M&M Blackbird (Defensive Pivot Corviknight) [DONE]

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[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Corviknight) @ Sablenite
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
IVs: 0 Spe
Relaxed Nature
- Defog
- Roost
- U-turn
- Brave Bird / Body Press

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its significant bulk, amazing typing, and access to U-turn and utility moves such as Defog and Roost, Corviknight functions incredibly as a defensive pivot and entry hazard remover. Sablenite makes Corviknight incredibly slow, improving its pivoting capabilities, and also gives it Magic Bounce, which can reflect hazards used by Pokemon like Arceus-Ground and Garganacl as well as Taunt from Deoxys-S, ensuring Corviknight can heal itself with Roost and keep its teammates such as Gouging Fire, Urshifu-R, and Raging Bolt from being chipped. U-turn helps provide momentum and allows safe switch-ins to frail attackers such as Nasty Plot Deoxys-S and Iron Boulder, which can threaten to sweep when positioned correctly. Brave Bird is used to deal decent damage against Fighting-types like Urshifu-R and Galarian Zapdos at the cost of recoil, while Body Press deals super effective damage versus the likes of Chien-Pao, Garganacl, and Iron Boulder but does less damage to neutral targets. Corviknight has a great matchup against many Pokemon, including Dragonite, Great Tusk, and Urshifu-R, thanks to its defensive traits and ability to bring in Pokemon like Hisuian Arcanine and Walking Wake to dispose of these threats. Some significant threats to Corviknight include Electric-types like Zapdos, Sandy Shocks, and Supercell Slam Regieleki as well as Fire-types such as Gouging Fire and Red Orb users like Landorus and Raging Bolt. Dragon-types like Eternatus and Arceus-Dragon are thus good teammates for their ability to handle the majority of Pokemon with these typings with ease. Corviknight can also be paired with Calm Mind Arceus-Ground, whose Judgment can threaten every relevant Electric- and Fire-type in the metagame bar Zapdos, which is threatened by Ice Beam. Additionally, Fire-types like Gouging Fire and non-Electric-type Red Orb users can be countered by Garganacl and Earth Power Arceus-Water.
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[Gambit_Gamin]

Hi might I add Body Press as a move option alongside Brave Bird? I think its very nice to not have to deal with recoil and theres not too much of a difference between the two moves considering the calcs. (It's just what I personally run so I want to suggest it as an alternative.)
252+ Def Corviknight Body Press vs. 252 HP / 40 Def Arceus-Ground: 90-107 (20.2 - 24%) -- guaranteed 5HKO
0 Atk Corviknight Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 40 Def Arceus-Ground: 105-124 (23.6 - 27.9%) -- 87.5% chance to 4HKO

 

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[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Corviknight) @ Sablenite
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
IVs: 0 Spe
Relaxed Nature
- Defog
- Roost
- U-turn
- Brave Bird

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its significant bulk, amazing typing, access to U-turn and access to utility moves such as Defog and Roost, Corviknight functions incredibly as a defensive pivot, as well as a hazard remover. The Sablenite is an incredible item/mega stone (which one should I say?) to use on Corviknight such it drastically increases its physical and special bulk while also lowing its speed to make makes it an incredibly slow pivot (dex info, slow pivoting is the only part that matters) (talk about how good of a glue mon corv is and fits on most structures due to the aforementioned abilities). The Sablenite also gives Corviknight access to Magic Bounce, which can help it reflect hazards and Taunt (from mons such as?), which is very useful when attempting to restore HP with Roost (as well as ensuring u and ur teammates dont take chip from hazards). U-Turn is a great move on Corviknight since it allows safe switch ins to frail attackers such as Nasty Plot Deoxys-S and Iron Boulder, which can threaten to sweep when positioned correctly (u-turn is good in general to generate momentum for your team. & then there are also cases where u switch corv in vs a threatening mon and pivot into smth that checks / rk's it without needing to risk an outright switch-in / sack). Some significant threats to Corviknight include Regieleki, due to its threatening Volt Switch, as well as Landorus and Raging Bolt (not that threatening tbh megaed vswitch doesnt even 2hko and i have seen times when corv is used as an emergency eleki switch-in lol. but ye instead of eleki prolly mention smth like, maybe offensive etern or gouging fire. smth along the lines of "Include mons like etern, gfire, and red orb users such as rbolt / lando), which scare out Corviknight thanks to their Fire-Type Weather Ball. (how should I word this?) To counter Regieleki, you could use defensive Eternatus, whose Sludge Bomb scares Altarianite variations of Regieleki while it can also beat Calm Mind variants of Raging Bolt via Dragon Tail or Toxic Eternatus is thus a good teammate due to its ability to handle Red Orb users such as Raging Bolt and Raikou (example wording). You could also use Calm Mind Arceus-Ground, whose significant bulk and setup can beat Landorus, while Judgment threatens Regieleki and Raging Bolt. (<insert gouging fire answers>) (<talk about how mons that dont like chip, say, gfire, appreciate corvs ability to keep hazards off and thus make good partners>)

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not qc 1/2 yet, would like to read it once more before stamping. tag me when this is implemented and i'll stamp it!

 

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Defensive Pivot (Corviknight) @ Sablenite
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
IVs: 0 Spe
Relaxed Nature
- Defog
- Roost
- U-turn
- Brave Bird

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its significant bulk, amazing typing, access to U-turn and access to utility moves such as Defog and Roost, Corviknight functions incredibly as a defensive pivot, as well as a hazard remover. The Sablenite is an incredible item/mega stone (which one should I say?) to use on Corviknight such it drastically increases its physical and special bulk while also lowing its speed to make makes it an incredibly slow pivot (dex info, slow pivoting is the only part that matters) (talk about how good of a glue mon corv is and fits on most structures due to the aforementioned abilities). The Sablenite also gives Corviknight access to Magic Bounce, which can help it reflect hazards and Taunt (from mons such as?), which is very useful when attempting to restore HP with Roost (as well as ensuring u and ur teammates dont take chip from hazards). U-Turn is a great move on Corviknight since it allows safe switch ins to frail attackers such as Nasty Plot Deoxys-S and Iron Boulder, which can threaten to sweep when positioned correctly (u-turn is good in general to generate momentum for your team. & then there are also cases where u switch corv in vs a threatening mon and pivot into smth that checks / rk's it without needing to risk an outright switch-in / sack). Some significant threats to Corviknight include Regieleki, due to its threatening Volt Switch, as well as Landorus and Raging Bolt (not that threatening tbh megaed vswitch doesnt even 2hko and i have seen times when corv is used as an emergency eleki switch-in lol. but ye instead of eleki prolly mention smth like, maybe offensive etern or gouging fire. smth along the lines of "Include mons like etern, gfire, and red orb users such as rbolt / lando), which scare out Corviknight thanks to their Fire-Type Weather Ball. (how should I word this?) To counter Regieleki, you could use defensive Eternatus, whose Sludge Bomb scares Altarianite variations of Regieleki while it can also beat Calm Mind variants of Raging Bolt via Dragon Tail or Toxic Eternatus is thus a good teammate due to its ability to handle Red Orb users such as Raging Bolt and Raikou (example wording). You could also use Calm Mind Arceus-Ground, whose significant bulk and setup can beat Landorus, while Judgment threatens Regieleki and Raging Bolt. (<insert gouging fire answers>) (<talk about how mons that dont like chip, say, gfire, appreciate corvs ability to keep hazards off and thus make good partners>)

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not qc 1/2 yet, would like to read it once more before stamping. tag me when this is implemented and i'll stamp it!

Highlight means to put more emphasis on?

 

[Clas]

Highlight means to put more emphasis on?

p much

 

[Gambit_Gamin]

zastra edits have been made, wasn't sure if info about mega stones counted as dex info.

 

[zastra]

(highlighted parts are the ones I commented on in the brackets btw)

Pokemon such as Gouging Fire and Raging Bolt do not appreciate.

