M&M super effective, -33% (setup corv) [DONE]

[Clas]

[SET]
Setup Sweeper (Corviknight) @ Sablenite / Venusaurite
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD OR 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Relaxed / Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Iron Defense / Bulk Up
- Body Press / Brave Bird
- Roost
- U-turn / Defog

Corviknight's great bulk and typing coupled with its ability to blanket check a large amount of the meta make it a great setup sweeper and answer on teams ranging from bulky offense to hard stall. Iron Defense + Body Press gives Corviknight the ability to boost faster and without recoil while threatening Steel-types like Archaludon, Magearna, and Solgaleo that may attempt to recklessly switch in or use it as setup fodder, whereas Bulk Up + Brave Bird does more damage and can potentially break through defensive Eternatus if not burned or forced out by Dragon Tail. Both Iron Defense and Bulk Up allow Corviknight to proactively check Pokemon like Dragonite and Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground, boosting itself while preventing them from being threats. U-turn gives Corviknight the ability to take advantage of Magic Bounce to its fullest and bring in a teammate safely, while Defog lets it act as a strong glue; it should be noted that Defog is typically better on bulkier teams that don't have room for Rapid Spin users like Regieleki and Great Tusk, but it is fine on teams with these as well. Sablenite is the preferred item for the much higher bulk, lower Speed, and Magic Bounce it provides, and it is viable with both a physically and specially defensive spread depending on the team's needs. Alternatively, Venusaurite frees up Sablenite for a teammate and reduces Corviknight's issues with Fire-type moves from Pokemon such as Gouging Fire, Hisuian Arcanine, and Flare Blitz Metagrossite Solgaleo but should be ran with a physically defensive EV spread, a Bold nature, and 31 Speed IVs to take advantage of its higher Speed stat, which notably lets it outspeed uninvested Hippowdown and Magearna. Corviknight's fantastic bulk and typing mean it supports a wide range of teammates; Pokemon like Urshifu-R, Raging Bolt, and Dragonite appreciate its ability to safely switch them in with U-turn while blocking entry hazards if holding Sablenite, whereas Defog helps Pokemon fit for bulkier teams like Giratina and Toxapex, especially if it forgoes Sablenite for Venusaurite. If Corviknight forgoes Defog for U-turn, it should be paired with spinners like Great Tusk and Regieleki, which can clear hazards on just the user's side while still benefitting from Corviknight's Magic Bounce. Despite its great bulk, Corviknight despises Garganacl's Salt Cure along with Fire- and Electric-type moves from the likes of Hisuian Arcanine, Red Orb users like Landorus and Raging Bolt, Supercell Slam Regieleki, and Eternatus, so answers like Arceus-Water, Eternatus, Arceus-Dragon, Arceus-Ground, Slowking-Galar, and Ho-Oh are greatly appreciated.

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[SET]
Setup Sweeper (Corviknight) @ Sablenite / Venusaurite
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD OR 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Relaxed / Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Body Press / Brave Bird
- Iron Defense / Bulk Up
- Iron Defense / Bulk Up
- Body Press / Brave Bird (reordered to match set name of setup sweeper)
- Roost
- U-turn / Defog

