AAA Inteleon (QC: 2/2) (GP: 1/1)

[Hera]

[SET]
name: Primordial Sea
move 1: Weather Ball
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Specs
ability: Primordial Sea
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Inteleon possesses a great Speed tier and powerful, rain-boosted STAB moves including Weather Ball. With Primordial Sea, its Water-type moves are devastating to switch into, 2HKOing special walls like Blissey and RegenVest Jirachi with minimal chip damage. Weather Ball bypasses Desolate Land swtich-ins like Heatran and hits them hard. Hydro Pump is a slightly more powerful, but less accurate, move that is useful for wearing down switch-ins such as Chansey. Ice Beam nails Grass-types like Dhelmise and Tapu Bulu on a predicted switch in, while U-turn pivots out of hard counters like Water Absorb Skarmory. Choice Specs provides Inteleon with the necessary power to break through opposing walls, and a Timid nature lets it outpace fast Pokemon like Cinderace and Latios.

Despite its good Speed tier, Inteleon is forced out by common Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Barraskewda, and Choice Scarf Genesect. Due to this, partners that can switch into these Pokemon, such as Ferrothorn and Volt Absorb Corviknight, are greatly appreciated. In addition, Ferrothorn provides entry hazard support and item removal with Knock Off to wear down Inteleon's switch-ins. Corviknight can bring Inteleon in safely with a slow pivot and remove entry hazards, which can otherwise wear Inteleon down quickly. Other slow pivots such as Silvally-Dragon and Blissey can also bring Inteleon in safely, which is useful considering its poor defensive utility. Physically offensive partners like Choice Scarf Landorus-T and Choice Band Zarude can revenge kill and threaten out Inteleon's checks; additionally, Inteleon and these partners can pivot into each other's switch-ins, like Corviknight and Chansey, respectively, to weaken or remove them. Sweepers like Belly Drum Kommo-o and Tinted Lens Genesect can often setup on Inteleon's switch-ins, like RegenVest Swampert and Chansey, and make good partners.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Inteleon has no other viable options.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Toxapex**: Toxapex resists all of Inteleon's moves and can use free turns to lay Toxic Spikes, burn a switch-in with Scald, or remove an item with Knock Off. Inteleon can U-turn on it, but must beware of Rocky Helmet chip damage stacking up.

**Special walls**: At full health, Blissey avoids the 2HKO from any of Inteleon's moves and can cripple it with Thunder Wave or Toxic. RegenVest users like Silvally-Dragon can switch in, tank two hits, and pivot out into either a better counter or an offensive check.

**Faster Pokemon**: Tapu Koko and Barraskewda are two common Pokemon that are naturally faster than Inteleon and can always OHKO it after Stealth Rock. Choice Scarf users like Genesect, Landorus-Therian, and Azelf can do the same. However, none of these Pokemon can properly switch into Inteleon, as its STAB moves will OHKO all of them.

**Priority users**: With Grassy Surge and Grassy Glide, Zarude and Dhelmise can come in on a STAB move at least once and threaten it out with super effective priority, with Synthesis Dhelmise being able to do this multiple times. Triage users like Tapu Bulu, Tapu Lele, and Togekiss can also revenge kill Inteleon, but the latter two require some previous chip before Draining Kiss can OHKO Inteleon.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Heracross2.0, 414072]]
- Quality checked by: [[UT, 523866], [Isaiah, 375662]]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]

 

[Hera]

Ready for QC!

 

[UT]

add remove conjecture

[SET]
name: Primordial Sea
move 1: Weather Ball
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Specs
ability: Primordial Sea
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Inteleon's niche stems from posseses a great Speed tier and a powerful, weather boosted STAB moves including Weather Ball STAB. With Primordial Sea, its Water-type moves become devastating to switch into, 2HKOing special walls like Blissey and RegenVest Jirachi with minimal chip damage. Weather Ball bypasses Desolate Land switchins swtich-ins like Heatran and hits them with heavy damage. Hydro Pump is a slightly more powerful move at the expense of less accuracy, but more useful when wearing down switchins switch-ins such as Silvally-Dragon and Dragalge I don't like these examples since they are hit harder by Ice Beam; Blissey I think is more relevant here. Ice Beam nails Grass-types like Dhelmise and Tapu Bulu on a predicted switchin switch in, (RC) while U-turn pivots out of hard counters like Water Absorb users into a partner that can abuse them. Choice Specs augments Inteleon's power to the highest possible level, (RC) allowing it to break easier. (AP) I would also mention that with Timid, it has a great speed tier including outpacing Cinderace and Latios.

