VGC 21 Incineroar [Series 11]

[Yourwelcomethanku]

[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Fake Out
move 3: Parting Shot
move 4: Darkest Lariat / Taunt
item: Sitrus Berry / Safety Goggles
ability: Intimidate
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 SpD


[SET COMMENTS]
Incineroar is the metagame's greatest support Pokemon, with invaluable support moves and the ability to check top-tier Pokemon such as Zacian-C and Venusaur through its phenomenal defensive typing and Intimidate. Fake Out is an invaluable tool to shut down a foe and give Incineroar's teammates setup opportunities. Parting Shot is also an indispensable tool that, thanks to Incineroar's low Speed, provides teammates with safer switches. Darkest Lariat improves Incineroar's Calyrex-S matchup, and as a bonus, it ignores Max Steelspike boosts from Solgaleo and Metagross. Alternatively, Throat Chop alongside Speed investment is an option to try and disable opposing Incineroar's Parting Shot. Taunt is immensely useful for shutting down support moves from the likes of Porygon2, Amoonguss, and Grimmsnarl. Burning Jealousy can be run in the fourth moveslot to punish the metagame's many boosting Max Move users, such as Thundurus, Landorus-T, and Calyrex-Ice. Will-O-Wisp is another option that punishes physical attackers similarly to Burning Jealousy without being as situational; however, unlike Burning Jealousy, it fails versus Taunt and redirection from the likes of Indeedee-F and Amoonguss. Sitrus Berry improves Incineroar's longevity, and it's preferable to Iapapa Berry because it activates more reliably. Safety Goggles improves Incineroar's matchup against Venusaur and Amoonguss by giving it an immunity to their powder moves. Shuca Berry is an alternative for fighting Pokemon that rely on Ground-type attacks to hit Incineroar such as Calyrex-I, Solgaleo, and Groudon.

A physically defensive EV spread is preferred to best stand up to the likes of Zacian-C, Calyrex-I, and powerful super effective attacks such as Landorus-T's -1 Max Quake. It takes Choice Band Urshifu-S's -1 Close Combat almost every time, and the remaining EVs are thrown into Special Defense to help Incineroar deal with special attackers like Venusuar and Calyrex-S. Incineroar's EV spread is, however, extremely flexible; it can even viably run maximum Speed on teams with Speed control such as Tailwind, Scary Face, or Thunder Wave to outspeed Zacian-C and Calyrex-S. Investing more into Special Defense is a niche option to help against Pokemon such as Charizard and Venusaur; however, Incineroar's physical bulk is generally too important to give up, and Assault Vest Incineroar is likely the better option for checking Calyrex-S. Incineroar is such an amazing support Pokemon that it will realistically fit on nearly any team and perform well.

[SET]
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Fake Out
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Darkest Lariat / Snarl
item: Assault Vest
ability: Intimidate
evs: 252 HP / 164 Def / 92 SpD
nature: Careful

[SET COMMENTS]
Incineroar is a phenomenal support Pokemon with its utility moves and Intimidate, and Assault Vest makes it a strong check to one of the metagame's most centralizing forces: Calyrex-S. Flare Blitz is required to hit Venusaur and Zacian-C super effectively. Fake Out and U-turn are invaluable support moves; the former gives Incineroar's teammates setup opportunities, while the latter helps Incineroar pivot its teammates in safely thanks to its low Speed. Darkest Lariat Calyrex-S and ignores Defense boosts from the likes of Solgaleo's and Metagross's Max Steelspike. Throat Chop is an alternative STAB move that, with Speed investment, can attempt to block Parting Shot from opposing Incineroar. Snarl weakens special attackers such as Venusaur, Charizard, and Regieleki while still doing respectable damage to Calyrex-S and bypassing its Substitute. The defensive investment on this set takes Zacian-C's unboosted Close Combat. Assault Vest Incineroar is generally seen on teams that appreciate stronger insurance versus Calyrex-S, such as on Calyrex-I and Groudon teams.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Yourwelcomethanku, 541847]]
- Quality checked by: [[Helios of Sun, 547596], [Giokio, 517038]]
- Grammar checked by: [[CryoGyro, 331519]]

 

[Helios of Sun]

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QC [Incineroar]