Corviknight's great bulk and typing coupled with its ability to blanket check a large amount of the meta makes it a great setup sweeper and answer for teams ranging from bulky offense to hard stall. Iron Defense + Body Press gives Corviknight the ability to boost faster and without recoil while threatening Steel-types like Archaludon and Pinsirite Magearna (i don't think pins mage rly likes recklessly switching in cuz with uturn it gets to +1 atk max and then gets rked by mons like red orbers / harc, which are on p muxh every team rn. I'd personally add special mage and solgaleo too) that may attempt to recklessly switch in or use it as setup fodder, while Bulk Up + Brave Bird does more damage and can potentially break through defensive Eternatus if not burned or forced out by Dragon Tail. U-turn gives Corviknight the ability to take advantage of Magic Bounce to its fullest and bring in a teammate (teammates like what?) safely, while Defog is better on bulkier teams that don't have room for Rapid Spin users like Regieleki and Great Tusk (this is ok but I have seen teams with both, fog is the primary removal and spin the secondary. maybe just saying dealing with hazards makes it a good glue is better). Sablenite is the preferred item for its much larger bulk, lower Speed, and Magic Bounce post-Mega Evolution and is viable with both a physically and specially defensive spread, while Venusaurite frees up Sablenite for a teammate and reduces its Fireand Ice-type issues from Pokemon such as Gouging Fire, Flare Blitz Metagrossite Solgaleo, Weavile, and Chien-Pao Hisuian Arcanine (this is a setup set, dealing with ice is a secondary benefit. unlike fire, ice doesn't directly threaten u anyways)but should be ran with a physically defensive spread, a Bold nature, and 31 Speed IVs. [why(esp the speed)? write the reason in brief] Corviknight's fantastic bulk and typing means it supports a wide range of teammates; Pokemon like Urshifu and Dragonite appreciate Corviknight's ability to safely switch them in while Pokemon fit for bulkier teams like Giratina and Toxapex enjoy the freedom Corviknight gives with its consistent Defog usage (these lines are not rly matching, for ursh and dnite u talk about uturn, then in the same line u mention defog, and the next line u write about uturn and spinners. i think u should reword this a little: what benefits from uturn first, then next line write about defog. add stuff like gfire for defog part too cuz it absolutely hazards). If it forgoes Defog for U-turn, Corviknight should be paired with spinners like Great Tusk and Regieleki, who can clear hazards on just the user's side while still benefitting from Corviknight's Magic Bounce. Despite its great bulk, Corviknight despises Fire- and Electric-types like Hisuian Arcanine, Red Orb users like Landorus and Raging Bolt, and Supercell Slam Regieleki along with offensive Eternatus's Fire Blast and Garganacl's Salt Cure, so answers like Arceus-Water, Eternatus, Arceus-DragonGround, (dragon is good but in this context ground is better+overall more viable cuz etern+garg+red orb check. for red elecs just saying etern is fine) Slowking-Galar, and Ho-Oh are greatly appreciated.

[CREDITS]
ima edit that in after qc1 lol

great content and mostly minor comments, QC 1/2

 

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[SET]
Setup Sweeper (Corviknight) @ Sablenite / Venusaurite
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD OR 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Relaxed / Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Iron Defense / Bulk Up
- Body Press / Brave Bird
- Roost
- U-turn / Defog

[SET COMMENTS]
Corviknight's great bulk and typing coupled with its ability to blanket check a large amount of the meta makes it a great setup sweeper and answer for teams ranging from bulky offense to hard stall. Iron Defense + Body Press gives Corviknight the ability to boost faster and without recoil while threatening Steel-types like Archaludon, Magearna, and Solgaleo that may attempt to recklessly switch in or use it as setup fodder, while Bulk Up + Brave Bird does more damage and can potentially break through defensive Eternatus if not burned or forced out by Dragon Tail Could mention somewhere that it lets Corv more reliably beat physical setup mons like Dnite/Boulder/DD Groundceus or whatnot. U-turn gives Corviknight the ability to take advantage of Magic Bounce to its fullest and bring in a teammate safely, while Defog lets it act as a strong glue; it should be noted, though, that Defog is typically better on bulkier teams that don't have room for Rapid Spin users like Regieleki and Great Tusk, but is fine on teams with these as well. Sablenite is the preferred item for its much larger bulk, lower Speed, and Magic Bounce post-Mega Evolution and is viable with both a physically and specially defensive spread depending on the team's needs Elaborate a bit on this somewhere, what does max SpDef check and vice versa, important to note why one would run different EVs, while Venusaurite frees up Sablenite for a teammate and reduces its Fire-type issues from Pokemon such as Gouging Fire, Hisuian Arcanine, and Metagrossite Solgaleo running Flare Blitz, but should be ran with a physically defensive spread, a Bold nature, and 31 Speed IVs to take advantage of its higher Speed stat and inability to underspeed Sablenite Corviknight and Mandibuzz Is this actually relevant in any way? Its not mentioned in the set, and unless there's any examples of the 31 Speed EVs / Bold nature being relevant you could probably cut this. Corviknight's fantastic bulk and typing means it supports a wide range of teammates; Pokemon like Urshifu-R and Dragonite appreciate Corviknight's ability to safely switch pivot them in with U-turn while blocking entry hazards if holding Sablenite. On the other hand, Defog helps Pokemon fit for bulkier teams like Giratina and Toxapex, although Defog can help support bulkier attackers like Gouging Fire, Raging Bolt, and Dragonite You basically repeat yourself here since you mentioned Defog's utility earlier, either shorten this down to just mention teammates that appreciate hazard removal or remove this and add the teammates to the former sentence. If it forgoes Defog for U-turn, Corviknight should be paired with spinners like Great Tusk and Regieleki, who can clear hazards on just the user's side while still benefitting from Corviknight's Magic Bounce. Despite its great bulk, Corviknight despises Fire- and Electric-types like Hisuian Arcanine, Red Orb users like Landorus and Raging Bolt, and Supercell Slam Regieleki along with offensive Eternatus's Fire Blast and Garganacl's Salt Cure, so answers like Arceus-Water, Eternatus, Arceus-Dragon, Arceus-Ground, Slowking-Galar, and Ho-Oh are greatly appreciated.

