1v1 Corviknight (Maranga berry) [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

[happysh]

[SET]
Maranga Berry (Corviknight) @ Maranga Berry
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 40 Def / 16 SpD / 200 Spe
Impish Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Iron Defense
- Roost
- Taunt
- Body Press / Agility

[SET COMMENTS]
* Iron Defense lets Corviknight boost its Defense against physical attackers like non-Thunder Punch Meowscarada, non-Trick Choice Scarf Metagross, and Haxorus to then outheal them with Roost.
* Taunt lets Corviknight beat setup Pokemon like Iron Crown, Calm Mind Primarina, and Registeel.
* Running Agility on Corviknight over Body Press can allow it beat Curse Pecharunt, Encore + Disable Alolan Ninetales, and some Icy Wind variants of Primarina.
* Compared to Agility, Body Press has much less chances of getting hit by a critical hit, allows Corviknight to beat Chien-Pao while reducing the chances of getting flinched, and is less forced to use Roost more than it has to against Ursaluna and Ursaluna-B thanks to not worrying about Roost letting it get hit by a Ground-type move or critical hit.
* Maranga Berry allows Corviknight to beat Regidrago by using Roost to stall it out with Pressure, as well as helping it against other special attackers such as Kyurem, Primarina, and Espathra.
* Corviknight can reduce its chances of receiving a critical hit with Pressure, which is valuable on a stall Pokemon because its effect gives foes half as many chances to land a critical hit.
* The 200 speed EVs allow Corviknight to outspeed neutral-natured base 60 Speed Pokemon such as Choice Specs Primarina and Sylveon and prevent them from setting up with Taunt, the special bulk allows it to beat Choice Specs Regidrago by using Roost on the first turn, and the rest of the EVs are put into Defense
* Good partners to Corviknight are Ground- and Dragon-types like Ursaluna and Regidrago that can beat the Fire- and Electric-types that threaten Corviknight super effectively.

[CREDITS]
Set(s) by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bo_bobson27.546922/

Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/happysh.632691/

Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/glitched.579035/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/murm.520168/

Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/adorluigi.528364/

 

[Murm]

*The 200 speed EVs allow it to outspeed non speed boosting nature 60 speed pokemon like Primarina and Sylveon and prevent them from setting up with taunt.

Add a sentence explaining all the EVs in 1 place (speed for base 60s, spdef for Specs Drago, rest in Physdef)

*Pressure is important because it allows you to stall more effectively, their best move to hit you with will have reduced pp and its easier to stall out pokemon with moves that target you.

Mention that it also reduces your odds of getting crit, also if you can list a couple mons with low PP moves that you really want to only tank 4 of them, put em here.

Hisuian Goodra, Primarina, and Espathra.

Try to use a different example than Hoodra, since it basically never runs any good moves to hit Corv anyways.

*Body press allows you to get KOs on the opponent's pokemon instead of pp stalling them which reduces your chances being hit by a critical hit as well as being boosted by iron defense and being better than agility against faster taunt pokemon and trick or switcheroo users.

This sentence is a bit confusing to read, try splitting this up a bit. Also try to mention a few mons that Body Press hits hard.

Would like to take another look before stamping.

 

[happysh]

implemented revisions ready for another look

 

[glitched]

mention somewhere that u dont beat all prim, specs prim wins

which reduces your chances being hit by a critical hit

can remove this

*Pressure is important because it allows you to stall more effectively, their strongest move that hits you with will have reduced pp which makes it easer to stall out powerful moves like hydro cannon from primarina or dragon energy from specs regidrago as well as reducing your chances of getting crit because they have half of the pp.

this is not necessary cuz we assume the reader knows what abilities and stuff do

get KOs on the opponent's pokemon

can u mention a few mus that corv gets and loses when running bpress over agility

and in combination with agility Corviknight can beat Curse Pecharunt, Encore Disable Alolan Ninetales, and Icy Wind variants of Primarina.

id like this as a seperate point

is boosted by iron defense which can help vs bulky pokemon like Ting-Lu or Bloodmoon Ursaluna, and is better into faster taunt pokemon and trick or switcheroo users.

im confused on what you are trying to say here, message on cord to clarify, if u mean helps u kill mons faster id like to see better examples, otherwise id like some mus where id lets u flip mus by living moves. also give examples of trick and switcheroo users that u win against.

id like a lookover when implemented, dm on cord when done

 

[Murm]

*The 200 speed EVs allow it to outspeed non speed boosting nature 60 speed pokemon Choice Specs Primarina and Sylveon and prevent them from setting up with taunt while also having enough special bulk to beat specs Regidrago and the rest of the evs are put into defense

Don't mention Choice Specs here, its just for all of their sets.

