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[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Will-O-Wisp
move 2: Strength Sap
move 3: Stealth Rock
move 4: Night Shade
item: Eviolite
ability: Cursed Body
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

While Galarian Corsola possesses great utility with its bulk and typing, allowing it to check Excadrill and Terrakion, its reliance on Eviolite, no reliable recovery outside of Strength Sap, and a generally passive nature make it pretty mediocre in OU, as it loses to prominent hazard removers such as Taunt Corviknight and Mandibuzz and can be overwhelmed by prevalent threats such as Clefable, Conkeldurr, and Hydreigon. Will-O-Wisp allows it to cripple physical threats such as the aforementioned Excadrill and Terrakion and, in conjunction with Strength Sap, allows it to wall most physical attackers in the metagame. Strength Sap also grants it a form of recovery. Galarian Corsola is also a decent Stealth Rock setter despite its competition with Seismitoad and Kommo-o, as its ability to switch into so many physical attackers in the metagame and its ability to spinblock other spinners like the aforementioned Excadrill give it many opportunities to set them up. Night Shade allows it to dish out consistent damage to everything in the tier that isn't immune to it, though the damage output it provides is pretty underwhelming.

Galarian Corsola benefits greatly with Ferrothorn on the same team due it to being the only viable Spikes setter in the metagame, thus forming a dangerous hazard stacking core. Galarian Corsola can easily be broken through by Pokemon such as Hydreigon and Bisharp; the former can completely take advantage of its passive nature and use it as setup fodder, while the latter can do the same and remove its Eviolite. Because of this, Pokemon like Clefable, Sylveon, and Toxapex are great partners for Galarian Corsola. Clefable and Sylveon are able to perform as a solid check to Hydreigon and threatening to OHKO it, while Toxapex is able to check Bisharp reliably due to its impeccable natural bulk, access to Haze, and chance to burn with Scald, thus crippling it and making it much less threatening.

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f is for frens said:
[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Will-O-Wisp
move 2: Strength Sap
move 3: Stealth Rock
move 4: Night Shade
item: Eviolite
ability: Cursed Body
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Corsola establishes a niche for itself as a physically defensive wall in virtue of a great defensive typing, remarkable bulk with Eviolite and fantastic utility moves. It's worth specifically pointing out that it's a decent check to Terrakion and Excadrill. While this might sound great, Galarian Corsola is left in the dust due to its reliance on Eviolite, no reliable recovery outside of Strength Sap, and a generally passive nature; thus leaving it at a severe disadvantage against any Pokemon with Knock Off, Trick or Toxic and as a result can be overwhelmed by prevelant threats such as Crawdaunt, Obstagoon and Hydreigon Hydreigon, Clefable, and Conkeldurr. These are far more prevalent Pokemon than Crawdaunt and Obstagoon. Will-O-Wisp allows it to cripple physical such as Excadrill and Terrakion, that in conjunction with Strength Sap allows it to wall most physical attackers in the metagame as well as Strength Sap being its form of recovery. It's also a decent Stealth Rock setter despite all its competition, as its ability to switch into so many physical attackers in the metagame and its ability to spinblock other Rapid Spin users like the aforementioned Excadrill give it many opportunities to set them up. However, it loses to most other entry hazard removers, such as Mandibuzz, Rotom-H, and Taunt Corviknight. Night Shade allows it to dish out consistent damage to everything in the tier that isn't immune to it. You should allude to Galarian Corsola's mediocre damage output here.

Other entry hazard setters such as Ferrothorn benefit heavily with Galarian Corsola on the same team due to its access to Spikes, thus forming dangerous hazard stacking cores. Bisharp is also an excellent partner for it; its resistance to Dark and Ghost-type attacks and immunity to Toxic benefit it greatly as two of its biggest weaknesses are patched up, while Bisharp loves its Fighting-type weakness patched up by it. Bisharp really only fits on hyper offensive teams, Galarian Corsola does not. Galarian Corsola can easily be broken through by Pokemon such as Hydreigon and Bisharp, as the former can completely abuse its passive nature and use it as setup fodder, while the latter can do the same and remove its Eviolite. Because of this, Fighting-types such as Conkeldurr and Terrakion are great teammates for it, the former threatening them all with its bulk, power and access to priority STAB, while the latter can overwhelm them due to its power and amazing speed, and thus forcing a switch. I'm really not a fan of these teammates, they're super awkward to fit alongside Galarian Corsola for varying reasons. You could just mention Clefable and Sylveon to check Hydreigon and then mention Toxapex to deal with Bisharp.