[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Fake Out
move 3: Parting Shot
move 4: Darkest Lariat / Throat Chop / Taunt (I don't know about Throat Chop on the EV set you suggested, it's not going to be outspeeding other Incineroars because they generally run some speed nowadays. For this kind of set, I think Snarl is infinitely better as a Dark Type option here.)
item: Sitrus Berry / Safety Goggles / Iapapa Berry (Shuca Berry probably deserves a mention)
ability: Intimidate
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 SpD (I'm also not so sure about this EV set in general. I agree that Impish with a good amount of physical bulk is probably the set better for the sample, but I'm not sure about using Mienshao as the benchmark as it's almost non-existent in the current meta)


[SET COMMENTS]
Incineroar is the metagame's greatest support Pokemon, with access to invaluable support moves such as Fake Out and Parting Shot, as well as its great (I want to know that its good) defensive typing and ability Intimidate (This part of the sentence in general doesn't flow too well, if you want to make different modifications go ahead), allowing it to check top-(AH)tier Pokemon such as Zacian-C and Venusaur. Flare Blitz is necessary,(RC) so that Incineroar can slam the aforementioned top-(AH)tier Pokemon (this wording comes off to me as a bit forced/strange, I think you should simplify it a bit, such as with "can hit the aforementioned top-tier Pokemon for super effective damage"). Fake Out is an invaluable tool to shut down an opponent and give Incineroar's teammates opportunities. Parting Shot is also an indispensable tool, for granting Incineroar's teammates safe switch-ins, and it does this especially reliably due to its low speed. Incineroar's Dark-type attacks both serve the same purpose of improving Incineroar's matchup versus Calyrex-S. The difference is that Darkest Lariat deals with defense boosts from the likes of Solgaleo's and Metagross's Max Steelspikes, while Throat chop is useful versus Incineroar itself to disable Parting Shot (again, I find this quite weird as your Incineroar set here has no Speed investment, you could mention stopping Snarls too if you are adamant on keeping Throat Chop). Taunt shuts down Porygon2's (why exclusively Porygon2? I think you could also mention Dusclops as it doesn't often run Mental Herb. If you are sticking with P2, you should also mention Eerie Impulse.) Trick Room, as well,(RC) as Amoonguss's and Grimmsnarl's support moves. Burning Jealousy and Will-O-Wisp are alternatives to the 4th moveslot. Burning Jealousy is useful to punish for punishing the metagame's many boosting Max Move users, such as from Thundurus, Landorus-T, and Calyrex-Ice. Will-O-Wisp punishes physical attackers similarly to Burning Jealousy without being as situational, however unlike Burning Jealousy it fails versus redirection from the likes of Indeedee-F and Amoonguss, as well Taunt apart from being shut down by Taunt. Sitrus Berry simply improves Incineroar's longevity, and its it is preferable to Iapapa Berry because it activates more reliably. Safety Goggles let Incineroar better take on Venusaur and Amoonguss by giving it an immunity to their sleep moves. Shuca Berry is an alternative that improves Incineroar's matchup versus Pokemon that rely on Ground-type attacks to hit it such as Calyrex-Ice, Solgaleo, and Groudon. Note that when running Shuca Berry its preferable to run it alongside Will-O-Wisp or Burning Jealousy to further punish these physical attackers. (I don't think this is true, the standard set still works fine with Shuca Berry, as Parting Shot is already plenty. [Other than in maybe Solgaleo's case])

The defensive investment allows Incineroar to avoid an OHKO from Mienshao's Close Combat (I'd like some mention of several other calcs such as a -1 Groudon Max Quake and Sacred Sword Zacian not killing it, maybe Urshifu's Close Combat among other things if you are sticking with this EV set) and the remaining EVs are thrown into SpD to help Incineroar in dealing with Special attackers like Venusuar and Calyrex-S. Incineroar's EV spread is however extremely flexible, it could run Specially Defensive to try and better handle Calyrex-S, or even viably run maximum speed (I would like a mention of where running maximum speed would be okay, such as when there is Tailwind or when there is Scary Face [as it is generally intended so that it can outspeed Calyrex-Shadow and Zacian-C after appropriate Speed Control]). Incineroar is such an amazing support Pokemon that realistically it it realistically will fit on nearly any team and perform well.

