Standard Balance

Balance

Control the field with Intimidate and redirection, deal chip damage with spread moves, and close games with Flutter Mane and Kingambit. This is an estimated archetype and outcomes are matchup dependent.

Roster

fire type
Incineroar

Support / Pivot · Safety Goggles

Ability: Intimidate·Tera:Grass

Fake Out · Parting Shot · Knock Off · Flare Blitz

Glue piece for Intimidate and momentum.

grass type
Amoonguss

Redirection / Status · Sitrus Berry

Ability: Regenerator·Tera:Water

Spore · Rage Powder · Pollen Puff · Protect

Buys turns and disables threats.

ghost type
Flutter Mane

Special Attacker · Booster Energy

Ability: Protosynthesis·Tera:Fairy

Moonblast · Shadow Ball · Icy Wind · Protect

Speed control + spread damage.

water type
Urshifu Rapid Strike

Physical Attacker · Focus Sash

Ability: Unseen Fist·Tera:Water

Surging Strikes · Close Combat · Aqua Jet · Detect

Breaks bulky cores through Protect.

ground type
Landorus Therian

Speed Control / Pivot · Choice Scarf

Ability: Intimidate·Tera:Flying

Earthquake · Rock Slide · U-turn · Stomping Tantrum

Scarf revenge killer.

dark type
Kingambit

Physical Attacker · Assault Vest

Ability: Defiant·Tera:Fire

Kowtow Cleave · Sucker Punch · Iron Head · Low Kick

Punishes Intimidate, priority finisher.

Common leads & matchups

Common leads

  • Incineroar + Flutter Mane
  • Amoonguss + Urshifu Rapid Strike

Good matchups

  • + Hyper Offense
  • + Mega Offense

Tough matchups

  • − Dedicated Trick Room
  • − Sun

Showdown export

Incineroar @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 116 Def / 4 SpD / 132 Spe
Careful Nature
- Fake Out
- Parting Shot
- Knock Off
- Flare Blitz

Amoonguss @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Regenerator
Level: 50
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 236 HP / 100 Def / 172 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Spore
- Rage Powder
- Pollen Puff
- Protect

Flutter Mane @ Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Shadow Ball
- Icy Wind
- Protect

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike @ Focus Sash
Ability: Unseen Fist
Level: 50
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Surging Strikes
- Close Combat
- Aqua Jet
- Detect

Landorus-Therian @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- U-turn
- Stomping Tantrum

Kingambit @ Assault Vest
Ability: Defiant
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Kowtow Cleave
- Sucker Punch
- Iron Head
- Low Kick
ⓘAll figures are estimated trends based on available data and do not guarantee competitive results. Matchups are situational.