<p>First off, this pokemon is a freak! Max out HP evs and def evs. Pick Bold for a balanced bulky. This pokemon needs heat rock for long term sunny day. If you have a Sunny Day-exploder lead, you need to pick leftovers instead. Fiery and Quiver Dance are givens while Sunny Day is need for boosted Morning Sun healing. This pokemon is a mean bulky that can turn the buffer corner very fast and will start sweeping left and right.</p>

<p>This build would be great paired with other pokemon that would benefit with Sunny Day. Due to the fact that it is very weak to rock, you could easily switch over to a Chlorophyll pokemon and Solarbeam if the foe is rock itself. Also because Volcarona is also weak to water the simple abilty to suppress water with Sunny Day is great too, especially to keep up the Quiver Dance so you don't have to switch-null. Also because of the weakening of water you can safely have a slightly larger overall team weakness to water than is recommended. Though this thought is only recommended if you have a very strong Fire sponge in your party to take a Sunny Day Boosted attack if the need arises.</p>

<p>Another thing, most buffer pokemon are very weak to moves that null buffs (force switch, haze, toxic) Though not Volcarona as much. Due to the fact that Volcarona can turn the offensive buffing corner so quickly that most pokemon simply can't keep up with all of that huge damage.</p>

<p>At a base, against DAers, Volcarona is about a 600 barely breaching bulky status. Factor in the occasional burn from your ability and it will increase to about a high-bulky and almost low-wall status. Against SAers, combined efforts is about a 590. This is almost bulky status, though with after a Quiver Dance or 2 you will defintley breach bulky status and maybe be a high-bulky or low-wall status.</p><p></p>