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BSS Circuit Co-host
[SET]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Body Press
move 2: Brave Bird / Iron Head
move 3: Iron Defense
move 4: Roost
item: Sitrus Berry / Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
ability: Mirror Armor
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
* When running maximum Defense investment alongside Iron Defense, Corviknight is one of the best physically defensive walls in the game, enabled by its great overall bulk and incredibly useful defensive typing.
* Body Press alongside Iron Defense makes Corviknight very difficult to defeat with physical attacks following a boost and allows it to deal incredibly high damage with Body Press following Defense boosts.
* Brave Bird allows Corviknight to hit Ghost-types and boost its Speed with Max Airstream, but Iron Head can be used to help ease the matchup against Swords Dance Mimikyu. Taunt can also be run here to stop status moves like Yawn, but this leaves Corviknight unable to damage Ghost-types.
* Avoid using Dynamax on Corviknight unless it needs it to survive hits in a pinch, such as switching in against a boosted Mimikyu. Corviknight will lose the massive damage output from Iron Defense-boosted Body Press, and its damage output is tame against any Pokemon with decent defenses.
* Mirror Armor is preferred over Pressure in order to survive against Max Phantasm Defense drops, allowing Corviknight to effectively defeat standard Mimikyu and physical Dragapult sets.
* Sitrus Berry is the primary item, which helps Corviknight avoid many 2HKOs, such as Cinderace's Pyro Ball. However, Leftovers can be used for long-term health recovery if that is preferred, while Rocky Helmet can be used for chip damage in matchups such as against non-Taunt Corviknight.
[SET]
name: Fast Taunt
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Taunt / Substitute
move 3: Bulk Up
move 4: Roost
item: Lum Berry / Leftovers
ability: Mirror Armor
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 108 HP / 148 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* This Corviknight set takes advantage of its relatively good natural bulk, Speed investment, and Bulk Up to outspeed the majority of bulky metagame options to take advantage of passive foes and opposing Corviknight to sweep opposing teams with boosted Brave Bird or Max Airstream.
* Taunt is used to shut down status and boosting moves, allowing Corviknight to gain an advantage over slower Pokemon that have trouble damaging it.
* Substitute can be used to gain an advantage over status users while also easing prediction against foes switching out.
* This Corviknight wants to Dynamax after setting up Bulk Up and when its natural checks, such as Rotom forms, are removed from the game or severely damaged. Following Speed boosts from Max Airstream, Corviknight becomes difficult to deal with for offensively oriented teams, as it will outspeed most Choice Scarf users at +2 Speed.
* Mirror Armor is used to help beat Mimikyu one-on-one, outspeeding it after a Max Airstream and reversing Defense drops from Max Phantasm.
* Lum Berry is used with Taunt generally to allow Corviknight to switch into moves such as Yawn, breaking Stealth Rock + Yawn cycles. Leftovers is generally used in combination with Substitute, to gain passive health while being protected by Substitute.
EV Spreads
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* 108 HP / 148 Atk / 252 Spe with a Jolly nature: Maximum Speed allows this Corviknight to effectively Taunt all Corviknight while still having decent attacking power and health through partial investment in Attack and HP. It also can outspeed Jolly Cinderace at +1 Speed.
* 252 HP / 28 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 220 Spe with an Adamant nature: This EV spread allows Corviknight to outspeed Adamant Cinderace after a Max Airstream, and has more HP investment.
* 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe with a Jolly nature: This is a simple spread to maximize HP and Speed; it also lets Corviknight outspeed everything up to Jolly Cinderace at +1 Speed and survive hits better than the 148 Attack spread.
* 252 HP / 60 Atk / 196 Spe with an Adamant nature: This EV spread allows Corviknight to outspeed positive-natured base 100 Speed Pokemon after a Max Airstream.
[SET]
name: Weakness Policy
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Bulk Up
move 3: Roost
move 4: Iron Head / Power Trip / Body Press / Taunt
item: Weakness Policy
ability: Mirror Armor
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 28 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 220 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* This Corviknight set is designed to bait in super effective attacks, using the combination of Dynamax and Corviknight's superb natural bulk to easily survive these attacks and hit back lethally with Max Airstream.
* Bulk Up is the boosting move of choice, allowing Corviknight to augment its Attack when not in Dynamax forme, allowing it to hit harder and making it more difficult to take down with physical attacks.
* Iron Head gives Corviknight a great chance to OHKO Dynamax Togekiss with Max Steelspike after Weakness Policy is activated.
* Power Trip can be used to deal massive damage following Dynamax expiring through stat boost accumulation.
* Body Press gives Attack boosts with Max Knuckle and allows Corviknight to hit Steel-types more effectively than other options.
* Taunt allows you to stifle slower status moves, allowing Corviknight to set up on passive Pokemon.
