NU NU Incineroar [high prio]

[lydian]

note: this was approved by p^2 via Discord and has a higher priority to try to catch the hype from Incineroar’s release on Smash.

Incineroar @ Figy Berry
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Flare Blitz
- Knock Off
- Earthquake

While Incineroar now has a duty to fulfill in Smash, it's definitely not giving up its role in NU anytime soon. This Incineroar set in particular has been gaining some traction in Snake Draft, providing a spicy blend of Incineroar's offensive and defensive tools. On one hand, it retains the power and capability to wreak havoc on most defensive backbones via Swords Dance, but on the other hand, between Intimidate and its Figy Berry, now it not only has some extra longevity when it comes to checking the likes of Vanilluxe, Comfey, and Delphox but also gains plenty of extra setup opportunities. That being said, Incineroar is still really vulnerable to Stealth Rock, so what better ally than Xatu to remedy this? Other amazing teammates include Choice Scarf Passimian and Heliolisk, as they make up for Incineroar's rather lacking Speed and draw in Pokémon like Vileplume and Slowking, both of which are bait for a U-turn or Volt Switch directly to Incineroar.

Want to see Figy Berry Swords Dance Incineroar putting in some work? Here's a great match between Eternally and Realistic Waters - https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen7nu-396135

 

[Rabia]

note: this was approved via Discord and has a higher priority to try to catch the hype from Incineroar’s release on Smash.

Incineroar @ Figy Berry
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Flare Blitz
- Knock Off
- Earthquake

While Incineroar has some duty to fill in Smash, it’s definitely not leaving its role in NU anytime soon. This Incineroar set in specific has been gaining some traction in Snake Draft, providing a spicy blend of Incineroar’s offensive and defensive tools. It retains the power and capability to wreak havoc on most defensive backbones via Swords Dance. But on the other hand, between Intimidate and its Figy Berry, not it has some extra longevity not only when it comes to checking the likes of Vanilluxe, Comfey, and Delphox with some added leeway; but it also gains plenty of extra set up opportunities. That being said, Incineroar as a pivot is still really vulnerable to Stealth Rock, so what better ally than Xatu to remedy this? Xatu also appreciates the added power Swords Dance brings to the table. eh I feel this doesn't really add much to the spotlight + this almost implies Xatu always wants an offensive partner, when that is obvs not the case given its role on stall Other amazing teammates include Heliolisk and Choice Scarf Passimian as they make up some of Incineroar’s rather lacking Speed and put pressure on Incineroar’s checks. you could even mention how they typically draw in Pokemon Incineroar can deal with, examples being Vileplume and Slowking (it likes pivoting into Lisk to scout what it wants to lock itself into)

Want to see Figy Berry Swords Dance Incineroar putting some work? The action won’t be as packed as its Smash reveal, but it’s a great match between Eternally and Realistic Waters nonetheless - https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen7nu-396135

do this for 1/1

 

[Lumari]

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Incineroar @ Figy Berry
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Flare Blitz
- Knock Off
- Earthquake

While Incineroar now has some a duty to fulfill in Smash, it’s it's definitely not leaving giving up its role in NU anytime soon. This Incineroar set in specific particular has been gaining some traction in Snake Draft, providing a spicy blend of Incineroar’s Incineroar's offensive and defensive tools. On one hand, it retains the power and capability to wreak havoc on most defensive backbones via Swords Dance, (comma) but on the other hand, between Intimidate and its Figy Berry, not now it not only has some extra longevity not only when it comes to checking the likes of Vanilluxe, Comfey, and Delphox with some added leeway; but it also gains plenty of extra set up setup opportunities. That being said, Incineroar is still really vulnerable to Stealth Rock, so what better ally than Xatu to remedy this? Other amazing teammates include Choice Scarf Passimian and Heliolisk, (AC) as they make up some of for Incineroar’s Incineroar rather lacking Speed and draw in Pokémon like Vileplume and Slowking, (AC) both of which are bait to for a U-turn or Volt Switch directly to Incineroar.

Want to see Figy Berry Swords Dance Incineroar putting in some work? The action won’t won't be as packed as its Smash reveal, (kind of makes the replay sound lame, consider just removing this part) but it’s it's a great match between Eternally and Realistic Waters nonetheless - https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen7nu-396135