[SET]
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Fake Out
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Darkest Lariat / Throat Chop / Snarl (Again, I don't know about Throat Chop on the EV set you suggested, it's not going to be outspeeding other Incineroars because they generally run some speed nowadays.)
item: Assault Vest
ability: Intimidate
nature evs: 252 HP / 164 Def / 92 SpD
evs nature: Careful (Be careful about mixing up EVs and Nature)

[SET COMMENTS]
Incineroar is a phenomenal support Pokemon with its utility and Intimidate, though its purpose with Assault Vest is more specifically, as a check to one of the metagames most centralizing forces, Calyrex-S. Flare Blitz is required for Incineroar to most meaningfully impact (I think you should use Vocabulary that shows that it damages these Pokemon heavily.) the likes of Venusaur and Zacian-C. Both Fake Out and U-turn are invaluable support moves, the former can give Incineroar's teammates opportunities by shutting down an opponent, while the latter helps Incineroar pivot its teammates in more safely, and it does this especially well thanks to its low speed. Darkest Lariat and Throat Chop are both serve the purpose of mortally threatening Calyrex-S. Darkest Lariat is more useful against Max Steelspike users such as Solgaleo and Metagross, while Throat Chop is useful versus opposing Incineroar to shut down Parting Shot (I've probably said this enough). Snarl weakens Special Attackers such as Venusaur, Charizard, and Regieleleki, while still doing respectable damage to Calyrex-S and bypassing its Substitute. The defensive investment on this set lives Zacian-C's unboosted Close Combat. Assault Vest Incineroar is generally seen on teams that appreciate the stronger insurance versus Calyrex-S, such as on Calyrex-I and Groudon teams.


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- Written by: [[Yourwelcomethanku, 541847]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1Helios of Sun, userid1547596]]
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[Yourwelcomethanku]

I implemented the majority of your check Helios, however there was one thing I strongly disagreed with.

Flare Blitz is necessary,(RC) so that Incineroar can slam the aforementioned top-(AH)tier Pokemon (this wording comes off to me as a bit forced/strange, I think you should simplify it a bit, such as with "can hit the aforementioned top-tier Pokemon for super effective damage").

I imagine the wording is strange because of the word aforementioned? your proposed wording doesn't really fix this nor I think add anything meaningful . I don't see how this is necessarily an issue in the first place. Also in some areas you made minor grammar corrections though a few of them I believe were wrong so be careful. And remember you can leave the GP job to the GP team! Its a QC issue when the wording itself is lacking in or has wrong content.

 

[Giokio]

QC 1/1

[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Fake Out
move 3: Parting Shot
move 4: Darkest Lariat / Taunt
item: Sitrus Berry / Safety Goggles / Iapapa Berry
ability: Intimidate
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 SpD


[SET COMMENTS]
Incineroar is the metagame's greatest support Pokemon, with access to invaluable support moves such as Fake Out and Parting Shot, alongside its phenomenal defensive typing and Intimidate, allowing it to check top-tier Pokemon such as Zacian-C and Venusaur. Flare Blitz is necessary, so that Incineroar can slam the aforementioned top-tier Pokemon. Fake Out is an invaluable tool to shut down an opponent and give Incineroar's teammates opportunities (what kind of opportunities?). Parting Shot is also an indispensable tool, for granting that, thanks to Incineroar's low Speed, Incineroar's provides its teammates with safe switch-ins, and it does this especially reliably due to its low speed switches (switch-in means another thing). Darkest Lariat justification is to improves Incineroar's matchup versus Calyrex-S, and as a bonus it ignores Max Steelspike boosts from Solgaleo and Metagross. Alternatively Throat Chop alongside speed creep is an option to try and disable Parting Shot from opposing Incineroar. Taunt is immensely useful for shutting down support moves from the likes of Porygon2, Amoonguss, and Grimmsnarl. Burning Jealousy and Will-O-Wisp are alternatives to the 4th moveslot. Burning Jealousy is useful for punishing the metagame's many boosting Max Move users, such as Thundurus, Landorus-T, and Calyrex-Ice. Will-O-Wisp punishes physical attackers similarly to Burning Jealousy without being as situational, however unlike Burning Jealousy it fails versus redirection from the likes of Indeedee-F and Amoonguss, and in the face of Taunt. Sitrus Berry simply improves Incineroar's longevity, and its preferable to Iapapa Berry because it activates more reliably (then this shouldn't even be mentioned in the set). Safety Goggles let Incineroar better take on Venusaur and Amoonguss by giving it an immunity to their sleep powder moves. Shuca Berry is an alternative that improves Incineroar's matchup versus Pokemon that rely on Ground-type attacks to hit it such as Calyrex-Ice, Solgaleo, and Groudon.

