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**Tobes** · May 28th, 2012, 6:13:27 PM

Tornadus @ Life Orb
Prankster
Modest 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
- Tailwind
- Hurricane
- Focus Blast
- Taunt / Grass Knot

Tornadus's Prankster Tailwind gives it an interesting niche in Ubers, allowing it to reverse a sweep against pretty much anything except Swords Dance ExtremeSpeed sweepers. Slow, heavy hitters like Choice Specs Kyogre (a very recommened partner since this set needs Drizzle support already anyway) are absurdly deadly when their Speed is doubled, as the opponent now has to contend with switching into monstrously powerful attacks without being able to outspeed and revenge kill the threat. Mixed Dialga is another recommened partner due to its resistances to the most common forms of Ubers priority.

Tornadus is itself no slouch offensively, oddly enough. Modest LO Hurricane 2HKOes a surprising amount of the metagame with Stealth Rock support. Timid generally isn't needed due to the odd Ubers Speed tiers; most things faster than Modest Tornadus are also faster than Timid Tornadus, with the exception of Palkia, who is, for the most part, usually a Choice Scarfer anyway. Focus Blast covers Dialga, etc and provides excellent coverage alongside Hurricane. Taunt shuts down attempts to set up from the likes of Darkrai, Rayquaza, etc. Grass Knot on the other hand absolutely pulverizes Groudon, who would otherwise be able to render Hurricane mostly useless with Drought. Likewise, Hidden Power Ice can be used to deal with Rayquaza.

May 28th, 2012, 6:13:27 PM	#21
Tobes Woo-hoo, woo-hoo-hoo, woo-hoo-hoo-woo-hoo-hoo-hoo! Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,252 GONER	Tornadus @ Life Orb Prankster Modest 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe - Tailwind - Hurricane - Focus Blast - Taunt / Grass Knot Tornadus's Prankster Tailwind gives it an interesting niche in Ubers, allowing it to reverse a sweep against pretty much anything except Swords Dance ExtremeSpeed sweepers. Slow, heavy hitters like Choice Specs Kyogre (a very recommened partner since this set needs Drizzle support already anyway) are absurdly deadly when their Speed is doubled, as the opponent now has to contend with switching into monstrously powerful attacks without being able to outspeed and revenge kill the threat. Mixed Dialga is another recommened partner due to its resistances to the most common forms of Ubers priority. Tornadus is itself no slouch offensively, oddly enough. Modest LO Hurricane 2HKOes a surprising amount of the metagame with Stealth Rock support. Timid generally isn't needed due to the odd Ubers Speed tiers; most things faster than Modest Tornadus are also faster than Timid Tornadus, with the exception of Palkia, who is, for the most part, usually a Choice Scarfer anyway. Focus Blast covers Dialga, etc and provides excellent coverage alongside Hurricane. Taunt shuts down attempts to set up from the likes of Darkrai, Rayquaza, etc. Grass Knot on the other hand absolutely pulverizes Groudon, who would otherwise be able to render Hurricane mostly useless with Drought. Likewise, Hidden Power Ice can be used to deal with Rayquaza. __________________ Last edited by Tobes; May 28th, 2012 at 7:01:38 PM.