Inteleon

“	When scared, this Pokémon cries. Its tears pack the chemical punch of 100 onions, and attackers won't be able to resist weeping.	„
	~ Pokémon Sword

“	Highly intelligent but also very lazy, it keeps enemies out of its territory by laying traps everywhere.	„
	~ Pokémon Shield

“	Its nictitating membranes let it pick out foes' weak points so it can precisely blast them with water that shoots from its fingertips at Mach 3.	„
	~ Pokémon Shield

“	It has excellent sniping skills. Shooting a berry rolling along over nine miles away is a piece of cake for this Pokémon.	„
	~ Pokemon Shield

Summary

Inteleon is a Water type starter Pokémon from the Galar region. Inteleon is a highly skilled sniper and hunter, prone to using traps to keep enemies from its territory.

Powers and Stats

Tier: At most Low 7-B | 7-B | High 7-A | 6-C

Key: Sobble | Drizzile | Inteleon | Gigantamax Inteleon

Name: Sobble | Drizzile | Inteleon | Gigantamax Inteleon

Origin: Pokémon

Gender: Can be Male or Female (Mostly Male)

Age: Varies

Classification: Water Lizard Pokemon | Water Lizard Pokemon | Secret Agent Pokemon

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Small Size (Type 1), minor Poison Manipulation (Its tears pack the chemical punch of 100 onions, forcing attackers to cry), Camouflage and Invisibility when wet, Limited Reactive Power Level (Overgrow makes the user much more powerful when it's close to being defeated), Water Manipulation, Statistics Reduction, Statistics Amplification, minor Darkness Manipulation via Sucker Punch, Biological Manipulation via Soak (Drenches the target in water, effectively changing them to Water Type), Weather Manipulation via Rain Dance and Mist, Healing via Aqua Ring, Duplication via Double Team, Smoke Manipulation and limited Purification via Haze, Ice Manipulation, Forcefield Creation via Mist, Dynamax, Resistance to Steel, Fire, Water, and Ice-Type moves | All of the previous, Small Size (Type 0), Preparation | All of the previous except Small Size, Gliding, Information Analysis (Can use its "nictitating membranes" to pick out foes' weak points), Acrobatics, Power Nullification via Snipe Shot (Ignores moves and abilities that draw in moves, allowing Snipe Shot to always hit its chosen target) | All of the previous, Gigantamax, Large Size (Type 2), Superior Enhanced Senses (Can detect wind speed as well as temperature), Superior Preparation (Has various hidden tools within its body), Superior Water Manipulation and Power Nullification (G-Max Hydrosnipe ignores the effects of the target's Ability), Explosion Manipulation and Statistics Reduction (opponent's speed) via Max Strike, Superior Darkness Manipulation and Statistics Reduction (target's Sp. Def) via Max Darkness, Animal Manipulation and Statistics Reduction (target's Sp. Atk) via Max Flutterby, Superior Ice Manipulation and Weather Manipulation via Max Hailstorm (Summons a hailstorm), Forcefield Creation via Max Guard

Attack Potency: At most Small City level (Should be comparable, though slightly inferior to Rhyhorn, who can shatter mountains. Can go to toe to toe with the likes of Piplup) | City level (Is comparable, if not superior to a mid-level Dragonair, who can obliterate a city. Should be far superior to the likes of Rhyhorn, who can shatter mountains and should be comparable to Pupitar) | Large Mountain level+ (As a fully evolved Pokemon, it should be comparable to Tyranitar, who could do this) | Island level (Far stronger than before. Should be comparable to other Gigantamax pokemon such as Centiskorch)

Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ (Can dodge lightning-based moves from first stage Pokémon, such as Pikachu) | Massively Hypersonic+ (Faster than before) | FTL (Comparable to Golem, who can dodge Solar Beam) | FTL (Faster than before.)