A physically defensive EV spread is preferred to best stand up to the likes of Zacian-C, Calyrex-Ice, and even live powerful super effective attacks such as Landorus-T's Max Quake (specify it's -1). This EV spread lives Urshifu-S's -1 Choice Band Close Combat 93.7% of the time almost every time, and the remaining EVs are thrown into SpD Special Defense to help Incineroar in dealing with Special attackers like Venusuar and Calyrex-S. Incineroar's EV spread is however extremely flexible, it can even viably run maximum speed on teams with Speed control such as Tailwind, Scary Face, or Thunder Wave to outspeed Zacian-C and Calyrex-S. Specially Defensive is a more niche option to help versus against (you used versus a lot) Pokemon such as Charizard and Venusaur, however Incineroar's physical bulk is generally too important to give up, and if your (said this to Evelyie and Sole Survivor already, drop the "you" and write everything in third person) running Specially Defensive for the purpose of checking Calyrex-S, Assault Vest Incineroar is likely the better option. Incineroar is such an amazing support Pokemon that it realistically will fit on nearly any team and perform well.

[SET]
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Fake Out
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Darkest Lariat / Snarl
item: Assault Vest
ability: Intimidate
evs: 252 HP / 164 Def / 92 SpD
nature: Careful

[SET COMMENTS]
Incineroar is a phenomenal support Pokemon with its utility and Intimidate, though its purpose with Assault Vest is more specifically, as a check to one of the metagames most centralizing forces, Calyrex-S. Flare Blitz is required, so that Incineroar can seriously sting the likes of Venusaur and Zacian-C. Both Fake Out and U-turn are invaluable support moves, the former can give Incineroar's teammates opportunities (same as first set) by shutting down an opponent, while the latter helps Incineroar pivot its teammates in more safely, and it does this especially well thanks to its low speed. Darkest Lariat serves the purpose of mortally threatening Calyrex-S and it ignores Defense boosts from the likes of Solgaleo's and Metagross's Max Steelspikes. Throat Chop is an alternative STAB option that with speed creep can attempt to block Parting Shot from opposing Incineroar. Snarl weakens Special Attackers such as Venusaur, Charizard, and Regieleleki, while still doing respectable damage to Calyrex-S and bypassing its Substitute. The defensive investment on this set lives Zacian-C's unboosted Close Combat. Assault Vest Incineroar is generally seen on teams that appreciate the stronger insurance versus Calyrex-S, such as on Calyrex-I and Groudon teams.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Yourwelcomethanku, 541847]]
- Quality checked by: [[Helios of Sun, 547596]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

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[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Fake Out
move 3: Parting Shot
move 4: Darkest Lariat / Taunt
item: Sitrus Berry / Safety Goggles
ability: Intimidate
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 SpD


[SET COMMENTS]
Incineroar is the metagame's greatest support Pokemon, with access to invaluable support moves such as Fake Out and Parting Shot, alongside its phenomenal defensive typing and Intimidate, allowing it to check top-tier Pokemon such as Zacian-C and Venusaur. Flare Blitz is necessary (remove comma) so that Incineroar can slam the aforementioned top-tier (avoids repetition) Pokemon. Fake Out is an invaluable tool to shut down an opponent a foe and give Incineroar's teammates setup opportunities. Parting Shot is also an indispensable tool that, thanks to Incineroar's low Speed, provides its teammates with safer switches. Darkest Lariat improves Incineroar's matchup versus Calyrex-S, and as a bonus, (add comma) it ignores Max Steelspike boosts from Solgaleo and Metagross. Alternatively, (add comma) Throat Chop alongside speed creep Speed investment is an option to try and disable Parting Shot from opposing Incineroar. Taunt is immensely useful for shutting down support moves from the likes of Porygon2, Amoonguss, and Grimmsnarl. Burning Jealousy and Will-O-Wisp are alternatives to the 4th moveslot. Burning Jealousy is useful for punishing can be run in the fourth moveslot to punish the metagame's many boosting Max Move users, such as Thundurus, Landorus-T, and Calyrex-Ice. Will-O-Wisp is another option for the fourth moveslot that punishes physical attackers similarly to Burning Jealousy without being as situational; (comma->semicolon) however, (add comma) unlike Burning Jealousy, (add comma) it fails versus redirection from the likes of Indeedee-F and Amoonguss, and Taunt. Sitrus Berry simply improves Incineroar's longevity, and it's (add apostrophe) preferable to Iapapa Berry because it activates more reliably. Safety Goggles let Incineroar better take on counter Venusaur and Amoonguss by giving it an immunity to their powder moves. Shuca Berry is an alternative that improves Incineroar's matchup versus Pokemon that rely on Ground-type attacks to hit it such as Calyrex-Ice, Solgaleo, and Groudon.

