What is a good competitive moveset for Corphish? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Corphish is a pretty decent Water-typed Pokemon. Corphish is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Corphish can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Corphish's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
Species: Corphish Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb Ability: Hyper Cutter Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 124 Hp / 252 Atk / 132 SpD Moveset: - Night Slash / Crunch - Waterfall - Superpower / Brick Break - Double-Edge / Return
Physical Sweeper Corphish (Hyper Cutter)
Corphish is popular Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Corphish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Hyper Cutter, prevents other pokemon from lowering Corphish's attack stat stage.
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Corphish's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Corphish? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Species: Corphish Item: Razor Fang / Life Orb Ability: Hyper Cutter Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 124 Hp / 252 Atk / 132 SpD Moveset: - Rock Slide - Night Slash / Crunch - Waterfall - Superpower / Brick Break
Doubles Physical Sweeper Corphish (Hyper Cutter)
Corphish is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Corphish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Hyper Cutter, prevents other pokemon from lowering Corphish's attack stat stage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage). ♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Corphish's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Corphish learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Corphish can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Corphish
Moves: Endure + Endeavor
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Corphish's stats
Ancient Power
Dragon Dance
Harden
Iron Defense
Metal Claw
Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Corphish
Ice Beam
Knock Off
Protect
Rest
Taunt
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Corphish in Diamond and Pearl
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