As fast as Inteleon is, it is forced out by common Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Barraskewda, and Choice Scarf Genesect. Due to this, partners that can switch into these Pokemon, such as Ferrothorn and Volt Absorb Corviknight, are greatly appreciated. In return, Ferrothorn provides entry hazards hazard support and Knock Off to wear down Inteleon's switchins, while switch-ins. Corviknight provides valuable pivot support and entry hazard removal, which can otherwise wear Inteleon down quickly. I would be a little more explicit hear about Inteleon liking slow pivots, since its defensive utility is...poor Offensive partners like Choice Scarf Landorus-Therian and Azelf can outspeed and threaten out what threatens Inteleon; in return, they can pivot into each other's switchins switch-ins, like Zarude and Chansey, to weaken or remove them. Sweepers like Belly Drum Kommo-Oo and Tinted Lens Genesect can often setup on Inteleon's switchins switch-ins, like RegenVest Swampert and Chansey. I would add physical pivots, like Zarude, as good partners since they draw in physical walls for Inteleon to abuse.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Inteleon has no other viable options.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Toxapex**: Caring little for its STAB or coverage options, Toxapex is a solid counter to Inteleon, using Toxapex resists all of Inteleon's moves and can use the free turn it gives it to lay Toxic Spikes, burn a switchin switch-in with Scald, or remove an item with Knock Off. Inteleon can U-turn on it, but beware of Rocky Helmet chip damage stacking up.

**Special walls**: At full health, Blissey can barely live 2 two Weather Balls, has a very high chance to live 2 two Hydro Pumps, and can cripple it with Thunder Wave or Toxic. RegenVest users like Silvally-Dragon and Swampert can scout a hit or two and pivot out into either a better counter or an offensive check.

**Faster Pokemon**: Tapu Koko and Barraskewda are two common Pokemon that are naturally faster than Inteleon and can always OHKO it after Stealth Rock. Choice Scarf users like Genesect, Landorus-Therian, and Azelf can do the same, albeit can be exploited by the move they lock themselves into. However, none of these Pokemon can properly switch into Inteleon, as its STAB will OHKO all of them.

**Grassy Glide users**: With Grassy Surge and Grassy Glide, Zarude and Inteleon Dhelmise can come in on a STAB move at least once and threaten it out with super effective priority, with Synthesis Dhelmise being able to do this multiple times. However, they do not enjoy switching into an Ice Beam, or in Zarude's case, a U-turn. I would change this to priority users to include Bulu, and to a lesser degree Lele and Togekiss

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Heracross2.0, 414072]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 1/2, good analysis, just some minor clean up/additions. One note: it is never "switchin." If it is a check, that is a "switch-in," or if you are referring to the act of coming in, it is "switch in."

 

[Hera]

add remove conjecture

QC 1/2, good analysis, just some minor clean up/additions. One note: it is never "switchin." If it is a check, that is a "switch-in," or if you are referring to the act of coming in, it is "switch in."

Implemented! Also, if you're going to do GP stuff, can you please put it in a spoiler instead of a reply? That makes it much easier to format.