A physically defensive EV spread is preferred to best stand up to the likes of Zacian-C, Calyrex-Ice, and even live powerful super effective attacks such as Landorus-T's -1 Max Quake. This EV spread lives Urshifu-S's -1 Choice Band Close Combat almost every time, and the remaining EVs are thrown into Special Defense to help Incineroar in dealing deal with Special attackers like Venusuar and Calyrex-S. Incineroar's EV spread is, (add comma) however, (add comma) extremely flexible: (comma->colon) it can even viably run maximum speed on teams with Speed control such as Tailwind, Scary Face, or Thunder Wave to outspeed Zacian-C and Calyrex-S. Specially Defensive Investing more into Special Defense is a more niche option to help against Pokemon such as Charizard and Venusaur; (comma->semicolon) however, (add comma) Incineroar's physical bulk is generally too important to give up, and if running Specially Defensive for the purpose of checking to check Calyrex-S, Assault Vest Incineroar is likely the better option. Incineroar is such an amazing support Pokemon that it will realistically will fit on nearly any team and perform well. (This last sentence doesn't feel particularly necessary given that you've already gone to great lengths to extoll the virtues of Incineroar's utility. It would probably be fine to just delete it or say something like "Due to Incineroar's excellent support ability, it is a splashable pick that can fit on many teams.")

[SET]
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Fake Out
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Darkest Lariat / Snarl
item: Assault Vest
ability: Intimidate
evs: 252 HP / 164 Def / 92 SpD
nature: Careful

[SET COMMENTS]
Incineroar is a phenomenal support Pokemon with its utility moves and Intimidate, though its purpose with Assault Vest is more specifically, as a check to one of the metagames most centralizing forces, Calyrex-S and when equipped with an Assault Vest, it checks one of the metagame's most centralizing forces: Calyrex-S. Flare Blitz is required, (remove comma) so that Incineroar can seriously sting the likes of to hit Venusaur and Zacian-C super effectively. Both Fake Out and U-turn are invaluable support moves: (comma->colon) the former can give gives Incineroar's teammates setup opportunities by shutting down an opponent flinching a foe, while the latter helps Incineroar pivot its teammates in more safely thanks to its low speed. Darkest Lariat serves the purpose of mortally threatening threatens (while I love the expressive language, "mortally threatening" is probably not right here) Calyrex-S and it ignores Defense boosts from the likes of Solgaleo's and Metagross's Max Steelspikes. Throat Chop is an alternative STAB move option that, (add comma) with speed creep proper Speed investment, (add coma) can attempt to block Parting Shot from opposing Incineroar. Snarl weakens Special Attackers such as Venusaur, Charizard, and Regieleleki (remove comma) while still doing respectable damage to Calyrex-S and bypassing its Substitute. The defensive investment on this set lives Zacian-C's unboosted Close Combat. Assault Vest Incineroar is generally seen on teams that appreciate the stronger insurance versus Calyrex-S, such as on Calyrex-I and Groudon teams.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Yourwelcomethanku, 541847]]
- Quality checked by: [[Helios of Sun, 547596], [Giokio, 517038]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[Yourwelcomethanku]

Thank you Dex, I implemented most of your check.

Safety Goggles let Incineroar better take on counter Venusaur and Amoonguss by giving it an immunity to their powder moves.

Here the meaning of the sentence is changed, Incineroar is not actually a counter to Venusaur especially considering Dynamax and Max Quake, the point of goggles is for more insurance versus them, so I just changed it to this.

Safety Goggles improve Incineroar's matchup against Venusaur and Amoonguss by giving it an immunity to their powder moves.

