Competitive Information for Corviknight [Sword/Shield]
Flying / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Corviknight? 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.
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Corviknight is a stupendous Flying and Steel-typed Pokemon. It's a frequent sight to see Corviknight out in the 8th generation battlefield. Corviknight can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Corviknight's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Fire.
Item: Leftovers / Weakness Policy
Ability: Mirror Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 28 Hp / 220 Atk / 4 Def / 44 SpD / 212 Spe
Moveset:
- Iron Head
- Bulk Up / Body Press
- Iron Defense
- Roost / Brave Bird
Physical Sweeper Corviknight (Popular/Trending)
Corviknight is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Corviknight last longer regaining it's HP every turn. Weakness Policy activates if Corviknight 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 Mirror Armor, if Corviknight's stat stages would be lowered the attacker's are lowered instead.
◆ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Corviknight's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Corviknight's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
◆ Iron Defense is a status move (raises your Corviknight's defense by 2 stages).
◆ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. Flying-type removed until turn ends).
◆ Brave Bird is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
- Body Slam / Retaliate
- Body Press / Revenge
Physical Sweeper Corviknight (Pressure)
Corviknight is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Corviknight's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Corviknight recover from the recoil damage it may take from Brave Bird. With Pressure, if Corviknight is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Steel Wing is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Corviknight's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Retaliate is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if an ally fainted last turn).
◆ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Corviknight's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
◆ Revenge is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (power doubles if Corviknight is damaged by the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Corviknight? 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.
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Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
- Body Slam / Retaliate
- Body Press / Revenge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Corviknight (Pressure)
Corviknight is an interesting Physical Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Corviknight's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. The Shell Bell item option is to help Corviknight recover from the recoil damage it may take from Brave Bird. With Pressure, if Corviknight is the target of a foe's move that move loses one additional pp.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Steel Wing is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Corviknight's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Retaliate is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if an ally fainted last turn).
◆ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Corviknight's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
◆ Revenge is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (power doubles if Corviknight is damaged by the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Corviknight learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Corviknight 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 Corviknight
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Moves: Body Press + Bulk Up
- Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
- Moves: Body Press + Steel Wing
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
Moves that boost Corviknight's stats
- Agility
- Bulk Up
- Hone Claws
- Iron Defense
- Nasty Plot
- Steel Wing
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Corviknight
- Body Press
- Brave Bird
- Bulk Up
- Iron Defense
- Iron Head
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Tailwind
- Taunt
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Corviknight in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 28/220/4/0/44/212 )
- Impish Nature ( 204/12/36/0/252/4 )
- Optimize Corviknight's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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