Alright, let's revive this. We're getting a new addition to our metagame in a few days, not in the form of a CAP Pokemon, but Volcanion. Seeing as it's a Fire / Water type, it's easy to draw a comparison to our own Water / Fire type creation, Volkraken, so I'll compare them side by side.
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Volcanion | Volkraken
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____________Water Absorb | Analytic, Infiltrator, Pressure
_80 HP | 100 HP
110 Atk | 45 Atk_
120 Def | 80 Def_
130 SpA | 135 SpA
_90 SpD | 100 SpD
70 Spe | 95 Spe
600 BST | 555 BST
While Volcanion is certainly slower and lacks Analytic to punish switches as hard as Volkraken, it still has a handful of traits to set itself apart. Volcanion has much better coverage compared to Volkraken, with moves like Earth Power, Earthquake, Sludge Bomb/Wave, Superpower, Stone Edge, and probably some other stuff I missed that it can take advantage of, not to mention Scald 2.0. It also provides the metagame with yet another Water immunity with its ability Water Absorb.
So what sets do you guys plan on trying out? How do you think Volcanion will fare in the CAP metagame?
Volcanion | Volkraken
____________Water Absorb | Analytic, Infiltrator, Pressure
_80 HP | 100 HP
110 Atk | 45 Atk_
120 Def | 80 Def_
130 SpA | 135 SpA
_90 SpD | 100 SpD
70 Spe | 95 Spe
600 BST | 555 BST
So what sets do you guys plan on trying out? How do you think Volcanion will fare in the CAP metagame?