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The Pok\u00e9mon Europe International Championships (EUIC) are underway in London, and the Scarlet<\/em> and Violet<\/em> VGC meta is exactly what you\u2019d expect, with the usual suspects at the top of the day-one usage chart.<\/p>

The 12 most-used Pok\u00e9mon at EUIC have been revealed by Play! Pok\u00e9mon<\/a>, filled with Starters, Paradox Pok\u00e9mon, Legendary Pok\u00e9mon, and a giraffe. The biggest threat sitting at the very top is Incineroar. With an impressive 43-percent usage rate, the Fire\/Dark-type Starter has the perfect utility for VGC. Between its Intimidate ability and Parting Shot, Incineroar can constantly cycle in and out of the field to drop the opponent\u2019s stats and get better positioning. Also, each time it enters the field, it can use Fake Out to flinch the opponent for that turn.<\/p>

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Meanwhile, two Paradox Pok\u00e9mon take second and third place on the EUIC usage chart\u2014Flutter Mane and Raging Bolt. Flutter Mane is no stranger to the Scarlet<\/em> and Violet<\/em> meta, with its usage rate reaching nearly 80 percent at last year\u2019s EUIC<\/a>. Although its current usage is about half what it was, the Ghost\/Fairy remains the strongest and most consistent Pok\u00e9mon introduced in Gen IX. That said, Raging Bolt is right on Flutter Mane\u2019s heels, making a name for itself as the best Paradox \u2018mon added in The Indigo Disk<\/em> DLC.<\/p>

Unsurprisingly, seven of the most-used Pok\u00e9mon at EUIC are Legendary Pok\u00e9mon. We have two genies in Incarnate Forme Landorus and Tornadus, Ogerpon\u2019s Wellspring and Hearthflame forms, both of Urshifu\u2019s forms and the strongest Treasure of Ruin, Chien-Pao. If this is any indication, the upcoming Regulation G<\/a> should be dominated by even more Legendaries when players are allowed to bring one restricted Pok\u00e9mon like Calyrex, Zacian, Koraidon, and Miraidon.<\/p>

Lastly, we have another Starter, Rillaboom, and the giraffe, Farigiraf, as popular EUIC picks. Rillaboom is another Fake Out user like Incineroar, but it\u2019s more offensive and gets another priority move, Grassy Glide, to use in harmony with its Grassy Surge ability. Coincidentally, Farigiraf is popular because of its unique ability to shut down priority moves like Fake Out, Grassy Glide, and Urshifu\u2019s Aqua Jet. If priority moves weren\u2019t so important in VGC, Farigiraf probably wouldn\u2019t be so common in the meta.<\/p>

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