Incineroar counters

Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmb · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Incineroar
#0727 Incineroar
FireDark
USAGE 31.1% #4
ABILITYIntimidate
BASE STATS
HP 95
ATK 115
DEF 90
SPA 80
SPD 90
SPE 60
BST530
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterFightingGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceGhostDarkSteel
0×
Psychic
Moves
Fake Out 99.8% Parting Shot 94.4% Flare Blitz 91.9% Throat Chop 51.5% Darkest Lariat 28.1% Protect 11.0% Helping Hand 5.4% Will-O-Wisp 4.6%
Items
Sitrus Berry 54.5% Passho Berry 15.3% Chople Berry 13.1% Charcoal 4.5% Shuca Berry 3.0% Leftovers 2.7% White Herb 2.6% Life Orb 2.0%
Abilities
Intimidate99.6%Blaze0.4%
Common Teammates
Sinistcha46.4%Garchomp28.6%Floette-Mega24.0%Sneasler21.8%Whimsicott20.8%Basculegion19.5%Kingambit18.3%Farigiraf17.9%
Browse Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmb teams using Incineroar →
Teams using Garchomp 54% Teams using Basculegion 51% Teams using Incineroar 42%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround SOFT CHECK
25.302
54
53.9% dies 9.91%
02
Basculegion
Basculegion
WaterGhost SOFT CHECK
21.296
51
50.9% dies 10.83%
03
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
32.805
42
42.2% dies 8.62%

Ranked #4 with 31.12% usage. Sorted by reliability score.