EV Spreads
========
* 252 HP / 28 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 220 Spe with an Adamant nature: This EV spread allows Corviknight to outspeed Adamant Cinderace after a Max Airstream, and has more HP investment.
* 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe with a Jolly nature: This is a simple spread to maximize HP and Speed; it also allows Corviknight to outspeed everything up to Jolly Cinderace at +1 Speed and survive hits better than the spreads invested in Attack.
* 252 HP / 172 SpD / 84 Spe with a Careful nature: This spread is designed to easily tank super effective special attacks, such as Fire-type coverage from Togekiss and Hydreigon, to activate Weakness Policy.
* 252 HP / 100 Atk / 156 Spe with an Adamant nature: These EVs are designed to outspeed everything up to Jolly Excadrill after a single Max Airstream and positive-natured Dragapult after a second.
[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Bulk Up
move 3: Roost
move 4: Taunt / Substitute
item: Maranga Berry
ability: Pressure / Mirror Armor
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 244 SpD / 12 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Near-maximum special bulk and Maranga Berry allow Corviknight to consistently survive weaker super effective attacks and set up on Pokemon that would otherwise check it.
* Taunt is the more traditional option for shutting down passive Pokemon, but Substitute can be used for stalling out PP more effectively or setting up on weak special attacks.
* Pressure is the preferred ability to stall out weak super effective special attacks, but Mirror Armor can still be useful to help against Intimidate users, Mystical Fire attackers, and Max Phantasm users.
* Dynamax allows Corviknight to survive otherwise lethal hits and can be used to sweep after Bulk Up boosts have been accumulated.
* The given EV spread is designed to be as specially bulky as possible while still being able to outspeed Iron Defense Corviknight sets to Taunt them.
General Team Options
========
Corviknight aims to win through battles of attrition or by using its boosts to overwhelm its foes. As a result, Corviknight benefits from other bulky pivots and walls, particularly those that can take on strong special attacks in order to be successful in the long run. In particular, one needs to check the omnipresent Rotom formes, which can gain easily momentum against Corviknight through Nasty Plot and Volt Switch. Corviknight can also be used to take hits for frail Pokemon that can pivot into it.
* Bulky Pivots:
* Specially Defensive Walls: (+ )
* Fast Pivots:
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[1_TrickPhony, 434111]]
- Quality checked by: [[Theorymon, 29010], [Greilmercenary9, 336524]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Body Press
move 2: Brave Bird / Iron Head
move 3: Iron Defense
move 4: Roost
item: Sitrus Berry / Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
ability: Mirror Armor
nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
* When running maximum Defense investment alongside Iron Defense, Corviknight is one of the best physically defensive walls in the game, enabled by its great overall bulk and incredibly useful defensive typing.
* Body Press alongside Iron Defense makes Corviknight very difficult to defeat with physical attacks following a boost and allows it to deal incredibly high damage with Body Press following Defense boosts.
* Brave Bird allows Corviknight to hit Ghost-types and boost its Speed with Max Airstream, but Iron Head can be used to help ease the matchup against Swords Dance Mimikyu. Taunt can also be run here to stop status moves like Yawn, but this leaves Corviknight unable to damage Ghost-types.
* Avoid using Dynamax on Corviknight unless it needs it to survive hits in a pinch, such as switching in against a boosted Mimikyu. Corviknight will lose the massive damage output from Iron Defense-boosted Body Press, and its damage output is tame against any Pokemon with decent defenses.
* Mirror Armor is preferred over Pressure in order to survive against Max Phantasm Defense drops, allowing Corviknight to effectively defeat standard Mimikyu and physical Dragapult sets.
* Sitrus Berry is the primary item, which helps Corviknight avoid many 2HKOs, such as Cinderace's Pyro Ball. However, Leftovers can be used for long-term health recovery if that is preferred, while Rocky Helmet can be used for chip damage in matchups such as against non-Taunt Corviknight.
[SET]
name: Fast Taunt
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Taunt / Substitute
move 3: Bulk Up
move 4: Roost
item: Lum Berry / Leftovers
ability: Mirror Armor
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 108 HP / 148 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* This Corviknight set takes advantage of its relatively good natural bulk, Speed investment, and Bulk Up to outspeed the majority of bulky metagame options to take advantage of passive foes and opposing Corviknight to sweep opposing teams with boosted Brave Bird or Max Airstream.
* Taunt is used to shut down status and boosting moves, allowing Corviknight to gain an advantage over slower Pokemon that have trouble damaging it.
* Substitute can be used to gain an advantage over status users while also easing prediction against foes switching out.
* This Corviknight wants to Dynamax after setting up Bulk Up and when its natural checks, such as Rotom forms, are removed from the game or severely damaged. Following Speed boosts from Max Airstream, Corviknight becomes difficult to deal with for offensively oriented teams, as it will outspeed most Choice Scarf users at +2 Speed.
