SM OU Next Best Thing Season 2, Week 27: Thundrus-Therian

Week 27: Thundurus-Therian
:sm/thundurus-therian:

Your goal this week is to post creative and viable movesets for Thundurus-therian that are NOT listed as sample sets in its SmogDex entry. You have 7 days from now to post sets, after which the voting phase will begin.
Deadline: 26th July 2025 11:30PM, GMT + 5:30.
 
Thundurus-Therian @ Iapapa Berry
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Substitute
- Toxic
- U-turn
- Knock Off

Utility thundurusT
Toxic check every counter of Thundurus ( Latios/Latias , gastrodon, bulu spdef etc... except Mega Venusaur )

Knock off deal with chansey , magearna and can also work for gliscor .Moreover it check all the passive pokemon that uses leftos, black sludge, berry etc.

Uturn for pivoting on ground type that check thundurusT or scarf user like landoT +uturn with a Jolly nature allow to 2hko Mega zam and pressure him
 
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Thundurus-Therian (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- U-turn
- Knock Off
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Thunderbolt

think it as torn t, knock off support, u-turn but unlike torn, has solid breaking power with bolt beam and an electric immunity
 
Thundurus-Therian (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 30 Atk
- Discharge
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Focus Blast

Choice Scarf Thundurus-T for a fast option able to punish weakened teams with base 145 SpA Discharges, or as a surprise answer to targets like Garchomp with Hidden Power Ice, which would otherwise outspeed and kill with Z-Stone Edge. Volt Switch will be the preferred option throughout the game to build up damage and keep momentum, but bear in mind Stealth Rocks eat this set alive. You can potentially drop Focus Blast for an emergency Defog support, but Thundy really wants that coverage when things like Heatran are running around.
 
Submissions for Week 27 are now closed. The voting phase has now begun.

The submissions are:
1. Utility by Leroux_Carnage
2. U Turn + Knock Off by tpfire
3. Choice Scarf by clematis

Deadline: 7th August 2025, 11:30PM GMT + 5;30
 
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