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While Landorus Therian often cycles in and out of the field to weaken physical attackers with Intimidate, its Incarnate forme is way more offensive on the special side with good type coverage. As seen at the Europe International Championships (EUIC), Landorus Incarnate is one of the most popular Pok\u00e9mon in the meta alongside the likes of Urshifu and Ogerpon, placing fourth on the usage chart for the biggest tournament in the franchise\u2019s history. When we asked pro players why the genie is having such a big moment right now, they told us it had to do with its high damage output, fantastic type coverage, and the existence of Incineroar. When it comes to offense, Landorus Incarnate is powered by a combination of its Ability, Sheer Force, and the Life Orb item. That combo powers up its two main attacking moves\u2014Earth Power and Sludge Bomb. With strong Ground and Poison attacks, regional champ Joseph Ugarte explained, \u201cyou\u2019re able to have a lot of coverage into a lot of teams,\u201d using the example of the popular Incineroar\/Rillaboom\/Raging Bolt core. Incineroar and Raging Bolt are both weak to Ground, while Rillaboom is weak to Poison, making the entire core \u201creally susceptible to Landorus.\u201d\u00a0 Similarly, VGC expert Jeudy Azzarelli pointed out how good Landorus\u2019 Sludge Bomb is against common Fairy Tera Type \u2018mons like Flutter Mane and Raging Bolt. So even if Raging Bolt Terastallizes to Fairy to lose its Ground weakness, it still won\u2019t be able to protect itself from the genie\u2019s Sludge Bomb\u2014especially if Landorus has the Poison Tera Type. \u201cIt\u2019s just the right piece to counter a lot of the common Pok\u00e9mon,\u201d Azzarelli told Dot. And if you\u2019re still wondering why Landorus\u2019 Therian forme fell off, Pok\u00e9mon veteran James Baek blamed the addition of Incineroar in the current format. Landorus Therian and Incineroar are both Intimidate users, and Baek explained how it\u2019s good to limit yourself to one Intimidate \u2018mon per team to avoid sticky situations with Kingambit\u2019s Defiant boosts. Incineroar is arguably the best Intimidate user in the game, so Landorus Therian lost its job and place in the format. Plus, as a physical attacker, the Therian forme does not appreciate having its Attack stat dropped by Incineroar\u2019s Intimidate. This, however, was what opened the door for players to explore the special-attacking Incarnate forme. 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