Incineroar counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Reg F · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Incineroar
#0727 Incineroar
FireDark
USAGE 35.0% #3
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% Flare Blitz 87.0% Knock Off 84.6% Parting Shot 62.0% U-turn 36.5% Taunt 15.2% Will-O-Wisp 5.9% Helping Hand 3.1%
Items
Assault Vest 36.1% Safety Goggles 25.9% Sitrus Berry 24.2% Rocky Helmet 5.7% Ability Shield 3.0% Shuca Berry 1.9% Covert Cloak 1.5% Clear Amulet 0.5%
Abilities
Intimidate99.9%Blaze0.1%
Tera Types
Grass 49.2% Ghost 33.9% Water 5.5% Flying 4.2% Fire 2.8% Bug 2.3% Fairy 1.0% Dragon 0.7%
Common Teammates
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike64.3%Flutter Mane51.0%Raging Bolt45.4%Rillaboom33.7%Amoonguss27.7%Tornadus25.1%Landorus23.7%Ursaluna21.8%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
FightingWater SOFT CHECK
33.804
52
51.5% dies 8.60%
02
Incineroar
Incineroar
FireDark SOFT CHECK
37.943
39
39.2% dies 7.93%

Ranked #3 with 34.98% usage. Sorted by reliability score.