard.
Full type matchup guide →GO base stats
From Game Master snapshot — IVs, buddy, and power-ups change real battle stats.
- Attack
- 252
- Defense
- 216
- Stamina
- 190
Weak to
Resists
Best Pokémon to use against it
When this species is your opponent (Rocket battle, gym, raid, or PvP), these picks exploit its typings. Each list is a pool of options — not a required 12-Pokémon lobby.
Recommended
Strongest practical attackers for this matchup.
- 1. Zekrom · beats Electric
Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt
- 2. Shadow Zekrom · beats Electric
Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt
- 3. Shadow Raikou · beats Electric
Thunder Shock + Wild Charge
- 4. Xurkitree · beats Electric
Thunder Shock + Discharge
- 5. Therian Thundurus · beats Electric
Volt Switch + Thunderbolt
- 6. Mega Manectric · beats Electric
Thunder Shock + Wild Charge
- 7. Raikou · beats Electric
Thunder Shock + Wild Charge
- 8. Electivire · beats Electric
Thunder Shock + Wild Charge
- 9. Shadow Electabuzz · beats Electric
Thunder Shock + Thunder Punch
- 10. Zapdos · beats Electric
Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt
- 11. Magnezone · beats Electric
Spark + Wild Charge
- 12. Luxray · beats Electric
Spark + Wild Charge
Budget
Solid alternatives when you cannot build the Recommended picks.
- 1. Electivire · beats Electric
Thunder Shock + Wild Charge
- 2. Luxray · beats Electric
Spark + Wild Charge
- 3. Manectric · beats Electric
Thunder Shock + Wild Charge
- 4. Jolteon · beats Electric
Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt
- 5. Ampharos · beats Electric
Volt Switch + Zap Cannon
- 6. Zebstrika · beats Electric
Spark + Wild Charge
- 7. Galvantula · beats Electric
Volt Switch + Discharge
- 8. Eelektross · beats Electric
Spark + Thunderbolt
- 9. Heliolisk · beats Electric
Volt Switch + Thunderbolt
- 10. Stunfisk · beats Electric
Thunder Shock + Discharge
- 11. Raichu · beats Electric
Thunder Shock + Wild Charge
- 12. Magneton · beats Electric
Spark + Discharge
Recommended moves
Game Master “moves in GO” lists Volcanion’s always-available TM pool. Incinerate + Overheat covers most Fire needs.
Fast
- Incinerate · Standard
Fire energy / default
- Water Gun · Standard
Water energy
- Take Down · Standard
Normal filler
Charged
- Overheat · Standard
Fire nuke
- Hydro Pump · Standard
Water nuke
- Earth Power · Standard
Ground coverage
- Sludge Bomb · Standard
Poison coverage
- Scald · Standard
Water alternate
Moves in GO
Always-available Game Master learnset (regular TMs). Community Day / Elite TM moves appear above when we have curated notes for this species.
Fast
- incinerate
- water gun
- take down
Charged
- hydro pump
- overheat
- earth power
- sludge bomb
- scald
PvP league ranks (family snapshot)
- Great League · rank #540 of 954 · CP 1451
Incinerate + Overheat
- Ultra League · rank #343 of 747 · CP 2488
Incinerate + Overheat
- Master League · rank #69 of 1023 · CP 4102
Incinerate + Overheat
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Open Collect →Raid and PvP advice uses our Game Master snapshot (updated July 2026).
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