Is Corviknight viable in Gen 9 Champions OU?

Corviknight is ranked #2 in Gen 9 Champions OU with 45.74% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Corviknight in Gen 9 Champions OU?

Garchomp has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 42.5% of 159.86115785992732 relevant encounters. Standard error is 6.8 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Corviknight matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Champions OU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Corviknight was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Corviknight counters

Gen 9 Champions OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0823 Corviknight

FlyingSteel

USAGE 45.7% #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 98.2% Defog 92.3% U-turn 81.3% Brave Bird 57.6% Body Press 47.8% Iron Defense 14.6% Iron Head 3.0% Bulk Up 2.3%

Items

Leftovers 47.5% Sitrus Berry 26.8% Occa Berry 19.0% Mental Herb 2.0% Wacan Berry 0.9% nothing 0.8% Sharp Beak 0.8% Lum Berry 0.7%

Abilities

Pressure85.2%Mirror Armor10.8%Unnerve4.1%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

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Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Garchomp

DragonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

159.861

15.4

42.5% Standard error 6.75 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Samurott-Hisui

WaterDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

83.549

2.1

38.5% Standard error 9.10 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Black Glasses Sharpness Samurott-Hisui Ceaseless Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Corviknight: 178-210 (44.5 - 52.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Rotom-Wash

ElectricWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.13

1.9

41.2% Standard error 9.82 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Rotom-Wash Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Corviknight: 222-264 (55.5 - 66%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Corviknight

FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

110.355

0.7

30.7% Standard error 7.51 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Slowking-Galar

PoisonPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

76.641

-4.3

31.5% Standard error 8.94 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Slowking-Galar Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Corviknight: 154-182 (38.5 - 45.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Dragalge-Mega

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.156

-15.1

19.0% Standard error 8.53 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Dragalge-Mega Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Corviknight: 120-142 (30 - 35.5%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Ranked #2 with 45.74% usage. Sorted by conservative score.