 

[Isaiah]

A R C

[SET]
name: Primordial Sea
move 1: Weather Ball
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Specs
ability: Primordial Sea
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Inteleon posseses a great Speed tier and powerful, weather boosted STAB moves including Weather Ball. With Primordial Sea, its Water-type moves become devastating to switch into, 2HKOing special walls like Blissey and RegenVest Jirachi with minimal chip damage. Weather Ball bypasses Desolate Land switchins swtich-ins like Heatran and hits them with heavy damage. Hydro Pump is a slightly more powerful move at the expense of less accuracy, but more useful when wearing down switch-ins such as Chansey. Ice Beam nails Grass-types like Dhelmise and Tapu Bulu on a predicted switch in while U-turn pivots out of hard counters like Water Absorb users (such as? Would be good to name them--esp since common wabsorb stuff like lando and palo are nuked by ice beam anyway) into a partner that can abuse them. Choice Specs augments Inteleon's power to the highest possible level allowing it to break easier. Timid lets it outpace fast Pokemon like Cinderace and Latios.

As fast as Inteleon is, it is forced out by common Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Barraskewda, and Choice Scarf Genesect. Due to this, partners that can switch into these Pokemon, such as Ferrothorn and Volt Absorb Corviknight, are greatly appreciated. In return, Ferrothorn provides entry hazard support and Knock Off to wear down Inteleon's switch-ins. Corviknight provides valuable pivot support and entry hazard removal, which can otherwise wear Inteleon down quickly. Other slow pivots such as Silvally-Dragon and Blissey can help bring Inteleon in safely, which is useful considering its poor defensive utility. Physically offensive partners like Choice Scarf Landorus-T and Choice Band Zarude can revenge kill and threaten out what threatens Inteleon; in return, they can pivot into each other's switch-ins, like Corviknight and Chansey, to weaken or remove them. Sweepers like Belly Drum Kommo-o and Tinted Lens Genesect can often setup on Inteleon's switch-ins, like RegenVest Swampert and Chansey.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Inteleon has no other viable options.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Toxapex**: Toxapex resists all of Inteleon's moves and can use the free turn it gives it to lay Toxic Spikes, burn a switch-in with Scald, or remove an item with Knock Off. Inteleon can U-turn on it, but beware of Rocky Helmet chip damage stacking up.

**Special walls**: At full health, Blissey can barely live two Weather Balls, has a very high chance to live two Hydro Pumps, and can cripple it with Thunder Wave or Toxic. RegenVest users like Silvally-Dragon and Swampert can scout a hit or two and pivot out into either a better counter or an offensive check.

**Faster Pokemon**: Tapu Koko and Barraskewda are two common Pokemon that are naturally faster than Inteleon and can always OHKO it after Stealth Rock. Choice Scarf users like Genesect, Landorus-Therian, and Azelf can do the same, albeit can be exploited easier by the move they lock themselves into. However, none of these Pokemon can properly switch into Inteleon, as its STAB will OHKO all of them.

**Priority users**: With Grassy Surge and Grassy Glide, Zarude and Dhelmise can come in on a STAB move at least once and threaten it out with super effective priority, with Synthesis Dhelmise being able to do this multiple times. Triage users like Tapu Bulu, Tapu Lele, and Togekiss can also revenge kill Inteleon, but the latter two require some previous chip before their Draining Kisses can OHKO Inteleon.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Heracross2.0, 414072]]
- Quality checked by: [[UT, 523866], [Isaiah, 375662]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Dunno if that's the norm for when a mon has no other options, but presumably one of the mods will correct it if not
Solid analysis on a mon that isn't used much 2/2

 

[Hera]

A R C


Dunno if that's the norm for when a mon has no other options, but presumably one of the mods will correct it if not
Solid analysis on a mon that isn't used much 2/2

Implemented, ready for GP!

 

[UT]

AM checker here! Feel free to implement what you wish.
add remove conjecture

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[SET]
name: Primordial Sea
move 1: Weather Ball
move 2: Hydro Pump
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: U-turn
item: Choice Specs
ability: Primordial Sea
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Inteleon posseses possesses a great Speed tier and powerful, weather boosted rain-boosted STAB moves including Weather Ball. With Primordial Sea, its Water-type moves become are devastating to switch into, 2HKOing special walls like Blissey and RegenVest Jirachi with minimal chip damage. Weather Ball bypasses Desolate Land switchins swtich-ins like Heatran and hits them with heavy damage hard. Hydro Pump is a slightly more powerful move at the expense of less accuracy, but more useful when powerful, but less accurate, move that is useful for wearing down switch-ins such as Chansey. Ice Beam nails Grass-types like Dhelmise and Tapu Bulu on a predicted switch in, (AC) while U-turn pivots out of hard counters like Water Absorb Skarmory into a partner that can abuse them. Choice Specs augments Inteleon's power to the highest possible level allowing it to break easier. provides Inteleon with the necessary power to break through opposing walls, and a Timid nature lets it outpace fast Pokemon like Cinderace and Latios.

