Here is the second revamp I promised for tonight. I changed all the comments, and I took out Mirror Coat and Calm Mind from the first set. mirror Coat is now in Other Options, along with Calm Mind being mentioned.
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[SET]
name: I Can Tank Too!
move 1: Recover
move 2: Surf
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Hidden Power Grass / Power Gem
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Modest
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 6 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Corsola can do what pretty much any other Water-type Pokemon can do: come in on one of its many resistances and threaten the opposing Pokemon out. Corsola does have one thing that no other Water-type Pokemon, besides Starmie, has: the ability, Natural Cure. Natural Cure allows Corsola to come in on status moves, such as Toxic and Thunder Wave, and then switch out to remove the condition that was inflicted with.</p>
<p>Corsola’s main job is to tank out hits while keeping itself at a relatively high HP percentage. Recover helps by providing an instant 50% HP gain at any time, making Corsola a little more difficult to take down. Surf is Corsola’s reliable STAB move, and Ice Beam provides decent coverage with it. Hidden Power Grass lets Corsola hit other Water-types, like Quagsire and Milotic, for a decent amount of damage. Power Gem, on the other hand, will hit Flying- and Fire-types for super effective damage, while providing another source for STAB.</p>
<p>The EVs are very simple, max HP and Special Attack to let Corsola take hits while dishing out what ever it can. The rest was dumped into Speed. Leftovers is the only item that works with Corsola, as recovering a little extra HP a turn can make all of the difference.</p>
<p>Corsola’s secondary Rock-typing may seem like a blessing in disguise, giving it a few useful resistances, but it also takes away Corsola’s Steel-type resistance, and it gives it a very uncomfortable Ground-type weakness. Since Corsola will tend to attract Ground-type attacks, bringing a Pokemon who can avoid them will make a world of difference. Altaria makes a great partner with Corsola, as it resists Fighting- and Grass-type moves and is immune to Ground-type moves, none of which Corsola would like taking. In return, Corsola can take the Ice- and Rock-type attacks aimed at Altaria easily. Running Hippopotas on a team may seem like a poor idea, but with Corsola being a Rock-type Pokemon, it will receive a 1.5x Special Defense boost, helping it tank even more.</p>
[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Surf
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Hidden Power Grass
move 4: Power Gem / Explosion
item: Choice Specs
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Modest / Quiet
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 6 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Corsola’s wide movepool makes it the perfect candidate for using Choice Specs. Choice Specs gives Corsola 378 Special Attack, which can really put a dent in many unsuspecting Pokemon who think Corsola is no big deal.</p>
<p> Corsola has nearly perfect coverage, and can easily take advantage of that fact with Choice Specs. Surf is used as your primary STAB attack, while Ice Beam hits Grass- and Ground-type Pokemon for super effective damage. Hidden Power Grass enables you to hit other Water-type Pokemon, who often cause troubles against Corsola. Power Gem can be used if you would like to take advantage of your secondary STAB attack, but if you feel that the coverage it provides is unnecessary, then Explosion makes an excellent choice to replace it with. If you are using Explosion, it may be beneficial to give Corsola the Hustle ability, as it increases the power of physical moves, though you may miss the instant status removal of Natural Cure.</p>
<p>The EVs are put into HP and Special Attack, giving Corsola a decent amount of bulk behind its power. If you decide to drop Power Gem for Explosion, then run a Quiet nature as to not lower your Attack stat, andto provide Explosion with a decent amount of power behind it.</p>
<p>Once again, anything faster than Corsola will provide some issues when it comes in to hit it with Earthquake or a Fighting-type move. As always, Altaria proves to be a good partner to use with Corsola, thanks to its helpful resistances. Since this set is more focused on wall breaking than sweeping, having a Roserade with Spikes will help weaken your opponent’s Pokemon from constant switches and allow Corsola to break through with its boosted special attacks.</p>
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Rock Slide
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Explosion
move 4: Return / Surf / Toxic
item: Choice Band
ability: Hustle
