[OVERVIEW]
Thanks to Adaptability and a decent offensive typing, Corphish is an amazing wallbreaker. Corphish has good STAB moves to take advantage of Adaptability in Crabhammer, which is very powerful, and Aqua Jet, which provides good priority. It also has access to Knock Off, which helps it wallbreak better, as it is able to get rid of Eviolites. Corphish gets boosting moves such as Swords Dance and Dragon Dance, which can help it sweep the enemy team. Overall, it has a good movepool, but does not have enough moveslots to fit all the moves that it wants. Corphish struggles with mediocre bulk and sub-par Speed, but it is usually fast enough to outspeed most walls. It also faces competition from other setup sweepers such as Scraggy, Vullaby, and Shell Smash users that have an easier time setting up and sweeping. It can sometimes struggle against common Pokemon such as Chinchou and Cottonee.
[SET]
name: Wallbreaker
move 1: Crabhammer
move 2: Aqua Jet
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Swords Dance
item: Eviolite
ability: Adaptability
nature: Adamant
evs: 196 Atk / 76 Def / 236 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Crabhammer is an extremely powerful STAB attack which, thanks to Adaptability, hits insanely hard, dealing a lot of damage to even Pokemon that resist it. However, it only has 90% accuracy, which means that it can be unreliable at times. Aqua Jet is a powerful priority move that allows Corphish to pick off weakened threats and can allow it to sweep with a Swords Dance boost. Knock Off allows Corphish to remove items such as Eviolite and Choice Scarf and weaken its checks such as Foongus and Chinchou. Swords Dance boosts Corphish's Attack, making it into a massive threat that can at worst 2HKO most of the LC metagame.
Set Details
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Adaptability is used to boost Corphish's STAB attacks, making it into a fearsome wallbreaker. The EV spread maximizes Attack and Speed, reaching 18 Attack and 13 Speed, which allows Corphish to attack as hard as possible while still being able to outspeed walls such as Munchlax and Spritzee. Eviolite is used to increase Corphish's bulk, giving it more opportunities to set up. Adamant is used to maximize Attack, allowing Corphish to hit as hard as possible.
Usage Tips
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Removing enemy items such as Berry Juice and Eviolite can be very helpful for Corphish and its teammates, so try to hit opposing switch-ins with Knock Off. Try to keep Corphish alive against bulkier teams, as it can deal with those types of teams well thanks to its ability to wallbreak. Use Swords Dance to clean up when the enemy team is at low health near the end of a game, or use it near the beginning to put large holes in the enemy team to allow the rest of your team to clean up. Corphish can take advantage of the switches that it forces to set up Swords Dance.
Team Options
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Corphish can help wallbreak for other Water-type sweepers such as Tirtouga, Omanyte, and Carvahna, which all also appreciate the Knock Off support that Corphish gives. Corphish has no way to recover health, and as such cannot recover from entry hazard damage,(AC) so a way to get rid of hazards is wanted. Staryu is a very reliable spinner that can get rid of entry hazards for Corphish. Diglett can trap and KO Chinchou and can also KO Cottonee with Sludge Bomb, two Pokemon that are able to check Corphish. Spritzee and Lickitung are two Pokemon that can reliably pass Wishes to Corphish. Corphish appreciates Sticky Web support, as it slows down the enemy team, allowing it to outspeed a number of Pokemon, such as Mienfoo and Snivy, and deal tons of damage. Grass-type checks are helpful, as many Grass-types are able to threaten Corphish. Ponyta, Vullaby, and Rufflet are all able to check Grass-types. Hazard setters such as Ferroseed and Dwebble deal residual damage to enemy Pokemon, allowing Corphish to pick up more KOs.
