Competitive Information for Galarian Corsola [Sword/Shield]
Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Corsola-galar? 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.
MetagrossGastrodonIncineroarRillaboomTapu FiniNaganadelCrobatVikavoltMamoswineSlowking-Galar
Corsola is a spectacular Ghost-typed Pokemon. Corsola is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Corsola's only type-related weaknesses are Dark and Ghost.
Item: Eviolite
Ability: Cursed Body
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 100 Def / 156 SpD
Moveset:
- Night Shade
- Protect
- Strength Sap
- Will-O-Wisp
Double Wall Corsola-Galar (Popular/Trending)
Corsola is a remarkable Double Wall for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Corsola is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Cursed Body, if Corsola is hit by an attack there is a 30% chance that move gets disabled.
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Corsola this turn).
◆ Strength Sap is a status move (Corsola heals hp=target's attack stat. Lowers attack by 1 stage).
◆ Will-O-Wisp is a status move (burns the target).
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Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
- Astonish / Body Slam
- Liquidation
- Throat Chop
Physical Sweeper Corsola-Galar (Weak Armor)
Corsola is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Corsola's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Corsola is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Corsola it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages. Astonish was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Stomping Tantrum is a physical 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Corsola's last move failed).
◆ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Liquidation is a physical 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
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Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Surf / Scald
- Earth Power
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Corsola-Galar (Weak Armor)
Corsola is a decent Special Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Corsola's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Corsola is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Corsola it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
◆ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
◆ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Scald is a special 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Corsola-galar? 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.
MetagrossGastrodonIncineroarRillaboomTapu FiniNaganadelCrobatVikavoltMamoswineSlowking-Galar
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Astonish / Body Slam
- Liquidation
Doubles Physical Sweeper Corsola-Galar (Weak Armor)
Corsola is an outstanding Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Corsola's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Corsola is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Corsola it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages. Astonish was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ 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).
◆ Astonish is a physical STAB-boosted 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Liquidation is a physical 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Shadow Ball / Hex
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Psychic
Doubles Special Sweeper Corsola-Galar (Weak Armor)
Corsola is a decent Special Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Corsola's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Corsola is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Corsola it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
◆ Scald is a special 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hex is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Ghost-type move (power doubles if the target has a status ailment).
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Corsola-galar 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 Corsola-galar 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 Corsola-galar
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Weak armor + Item: White herb
- Ability: Weak armor + Item: Weakness policy
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Scald, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Corsola-galar's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Calm Mind
- Curse
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Meteor Beam
Most notable and possible best moves for Corsola-galar
- Destiny Bond
- Earthquake
- Head Smash
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Light Screen
- Night Shade
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Scald
- Stealth Rock
- Strength Sap
- Will-O-Wisp
Common Effort Values for Corsola-galar in Sword and Shield
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/100/0/156/0 )
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/100/0/156/0 )
- Optimize Corsola-galar's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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