Monotype Corviknight (Flying)

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[SET]
name: Taunt + Bulk Up
move 1: Taunt
move 2: Bulk Up
move 3: Power Trip
move 4: Roost
item: Leftovers
ability: Mirror Armor
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Sporting an excellent Steel / Flying typing with key immunities and resistances, great base stats, and a phenomenal ability, Corviknight is a vital member on Flying teams that compresses multiple roles into one, being able to function as a stallbreaker as well as a setup sweeper. Mirror Armor prevents Corviknight from having its stats lowered by common moves such as Aegislash's and Gengar's Shadow Ball and Hatterene's and Indeedee's Mystical Fire, as it will reflect back the stat drops instead. Taunt prevents passive Pokemon such as Galarian Corsola, Ferrothorn, and Hippowdon from statusing, setting up entry hazards, and phasing, respectively. Bulk Up allows Corviknight to boost its Attack and Defense, making it exceptionally hard to beat. Power Trip is used in conjunction with Bulk Up, which simultaneously boosts its Base Power to sky-high levels, to allow Corviknight to sweep teams, most notably Ghost, Steel, and Psychic teams. Roost provides Corviknight with reliable recovery throughout the match and Leftovers provides it with a source of passive recovery. As Bulk Up boosts Defense, maximum HP and Special Defense investment alongside a Careful nature allows Corviknight to take attacks from special attackers such as Indeedee, Hatterene, and Duraludon more easily.


Corviknight is able to setup any time during the game as long as its checks and counters are removed. Xatu is able to set dual screens for Corviknight, allowing it to set up more easily on Pokemon such as Hydreigon and Dragapult that can otherwise KO it, as well as prevent Stealth Rock from going up on the field and cripple faster foes with Thunder Wave. Choice Scarf Charizard is able to threaten Steel and Ice teams, which are both popular and troublesome matchups for Flying teams otherwise by outspeeding and OHKOing Pokemon like Bisharp and Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan that threaten Corviknight. Gyarados threatens Fire-types such as Cinderace, Charizard, and Salazzle and can sweep Water teams with Power Whip and Earthquake; in return, Corviknight can sweep Steel teams which Gyarados struggles to break. Mandibuzz is able to provide Defog support to keep Corviknight healthy, resistance to Ghost-type attacks, and momentum with U-turn to help set up a sweep. Nasty Plot Togekiss is another setup sweeper that can paralyze threats like Hydreigon and Indeedee, break Pokemon like Clefable and Mandibuzz, be used in conjunction with Corviknight to form a wallbreaking core. Choice Scarf Togekiss can cripple Pokemon with Trick, potentially giving Corviknight a free setup opportunity. Pelipper and Swift Swim Mantine can also take care of Fire-types, and Pelipper's Drizzle additionally allows Corviknight to survive Fire-type attacks more easily.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[splash, 437289]]
- <Flying> analysis by: [[splash, 437289]]
- Quality checked by: [[decem, 362454], [confluxx, 408641]]
- Grammar checked by: [[eien, 100418]]
 
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[SET COMMENTS]
Run Aegislash as an example for Mirror Armor over Dragapult, it's not like you're using Shadow Ball with Dragapult over Thunderbolt and SubToxic means Aegislash is huge.

Let's talk about how Power Trip is extremely powerful when Corviknight has a lot of boosts.

Give a usage tip about setting Corviknight up. Name some Pokemon that Corviknight would like out of the picture so it can safely set up, and connect this to how Power Trip is extremely weak when not having boosts so it really needs safe setup opportunities.

"As Bulk Up boosts Defense, Maximum HP and SpD investment alongside a Careful nature allows Corviknight to take attacks from Special Attackers such as Dragapult, Hydreigon, Indeedee, Hatterine, and Duraludon more easily. "
Dragapult and Hydreigon are not particularly the greatest as examples since they both beat Corviknight anyways unless Choice Scarf, which we don't have a set for.

"Corviknight is a very self supporting Pokemon that does not need to rely on any particular teammates to function. "
Remove this line, Corviknight loves having partners especially when a lot of teams are prepared for it.