[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Crabhammer
move 2: Aqua Jet
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Dragon Dance
item: Eviolite
ability: Adaptability
nature: Jolly
evs: 196 Atk / 76 Def / 236 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Crabhammer is an extremely powerful STAB move which hits insanely hard thanks to Adaptability, dealing a lot of damage to even Pokemon that resist Water-type attacks. However, it only has 90% accuracy which means that it can be unreliable at times. Aqua Jet is a powerful priority move that allows Corphish to pick off weakened threats and can allow it to sweep with a Dragon Dance boost. Knock Off allows Corphish to remove items such as Eviolite and Choice Scarf and weaken its checks, such as Foongus and Chinchou. Aerial Ace can be used to hit Grass-types such as Foongus, and Cottonee, and Croagunk, which are otherwise immune to or resist all of Corphish's attacks. However, Corphish will have to give up Aqua Jet, which means that it cannot hit Choice Scarf users that outspeed it after a Dragon Dance boost. Dragon Dance boosts both Attack and Speed, making Corphish into a scary sweeper that can clean up late-game.
Set Details
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Adaptability is used to boost Corphish's STAB attacks, making it into a fearsome wallbreaker. The EVs maximize Attack and Speed while allowing Corphish's Defense to hit an Eviolite number. A Jolly nature is used to reach 14 Speed, which after a Dragon Dance, lets Corphish reach 21 Speed, which outspeeds the entire unboosted LC metagame. Eviolite is used to give Corphish more bulk, giving it a better chance of setting up, and allowing Corphish to take priority attacks better as well.
Usage Tips
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Be careful when using Corphish early-game, as it can be easily worn down, making it harder to set up later in the game. Use Corphish late-game to sweep after checks such as Foongus, Cottonee, and Croagunk are weakened. Corphish can be used to weaken its own checks with Knock Off early in the game. Use Aqua Jet to pick off weakened or frail opposing Pokemon.
Team Options
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Corphish can help weaken Water-type checks for other Water-type sweepers such as Tirtouga, Omanyte, and Carvahna. Diglett can trap and KO most of Corphish's checks such as Croagunk, Chinchou, and Cottonee with Sludge Bomb. Entry hazards help weaken the enemy team to give Corphish a better chance of sweeping; Ferroseed and Dwebble are two good options for this. Wallbreakers can help Corphish break through walls a lot better, such as Ice Punch Timburr, which can lure in and defeat Grass-types such as Cottonee and Foongus.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Waterfall can be used over Crabhammer, but Corphish will miss out on a lot of damage and some crucial KOs. Sludge Bomb is an option to surprise Cottonee, but it forces Corphish to run less Special Defense, making it harder to set up. Z-Rain Dance can be used to gain +1 Speed and deal a ton of damage with Rain-boosted Water-type moves; however, it does not have a lot of bulk without Eviolite, making it harder to set up. Hydro Vortex can be used as a gigantic nuke that deals tons of damage, pretty much ensuring an OHKO on anything that takes the hit. Supersonic Skystrike can KO Foongus and Cottonee after a bit of prior damage and after they have been lured in. Superpower can be used to beat Lileep and Ferroseed, two Pokemon that otherwise counter Corphish. Choice Band Switcheroo can be used to deal a lot of damage and to give an enemy Pokemon a useless item while receiving a more useful item in return.
Checks and Counters
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**Water-resistant Walls**: Mareanie, Ferroseed, Croagunk, Foongus, Cottonee, and Chinchou all counter Corphish. Mareanie and Ferroseed can tank a Knock Off, and they resist Water-type attacks. Croagunk resists or absorbs all of Corphish's attacks unless it is running Aerial Ace. Foongus is able to consistently switch into Corphish's attacks thanks to its ability, Regenerator. Cottonee resists both of Corphish's STAB attacks, and can also Taunt Corphish or Encore Corphish into its set up move. Chinchou resists Corphish's STAB attacks and can KO it with an Electric-type attack. Lileep can absorb Water-type attacks, but it needs to watch out for a potential Superpower.
**Fast Offensive Threats**: Due to Corphish's low Speed, it can be threatened by faster Pokemon that check it. These Pokemon include Chinchou, Magnemite, Mienfoo, Cottonee, and Snivy. However, they usually do not appreciate switching in, as they take a lot of damage, and they also have to be careful of Corphish Dragon Dancing.
