Is Corviknight viable in Gen 9 Champions OU?

Corviknight is ranked #2 in Gen 9 Champions OU with 37.15% usage according to Smogon Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 data.

What beats Corviknight in Gen 9 Champions OU?

The best counter for Corviknight in Gen 9 Champions OU is Dragapult with a 83.8% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Corviknight include Dragapult, Garchomp, Samurott-Hisui, Kingambit, Corviknight.

What is the best counter for Corviknight in Gen 9 Champions OU?

Dragapult is the best counter for Corviknight in Gen 9 Champions OU, KOing or forcing it out in 83.8% of their encounters.

Corviknight counters

Gen 9 Champions OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

#0823 Corviknight

FlyingSteel

USAGE 37.1% #2

ABILITYPressure

BASE STATS

HP 98

ATK 87

DEF 105

SPA 53

SPD 85

SPE 67

BST495

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FireElectric

½×

NormalFlyingPsychicDragonSteelFairy

¼×

GrassBug

0×

PoisonGround

Moves

Roost 99.0% Defog 91.9% U-turn 77.9% Body Press 56.3% Brave Bird 47.8% Iron Defense 19.2% Iron Head 3.7% Bulk Up 2.0%

Items

Leftovers 48.8% Sitrus Berry 33.1% Occa Berry 8.4% Bright Powder 2.1% Mental Herb 1.9% Wacan Berry 1.1% Lum Berry 0.9% Sharp Beak 0.9%

Abilities

Pressure91.2%Mirror Armor6.9%Unnerve1.8%

Tera Types

Flying 0.0% Dragon 0.0%

Common Teammates

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Dragapult

DragonGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK

32.37

83.8% dies 6.48%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Spell Tag Dragapult Phantom Force vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Corviknight: 177-208 (44.2 - 52%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Dragapult counters → Teams with Dragapult →

Garchomp

DragonGround SOFT CHECK

59.486

44.3% dies 6.44%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Garchomp Fire Fang vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Corviknight: 150-178 (37.5 - 44.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Garchomp counters → Teams with Garchomp →

Samurott-Hisui

WaterDark SOFT CHECK

23.728

37.5% dies 9.94%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sharpness Samurott-Hisui Razor Shell vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Corviknight: 169-201 (42.2 - 50.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Samurott-Hisui counters → Teams with Samurott-Hisui →

Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK

28.213

36.8% dies 9.08%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Black Glasses Kingambit Kowtow Cleave vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Corviknight: 181-214 (45.2 - 53.5%) -- 1.2% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Kingambit counters → Teams with Kingambit →

Corviknight

FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK

32.644

34.2% dies 8.31%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Corviknight Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Corviknight: 78-93 (19.5 - 23.2%) -- possible 6HKO

View Corviknight counters → Teams with Corviknight →

Excadrill

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK

20.281

18.4% dies 8.60%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Excadrill Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Corviknight: 89-105 (22.2 - 26.2%) -- possible 5HKO

View Excadrill counters → Teams with Excadrill →

Ranked #2 with 37.15% usage. Sorted by reliability score.