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 6 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Much like the previous set, this set focuses on Corsola’s ability to use Choice items. With Corsola’s often neglected ability, Hustle, Corsola’s physical attacks deal 50% more damage, at the expense of a 20% accuracy loss. Without Natural Cure, Corsola will often find itself despising any status move it will get, as it now cannot remove the ailment from itself.</p>
<p>Corsola has no good physical Water-type STAB move; instead it must rely on its secondary typing for STAB. Stone Edge and Rock Blast may seem tempting along with the 50% power increase, but when taking into account the 20% accuracy loss, they will almost never hit when you want them to. Earthquake will hit Rock- and Steel-types fairly hard, and Explosion is there for when Corsola cannot do anything more to help the team. The last option is more of a filler move than anything. Return hits most of everything that the first two moves do not hit together, but if you don’t want it, then using Surf can provide a nice secondary STAB, even with a Special Attack reducing nature. Toxic is there if you want to spread status around before you start your physical assault on your opponents team.</p>
<p>As with the past two sets, Altaria works extremely well with Corsola, resisting everything to which Corsola is weak. This set will benefit from Roserade setting down Spikes, to help weaken the opponent’s team. As this set lacks Natural Cure, having a Pokemon, such as Chansey or Meganium,who can use Aromatherapy to remove status from Corsola will help it to continue switching in for a while longer.</p>
[Team Options]
<p>As with most defensive Pokemon, having a few partners who can set down Spikes and use Rapid Spin would be great to use, as you don’t want to take damage switching while your opponent does. Roserade can help set down Spikes very easily, while removing Toxic Spikes from the field just by switching in. Claydol works as a Rapid Spinner, being resistant or immune to almost everything thatCorsola is weak to. Claydol also is resistant to Stealth Rock and is unaffected by Spikes, meaning it can switch in and use Rapid Spin for almost no damage, allowing your team to switch in without restraint.</p>
<p>Most Corsola sets, though they run Hidden Power Grass, will still have trouble with bulky Water-types. So if you want Corsola to have an easier time dealing damage to your opponent, adding in an offensive Roserade can take down the Water-types blocking its way. Tangrowth can also do a good job of removing Water-type walls, since it carries Swords Dance and STAB Power Whip, which most Water-types cannot stand up to.</p>
<p>When using this as a defensive threat, Altaria and Claydol both provide excellent resistances for Corsola’s weaknesses, and vice-versa. Altaria is resistant to Fighting- and Grass-type attacks, and is also immune to Ground-type attacks, which means that Altaria can set up in front of most of the common counters to Corsola. Claydol can switch in on Fighting- and Ground-type attacks and use Rapid Spin, removing Spikes or Stealth Rock from the field, allowing Corsola to switch in more often.</p>
<p>When it comes to teams, Corsola should be played on a team that can take advantage of sandstorm; thanks to its Rock-typing, Corsola will receive a 1.5x Special Defense boost from the sandstorm, allowing it to tank out hits much more efficiently. Corsola can also use Stealth Rock, helping specific Pokemon, such as Blaziken, turn some 2HKOs into OHKOs.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>Corsola can make use of Confuse Ray, Barrier, and Toxic to try to stall out the other Pokemon, but would then be susceptible to Taunt. Corsola also gets Amnesia, but Calm Mind is better, as it lets Corsola hit the opponent’s Pokemon for more damage. Corsola can use Stealth Rock, hurting anything weak to it and Pokemon who have aFocus Sash. Earth Power deserves some mention, but you will not be hitting much for super effective damage. Corsola is also given Mirror Coat, but with its low HP stat it is rather risky to use.</p>
[EVs]
<p>Corsola is very slow to begin with, so adding EVs in its Speed stat is mostly a waste of time. Maxing the HP stat and one of the offensive stats will allow Corsola to take some weaker hits, and then hit back with an attack of its own.</p>
[Opinion]
<p>Corsola’s Water-typing’s resistances is somewhat nullified by its secondary Rock-typing, which makes it weak to common moves like Earthquake. All Corsola’s stats are below average, and will not be able to do many things well. The one thing Corsola does have though is a splendid movepool.</p>
[Counters]
<p>Anything that carries a Grass-, Fighting-, or Ground-type move will spell doom for Corsola. Hitmontop can hit Corsola with a STAB priority Fighting-type move, while Pokemon such as Magneton can hurt it with STAB Thunderbolt.</p>
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[SET]
name: I Can Tank Too!