Thanks to Adaptability and a decent offensive typing, Corphish is an amazing wallbreaker. Corphish has good STAB moves to take advantage of Adaptability in Crabhammer, which is very powerful, and Aqua Jet, which provides good priority. It also has access to Knock Off, which helps it wallbreak better, as it is able to get rid of Eviolites. Corphish gets boosting moves such as Swords Dance and Dragon Dance, which can help it sweep the enemy team. Overall, it has a good movepool, but does not have enough moveslots to fit all the moves that it wants. Corphish struggles with mediocre bulk and sub-par Speed, but it is usually fast enough to outspeed most walls. It also faces competition from other setup sweepers such as Scraggy, Vullaby, and Shell Smash users that have an easier time setting up and sweeping. It can sometimes struggle against common Pokemon such as Chinchou and Cottonee.
[SET]
name: Wallbreaker
move 1: Crabhammer
move 2: Aqua Jet
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Swords Dance
item: Eviolite
ability: Adaptability
nature: Adamant
evs: 196 Atk / 76 Def / 236 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Crabhammer is an extremely powerful STAB attack which, thanks to Adaptability, hits insanely hard, dealing a lot of damage to even Pokemon that resist it. However, it only has 90% accuracy, which means that it can be unreliable at times. Aqua Jet is a powerful priority move that allows Corphish to pick off weakened threats and can allow it to sweep with a Swords Dance boost. Knock Off allows Corphish to remove items such as Eviolite and Choice Scarf and weaken its checks such as Foongus and Chinchou. Swords Dance boosts Corphish's Attack, making it into a massive threat that can at worst 2HKO most of the LC metagame.
Set Details
========
Adaptability is used to boost Corphish's STAB attacks, making it into a fearsome wallbreaker. The EV spread maximizes Attack and Speed, reaching 18 Attack and 13 Speed, which allows Corphish to attack as hard as possible while still being able to outspeed walls such as Munchlax and Spritzee. Eviolite is used to increase Corphish's bulk, giving it more opportunities to set up. Adamant is used to maximize Attack, allowing Corphish to hit as hard as possible.
Usage Tips
========
Removing enemy items such as Berry Juice and Eviolite can be very helpful for Corphish and its teammates, so try to hit opposing switch-ins with Knock Off. Try to keep Corphish alive against bulkier teams, as it can deal with those types of teams well thanks to its ability to wallbreak. Use Swords Dance to clean up when the enemy team is at low health near the end of a game, or use it near the beginning to put large holes in the enemy team to allow the rest of your team to clean up. Corphish can take advantage of the switches that it forces to set up Swords Dance.
Team Options
========
Corphish can help wallbreak for other Water-type sweepers such as Tirtouga, Omanyte, and Carvahna, which all also appreciate the Knock Off support that Corphish gives. Corphish has no way to recover health, and as such cannot recover from entry hazard damage,(AC) so a way to get rid of hazards is wanted. Staryu is a very reliable spinner that can get rid of entry hazards for Corphish. Diglett can trap and KO Chinchou and can also KO Cottonee with Sludge Bomb, two Pokemon that are able to check Corphish. Spritzee and Lickitung are two Pokemon that can reliably pass Wishes to Corphish. Corphish appreciates Sticky Web support, as it slows down the enemy team, allowing it to outspeed a number of Pokemon, such as Mienfoo and Snivy, and deal tons of damage. Grass-type checks are helpful, as many Grass-types are able to threaten Corphish. Ponyta, Vullaby, and Rufflet are all able to check Grass-types. Hazard setters such as Ferroseed and Dwebble deal residual damage to enemy Pokemon, allowing Corphish to pick up more KOs.