Lifting Strength: Class K (Can learn Strength, and should be able to move boulders calculated of this strength) | Class K | Class M (Comparable to Brock's Happiny, who is comparable to final evolutions) | At least Class T (Far stronger than Machamp, who can move mountains)

Striking Strength: At most Small City level | City level | Large Mountain level+ (Comparable to Tyranitar) | Island level (Should be comparable to other Gigantamax pokemon such as Centiskorch)

Durability: At most Small City level | City level | Large Mountain level+ | Island level

Stamina: Superhuman (The average pokemon is hardwired for battle and can go on fighting for lots of time despite being injured. Capable of spending a day on foot while fighting hordes of enemies in mystery dungeons with little to no breaks)

Range: Below Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with most attacks | Below Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with most attacks | Standard Melee Range, Tens of Kilometers with most attacks | Tens of Meters via size, Tens of Kilometers with most attacks

Standard Equipment: None Notable

Intelligence: Below Average normally (Capable of coherent speech between other Pokémon, a degree of understanding of commands and social situations, and can solve minor puzzles, though still mostly driven by instinct), Above Average in battle as Sobble and Drizzile (Pokémon are hard-wired for battle and even in the wild can master many moves and fight the likes of Machop which train in all martial arts), Gifted in battle as Inteleon (Should be superior to 1st and 2nd stage Pokémon and are able to consistently fight the likes of Machamp which have mastered all martial arts, as well as Alakazam)

Weaknesses: Weak to Grass and Electric-Type moves | Gigantamax can only be used in areas with Dynamax energy (i.e. dens and stadiums), Destroying their non-move forcefield through any means will harm them

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

Abilities

Torrent: Inteleon's Water-type moves get a notable boost when its health is low.
Sniper: Inteleon's Hidden Ability. When it lands a critical hit, it deals far more damage than normal.

Moves

Level Up Moves

Acrobatics: Inteleon nimbly attacks the opponent, dealing far more damage if it's not weighed down by any held item.
Pound: Inteleon strikes the opponent with its tail.
Growl: Inteleon growls in an endearing way, making the foe less wary and lowering their attack.
Water Gun: Inteleon blasts the opponent with a forceful shot of water.
Bind: Inteleon wraps the opponent in its tail for a variable period of time.
Water Pulse: Inteleon attacks the opponent with a pulsating blast of water, potentially confusing them.
Tearful Look: Inteleon's eyes begin to water pitifully, making the opponent more hesitant to fight them and lowering both their attack and special attack.
Sucker Punch: Inteleon sneaks up to the opponent as they're preparing an attack to strike them first. This move typically always hits first, but fails if the opponent wasn't readying an attack.
U-Turn: Inteleon hits the opponent with its tail, before switching itself out with another ally whenever applicable.
Liquidation: Inteleon slams into the opponent with a full-force blast of water, potentially lowering their defense.
Soak: Inteleon drenches the opponent in water, forcefully changing them into a Water type.
Rain Dance: Inteleon summons a torrential rain onto the battlefield for a while, boosting the power of Water attacks and decreasing the power of Fire attacks.
Hydro Pump: Inteleon fires a very powerful torrent of water.
Snipe Shot: Inteleon only. It fires a highly accurate blast of water from its fingertip, ignoring any effect that would divert it from its chosen target.

Egg Moves

Aqua Jet: Inteleon coats itself in water and swiftly rushes towards the opponent, typically always going first.
Aqua Ring: Inteleon envelops itself in a veil of water, restoring its health over time. It may also heal the user's burns.
Double Team: By moving rapidly, Inteleon makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.
Fell Stinger: Inteleon pierces the opponent with its sharpened tail, sharply raising its own attack if it manages to take them out with this move.
Haze: Inteleon releases a black haze across the battlefield, eliminating all previous stat changes to anyone caught in it.
Ice Shard: Inteleon launches a barrage of small ice chunks at the opponent, typically always going first.
Mist: Inteleon cloaks itself in a white mist that prevents any of its stats from being lowered by the opponent.

Pokémon Go Moves

Surf: Inteleon swamps the entire battlefield with a gigantic wave of water, dealing damage to anyone caught in the deluge.
Shadow Ball: Inteleon fires a blob of shadow energy at the opponent, potentially lowering their special defense in the process.

G-Max Move

G-Max Hydrosnipe: Inteleon fires a bolt of water from high atop its tail, hitting its target with devastating accuracy that typically bypasses any ability that would prevent it from landing or lessen its impact.

Notable Matchups

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Discussions

Discussion threads involving Inteleon