move 1: Recover
move 2: Surf
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Hidden Power Grass / Power Gem
item: Leftovers
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Modest
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 6 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Corsola can do what pretty much any other Water-type Pokemon can do: come in on one of its many resistances and threaten the opposing Pokemon out. Corsola does have one thing that no other Water-type Pokemon, besides Starmie, has: the ability, Natural Cure. Natural Cure allows Corsola to come in on status moves, such as Toxic and Thunder Wave, and then switch out to remove the condition that was inflicted with.</p>
<p>Corsola’s main job is to tank out hits while keeping itself at a relatively high HP percentage. Recover helps by providing an instant 50% HP gain at any time, making Corsola a little more difficult to take down. Surf is Corsola’s reliable STAB move, and Ice Beam provides decent coverage with it. Hidden Power Grass lets Corsola hit other Water-types, like Quagsire and Milotic, for a decent amount of damage. Power Gem, on the other hand, will hit Flying- and Fire-types for super effective damage, while providing another source for STAB.</p>
<p>The EVs are very simple, max HP and Special Attack to let Corsola take hits while dishing out what ever it can. The rest was dumped into Speed. Leftovers is the only item that works with Corsola, as recovering a little extra HP a turn can make all of the difference.</p>
<p>Corsola’s secondary Rock-typing may seem like a blessing in disguise, giving it a few useful resistances, but it also takes away Corsola’s Steel-type resistance, and it gives it a very uncomfortable Ground-type weakness. Since Corsola will tend to attract Ground-type attacks, bringing a Pokemon who can avoid them will make a world of difference. Altaria makes a great partner with Corsola, as it resists Fighting- and Grass-type moves and is immune to Ground-type moves, none of which Corsola would like taking. In return, Corsola can take the Ice- and Rock-type attacks aimed at Altaria easily. Running Hippopotas on a team may seem like a poor idea, but with Corsola being a Rock-type Pokemon, it will receive a 1.5x Special Defense boost, helping it tank even more.</p>
[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Surf
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Hidden Power Grass
move 4: Power Gem / Explosion
item: Choice Specs
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Modest / Quiet
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 6 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Corsola’s wide movepool makes it the perfect candidate for using Choice Specs. Choice Specs gives Corsola 378 Special Attack, which can really put a dent in many unsuspecting Pokemon who think Corsola is no big deal.</p>
<p> Corsola has nearly perfect coverage, and can easily take advantage of that fact with Choice Specs. Surf is used as your primary STAB attack, while Ice Beam hits Grass- and Ground-type Pokemon for super effective damage. Hidden Power Grass enables you to hit other Water-type Pokemon, who often cause troubles against Corsola. Power Gem can be used if you would like to take advantage of your secondary STAB attack, but if you feel that the coverage it provides is unnecessary, then Explosion makes an excellent choice to replace it with. If you are using Explosion, it may be beneficial to give Corsola the Hustle ability, as it increases the power of physical moves, though you may miss the instant status removal of Natural Cure.</p>
<p>The EVs are put into HP and Special Attack, giving Corsola a decent amount of bulk behind its power. If you decide to drop Power Gem for Explosion, then run a Quiet nature as to not lower your Attack stat, andto provide Explosion with a decent amount of power behind it.</p>
<p>Once again, anything faster than Corsola will provide some issues when it comes in to hit it with Earthquake or a Fighting-type move. As always, Altaria proves to be a good partner to use with Corsola, thanks to its helpful resistances. Since this set is more focused on wall breaking than sweeping, having a Roserade with Spikes will help weaken your opponent’s Pokemon from constant switches and allow Corsola to break through with its boosted special attacks.</p>
[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Rock Slide
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Explosion
move 4: Return / Surf / Toxic
item: Choice Band
ability: Hustle