 

[CryoGyro]

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[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Fake Out
move 3: Parting Shot
move 4: Darkest Lariat / Taunt
item: Sitrus Berry / Safety Goggles
ability: Intimidate
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 SpD


[SET COMMENTS]
Incineroar is the metagame's greatest support Pokemon, with access to invaluable support moves such as Fake Out and Parting Shot, alongside its phenomenal defensive typing and Intimidate, allowing it invaluable support moves and the ability to check top-tier Pokemon such as Zacian-C and Venusaur through its phenomenal defensive typing and Intimidate. Flare Blitz is necessary so that Incineroar can slam the aforementioned Pokemon. Fake Out is an invaluable tool to shut down an opponent a foe and give Incineroar's teammates setup opportunities. Parting Shot is also an indispensable tool that, thanks to Incineroar's low Speed, provides its teammates with safer switches. Darkest Lariat improves Incineroar's Calyrex-S matchup versus Calyrex-S, and as a bonus, it ignores Max Steelspike boosts from Solgaleo and Metagross. Alternatively, Throat Chop alongside Speed investment is an option to try and disable Parting Shot from opposing Incineroar's Parting Shot. Taunt is immensely useful for shutting down support moves from the likes of Porygon2, Amoonguss, and Grimmsnarl. Burning Jealousy can be run in the fourth moveslot to punish the metagame's many boosting Max Move users, such as Thundurus, Landorus-T, and Calyrex-Ice. Will-O-Wisp is another option for the fourth moveslot that punishes physical attackers similarly to Burning Jealousy without being as situational; however, unlike Burning Jealousy, it fails versus Taunt and redirection from the likes of Indeedee-F and Amoonguss, and Taunt. Sitrus Berry improves Incineroar's longevity, and it's preferable to Iapapa Berry because it activates more reliably. Safety Goggles improves Incineroar's matchup against Venusaur and Amoonguss by giving it an immunity to their powder moves. Shuca Berry is an alternative that improves Incineroar's matchup versus for fighting Pokemon that rely on Ground-type attacks to hit it Incineroar such as Calyrex-I, Solgaleo, and Groudon.

A physically defensive EV spread is preferred to best stand up to the likes of Zacian-C, Calyrex-I, and even live powerful super effective attacks such as Landorus-T's -1 Max Quake. This EV spread lives It takes Choice Band Urshifu-S's -1 Choice Band Close Combat almost every time, and the remaining EVs are thrown into Special Defense to help Incineroar deal with special attackers like Venusuar and Calyrex-S. Incineroar's EV spread is, however, extremely flexible; it can even viably run maximum Speed on teams with Speed control such as Tailwind, Scary Face, or Thunder Wave to outspeed Zacian-C and Calyrex-S. Investing more into Special Defense is a niche option to help against Pokemon such as Charizard and Venusaur; however, Incineroar's physical bulk is generally too important to give up, and if running Specially Defensive to check Calyrex-S, Assault Vest Incineroar is likely the better option for checking Calyrex-S. Incineroar is such an amazing support Pokemon that it will realistically fit on nearly any team and perform well.

[SET]
name: Assault Vest
move 1: Flare Blitz
move 2: Fake Out
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Darkest Lariat / Snarl
item: Assault Vest
ability: Intimidate
evs: 252 HP / 164 Def / 92 SpD
nature: Careful

[SET COMMENTS]
Incineroar is a phenomenal support Pokemon with its utility moves and Intimidate, and when equipped with an Assault Vest, its Assault Vest makes it a strong check to one of the metagame's most centralizing forces;: (colon) Calyrex-S. Flare Blitz is required to hit Venusaur and Zacian-C super effectively. Both Fake Out and U-turn are invaluable support moves; the former gives Incineroar's teammates setup opportunities by flinching a foe, while the latter helps Incineroar pivot its teammates in safely thanks to its low Speed. Darkest Lariat OHKOes Calyrex-S and it ignores Defense boosts from the likes of Solgaleo's and Metagross's Max Steelspike. Throat Chop is an alternative STAB move option that, with Speed investment, can attempt to block Parting Shot from opposing Incineroar. Snarl weakens special attackers such as Venusaur, Charizard, and Regieleleki while still doing respectable damage to Calyrex-S and bypassing its Substitute. The defensive investment on this set lives takes Zacian-C's unboosted Close Combat. Assault Vest Incineroar is generally seen on teams that appreciate stronger insurance versus Calyrex-S, such as on Calyrex-I and Groudon teams.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Yourwelcomethanku, 541847]]
- Quality checked by: [[Helios of Sun, 547596], [Giokio, 517038]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[Yourwelcomethanku]

Thank you Cryo this is now done!

 

[Giokio]

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