BSS Bulky Volcarona

[Theorymon]

PRAISE THE SUN

[SET]
name: Bulkarona
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Fiery Dance
move 3: Morning Sun
move 4: Tera Blast / Giga Drain / Will-O-Wisp / Bug Buzz
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Sitrus Berry
ability: Flame Body
nature: Bold
evs: 244 HP / 196 Def / 68 Spe
tera type: Fairy / Grass / Water

[SET COMMENTS]

* With recovery and massive investments in bulk, Volcarona is capable of setting up multiple Quiver Dances, giving it new opportunities to sweep.

* Even before Terastallization, Tera Blast can come in handy for hitting Hydreigon.

* Giga Drain is Volcarona's best shot at beating Water-types such as Rotom-W and Palafin; note that Dondozo is not 2HKOed.

* Will-O-Wisp is great for punishing boosting physical attackers that may Terastallize, such as Kingambit.

* Bug Buzz is Volcarona's best tool against foes behind a Substitute, and hits Hydreigon hard.

* Though it can be difficult to fit-in, Substitute allows Volcarona to punish users of status moves, such as sleep moves from Amoonguss, Breloom, and Sylveon, and Toxic from Water Absorb Clodsire.

* The given EV spread maximizes Volcarona's overall bulk, while outspeeding Meowscarada after Quiver Dance.

Tera Types
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* **Fairy**: A Fairy Tera type lets Volcarona punish foes like Choice Band Dragapult, at the cost of being far more vulnerable to Tera Steel Dragons and Kingambit.

* **Water**: Besides removing all of Volcarona's old weaknesses, a Water Tera type also 2HKOes Skeledirge with Tera Blast.

* **Grass**: With a Grass Tera type, Volcarona can now 2HKO most Dondozo with Giga Drain and is better insulated against Rotom-W revenge kills.

* **Flying**: While a Flying Tera Type isn't a huge help defensively, the immunity to Fissure makes Volcarona better equipped to handle Dondozo.

* **Fire**: A Fire Tera type simply gives Fiery Dance more power, and makes sense if not using Tera Blast.

Items
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* **Heavy-Duty Boots**: Stealth Rock is common enough that this is the safest item for Volcarona to hold.

* **Sitrus Berry**: Sitrus Berry gives Volcarona more durability against teams that lack hazards.

* **Safety Goggles**: This allows Volcarona to handle Spore from Breloom and Amoonguss without Terastallizing.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Theorymon, 29010]]
- Quality checked by: [[DerpySuX, 528485]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662]]

 

[Theorymon]

This is now ready for a QC check!

 

[DerpySuX]

It’s probably worth mentioning Flying tera, as this Volcarona aims to stick around for a good bit, it could be worth investing in a way to dodge fissures. Similarly, safety goggles is worth a mention to allow Volcarona entry against Amoonguss and Breloom, without mandating a grass tera type.

I know the slashes are already pretty cluttered, but mentioning substitute is worth considering here too, maybe not a slash in, as it is very niche, but being able to dodge toxic and yawn from various mons can be a big deal.

Overall this is quite solid as per usual, so consider it QC Approved for me!

 

[Theorymon]

Thanks a lot, I implemented those checks!

This is now ready for GP! GP Team

 

[Isaiah]

GP Check

[SET]
name: Bulkarona
move 1: Quiver Dance
move 2: Fiery Dance
move 3: Morning Sun
move 4: Tera Blast / Giga Drain / Will-O-Wisp / Bug Buzz
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Sitrus Berry
ability: Flame Body
nature: Bold
evs: 244 HP / 196 Def / 68 Spe
tera type: Fairy / Grass / Water

[SET COMMENTS]

* With recovery and massive investments in bulk and recovery, Volcarona is now capable of setting up multiple Quiver Dances, giving it new opportunities to sweep.

* Even before Terastallization, Tera Blast can come in handy for hitting Hydreigon.

* Giga Drain is Volcarona's best shot at beating Water-types such as Rotom-W and Palafin, though; note that Dondozo is not 2HKOed.

* Will-O-Wisp is great for punishing boosting physical attackers that may Terastallize, such as Kingambit.

* Bug Buzz is Volcarona's best tool against foes behind a Substitute, and hits Hydreigon hard.

* Though it can be difficult to fit-in, Substitute allows Volcarona to punish users of status moves, such as sleep moves from Amoonguss, Breloom, and Sylveon, and Toxic from Water Absorb Clodsire.

* The given EV spread maximizes Volcarona's overall bulk, while outspeeding Meowscarada after Quiver Dance.

Tera Types
========

* **Fairy**: A Fairy Tera type lets Volcarona punish foes like Choice Band Dragapult, at the cost of being far more vulnerable to Tera Steel Dragons and Kingambit.

* **Water**: Besides removing all of Volcarona's old weaknesses, a Water Tera type also 2HKOes Skeledirge with Tera Blast.

* **Grass**: With a Grass Tera type, Volcarona can now 2HKO most Dondozo with Giga Drain,(remove) and is better insulated against Rotom-W revenge kills.

* **Flying**: While a Flying Tera Type isn't a huge help defensively, the immunity to Fissure makes Volcarona better equipped to handle Dondozo.

* **Fire**: A Fire Tera type simply gives Fiery Dance more power, and makes sense if not using Tera Blast.

Items
========

* **Heavy-Duty Boots**: Stealth Rock is common enough that these areis is the safest items for Volcarona to hold.

* **Sitrus Berry**: Sitrus Berry gives Volcarona more durability against teams that lack hazards.

* **Safety Goggles**: Theseis allows Volcarona to handle Spore from Breloom and Amoonguss without Terastallizing.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Theorymon, 29010]]
- Quality checked by: [[DerpySuX, 528485]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662]]

GP 1/1
GP Team Done

 

[Theorymon]

Thanks for the check! I'll be uploading this together with derpy's Volcarona set!