Competitive Information for Corphish [Sword/Shield]
Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Corphish? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Corphish is a notable 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.
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 124 Hp / 252 Atk / 132 SpD
Moveset:
- Crabhammer / Waterfall
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Superpower / Brick Break
- Knock Off / Night Slash
Physical Sweeper Corphish (Adaptability)
Corphish is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Corphish recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Adaptability, Corphish's same-type attack bonus (stab) is 2 instead of 1.5. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Corphish's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ 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, unless the target is immune).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Corphish? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 124 Hp / 252 Atk / 132 SpD
Moveset:
- Crabhammer / Waterfall
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Superpower / Brick Break
Doubles Physical Sweeper Corphish (Adaptability)
Corphish is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Corphish recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Adaptability, Corphish's same-type attack bonus (stab) is 2 instead of 1.5. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Corphish's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ 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, unless 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Corphish can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS 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
- Move: Double Hit + Item: King's Rock
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Aqua Jet
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Scald
Moves that boost Corphish's stats
- Ancient Power
- Dragon Dance
- Harden
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Corphish
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Corphish in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Corphish's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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