[SET]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Body Press
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Roost
move 4: Iron Defense / Brave Bird / Defog
item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
tera type: Water / Fighting
ability: Pressure
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Corviknight is a fantastic utility Pokemon in the OU metagame. Its great typing, Roost, immunity to Spikes and Toxic Spikes, and neutrality to Stealth Rock allows it to stave off a number of key threats such as Meowscarada, Kingambit, and Iron Defense Zamazenta, while granting its teammates safe switch-ins with its slow U-turn. Body Press is the primary attacking move, allowing Corviknight to deal high damage to Pokemon such as Kingambit, Roaring Moon, and Hisuian Samurott. U-turn allows Corviknight to pivot out of stalemates and bad matchups. It is particularly useful against Gliscor and Gholdengo, as Gliscor will be unable to cripple Corviknight's partner with Knock Off or Toxic, while Gholdengo will be unable to exploit Corviknight, and its Air Balloon will be popped, allowing Corviknight's teammates such as Great Tusk to more easily make progress against it. Iron Defense powers up Body Press and allows Corviknight to more reliably check Pokemon such as Kingambit and Iron Defense Zamazenta lacking Roar. Brave Bird is another option to more reliably make progress against Tera Ghost Pokemon and deal high damage to Iron Valiant, Ogerpon-W, and Rillaboom. Defog is another option, as it allows Corviknight to clear entry hazards against non-Gholdengo teams. Thanks to Pressure, Corviknight can PP stall the PP of certain entry hazard setters such as Gliscor and Clefable, with it effectively having higher Defog PP than Stealth Rock or Spikes and making it effective at removing entry hazards against bulkier teams. Leftovers allows Corviknight to continuously stay healthy and recover from potential Stealth Rock chip damage, which will wear it down over time. Alternatively, Rocky Helmet lets Corviknight punish key physical attackers such as Meowscarada, Weavile, and Kingambit. 120 Speed EVs can be used to outspeed Adamant Kingambit and either setup Iron Defense or attack it with Body Press. However, Corviknight loses a considerable amount of bulk and its slow U-turn, which can be detrimental when pivoting to one of its teammates. Corviknight is a poor Terastallization candidate due to losing its near-complete immunity to entry hazards. Nonetheless, it can use Tera to secure an endgame sweep with Iron Defense and Body Press or emergency check certain threats. Tera Water improves Corviknight's matchup against Fire-types such as Cinderace and Gouging Fire, as well as Weavile. Tera Fighting lets Corviknight check Kingambit better and powers up its Body Press. Tera Grass or Tera Dragon can also be used to improve Corviknight's matchup against Ogerpon-W.
Corviknight best fits on balance and stall teams looking for a defensive pivot and Knock Off absorber. Wallbreakers such as Meowscarada, Dragapult, and Weavile all pair well with Corviknight, as it can safely bring them in with its slow U-turn. All the aforementioned partners are notably able to make progress against Gliscor, which Corviknight itself has trouble doing. Meowscarada and Weavile in particular are great partners, as they can also remove Rocky Helmet from opposing Corviknight, Skarmory, and Landorus-T, which can otherwise wear down Corviknight as it goes for one of its attacking moves. Special walls such as Galarian Slowking, Blissey, and Clodsire appreciate Corviknight's ability to handle physical attackers such as Kingambit, Great Tusk, and Hisuian Samurott. In turn, they can handle the many special attackers that can threaten Corviknight such as Gholdengo, Walking Wake, and Volcarona. Corviknight can struggle with being worn down over time by Stealth Rock chip, losing its Leftovers to Knock Off, and Taunt preventing it from using Roost. Corviknight also struggles to make progress against certain threats, such as Gouging Fire, Dragapult, and Gholdengo. Gholdengo is a particularly annoying matchup for Corviknight, as it also prevents it from using Defog due to Good as Gold. Alomomola can keep Corviknight healthy with Wish and pivot into Gouging Fire. Tera Water Garganacl and Ting-Lu are good checks to Gholdengo, Dragapult, and Gouging Fire, and appreciates Corviknight's ability to keep entry hazards off the field. Kingambit is also a good partner, as it does an adequate job at checking Gholdengo and Dragapult, while also punishing opposing Tera Ghost Kingambit, which could otherwise set up on Corviknight. Heatran is another difficult matchup for Corviknight, as it can safely set up Stealth Rocks against Corviknight, while threatening it with Magma Storm. Partners that can deal with Heatran, such as Gliscor, or the aforementioned Ting-Lu and Alomomola, are thus recommended.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/magcargo.177111/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/viivian.584916/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/veti.612907/
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name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Body Press
