Incineroar
Heel Pokémon
Incineroar’s rough and aggressive behavior is its most notable trait, but the way it helps out small Pokémon shows that it has a kind side as well.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Defensive Pivot
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Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Incineroar can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Darkest Lariat Ignores the target’s stat modifiers. | Dark | Physical | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Bulk Up Raises the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Cross Chop Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| 1 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Lick Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Throat Chop Prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 9 | Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 11 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 12 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 15 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 20 | Double Kick Hits twice in one turn. | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 25 | Fire Fang Has a chance to burn the target and a chance to make the target flinch. | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 30 | Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 44 | Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 51 | Thrash Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 58 | Flare Blitz User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 60 | Outrage Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Incineroar can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
11 sprites & renders for Incineroar.






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“Incineroar”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/incineroar.
Species data from PokéAPI.