Incineroar @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Flare Blitz / Close Combat
- Knock Off
- U-turn
Incineroar demands the crowd's excitement as it gets ready to rumble in RU! Thanks to Swords Dance and a solid offensive movepool, Incineroar is one of the metagame's most staggering wallbreakers. Its typing alongside Intimidate gives it multiple setup opportunities, including against Chandelure, Dhelmise, and Choice-locked Gardevoir. Moreover, its potent STAB combination has great coverage, even threatening tier staples like Registeel, Metagross, and, most importantly, Reuniclus. However, Close Combat can be used in lieu of its nuclear Flare Blitz to pummel Guzzlord, Rhyperior, Umbreon, and opposing Incineroar, and is a recoil-less move against Steel-types like Registeel and Steelix. U-turn lets it pivot out of its bulky Water-type checks such as Milotic, Gastrodon, and Vaporeon, which makes it pair incredibly well with teammates like Roserade and Xurkitree; the former also provides Spikes, while the latter can bring Incineroar in safely on bulky Grass-types such as Celebi, Roserade, and Vileplume via Volt Switch. Flygon can easily clean up late-game with either its Dragon Dance or Choice Scarf set once Incineroar has overwhelmed a shared check in Milotic.
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