Why is Volcarona a pseudo legendary?
Volcarona is considered a pseudo-legendary Pokemon despite not having the legendary classification. The reasons for viewing it as such are its rarity stemming from its pre-evolution Larvesta being very difficult to find in the wild, stats that are nearly equivalent to true legendary Pokémon, and naturally limited populations in areas making encounters quite uncommon. Finding Larvesta and evolving it into Volcarona takes dedication much like pursuing actual legendary variants.
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Sibani S commented
Volcarona is often mistaken for a pseudo-legendary because of its high stats, late evolution, and rare appearance, but it isn’t officially one. Pseudo-legendaries are specifically Dragon-type Pokémon with a base stat total of 600 (like Dragonite or Garchomp), while Volcarona has 550 and is Bug/Fire type. It's just a very strong non-legendary Pokémon — kind of like how https://www.railscarma.com
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