[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Crabhammer
move 2: Aqua Jet
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Dragon Dance
item: Eviolite
ability: Adaptability
nature: Jolly
evs: 196 Atk / 76 Def / 236 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========
Crabhammer is an extremely powerful STAB move which hits insanely hard thanks to Adaptability, dealing a lot of damage to even Pokemon that resist Water-type attacks. However, it only has 90% accuracy which means that it can be unreliable at times. Aqua Jet is a powerful priority move that allows Corphish to pick off weakened threats and can allow it to sweep with a Dragon Dance boost. Knock Off allows Corphish to remove items such as Eviolite and Choice Scarf and weaken its checks, such as Foongus and Chinchou. Aerial Ace can be used to hit Grass-types such as Foongus, and Cottonee, and Croagunk, which are otherwise immune to or resist all of Corphish's attacks. However, Corphish will have to give up Aqua Jet, which means that it cannot hit Choice Scarf users that outspeed it after a Dragon Dance boost. Dragon Dance boosts both Attack and Speed, making Corphish into a scary sweeper that can clean up late-game.
Set Details
========
Adaptability is used to boost Corphish's STAB attacks, making it into a fearsome wallbreaker. The EVs maximize Attack and Speed while allowing Corphish's Defense to hit an Eviolite number. A Jolly nature is used to reach 14 Speed, which after a Dragon Dance, lets Corphish reach 21 Speed, which outspeeds the entire unboosted LC metagame. Eviolite is used to give Corphish more bulk, giving it a better chance of setting up, and allowing Corphish to take priority attacks better as well.
Usage Tips
========
Be careful when using Corphish early-game, as it can be easily worn down, making it harder to set up later in the game. Use Corphish late-game to sweep after checks such as Foongus, Cottonee, and Croagunk are weakened. Corphish can be used to weaken its own checks with Knock Off early in the game. Use Aqua Jet to pick off weakened or frail opposing Pokemon.
Team Options
========
Corphish can help weaken Water-type checks for other Water-type sweepers such as Tirtouga, Omanyte, and Carvahna. Diglett can trap and KO most of Corphish's checks such as Croagunk, Chinchou, and Cottonee with Sludge Bomb. Entry hazards help weaken the enemy team to give Corphish a better chance of sweeping; Ferroseed and Dwebble are two good options for this. Wallbreakers can help Corphish break through walls a lot better, such as Ice Punch Timburr, which can lure in and defeat Grass-types such as Cottonee and Foongus.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Waterfall can be used over Crabhammer, but Corphish will miss out on a lot of damage and some crucial KOs. Sludge Bomb is an option to surprise Cottonee, but it forces Corphish to run less Special Defense, making it harder to set up. Z-Rain Dance can be used to gain +1 Speed and deal a ton of damage with Rain-boosted Water-type moves; however, it does not have a lot of bulk without Eviolite, making it harder to set up. Hydro Vortex can be used as a gigantic nuke that deals tons of damage, pretty much ensuring an OHKO on anything that takes the hit. Supersonic Skystrike can KO Foongus and Cottonee after a bit of prior damage and after they have been lured in. Superpower can be used to beat Lileep and Ferroseed, two Pokemon that otherwise counter Corphish. Choice Band Switcheroo can be used to deal a lot of damage and to give an enemy Pokemon a useless item while receiving a more useful item in return.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Water-resistant Walls**: Mareanie, Ferroseed, Croagunk, Foongus, Cottonee, and Chinchou all counter Corphish. Mareanie and Ferroseed can tank a Knock Off, and they resist Water-type attacks. Croagunk resists or absorbs all of Corphish's attacks unless it is running Aerial Ace. Foongus is able to consistently switch into Corphish's attacks thanks to its ability, Regenerator. Cottonee resists both of Corphish's STAB attacks, and can also Taunt Corphish or Encore Corphish into its set up move. Chinchou resists Corphish's STAB attacks and can KO it with an Electric-type attack. Lileep can absorb Water-type attacks, but it needs to watch out for a potential Superpower.
**Fast Offensive Threats**: Due to Corphish's low Speed, it can be threatened by faster Pokemon that check it. These Pokemon include Chinchou, Magnemite, Mienfoo, Cottonee, and Snivy. However, they usually do not appreciate switching in, as they take a lot of damage, and they also have to be careful of Corphish Dragon Dancing.
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