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Good job, 1/2.
 
i know's it pretty much implied given the teammates you mention, but something about corsola only really belonging on fat builds would be ideal. i'd also try to rephrase the first two sentences a little bit to avoid the jarring transition from good traits -> this shit sucks LMAO -> oh but here are what moves do :). maybe something like "corsola's blah blah are offset by blah"
 
f is for frens said:
[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Will-O-Wisp
move 2: Strength Sap
move 3: Stealth Rock
move 4: Night Shade
item: Eviolite
ability: Cursed Body
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Corsola establishes a niche for itself as a physically defensive wall; it's great defensive typing, remarkable bulk with Eviolite and fantastic utility moves are offset by its reliance on Eviolite, no reliable recovery outside of Strength Sap, and a generally passive nature; leaving it at a severe disadvantage against any Pokemon with Knock Off, Trick or Toxic and as a result can be overwhelmed by prevelant prevalent threats such as Hydreigon, Clefable and Conkeldurr. this sentence is all over the place and needs to be cut down; something along the lines of "Although Galarian Corsola possesses great utility and can check x, y, and z, ..." would work Will-O-Wisp allows it to cripple physical such as Excadrill and Terrakion, that in conjunction with Strength Sap allows it to wall most physical attackers in the metagame as well as Strength Sap being its form of recovery. It's also a decent Stealth Rock setter despite all its competition, as its ability to switch into so many physical attackers in the metagame and its ability to spinblock other Rapid Spin users like the aforementioned Excadrill give it many opportunities to set them up, however it can easily lose to other hazard removers such as Mandibuzz, Rotom-Heat and Taunt Corviknight. I feel like this bit about losing to removers should be noted at the beginning with all the negatives about Corsola Night Shade allows it to dish out consistent damage to everything in the tier that isn't immune to it, however the damage output it provides is mostly underwhelming.

stall mon Other entry hazard setters such as Ferrothorn benefit heavily with Galarian Corsola on the same team due to its access to Spikes, thus forming dangerous hazard stacking cores. it's really just Ferrothorn that pairs with it given it's the only other Spikes setter worth running Galarian Corsola can easily be broken through by Pokemon such as Hydreigon and Bisharp, as the former can completely abuse its passive nature and use it as setup fodder, while the latter can do the same and remove its Eviolite. Because of this, Pokemon like Clefable, Sylveon and Toxapex are great partners for it, Clefable and Sylveon being able to perform as a solid check to Hydreigon and threatening to OHKO it with a Fairy-type move, meanwhile Toxapex is able to check Bisharp reliably due to its impeccable natural bulk, access to haze and chance to burn with Scald, thus keeping any Bisharp lacking Substitute from ever being a threat against it. +2 Bisharp slaps the shit out of Toxapex, so I wouldn't say Bisharp is never a threat to it lol

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- Written by: [[f is for frens, 487629]]
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ding me when you do this so I can check it over again
 
just delete the "despite these weaknesses however it manages to act as a decent physical wall" thing because it's implied well enough by the Pokemon you listed. qc 2/2 once done
 
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[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Will-O-Wisp
move 2: Strength Sap
move 3: Stealth Rock
move 4: Night Shade
item: Eviolite
ability: Cursed Body
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

While Galarian Corsola possesses great utility with its bulk and typing, allowing it to check Excadrill and Terrakion, its reliance on Eviolite, no reliable recovery outside of Strength Sap, and a generally passive nature make Galarian Corsola a it pretty mediocre Pokemon in the OU metagame, (AC) as it loses to prominent hazard removers such as Taunt Corviknight and Mandibuzz and can be overwhelmed by prevalent threats such as Clefable, Conkeldurr, (AC) and Hydreigon. Will-O-Wisp allows it to cripple physical threats such as the aforementioned Excadrill and Terrakion, that and, (AC) in conjunction with Strength Sap, (AC) allows it to wall most physical attackers in the metagame. (AP) as well as Strength Sap also grants it a being its form of recovery. It's Galarian Corsola is also a decent Stealth Rock setter despite its competition with Seismitoad and Kommo-o, as its ability to switch into so many physical attackers in the metagame and its ability to spinblock other Rapid Spin users spinners like the aforementioned Excadrill give it many opportunities to set them up. Night Shade allows it to dish out consistent damage to everything in the tier that isn't immune to it, however though the damage output it provides is pretty underwhelming.

Ferrothorn benefits heavily with Galarian Corsola benefits greatly with Ferrothorn on the same team due it to being the only viable Spikes setter in the metagame, thus forming a dangerous hazard stacking cores. Galarian Corsola can easily be broken through by Pokemon such as Hydreigon and Bisharp, (RC) as; (SC) the former can completely abuse take advantage of its passive nature and use it as setup fodder, while the latter can do the same and remove its Eviolite. Because of this, Pokemon like Clefable, Sylveon, (AC) and Toxapex are great partners for it, (RC) Galarian Corsola. (AP) Clefable and Sylveon being are able to perform as a solid check to Hydreigon and threatening to OHKO it with a Fairy-type move (not really needed since it's implied already), meanwhile Toxapex is able to check Bisharp reliably due to its impeccable natural bulk, access to haze Haze, (AC) and chance to burn with Scald, thus crippling it and making it much less threatening.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[f is for frens, 487629]]
- Quality checked by: [[Jordy, 395754], [Rabia, 336073]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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