* Mirror Armor is used to help beat Mimikyu one-on-one, outspeeding it after a Max Airstream and reversing Defense drops from Max Phantasm.
* Lum Berry is used with Taunt generally to allow Corviknight to switch into moves such as Yawn, breaking Stealth Rock + Yawn cycles. Leftovers is generally used in combination with Substitute, to gain passive health while being protected by Substitute.
EV Spreads
========
* 108 HP / 148 Atk / 252 Spe with a Jolly nature: Maximum Speed allows this Corviknight to effectively Taunt all Corviknight while still having decent attacking power and health through partial investment in Attack and HP. It also can outspeed Jolly Cinderace at +1 Speed.
* 252 HP / 28 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 220 Spe with an Adamant nature: This EV spread allows Corviknight to outspeed Adamant Cinderace after a Max Airstream, and has more HP investment.
* 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe with a Jolly nature: This is a simple spread to maximize HP and Speed; it also lets Corviknight outspeed everything up to Jolly Cinderace at +1 Speed and survive hits better than the 148 Attack spread.
* 252 HP / 60 Atk / 196 Spe with an Adamant nature: This EV spread allows Corviknight to outspeed positive-natured base 100 Speed Pokemon after a Max Airstream.
[SET]
name: Weakness Policy
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Bulk Up
move 3: Roost
move 4: Iron Head / Power Trip / Body Press / Taunt
item: Weakness Policy
ability: Mirror Armor
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 28 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 220 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* This Corviknight set is designed to bait in super effective attacks, using the combination of Dynamax and Corviknight's superb natural bulk to easily survive these attacks and hit back lethally with Max Airstream.
* Bulk Up is the boosting move of choice, allowing Corviknight to augment its Attack when not in Dynamax forme, allowing it to hit harder and making it more difficult to take down with physical attacks.
* Iron Head gives Corviknight a great chance to OHKO Dynamax Togekiss with Max Steelspike after Weakness Policy is activated.
* Power Trip can be used to deal massive damage following Dynamax expiring through stat boost accumulation.
* Body Press gives Attack boosts with Max Knuckle and allows Corviknight to hit Steel-types more effectively than other options.
* Taunt allows you to stifle slower status moves, allowing Corviknight to set up on passive Pokemon.
EV Spreads
========
* 252 HP / 28 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 220 Spe with an Adamant nature: This EV spread allows Corviknight to outspeed Adamant Cinderace after a Max Airstream, and has more HP investment.
* 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe with a Jolly nature: This is a simple spread to maximize HP and Speed; it also allows Corviknight to outspeed everything up to Jolly Cinderace at +1 Speed and survive hits better than the spreads invested in Attack.
* 252 HP / 172 SpD / 84 Spe with a Careful nature: This spread is designed to easily tank super effective special attacks, such as Fire-type coverage from Togekiss and Hydreigon, to activate Weakness Policy.
* 252 HP / 100 Atk / 156 Spe with an Adamant nature: These EVs are designed to outspeed everything up to Jolly Excadrill after a single Max Airstream and positive-natured Dragapult after a second.
[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Bulk Up
move 3: Roost
move 4: Taunt / Substitute
item: Maranga Berry
ability: Pressure / Mirror Armor
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 244 SpD / 12 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
* Near-maximum special bulk and Maranga Berry allow Corviknight to consistently survive weaker super effective attacks and set up on Pokemon that would otherwise check it.
* Taunt is the more traditional option for shutting down passive Pokemon, but Substitute can be used for stalling out PP more effectively or setting up on weak special attacks.
* Pressure is the preferred ability to stall out weak super effective special attacks, but Mirror Armor can still be useful to help against Intimidate users, Mystical Fire attackers, and Max Phantasm users.
* Dynamax allows Corviknight to survive otherwise lethal hits and can be used to sweep after Bulk Up boosts have been accumulated.
* The given EV spread is designed to be as specially bulky as possible while still being able to outspeed Iron Defense Corviknight sets to Taunt them.
General Team Options
========
Corviknight aims to win through battles of attrition or by using its boosts to overwhelm its foes. As a result, Corviknight benefits from other bulky pivots and walls, particularly those that can take on strong special attacks in order to be successful in the long run. In particular, one needs to check the omnipresent Rotom formes, which can gain easily momentum against Corviknight through Nasty Plot and Volt Switch. Corviknight can also be used to take hits for frail Pokemon that can pivot into it.
* Bulky Pivots:
* Specially Defensive Walls: (+ )
* Fast Pivots:
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[1_TrickPhony, 434111]]
- Quality checked by: [[Theorymon, 29010], [Greilmercenary9, 336524]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216]]
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