*Because of Pressure its easier to stall out powerful moves like hydro cannon from non specs primarina or dragon energy from specs regidrago.(is it ok to leave in that its good to have into certain moves or just delete entirely)

Here, specify that Pressure is primarily useful when Body Press isn't your main wincon. Also I know glitched said to remove a lot of the stuff about Pressure, but newer players, especially those from something like VGC might not realize how important stalling out PP can be. Also keep the part about reducing critical hits, for instance against a choiced user using a move with 16 PP, it reduces your odds of getting crit from around 50% to around 70%, which is very big.

*Iron defense lets you boost your defense against physical attackers like Meowscarada, Metagross, and Haxorus and outheal them with roost recovery.

Specify non Thunder Punch Meowscarada and non Trick + Choice Scarf Metagross

I'd like to take another look at this, sorry about the confusion, please let me know when you implement these changes.

 

[Murm]

*Corviknight can reduce its chances of being crit which is valuable on a stall mon with pressure and body press because pressure cuts their pp in half which can help vs choice locked mons like Iron Boulder and Kyurem and body press allows you to score KOs on mons that could crit you like Meowscarada and Rhyperior.

Don't talk about Body Press here. Talk about Pressure first, and make sure to drive home how it gives them less attacks which means less chances to crit.

*Good partners to Corviknight are ground and dragon-types that can beat the fire and electric-types that threaten Corviknight good typing super effectively.

Give some examples of good partners here

*Body press has merit over agility because it allows you to beat Taunt roaring moon

This isn't really run, I would remove this mention.

while also having enough special bulk to beat Regidrago with the rest of the evs being put into defense

Specify what it tanks specifically here (being Specs Dragon Energies with Haban and Roost)

QC2 once implemented, but I want a third look at this, so don't move this to GP yet.

 

[happysh]

Don't talk about Body Press here. Talk about Pressure first, and make sure to drive home how it gives them less attacks which means less chances to crit.


Give some examples of good partners here


This isn't really run, I would remove this mention.


Specify what it tanks specifically here (being Specs Dragon Energies with Haban and Roost)

QC2 once implemented, but I want a third look at this, so don't move this to GP yet.

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[Murm]

All of your points here are great, I just think some things need to be merged or moved around

Copyedit

[SET COMMENTS]
*The 200 speed EVs allow it to outspeed non speed boosting nature 60 speed Pokemon such as Choice Specs Primarina and Sylveon and prevent them from setting up with Taunt while also having enough special bulk to beat specs Regidrago by roosting turn 1 with the rest of the EVs being put into defense (6th)
*Taunt lets you beat mons that set up like Iron Crown, Calm Mind variations of Primarina, and Registeel. (Keep 2nd)
*Running Agility on Corviknight over Body Press can beat Curse Pecharunt, Encore Disable Alolan Ninetales, and some Icy Wind variants of Primarina. (4th)
*Because of Pressure, it's easier to stall out powerful moves like Hydro Cannon from non-specs Primarina or Dragon Energy from Choice Specs Regidrago, and it also lets Corviknight stall out things that you can't beat with Body Press like Sylveon. (6th. Combine with the point below. I would omit most of the points from the bullet before this one, and instead use the above examples to show how it can also reduce the crit odds.)
*Corviknight can reduce its chances of being crit with Pressure, which is valuable on a stall mon because Pressure cuts their pp in half which means that a Pokemon with 16 pp like Stored Power Espathra or Choice Specs Kyurem only get 8 chances to crit you which reduces the chance from around 70% to around 50%.
*Maranga Berry allows you to use Roost on choice specs Regidrago and stall it out with Pressure, as well as help against other special attackers such as Kyurem, Primarina, and Espathra. (5th)
*Iron Defense lets you boost your defense against physical attackers like non Thunder Punch Meowscarada, non Trick scarf Metagross, and Haxorus and out-heal them with Roost recovery. (Make this 1st)
*Body Press has merit over Agility because it allows you to beat Chien-Pao while reducing the chances of getting flinched, and not be forced to Roost more than you have to against Ursaluna and its Bloodmoon counterpart and risk being hit by a Ground-type move or crit. (Make 3rd and also reword it since Body Press is the primary option)
*Good partners to Corviknight are Ground- and Dragon-types like Regidrago and Ursaluna that can beat the Fire- and Electric-types that threaten Corviknight super-effectively. (7th)

