[SET]
name: Iron Defense
move 1: Iron Defense
move 2: Body Press
move 3: Roost
move 4: Defog
item: Leftovers / Shed Shell
ability: Pressure
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
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Iron Defense Corviknight is a stalwart physical wall that often shows up on stall teams requiring a dedicated check to physical attackers such as Kartana, Melmetal, and Rillaboom while also removing entry hazards effectively with the combination of Defog and Pressure. Maximum investment in physical bulk is preferred to let Corviknight handle the threats it is supposed to check and will allow it in some sparse scenarios to sweep with boosted Body Press. The choice between Leftovers and Shed Shell will come down to how pressured Corviknight will be to getting trapped by Magnezone. If Corviknight is the team's primary Defogger and check to the aforementioned physical attackers, it should often run Shed Shell.
Team Options
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Iron Defense Corviknight is a good physical wall, but it still has to be supported by teammates that can come in and check threats that Corviknight can't handle. Unaware walls like Quagsire and Clefable pair well with Corviknight, since they will check Pokemon that Corviknight can't reasonably handle like Swords Dance Garchomp with Fire Fang, Dragon Dance Dragapult, and Swords Dance Weavile. Corviknight also pairs well with Toxapex, since Toxapex can come in and check physical attackers like Choice Band Urshifu-R and Barraskewda, which otherwise have good odds to 2HKO Corviknight. Physical tanks such as Buzzwole also support Corviknight, as they check stallbreakers such as Bisharp and Choice Band Tyranitar that can threaten to break through Corviknight. Iron Defense Corviknight is also threatened by strong special attackers like Blacephalon, Dragapult, and Volcanion, so a good partner can be found in Blissey, which can effortlessly wall these attackers, allowing Corviknight to keep up its walling capability. Corviknight has a propensity to let in Magma Storm Heatran that can threaten to trap and KO it, so specially defensive Ground-types like Hippowdon, Gastrodon, and Garchomp make good partners to it, as they can tank Heatran's attacks and force it out. These Ground-types also check Electric-types like Tapu Koko and Zapdos, which Corviknight is otherwise threatened by.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user1.100/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user2.101/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.102/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
Grammar checked by:
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name: Iron Defense
move 1: Iron Defense
move 2: Body Press
move 3: Roost
move 4: Defog
item: Leftovers / Shed Shell
ability: Pressure
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Description
=========
Iron Defense Corviknight is a stalwart physical wall that often shows up on stall teams requiring a dedicated check to physical attackers such as Kartana, Melmetal, and Rillaboom while also removing entry hazards effectively with the combination of Defog and Pressure. Maximum investment in physical bulk is preferred to let Corviknight handle the threats it is supposed to check and will allow it in some sparse scenarios to sweep with boosted Body Press. The choice between Leftovers and Shed Shell will come down to how pressured Corviknight will be to getting trapped by Magnezone. If Corviknight is the team's primary Defogger and check to the aforementioned physical attackers, it should often run Shed Shell.
Team Options
========
Iron Defense Corviknight is a good physical wall, but it still has to be supported by teammates that can come in and check threats that Corviknight can't handle. Unaware walls like Quagsire and Clefable pair well with Corviknight, since they will check Pokemon that Corviknight can't reasonably handle like Swords Dance Garchomp with Fire Fang, Dragon Dance Dragapult, and Swords Dance Weavile. Corviknight also pairs well with Toxapex, since Toxapex can come in and check physical attackers like Choice Band Urshifu-R and Barraskewda, which otherwise have good odds to 2HKO Corviknight. Physical tanks such as Buzzwole also support Corviknight, as they check stallbreakers such as Bisharp and Choice Band Tyranitar that can threaten to break through Corviknight. Iron Defense Corviknight is also threatened by strong special attackers like Blacephalon, Dragapult, and Volcanion, so a good partner can be found in Blissey, which can effortlessly wall these attackers, allowing Corviknight to keep up its walling capability. Corviknight has a propensity to let in Magma Storm Heatran that can threaten to trap and KO it, so specially defensive Ground-types like Hippowdon, Gastrodon, and Garchomp make good partners to it, as they can tank Heatran's attacks and force it out. These Ground-types also check Electric-types like Tapu Koko and Zapdos, which Corviknight is otherwise threatened by.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user1.100/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user2.101/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.102/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/a-blue-banana.649096/