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Written by:
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[SET]
Setup Sweeper (Corviknight) @ Sablenite / Venusaurite
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD OR 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Relaxed / Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Iron Defense / Bulk Up
- Body Press / Brave Bird
- Roost
- U-turn / Defog

Corviknight's great bulk and typing coupled with its ability to blanket check a large amount of the meta makes make it a great setup sweeper and answer for to teams ranging from bulky offense to hard stall. Iron Defense + Body Press gives Corviknight the ability to boost faster and without recoil while threatening Steel-types like Archaludon, Magearna, and Solgaleo that may attempt to recklessly switch in or use it as setup fodder, while whereas Bulk Up + Brave Bird does more damage and can potentially break through defensive Eternatus if Corviknight is not burned or forced out by Dragon Tail. Both Iron Defense and Bulk Up allow Corviknight to proactively check Pokemon like Dragonite and Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground, boosting itself while preventing them from being threats. U-turn gives Corviknight the ability to take advantage of Magic Bounce to its fullest and bring in a teammate safely, while Defog lets it act as a strong glue; it should be noted, (comma) though, that Defog is typically better on bulkier teams that don't have room for Rapid Spin users like Regieleki and Great Tusk, but it is fine on teams with these as well. Sablenite is the preferred item for its much larger the much higher bulk, lower Speed, and Magic Bounce post-Mega Evolution and is it provides, and it is viable with both a physically and specially defensive spread depending on the team's needs, while needs. Alternatively, Venusaurite frees up Sablenite for a teammate and reduces its Fire-type issues Corviknight's issues with Fire-type moves from Pokemon such as Gouging Fire, Hisuian Arcanine, and Flare Blitz Metagrossite Solgaleo but should be ran with a physically defensive EV spread, a Bold nature, and 31 Speed IVs to take advantage of its higher Speed stat, which notably naturally outspeeding lets it outspeed uninvested Hippowdown and Magearna. Corviknight's fantastic bulk and typing means mean it supports a wide range of teammates; Pokemon like Urshifu-R, Raging Bolt, and Dragonite appreciate Corviknight's its ability to safely switch them in with U-turn while blocking entry hazards if holding Sablenite, while whereas Defog helps Pokemon fit for bulkier teams like Giratina and Toxapex, especially if it forgoes Sablenite for Venusaurite. If it Corviknight forgoes Defog for U-turn, Corviknight it should be paired with spinners like Great Tusk and Regieleki, who which can clear hazards on just the user's side while still benefitting benefiting from Corviknight's Magic Bounce. Despite its great bulk, Corviknight despises Fire- and Electric-types like Hisuian Arcanine, Red Orb users like Landorus and Raging Bolt, and Supercell Slam Regieleki, (comma) along with offensive Eternatus's Fire Blast, (comma) and Garganacl's Salt Cure, so answers to these like Arceus-Water, Eternatus, Arceus-Dragon, Arceus-Ground, Slowking-Galar, and Ho-Oh are greatly appreciated.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/clas.545372/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zastra.558636/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/slither-wing.603931/
Grammar checked by:

1/1 GP Team done