Well I just realized that I already took a look at this lol but I already did this entire thing so here you go. Time makes things hard to remember I suppose. I guess I restamp this when you're done, and this is good for my suggested third look. Make sure to change the title and tag!

 

[bern]

this was edited friday and GP Team was never tagged so i'm doing it ig

 

[adorluigi]

Copyedit

[SET]
Maranga (Corviknight) @ Maranga Berry
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 40 Def / 16 SpD / 200 Spe
Impish Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Iron Defense
- Roost
- Taunt
- Body Press / Agility

[SET COMMENTS] (Add a space after every * here)
* Iron Defense lets Corviknight you boost its Defense your defense against physical attackers like non-Thunder (hyphen) Punch Meowscarada, non-Trick (hyphen) Choice Scarf scarf Metagross, and Haxorus to then outheal them with Roost and out-heal them with Roost recovery.
* taunt point goes here
* The 200 speed EVs allow it to outspeed non speed boosting nature 60 speed Corviknight to outspeed neutral-natured base 60 Speed Pokemon such as Choice Specs Primarina and Sylveon and prevent them from setting up with Taunt, (add comma) while also having enough special bulk the special bulk allows it to beat specs Choice Specs Regidrago by using Roost on the first turn roosting turn 1 with the, (comma) and the rest of the EVs being are put into Defense defense (Move this entire line above the last line)
* Agility line goes here
* Compared to Agility, Body Press has much less chances of getting hit by a critical hit, allows you Corviknight to beat Chien-Pao while reducing the chances of getting flinched, and not be is less forced to use Roost more than you have it has to against Ursaluna and Ursaluna-B its Bloodmoon counterpart and risk being thanks to not worrying about Roost letting it get hit by a Ground-type move or crit.
* Taunt lets you beat mons that set up Corviknight beat setup Pokemon like Iron Crown, Calm Mind variations of Primarina, and Registeel. (<-- Put this Taunt line right below the iron defense point)
* Running Agility on Corviknight over Body Press can allow it beat Curse Pecharunt, Encore + (<-- plus sign) Disable Alolan Ninetales, and some Icy Wind variants of Primarina. (Move this to right above body press)
* Maranga Berry allows Corviknight to beat Regidrago by using Roost to stall it out with Pressure, as well as helping it you to use Roost on choice specs Regidrago and stall it out with Pressure, as well as help against other special attackers such as Kyurem, Primarina, and Espathra.
* Corviknight can reduce its chances of being crit receiving a critical hit with Pressure, which is valuable on a stall Pokemon mon because its effect gives foes half as many chances to land a critical hit. Pressure reduces their pp by half which means that a Pokemon with pp PP like Stored Power Espathra or Choice Specs Kyurem only get 8 chances to crit you which reduces the chance of being crit from around 50% to around 30% and reduces the odds down from around 30% to 15% for pokemon with 8 pp moves like Hydro Cannon from non-specs Primarina or Dragon Energy from Choice Specs Regidrago.
* Add the 200 Speed EVs line here
* Good partners to Corviknight are Ground- and Dragon-types like Ursaluna and Regidrago and Ursaluna that can beat the Fire- and Electric-types that threaten Corviknight super effectively super-effectively.

[CREDITS]
Set(s) created by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bo_bobson27.546922/

Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/happysh.632691/

Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/glitched.579035/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/murm.520168/

Grammar checked by:
[insert user link]

GP Team done

 

[adorluigi]

* Compared to Agility, Body Press has much less chances of getting hit by a critical hit, allows Corviknight to beat Chien-Pao while reducing the chances of getting flinched, and is less forced to use Roost more than it has to against Ursaluna and Ursaluna-B thanks to not worrying about Roost letting it get hit by a Ground-type move or critical hit crit.

i forgor to fix this, edit before upload pls