I would add another example here, maybe like ursh-r cuz it wants to pivot repeatedly

also uturn benefits cleaners in general and not just frail sweepers

Eternatus is thus a good teammate due to its ability to handle Red Orb users such as Raging Bolt and Landorus.

etern doesn't handle lando

Gouging Fire can be countered by Blue Orb users such as Lugia and Archaludon due to their immunity to Fire and fantastic physical defense.

archa isn't very good into gfire and blorb lugia is underused. I'd replace these with waterceus / garganacl / maybe lati pex

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[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Corviknight) @ Sablenite
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
IVs: 0 Spe
Relaxed Nature
- Defog
- Roost
- U-turn
- Brave Bird / Body Press i also suggested this add

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its significant bulk, amazing typing, access to U-turn and utility moves such as Defog and Roost, Corviknight functions incredibly as a defensive pivot, as well as a hazard remover. Sablenite makes Corviknight an incredibly slow pivot and also gives Corviknight access to Magic Bounce, which can help it reflect hazards and Taunt moving used by Pokemon like Arceus-Ground and give another example and Taunt from Deoxys-S, which is nice when trying to restore HP with Roost as well as ensuring Corviknight and its teammates don't take chip from hazards, which Pokemon such as Gouging Fire, Urshifu-R and Raging Bolt do not appreciate. U-Turn U-turn is a great move on Corviknight since it helps provide momentum and allows safe switch ins to frail attackers such as Nasty Plot Deoxys-S and Iron Boulder, which can threaten to sweep when positioned correctly. explain why bbird is good and bpress is also nice but mention that bbird has higher overall damage There are many Pokemon that Corviknight have has a great matchup against, which includes Dragonite, Great Tusk and physical variants of Solgaleo not really, it just clicks fblitz and does like 48 or more, use a different example here like ursh-rs, thanks to its incredible bulk and typing along with its ability to bring in Pokemon to dispose of these threats like Hisuian Arcanine and Walking Wake. Some significant threats to Corviknight include Electric-types like Zapdos, Sandy Shocks, and Supercell Slam Regieleki, due to Volt Switch which can slowly chip down Corviknight, same as what zastra said, not really since it can be used as an emergency check and eats up fairy coverage along with soaking boom but not versus superslam as well as Fire-types such as Gouging Fire, (RC) and Red Orb users like Landorus and Raging Bolt. Dragon-types like Eternatus and Arceus-Dragon is are thus a good teammates due to its their ability to handle Raging Bolt the majority of Pokemon within these types with ease. You could also use Calm Mind Arceus-Ground, whose Judgment can threaten every relevant Electric- and Fire-type in the metagame bar Zapdos which is threatened by Ice Beam significant bulk and setup can beat Landorus, while Judgment threatens Regieleki and Raging Bolt. Fire-types like Gouging Fire and non-Electric Red Orb users can be countered by Arceus-Water and Garganacl with their STAB moves and, in the case of Arceus-Water, Earth Power thanks to their significant bulk and ability to chip away at Gouging Fire this isnt completely true since you really only care about the fact they beat them.

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almost ready to stamp but first want to look at the rocks and bbird vs bpress sections first. also remember to add zas to the qc list

 

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[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Corviknight) @ Sablenite
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
IVs: 0 Spe
Relaxed Nature
- Defog
- Roost
- U-turn
- Brave Bird / Body Press

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its significant bulk, amazing typing, access to U-turn and utility moves such as Defog and Roost, Corviknight functions incredibly as a defensive pivot, as well as a hazard remover. Sablenite makes Corviknight an incredibly slow pivot and also gives Corviknight access to Magic Bounce, which can help it reflect hazards used by Pokemon like Arceus-Ground and Great Tusk its not a good rocks setter tbqh but i see why u put it here Garganacl and Taunt from Deoxys-S, which is nice when trying to restore HP with Roost as well as ensuring Corviknight and its teammates don't take chip from hazards, which Pokemon such as Gouging Fire, Urshifu-R and Raging Bolt do not appreciate. U-turn is a great move on Corviknight since it helps provide momentum and allows safe switch ins to frail attackers such as Nasty Plot Deoxys-S and Iron Boulder, which can threaten to sweep when positioned correctly. Brave Bird is used to deal super-effective damage against Fighting-Types Fighting-types like Urshifu-R and Great Tusk Galarian Zapdos pinstusk is the most common set at 80% usage which will just set up on corv so youd rather click uturn anyway at the cost of recoil while Body Press can deal super-effective damage versus Hisuian Arcanine again itll just mega usually anyway + fblitz does a ton the likes of Chien-Pao, Garganacl, and Loppunite Iron Boulder it already is better into boulder so you dont need to clarify but while doing less neutral damage. There are many Pokemon that Corviknight has a great matchup against, which includes Dragonite, Great Tusk and Urshifu-R thanks to its incredible bulk and typing along with its ability to bring in Pokemon to dispose of these threats like Hisuian Arcanine and Walking Wake. Some significant threats to Corviknight include Electric-types like Zapdos, Sandy Shocks, and Supercell Slam Regieleki, as well as Fire-types such as Gouging Fire and Red Orb users like Landorus and Raging Bolt. Dragon-types like Eternatus and Arceus-Dragon are thus good teammates due to their ability to handle the majority of Pokemon within these types with ease. You could also use Calm Mind Arceus-Ground, whose Judgment can threaten every relevant Electric- and Fire-type in the metagame bar Zapdos which is threatened by Ice Beam. Fire-types like Gouging Fire and non-Electric Red Orb users can be countered by Arceus-Water and Garganacl with their STAB moves and, in the case of Arceus-Water, Earth Power.
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[Gambit_Gamin]

