[SET]
Bulky Support/Attacker (Tornadus) @ Sharp Beak / Flying Plate
Ability: Prankster
Level: 50
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 244 HP / 116 Def / 44 SpA / 92 SpD / 12 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Bleakwind Storm
- Tailwind
- Taunt
- Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
========
- Sharp Beak Tornadus is a surprisingly threatening support Pokémon, since it can prevent opponents from playing the game with status moves and has the potential for huge damage with Bleakwind Storm. It matches up quite well into nearly every lead and has the ability to rapidly pick up KOs.
- Bleakwind Storm is its one and only attacking move, being a STAB dual-target Flying-type move that can deal huge damage to unsupported opponents and has a 30% chance to lower the speeds of opposing Pokémon. Tailwind doubles the speed of your own team for four turns, opening up oppressive offensive capabilities from partners, as well as itself. Taunt is incredibly important as it blocks the use of an opponent's status moves for three turns, denying otherwise potentially crippling plays from opposing Wide Guard, Spore, Follow Me, Trick Room, Encore, and more.
- The Sharp Beak (or, Flying Plate if so preferred: it's just a reskin of the Sharp Beak) enhances the power of the holder's Flying-type moves by 20% with no drawback - a huge benefit for this Tornadus.
- The Defense and HP investment on this Tornadus allows it to live a Behemoth Blade from +1 Zacian-Crowned Forme, at least one Heavy Slam from +1 Zamazenta-Crowned Forme, or a Surging Strikes from 252 Atk Adamant Nature Mystic Water Urshifu-Rapid-Strike; the SpD investment allows one attack from a Life Orb 252 SpA Modest Nature Calyrex-Shadow Rider. The Speed investment lets Tornadus outspeed everything that isn't Choice Scarf Miraidon or Speed Booster Energy users when Tornadus' own Tailwind is up. Everything else is dumped into Special Attack. The Speed investment also lets partner Decorate Smeargle outspeed and use Decorate on Tornadus, letting it get an immense amount of 2HKOs and OHKOs.
- Tera Dragon is an exceptional Tera for Tornadus given that it will let it live a max power Water Spout in Rain from any Kyogre, an Electro Drift from Choice Specs Modest Nature Miraidon on Electric Terrain, a Life Orb Flare Blitz from Koriadon in Sun, at least three Thunderbolt hits from Raging Bolt, a +1 Meteor Beam from Lunala, or an Overheat in Sun from Choice Scarf Chi-Yu.
Teambuilding
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- Tornadus dislikes opposing Prankster users, since a Taunt, Encore, or Thunder Wave can make Tornadus next to useless. It's also susceptible to Fake Out users, who can flinch it while its partner deals heavy damage to it.
- Tornadus is heavily checked or even outright countered by Raging Bolt, Miraidon, and Calyrex-Ice Rider; all of whom threaten OHKOs on Tornadus both in and out of Tornadus' Tera Dragon - not to mention that neither Miraidon nor Raging Bolt cares about being Taunted, for the most part.
- Tornadus absolutely appreciates Smeargle, since Smeargle can completely disrupt opponent's strategies with Fake Out, Spore, and Follow Me or just boost Tornadus with Decorate.
- Restricted Pokémon like Zamazenta-Crowned Forme, Calyrex-Shadow Rider, and Kyogre also appreciate being around Tornadus since it can let them outspeed everything with Tailwind as well as deny opposing Wide Guard for the ones with spread moves.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/chestnaughtgamings.695629
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.102/
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Bulky Support/Attacker (Tornadus) @ Sharp Beak / Flying Plate
Ability: Prankster
Level: 50
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 244 HP / 116 Def / 44 SpA / 92 SpD / 12 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Bleakwind Storm
- Tailwind
- Taunt
- Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
========
- Sharp Beak Tornadus is a surprisingly threatening support Pokémon, since it can prevent opponents from playing the game with status moves and has the potential for huge damage with Bleakwind Storm. It matches up quite well into nearly every lead and has the ability to rapidly pick up KOs.
- Bleakwind Storm is its one and only attacking move, being a STAB dual-target Flying-type move that can deal huge damage to unsupported opponents and has a 30% chance to lower the speeds of opposing Pokémon. Tailwind doubles the speed of your own team for four turns, opening up oppressive offensive capabilities from partners, as well as itself. Taunt is incredibly important as it blocks the use of an opponent's status moves for three turns, denying otherwise potentially crippling plays from opposing Wide Guard, Spore, Follow Me, Trick Room, Encore, and more.
- The Sharp Beak (or, Flying Plate if so preferred: it's just a reskin of the Sharp Beak) enhances the power of the holder's Flying-type moves by 20% with no drawback - a huge benefit for this Tornadus.
- The Defense and HP investment on this Tornadus allows it to live a Behemoth Blade from +1 Zacian-Crowned Forme, at least one Heavy Slam from +1 Zamazenta-Crowned Forme, or a Surging Strikes from 252 Atk Adamant Nature Mystic Water Urshifu-Rapid-Strike; the SpD investment allows one attack from a Life Orb 252 SpA Modest Nature Calyrex-Shadow Rider. The Speed investment lets Tornadus outspeed everything that isn't Choice Scarf Miraidon or Speed Booster Energy users when Tornadus' own Tailwind is up. Everything else is dumped into Special Attack. The Speed investment also lets partner Decorate Smeargle outspeed and use Decorate on Tornadus, letting it get an immense amount of 2HKOs and OHKOs.
- Tera Dragon is an exceptional Tera for Tornadus given that it will let it live a max power Water Spout in Rain from any Kyogre, an Electro Drift from Choice Specs Modest Nature Miraidon on Electric Terrain, a Life Orb Flare Blitz from Koriadon in Sun, at least three Thunderbolt hits from Raging Bolt, a +1 Meteor Beam from Lunala, or an Overheat in Sun from Choice Scarf Chi-Yu.
Teambuilding
=========
- Tornadus dislikes opposing Prankster users, since a Taunt, Encore, or Thunder Wave can make Tornadus next to useless. It's also susceptible to Fake Out users, who can flinch it while its partner deals heavy damage to it.
- Tornadus is heavily checked or even outright countered by Raging Bolt, Miraidon, and Calyrex-Ice Rider; all of whom threaten OHKOs on Tornadus both in and out of Tornadus' Tera Dragon - not to mention that neither Miraidon nor Raging Bolt cares about being Taunted, for the most part.
- Tornadus absolutely appreciates Smeargle, since Smeargle can completely disrupt opponent's strategies with Fake Out, Spore, and Follow Me or just boost Tornadus with Decorate.
- Restricted Pokémon like Zamazenta-Crowned Forme, Calyrex-Shadow Rider, and Kyogre also appreciate being around Tornadus since it can let them outspeed everything with Tailwind as well as deny opposing Wide Guard for the ones with spread moves.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/chestnaughtgamings.695629
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.102/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/