Sometimes Pokemon stay with us through our whole adventure, whether they be beloved, powerful, cute, or perhaps they’re just your starter. If you chose the water type starter in Sword or Shield, you may have found yourself with a water type friend in Inteleon, sticking by you through every hour of your journey.
About Inteleon
| First appearance in anime | In the Pokemon Journeys episode ‘JN054’ |
| First appearance in game | Sword and Shield |
| Region | Galar |
| Evolution | Sobble-->Drizzile--> Inteleon |
| 1st Evo level | 16 |
| 2nd Evo level | 35 |
| Pokedex Entry | It has many hidden capabilities, such as fingertips that can shoot water and a membrane on its back that it can use to glide through the air. 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. |
Inteleon’s Base Stats
| HP | 70 |
| Attack | 85 |
| Defense | 65 |
| Sp. Attack | 125 |
| Sp. Defense | 65 |
| Speed | 120 |
Appearance of Inteleon
Inteleon is a slim, anthropomorphized chameleon. This is due to it being a Pokemon based on the classic British spy character like James Bond. It features similar posing and is even designed to look like it's perfect for infiltrating enemy lines undetected.
Behavior of Inteleon
Inteleon’s spy motif stays with its behavior as well. It has an air of cool confidence and its constant gun-like hand posing is backed up by being able to shoot water from its fingers. It also has a membrane on its back which it uses to glide quietly past enemies.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Inteleon is a pure water type so it's simple to know its resistances and weaknesses. It takes half damage from steel, fire, water, and ice and it takes double damage from grass and electric type moves.
Shiny Inteleon
Shiny Inteleon is the rare recolor of Inteleon. Shiny Inteleon has its black colors inverted, making it look like it has white gloves now, strengthening its relation to James Bond. Shiny Inteleon also has its blue tones swapped, the darker tones are now its lighter tones and vice versa. Shiny Inteleon also has its yellowfins and eyelids are changed to a pinkish color.
Gigantamax Inteleon
Gigantamax Inteleon is the gigantic, superpowered version of Inteleon. While its design is not changed much, Gigantamax Inteleon does stand on a spiral platform that can shoot up with water around it. It also has a large shard of ice which Gigantamax Inteleon can now use as something close to a rifle.
Inteleon Vmax
Inteleon Vmax is a card that represents the Gigantamax form of Inteleon. Inteleon Vmax comes in lots of forms and even in a holographic form. This holographic form of Inteleon Vmax is also worth almost $20. Being a Vmax Pokemon, Inteleon Vmax is a strong card and has a special Max move as well as following the Vmax rule.
Best Moveset for Inteleon
Offensive Special Attacker: Inteleon’s best stats are its special attack and speed, however, its speed is still rather unspectacular. But paired with a Choice Scarf, Inteleon’s ability to learn lots of high-power moves makes it a good choice for a sweeper.
| Hydro Pump | Dark Pulse |
| Ice Beam | U-turn |
How to Catch Inteleon in Pokemon Go
Inteleon is not yet in Pokemon Go but it's reasonable to assume that it would work like any other starter. They will probably appear very rarely but more commonly be found by evolving a Drizzile with 100 Sobble candy.
Video Guide
Trivia
Inteleon has a lot of stat ties with other Pokemon. It’s tied with Emboar for the lowest special defense of any fully evolved starter. It’s tied with Sceptile for the lowest HP of any fully evolved starter. And finally, it’s tied with both Sceptile and Emboar for the lowest defense of fully evolved starters.
FAQs
Q. Who does Inteleon evolve into?
Inteleon evolves from Drizzile and is the last in its evolutionary line. It does not have a Mega Evolved form.
Q. What is the weakness of Inteleon?
Inteleon is a pure water type so it is weak to grass and electric type moves.
Conclusion
Inteleon may not be the strongest or most used starter, but it's still popular. The water type tends to be a popular one anyway and Inteleon shows why. It's still powerful and a bit more interesting to use than its contemporaries.