Let's name some examples that Screens helps with for Xatu. Pokemon like Dragapult, Hydreigon, make good ones.

Togekiss needs to be mentioned as a partner. I would include the other setup sweepers as Pokemon that work together to break teams.

Honestly not a fan of Hawlucha as an example, it's mediocre without Dynamax. I would talk about things like Pelipper and Mantine over it.

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Give some usage tips, when it should switch in, when it should set up etc.

Mention how Charizard is amazing against Steel, which is very popular, and Ice, which Flying's options for are limited.

Gyarados is also good vs Water with its Power Whip + Earthquake coverage.

Give Mandibuzz a mention as it can Defog if Xatu fails to prevent Stealth Rock, provides a Ghost resist, and can U-turn to gain momentum.

"It can also Thunder Wave cripple foes with Thunder Wave. "

Make the sentence about Pelipper and Mantine a bit longer. Worth mentioning that Pelipper's rain helps the entire team deal with Fire-type attacks better.

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[SET]
name: Taunt + Bulk Up
move 1: Taunt
move 2: Bulk Up
move 3: Power Trip
move 4: Roost
item: Leftovers
ability: Mirror Armor
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Sporting an excellent Steel / Flying typing with key immunities and resistances, great base stats, and a phenomenal ability, Corviknight is a vital member on Flying teams as it that compresses multiple roles into one, being able to function as a stall breaker stallbreaker,(RC) as well as a setup sweeper. Mirror Armor prevents Pokemon such as Aegislash, Gengar, Hatterene, and Indeedee Corviknight from having its stats dropped from common lowering Corviknight's stats with moves such as Shadow Ball and Mystical Fire,(AC) respectively from Pokemon such as Aegislash, Gengar, Hatterine, and Indeedee,(AC) as it will reflecting back the stat drops onto them. Taunt is able to prevents passive Pokemon such as Galarian Corsola, Ferrothorn, and Hippowdon from spreading status, setting up entry hazards, and phazing it Corviknight out such as Galarian Corsola, Ferrothorn, and Hippowdon. Bulk Up allows Corviknight to boost its Attack and Defense,(AC) making it exceptionally hard to beat. Power Trip,(AC) in conjunction with Bulk Up too boost its base power to sky-high levels (unnecessary, you already specified what Bulk Up does), allows Corviknight to sweep teams, most notably Ghost, Steel, and Psychic teams. Roost provides Corviknight with reliable recovery throughout the match,(AC) and while Leftovers provides Corviknight with is a source of passive recovery. As bulk up Since Bulk Up boosts Corviknight's Defense, maximum HP and SpD Special Defense investment alongside a Careful nature allows Corviknight to take attacks from special attackers such as Indeedee, Hatteriene, and Duraludon more easily.

Corviknight is able to setup set up early-, mid-, or late-game as long as its checks and counters are removed. Xatu is able to set dual screens for Corviknight, allowing it Corviknight to set up more easily on Pokemon such as Hydreigon and Dragapult, as well as preventing Stealth Rock from going up on the field and cripple crippling foes with Thunder Wave. Choice Scarf Charizard is able to threaten Steel and Ice teams,(AC) which are both popular and troublesome matchups for Flying teams otherwise. Furthermore,(AC) It is also able to outspeed and OHKO Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan,(AC) which otherwise threatens Corviknight. Gyarados threatens pressures (changed this to avoid repetition of the verb "to threaten") Fire-types such as Cinderace, Charizard, and Salazzle, in return Corviknight can sweep Steel teams,(AC) which Gyarados struggles in breaking. Gyarados can also threaten Water teams with Power Whip and Earthquake. Mandibuzz is able to provides Defog support, a sturdy Ghost resistance, and can provide gain momentum with U-turn. Togekiss is another setup sweeper that can be used in conjunction with Corviknight can use Nasty Plot to form a wallbreaking core with Nasty Plot Corviknight. It can also cripple foes with Thunder Wave. Pelipper and Mantine can also take care of Fire-types, and Pelipper's Drizzle allows Corviknight to deal with Fire-type attacks more easily.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[splash, 437289]]
- <Flying> analysis by: [[splash, 437289]]
- Quality checked by: [[decem, 362454], [confluxx, 408641]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
 
