Incineroar counters

Gen 9 NU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Incineroar
#0727 Incineroar
FireDark
USAGE 21.0% #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
Knock Off 97.8% Flare Blitz 58.5% Will-O-Wisp 55.7% Swords Dance 50.9% Earthquake 39.8% Parting Shot 37.5% U-turn 20.3% Flame Charge 7.3%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 94.9% Weakness Policy 1.4% Choice Band 0.9% Rocky Helmet 0.8% Assault Vest 0.7% Leftovers 0.4% Psychic Seed 0.2% Choice Scarf 0.2%
Abilities
Intimidate99.8%Blaze0.2%
Tera Types
Fairy 27.3% Grass 24.0% Water 13.5% Ghost 10.3% Poison 8.2% Flying 6.2% Ground 6.1% Fire 1.4%
Common Teammates
Duraludon40.4%Munkidori37.6%Swampert30.8%Flygon28.9%Scyther28.6%Tauros-Paldea-Aqua22.5%Flamigo16.7%Sylveon16.4%
Browse Gen 9 NU teams using Incineroar →
Teams using Tauros-Paldea-Aqua 70% Teams using Incineroar 41% Teams using Bronzong 10%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Tauros-Paldea-Aqua
Tauros-Paldea-Aqua
FightingWater OFFENSIVE CHECK
28.152
70
70.2% dies 8.62%
02
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
20.814
41
40.9% dies 10.78%
03
Bronzong
Bronzong
SteelPsychic SOFT CHECK
25.478
10
9.6% dies 5.84%

Ranked #4 with 21.03% usage. Sorted by reliability score.