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[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Corviknight) @ Sablenite
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
IVs: 0 Spe
Relaxed Nature
- Defog
- Roost
- U-turn
- Brave Bird / Body Press

[SET COMMENTS]
Thanks to its significant bulk, amazing typing, and access to U-turn and utility moves such as Defog and Roost, Corviknight functions incredibly as a defensive pivot, (comma) as well as a and entry hazard remover. Sablenite makes Corviknight an incredibly slow pivot incredibly slow, improving its pivoting capabilities, and also gives Corviknight access to it Magic Bounce, which can help it reflect hazards used by Pokemon like Arceus-Ground and Garganacl as well as Taunt from Deoxys-S, which is nice when trying to restore HP with Roost as well as ensuring Corviknight and its teammates don't take chip from hazards, which Pokemon such as Gouging Fire, Urshifu-R and Raging Bolt do not appreciate ensuring Corviknight can heal itself with Roost and keep its teammates such as Gouging Fire, Urshifu-R, and Raging Bolt from being chipped. U-turn is a great move on Corviknight since it helps provide momentum and allows safe switch ins switch-ins to frail attackers such as Nasty Plot Deoxys-S and Iron Boulder, which can threaten to sweep when positioned correctly. Brave Bird is used to deal decent damage against Fighting-types like Urshifu-R and Galarian Zapdos at the cost of recoil, (comma) while Body Press can deal super-effective deals super effective damage versus the likes of Chien-Pao, Garganacl, (comma) and Iron Boulder but while doing less neutral damage does less damage to neutral targets. There are many Pokemon that Corviknight has a great matchup against many Pokemon, which includes including Dragonite, Great Tusk, (comma) and Urshifu-R, (comma) thanks to its incredible bulk and typing along with its defensive traits and ability to bring in Pokemon to dispose of these threats like Hisuian Arcanine and Walking Wake to dispose of these threats. Some significant threats to Corviknight include Electric-types like Zapdos, Sandy Shocks, and Supercell Slam Regieleki, (comma) as well as Fire-types such as Gouging Fire and Red Orb users like Landorus and Raging Bolt. Dragon-types like Eternatus and Arceus-Dragon are thus good teammates due to for their ability to handle the majority of Pokemon within these types with these typings with ease. You could also use Corviknight can also be paired with Calm Mind Arceus-Ground, whose Judgment can threaten every relevant Electric- and Fire-type in the metagame bar Zapdos, (comma) which is threatened by Ice Beam. Additionally, Fire-types like Gouging Fire and non-Electric non-Electric-type Red Orb users can be countered by Garganacl and Earth Power Arceus-Water and Garganacl with their STAB moves and, in the case of Arceus-Water, Earth Power.

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1/1 GP Team done

 

[Clas]

Additionally, Fire-types like Gouging Fire and non-Electric non-Electric-type Red Orb users can be countered by Arceus-Water and Garganacl with their STAB moves and, in the case of Arceus-Water, Earth Power.

arguing against the removal of the last bit, ep on waterceus isnt always ran and the clarification overall is kinda major. can see the reason for removal but just where waterceus has decent coverage slot flexibility id argue its important from at least a qc side. could def do with a rewording tho, thats an addition i wrote. something like this is maybe more fitting

Additionally, Fire-types like Gouging Fire and non-Electric-type Red Orb users can be countered by Arceus-Water and Garganacl, (AC) with Arceus-Water using Earth Power to dispose of those Red Orb users.

 

[Rose]

Meant to put "Earth Power Arceus-Water", sorry. That reword works too.

 

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