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corphish
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Corphish

Ruffian Pokémon

Water

No matter how dirty the water in the river, it will adapt and thrive. It has a strong will to survive.

Base Stats

HP 43
Attack 80
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 35
Speed 35
Total 308

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Ruffian Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 11.5 kg
Base Exp 62
Growth Rate Fast Then Very Slow
Capture Rate 205
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Water1 ,Water3

Sprites

corphish Front Front
corphish Back Back
corphish Front Shiny Front Shiny
corphish Back Shiny Back Shiny
corphish Official Art Official Art
corphish Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 3.9%
Wallbreaker
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Adaptability
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 196
Def 76
Spe 236
Dragon Dance
Item
Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability
Adaptability
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 196
Def 76
Spe 236
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Adaptability
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 196
Def 76
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

Corphish is a great wallbreaker and late-game cleaner thanks to Adaptability, a great ability that boosts Corphish's STAB multiplier from 1.5 to 2. Backing up this ability, Corphish has great STAB moves in Crabhammer and priority Aqua Jet. Corphish also has access to Knock Off, a great move for a wallbreaker. Although Corphish has access to two boosting moves in Swords Dance and Dragon Dance, it faces competition as a setup sweeper from Scraggy, Fletchling, Tirtouga, and Omanyte. Corphish's flaws lie in its only decent physical bulk, fairly mediocre special bulk, and sub-par speed, albeit it's still fast enough to outspeed most walls. Lastly, Corphish struggles against prominent threats such as Chinchou, Cottonee, and Croagunk.

Most Used Moves

Aqua Jet
94.1%
Knock Off
91.3%
Waterfall
11.3%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
78.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc