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The cat can seemingly do it all\u2014flinch opponents, lower their stats, and cycle in and out of battle more efficiently than the average \u2018mon.\u00a0 International champ Alex G\u00f3mez Berna praised Incineroar for its ability to \u201cenable\u201d strong allies like Raging Bolt, Chien-Pao, and Urshifu. Alongside Rillaboom, Incineroar is one of the main Fake Out users in the meta that can stop a foe from moving for a turn, making it safer for its partner to attack. At the same time, it constantly pivots in and out of battle while lowering the opponent\u2019s offensive stats with Intimidate and Parting Shot.\u00a0 With all of these different tools at its disposal, Incineroar is \u201ca Pok\u00e9mon that the best players are gonna be able to use very creatively,\u201d according to current Toronto Regional champ Chuppa Cross IV in an interview with Dot Esports. Another regional champ, Joseph Ugarte, added \u201cEven though it\u2019s very popular, it\u2019s a pretty healthy addition to the metagame because of the way it plays. If you lose to an Incineroar, it\u2019s because you got outplayed most of the time.\u201d We also had to ask the 2016 world champion Wolfe Glick about his thoughts on Incineroar. Glick has been vocal about not being the biggest fan of the cat, but he also recently used Incineroar to win Charlotte Regionals, which was the largest in-person Pok\u00e9mon event prior to EUIC. When asked how he\u2019d nerf Incineroar to make it more enjoyable, Glick told Dot he\u2019d remove Parting Shot and U-Turn from its moveset. This would eliminate its ability to pivot in and out so easily while keeping it viable as a support \u2018mon. Perhaps if it were just a tiny bit more balanced, Incineroar would have a more positive reputation in the VGC community. On the bright side, not all players see Incineroar as a menace. 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The cat can seemingly do it all\u2014flinch opponents, lower their stats, and cycle in and out of battle more efficiently than the average \u2018mon.\u00a0 International champ Alex G\u00f3mez Berna praised Incineroar for its ability to \u201cenable\u201d strong allies like Raging Bolt, Chien-Pao, and Urshifu. Alongside Rillaboom, Incineroar is one of the main Fake Out users in the meta that can stop a foe from moving for a turn, making it safer for its partner to attack. At the same time, it constantly pivots in and out of battle while lowering the opponent\u2019s offensive stats with Intimidate and Parting Shot.\u00a0 With all of these different tools at its disposal, Incineroar is \u201ca Pok\u00e9mon that the best players are gonna be able to use very creatively,\u201d according to current Toronto Regional champ Chuppa Cross IV in an interview with Dot Esports. 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Incineroar was the most-used Pok\u00e9mon at EUIC. Image via The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>

International champ Alex G\u00f3mez Berna praised Incineroar for its ability to \u201cenable\u201d strong allies like Raging Bolt, Chien-Pao, and Urshifu. Alongside Rillaboom, Incineroar is one of the main Fake Out users in the meta that can stop a foe from moving for a turn, making it safer for its partner to attack. At the same time, it constantly pivots in and out of battle while lowering the opponent\u2019s offensive stats with Intimidate and Parting Shot. <\/p>

With all of these different tools at its disposal, Incineroar is \u201ca Pok\u00e9mon that the best players are gonna be able to use very creatively,\u201d according to current Toronto Regional champ Chuppa Cross IV in an interview with Dot Esports. Another regional champ, Joseph Ugarte, added \u201cEven though it\u2019s very popular, it\u2019s a pretty healthy addition to the metagame because of the way it plays. If you lose to an Incineroar, it\u2019s because you got outplayed most of the time.\u201d<\/p>