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Roost
move 4: Iron Defense / Brave Bird / Defog
item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
tera type: Water / Fighting
ability: Pressure
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Corviknight is a fantastic utility Pokemon in the OU metagame. Its great typing, Roost, immunity to Spikes and Toxic Spikes, and neutrality to Stealth Rock allows it to stave off a number of key threats such as Meowscarada, Kingambit, and Iron Defense Zamazenta, while granting its teammates safe switch-ins with its slow U-turn. Body Press is the primary attacking move, allowing Corviknight to deal high damage to Pokemon such as Kingambit, Roaring Moon, and Hisuian Samurott. U-turn allows Corviknight to pivot out of stalemates and bad matchups. It is particularly useful against Gliscor and Gholdengo, as Gliscor will be unable to cripple Corviknight's partner with Knock Off or Toxic, while Gholdengo will be unable to exploit Corviknight, and its Air Balloon will be popped, allowing Corviknight's teammates such as Great Tusk to more easily make progress against it. Iron Defense powers up Body Press and allows Corviknight to more reliably check Pokemon such as Kingambit and Iron Defense Zamazenta lacking Roar. Brave Bird is another option to more reliably make progress against Tera Ghost Pokemon and deal high damage to Iron Valiant, Ogerpon-W, and Rillaboom. Defog is another option, as it allows Corviknight to clear entry hazards against non-Gholdengo teams. Thanks to Pressure, Corviknight can PP stall the PP of certain entry hazard setters such as Gliscor and Clefable, with it effectively having higher Defog PP than Stealth Rock or Spikes and making it effective at removing entry hazards against bulkier teams. Leftovers allows Corviknight to continuously stay healthy and recover from potential Stealth Rock chip damage, which will wear it down over time. Alternatively, Rocky Helmet lets Corviknight punish key physical attackers such as Meowscarada, Weavile, and Kingambit. 120 Speed EVs can be used to outspeed Adamant Kingambit and either setup Iron Defense or attack it with Body Press. However, Corviknight loses a considerable amount of bulk and its slow U-turn, which can be detrimental when pivoting to one of its teammates. Corviknight is a poor Terastallization candidate due to losing its near-complete immunity to entry hazards. Nonetheless, it can use Tera to secure an endgame sweep with Iron Defense and Body Press or emergency check certain threats. Tera Water improves Corviknight's matchup against Fire-types such as Cinderace and Gouging Fire, as well as Weavile. Tera Fighting lets Corviknight check Kingambit better and powers up its Body Press. Tera Grass or Tera Dragon can also be used to improve Corviknight's matchup against Ogerpon-W.
Corviknight best fits on balance and stall teams looking for a defensive pivot and Knock Off absorber. Wallbreakers such as Meowscarada, Dragapult, and Weavile all pair well with Corviknight, as it can safely bring them in with its slow U-turn. All the aforementioned partners are notably able to make progress against Gliscor, which Corviknight itself has trouble doing. Meowscarada and Weavile in particular are great partners, as they can also remove Rocky Helmet from opposing Corviknight, Skarmory, and Landorus-T, which can otherwise wear down Corviknight as it goes for one of its attacking moves. Special walls such as Galarian Slowking, Blissey, and Clodsire appreciate Corviknight's ability to handle physical attackers such as Kingambit, Great Tusk, and Hisuian Samurott. In turn, they can handle the many special attackers that can threaten Corviknight such as Gholdengo, Walking Wake, and Volcarona. Corviknight can struggle with being worn down over time by Stealth Rock chip, losing its Leftovers to Knock Off, and Taunt preventing it from using Roost. Corviknight also struggles to make progress against certain threats, such as Gouging Fire, Dragapult, and Gholdengo. Gholdengo is a particularly annoying matchup for Corviknight, as it also prevents it from using Defog due to Good as Gold. Alomomola can keep Corviknight healthy with Wish and pivot into Gouging Fire. Tera Water Garganacl and Ting-Lu are good checks to Gholdengo, Dragapult, and Gouging Fire, and appreciates Corviknight's ability to keep entry hazards off the field. Kingambit is also a good partner, as it does an adequate job at checking Gholdengo and Dragapult, while also punishing opposing Tera Ghost Kingambit, which could otherwise set up on Corviknight. Heatran is another difficult matchup for Corviknight, as it can safely set up Stealth Rocks against Corviknight, while threatening it with Magma Storm. Partners that can deal with Heatran, such as Gliscor, or the aforementioned Ting-Lu and Alomomola, are thus recommended.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/magcargo.177111/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/viivian.584916/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/veti.612907/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rugi.200771/
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