
[SET]
Nasty Plot (Thundurus) (M) @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Thunderbolt
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power Ice / Psychic
[SET COMMENTS]
Thundurus is a good setup sweeper and wallbreaker on offensive teams thanks to its great Special Attack and good offensive movepool, which can make it threatening even after one boost. It can be used over Thundurus-T due to its higher Speed, outspeeding foes like Iron Moth, Keldeo, and Enamorus. Thunderbolt helps against the plethora of bulky Water- and Flying-types, 2HKOing Celesteela, Tapu Fini, and Slowbro. It can also threaten 2HKOs on bulky foes like Magic Guard Clefable and Mega Sableye at +2. Focus Blast helps against the tier's numerous Dark- and Steel-types, OHKOing Tyranitar and offensive Iron Treads and having good odds to OHKO Hydreigon and Mega Tyranitar after Stealth Rock, and it can 2HKO foes like defensive Iron Treads and Excadrill. Hidden Power Ice hits Dragon-types that resist Thunderbolt, 2HKOing Latios, Mega Altaria, and unboosted Mega Latias at +2, its also more spammable against Grass-types than Focus Blast and can hit Pokemon like Amoonguss super effectively. Psychic is an alternative that helps against Poison- and Fighting-types, 2HKOing foes like Choice Band Iron Hands, Amoonguss, and Buzzwole. Fightinium Z can provide Thundurus a way to OHKO targets like Mega Tyranitar, help break through neutral targets like Gastrodon, and bypass Focus Blast's accuracy. Thundurus can have a hard time breaking through specially defensive Pokemon, notably Mega Latias, which can set up on it even if Thundurus uses Nasty Plot, as well as Tapu Bulu and Mega Venusaur when lacking Hidden Power Ice or Psychic; it pairs well with other offensive Pokemon like Hydreigon, Cinderace, and Ceruledge that can threaten these foes. In return, Thundurus can help to deal with their checks like bulky Scizor, Tapu Fini, and Iron Hands. Thundurus can pair well with pivots like Meowscarada and Cinderace, which can bring it in against Water- and Flying-types it threatens like Tapu Fini, Skarmory, and Celesteela as well as help against Pokemon that wall it like Mega Latias and Mega Venusaur. Due to Thundurus's Stealth Rock weakness that can make it harder for it sweep, hazard removers like Tapu Fini, Excadrill, and Iron Treads make for good teammates. Thundurus can also pair well with entry hazard setters like Ting-Lu, Mega Tyranitar, and Skarmory, which can help it to guarantee an OHKO on foes like Hydreigon and Tyranitar. In return, Thundurus can threaten out common hazard removal options like Tapu Fini, Excadrill, and Iron Treads, and it can even set up on some of them like Tapu Fini. Thundurus is very prone to getting revenge killed by faster foes like Mega Aerodactyl, Cinderace, and Choice Scarf Galarian Zapdos, so it pairs well with bulky partners like Slowbro, Tapu Fini, and Clefable.
[CREDITS]
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