As fast as Inteleon is, it Despite its good Speed tier, Inteleon is forced out by common Pokemon like Tapu Koko, Barraskewda, and Choice Scarf Genesect. Due to this, partners that can switch into these Pokemon, such as Ferrothorn and Volt Absorb Corviknight, are greatly appreciated. In return addition, Ferrothorn provides entry hazard support and item removal with Knock Off to wear down Inteleon's switch-ins. Corviknight provides valuable pivot support and entry hazard removal can bring Inteleon in safely with a slow pivot and remove entry hazards, which can otherwise wear Inteleon down quickly. Other slow pivots such as Silvally-Dragon and Blissey can help also bring Inteleon in safely, which is useful considering its poor defensive utility. Physically offensive partners like Choice Scarf Landorus-T and Choice Band Zarude can revenge kill and threaten out what threatens Inteleon Inteleon's checks; in return, they additionally, Inteleon and these partners can pivot into each other's switch-ins, like Corviknight and Chansey, respectively, to weaken or remove them. Sweepers like Belly Drum Kommo-o and Tinted Lens Genesect can often setup on Inteleon's switch-ins, like RegenVest Swampert and Chansey, and make good partners.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Inteleon has no other viable options. that is so sad :cry:

Checks and Counters
===================

**Toxapex**: Toxapex resists all of Inteleon's moves and can use the free turn it gives it free turns to lay Toxic Spikes, burn a switch-in with Scald, or remove an item with Knock Off. Inteleon can U-turn on it, but must beware of Rocky Helmet chip damage stacking up.

**Special walls**: At full health, Blissey can barely live two Weather Balls avoids the 2HKO from any of Inteleon's moves this is technically QC, but: 252 SpA Choice Specs Inteleon Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 4+ SpD Blissey in Heavy Rain: 276-325 (38.6 - 45.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO, has a very high chance to live two Hydro Pumps, and can cripple it with Thunder Wave or Toxic. RegenVest users like Silvally-Dragon and Swampert 252 SpA Choice Specs Inteleon Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Swampert in Heavy Rain: 204-240 (50.4 - 59.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO can scout a hit or two and switch in, tank two hits, and pivot out into either a better counter or an offensive check.

**Faster Pokemon**: Tapu Koko and Barraskewda are two common Pokemon that are naturally faster than Inteleon and can always OHKO it after Stealth Rock. Choice Scarf users like Genesect, Landorus-Therian, and Azelf can do the same, albeit can be exploited easier by the move they lock themselves into. However, none of these Pokemon can properly switch into Inteleon, as its STAB moves will OHKO all of them.

**Priority users**: With Grassy Surge and Grassy Glide, Zarude and Dhelmise can come in on a STAB move at least once and threaten it out with super effective priority, with Synthesis Dhelmise being able to do this multiple times. Triage users like Tapu Bulu, Tapu Lele, and Togekiss can also revenge kill Inteleon, but the latter two require some previous chip before their Draining Kisses Draining Kiss can OHKO Inteleon.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Heracross2.0, 414072]]
- Quality checked by: [[UT, 523866], [Isaiah, 375662]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[UT]

Please consider the above AM check an official GP check! GP 1/1!

 

[Hera]

Please consider the above AM check an official GP check! GP 1/1!

Implemented and ready for upload!

 

[UT]

Uploaded! (is this really Inteleon's only analysis, period? wow that's sad)

https://www.smogon.com/dex/ss/pokemon/inteleon/