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[SET]
name: Taunt + Bulk Up
move 1: Taunt
move 2: Bulk Up
move 3: Power Trip
move 4: Roost
item: Leftovers
ability: Mirror Armor
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Sporting an excellent Steel / Flying typing with key immunities and resistances, great base stats, and a phenomenal ability, Corviknight is a vital member on Flying teams as it that compresses multiple roles into one, being able to function as a stall breaker, (RC) stallbreaker as well as a setup sweeper. Mirror Armor prevents Corviknight from having its stats dropped from lowered by common moves such as Aegislash's and Gengar's Shadow Ball and Hatterene's and Indeedee's Mystical Fire, (AC) from Pokemon such as Aegislash, Gengar, Hatterine, and Indeedee as it will reflect back the stat drops instead onto them. Taunt is able to prevents passive Pokemon such as Galarian Corsola, Ferrothorn, and Hippowdon from spreading statusing, setting up entry hazards, and phazing, (AC) respectively it out such as Galarian Corsola, Ferrothorn, and Hippowdon. Bulk Up allows Corviknight to boost its Attack and Defense, (AC) making it exceptionally hard to beat. Power Trip is used in conjunction with Bulk Up, (AC) which simultaneously too boosts its Base Power to sky-high levels, allows to allow Corviknight to sweep teams, most notably Ghost, Steel, and Psychic teams. Roost provides Corviknight with reliable recovery throughout the match and Leftovers provides Corviknight it with a source of passive recovery. As Bulk Up boosts Defense, maximum HP and SpD Special Defense investment alongside a Careful nature allows Corviknight to take attacks from special attackers such as Indeedee, Hatterene Hatterine, and Duraludon more easily.

Corviknight is able to setup early-, mid-, or late-game any time during the game as long as its checks and counters are removed. Xatu is able to set dual screens for Corviknight, allowing it to set up more easily on Pokemon such as Hydreigon and Dragapult that can otherwise KO it, as well as prevent Stealth Rock from going up on the field and cripple faster foes with Thunder Wave. Choice Scarf Charizard is able to threaten Steel and Ice teams, (AC) which are both popular and troublesome matchups for Flying teams otherwise by . It is also able to outspeeding and OHKOing Pokemon like Bisharp and Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan which otherwise that threatens Corviknight. Gyarados threatens Fire-types such as Cinderace, Charizard, and Salazzle and can sweep Water teams with Power Whip and Earthquake,; (Replace comma with semicolon) in return, (AC) Corviknight can sweep Steel teams which Gyarados struggles to break in breaking. Gyarados can also threaten Water teams with Power Whip and Earthquake. Mandibuzz is able to provide Defog support to keep Corviknight healthy, resistance to Ghost-type attacks a sturdy Ghost resist (content: so what? why does Corviknight care?), and can provide momentum with U-turn to help set up a sweep. Nasty Plot Togekiss is another setup sweeper that can paralyze threats like Hydreigon and Indeedee, break Pokemon like Clefable and Mandibuzz, (AC) be used in conjunction with Corviknight to form a wallbreaking core with Nasty Plot. (content: can we add a quick line about Choice Scarf) It can also cripple foes with Thunder Wave. Pelipper and Swift Swim Mantine can also take care of Fire-types, and Pelipper's Drizzle additionally allows Corviknight to deal with survive Fire-type attacks more easily.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[splash, 437289]]
- <Flying> analysis by: [[splash, 437289]]
- Quality checked by: [[decem, 362454], [confluxx, 408641]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
GP 1/1. Splash please be much more careful about basic spelling and capitalization. Use the standards here to proofread before you send to GP: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/spelling-and-grammar-standards.3656658/ I had to correct too many minor things that should have been caught way before.
Nice work again btw Milak. Like with the other Corviknight lol feel free to ask if you want to go over anything specific.
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