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FireDark S-Tier Sweeper

Incineroar

Incineroar is a sweeper ranked S-Tier in Pokémon Champions with a 26% usage rate. Primary ability: Intimidate (99%). Most common item: Sitrus Berry (41%). Top moves: Fake Out, Parting Shot, Flare Blitz, Throat Chop.

Moves

  • Normal Fake Out 100%
  • Dark Parting Shot 93%
  • Fire Flare Blitz 82%
  • Dark Throat Chop 44%
  • Dark Darkest Lariat 33%
  • Normal Protect 17%

Ability

Intimidate 99%

Item

Sitrus Berry 41%

EV Spread

Adamant · 32 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD

Weaknesses

Water Ground Rock Fighting

Best Teammates

SinistchaSneaslerGarchompBasculegion

How Incineroar plays

The format's strongest support pivot

Incineroar's value comes from compounding entry effects. Intimidate on entry plus Fake Out turn-one creates a two-action swing on the opening turn that no other Pokémon matches. Parting Shot cycles bring the same intimidate plus the offensive drop on subsequent entries, so Incineroar's value compounds across the four turns it appears in a typical match.

Movepool flexibility is the second axis. Knock Off removes opposing items at zero opportunity cost, Will-O-Wisp burns physical attackers without committing a slot to a dedicated status user, and Flare Blitz is a real damage threat against the bulky Steel-types that sit in its lane. Counter-Incineroar is one of the format's defining problems. Indeedee blocks Fake Out, Ghost types invalidate Fake Out entirely, and any defender with Inner Focus or Own Tempo is immune to the flinch.

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