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 6 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Much like the previous set, this set focuses on Corsola’s ability to use Choice items. With Corsola’s often neglected ability, Hustle, Corsola’s physical attacks deal 50% more damage, at the expense of a 20% accuracy loss. Without Natural Cure, Corsola will often find itself despising any status move it will get, as it now cannot remove the ailment from itself.</p>
<p>Corsola has no good physical Water-type STAB move; instead it must rely on its secondary typing for STAB. Stone Edge and Rock Blast may seem tempting along with the 50% power increase, but when taking into account the 20% accuracy loss, they will almost never hit when you want them to. Earthquake will hit Rock- and Steel-types fairly hard, and Explosion is there for when Corsola cannot do anything more to help the team. The last option is more of a filler move than anything. Return hits most of everything that the first two moves do not hit together, but if you don’t want it, then using Surf can provide a nice secondary STAB, even with a Special Attack reducing nature. Toxic is there if you want to spread status around before you start your physical assault on your opponents team.</p>
<p>As with the past two sets, Altaria works extremely well with Corsola, resisting everything to which Corsola is weak. This set will benefit from Roserade setting down Spikes, to help weaken the opponent’s team. As this set lacks Natural Cure, having a Pokemon, such as Chansey or Meganium,who can use Aromatherapy to remove status from Corsola will help it to continue switching in for a while longer.</p>
[Team Options]
<p>As with most defensive Pokemon, having a few partners who can set down Spikes and use Rapid Spin would be great to use, as you don’t want to take damage switching while your opponent does. Roserade can help set down Spikes very easily, while removing Toxic Spikes from the field just by switching in. Claydol works as a Rapid Spinner, being resistant or immune to almost everything thatCorsola is weak to. Claydol also is resistant to Stealth Rock and is unaffected by Spikes, meaning it can switch in and use Rapid Spin for almost no damage, allowing your team to switch in without restraint.</p>
<p>Most Corsola sets, though they run Hidden Power Grass, will still have trouble with bulky Water-types. So if you want Corsola to have an easier time dealing damage to your opponent, adding in an offensive Roserade can take down the Water-types blocking its way. Tangrowth can also do a good job of removing Water-type walls, since it carries Swords Dance and STAB Power Whip, which most Water-types cannot stand up to.</p>
<p>When using this as a defensive threat, Altaria and Claydol both provide excellent resistances for Corsola’s weaknesses, and vice-versa. Altaria is resistant to Fighting- and Grass-type attacks, and is also immune to Ground-type attacks, which means that Altaria can set up in front of most of the common counters to Corsola. Claydol can switch in on Fighting- and Ground-type attacks and use Rapid Spin, removing Spikes or Stealth Rock from the field, allowing Corsola to switch in more often.</p>
<p>When it comes to teams, Corsola should be played on a team that can take advantage of sandstorm; thanks to its Rock-typing, Corsola will receive a 1.5x Special Defense boost from the sandstorm, allowing it to tank out hits much more efficiently. Corsola can also use Stealth Rock, helping specific Pokemon, such as Blaziken, turn some 2HKOs into OHKOs.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>Corsola can make use of Confuse Ray, Barrier, and Toxic to try to stall out the other Pokemon, but would then be susceptible to Taunt. Corsola also gets Amnesia, but Calm Mind is better, as it lets Corsola hit the opponent’s Pokemon for more damage. Corsola can use Stealth Rock, hurting anything weak to it and Pokemon who have aFocus Sash. Earth Power deserves some mention, but you will not be hitting much for super effective damage. Corsola is also given Mirror Coat, but with its low HP stat it is rather risky to use.</p>
[EVs]
<p>Corsola is very slow to begin with, so adding EVs in its Speed stat is mostly a waste of time. Maxing the HP stat and one of the offensive stats will allow Corsola to take some weaker hits, and then hit back with an attack of its own.</p>
[Opinion]
<p>Corsola’s Water-typing’s resistances is somewhat nullified by its secondary Rock-typing, which makes it weak to common moves like Earthquake. All Corsola’s stats are below average, and will not be able to do many things well. The one thing Corsola does have though is a splendid movepool.</p>
[Counters]
<p>Anything that carries a Grass-, Fighting-, or Ground-type move will spell doom for Corsola. Hitmontop can hit Corsola with a STAB priority Fighting-type move, while Pokemon such as Magneton can hurt it with STAB Thunderbolt.</p>
