
[SET]
Bulky Support (Incineroar) @ Safety Goggles / Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
Tera Type: Bug / Ghost / Water
EVs: 244 HP / 4 Atk / 188 Def / 68 SpD / 4 Spe
Impish Nature
- Fake Out
- Knock Off
- Flare Blitz / Will-O-Wisp / Taunt
- Parting Shot / U-turn
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
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- Incineroar is an outstanding Pokemon in Regulation I thanks to a combination of its great typing, Intimidate, and a movepool rich in disruption moves. This helps Incineroar act as a check to many Restricted Pokemon like Calyrex-S, Zacian-C, and Lunala after burning its Power Herb, as well as comfortably take on Pokemon like Rillaboom, Amoonguss, and Chien-Pao.
- Will-O-Wisp can be used over Flare Blitz to cripple physical attackers further, especially Zamazenta-C and Clear Amulet Calyrex-I without Tera Fire, which don't care for Intimidate. Taunt can be used over either Knock Off or Flare Blitz to disrupt Trick Room strategies and shut down Amoonguss, as well as deny Pokemon from using Protect or setting up. U-turn can be used over Parting Shot to still pivot in the face of Clear Amulet and Taunt users.
- Incineroar appreciates Safety Goggles to ignore Amoonguss's Spore and Rage Powder, but it can also gain great value from Rocky Helmet crippling Urshifu-R and breaking Chien-Pao's Focus Sash.
- The Defense EVs and Impish nature allows Incineroar to maximize survival odds of taking Surging Strikes from Urshifu-R and almost always survive Ursaluna's Guts-boosted Facade without an Intimidate drop, while the Special Defense investment ensures Incineroar avoids the 2HKO from Flutter Mane's Moonblast and Raging Bolt's Thunderbolt.
- Incineroar uses Tera Bug and Tera Ghost primarily to handle Fighting-types like Zamazenta-C and Iron Hands. Tera Bug offers Incineroar a resistance to Ground-type moves from Calyrex-I and Landorus, while Tera Ghost grants Incineroar a Fake Out immunity. Tera Water allows Incineroar to take Kyogre and Urshifu-R's Water-type STAB moves while retaining its resistance to Fire- and Ice-type moves from the likes of Chi-Yu and Calyrex-I.
Teambuilding
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- Incineroar struggles against Pokemon that can OHKO it before it can utilize its disruptive moves, such as Zamazenta-C, Miraidon, Koraidon, and Urshifu-R with a damage-boosting item.
- Incineroar is a great fit on a plethora of teams, but it prefers Urshifu-R for an ally, as Unseen Fist lets it spectacularly take advantage of Incineroar's Fake Out, threatening Pokemon inclined to use Protect. Incineroar also handles Rillaboom and Amoonguss for Urshifu-R. Restricted Pokemon effective against Zamazenta-C, like Lunala, Koraidon, and Calyrex-S, have an easy time pairing up with Incineroar, especially as it takes on problematic Pokemon like Chien-Pao and opposing Calyrex-S. Miraidon is another great partner, as Incineroar can pressure Rillaboom and Amoonguss, which easily take Miraidon's attacks.
[SET CREDITS]
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