Project SV OU - Victim of the Week (Week 70: Calm Mind Enamorus-I)

COUNTER:

:pecharunt:
Pecharunt @ Leftovers
Ability: Poison Puppeteer
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Recover
- Malignant Chain
- Shadow Ball

Pecharunt takes minimal damage from Crunch, and it can NP in Zam's face to ensure the 2HKO. Recover is too regain any lost health.

Calcs:
- 0 Atk Zamazenta Crunch vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Pecharunt: 70-84 (18.4 - 22.1%) -- possible 6HKO after Leftovers recovery
- +2 0 SpA Pecharunt Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Tera Steel Zamazenta: 138-163 (35.5 - 42%) -- 87.1% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
- +4 0 SpA Pecharunt Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Tera Steel Zamazenta: 205-243 (52.8 - 62.6%) -- 99.6% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
- +6 0 SpA Pecharunt Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Tera Steel Zamazenta: 274-324 (70.6 - 83.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
 
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:SV/Gholdengo:
Gholdengo @ Air Balloon
Ability: Good as Gold
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 196 Def / 60 Spe
Bold Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Shadow Ball
- Recover
- Make It Rain

Good old walling Zamazenta who packed the wrong EVs. You'll probably get a Defense drop from Crunch in the process, but that shouldn't stop you from setting up and eventually OHKOing.

0 Atk Zamazenta Crunch vs. 252 HP / 196+ Def Gholdengo: 106-126 (28 - 33.3%) -- 0.1% chance to 3HKO
0 Atk Zamazenta Crunch vs. -1 252 HP / 196+ Def Gholdengo: 158-188 (41.7 - 49.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
+4 0 SpA Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zamazenta: 439-517 (113.1 - 133.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+6 0 SpA Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Tera Steel Zamazenta: 390-460 (100.5 - 118.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
0 SpA Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zamazenta: 99-117 (25.5 - 30.1%) -- 0.2% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery
 
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:sv/Thundurus-Therian:
Thundurus-Therian @ Choice Specs
Modest Nature
Tera Type: Flying
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Volt Switch
- Tera Blast
- Thunderbolt / Wildbolt Storm
- Grass Knot

Thanks to resisting Zamazenta's monstrous Body Presses, Thundurus can stay on the field longer and check this week's victim.
252+ SpA Choice Specs Thundurus-Therian Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zamazenta: 232-274 (59.7 - 70.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ SpA Choice Specs Thundurus-Therian Volt Switch vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zamazenta: 181-214 (46.6 - 55.1%) -- 14.1% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ SpA Choice Specs Tera Flying Thundurus-Therian Tera Blast (80 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zamazenta: 552-652 (142.2 - 168%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Thunderbolt is the recommended move here, but Volt Switch can be used as pivoting move against a weakened Zamazenta, Tera Flying Blast cam be used against Zamazents if they already burnt their Tera. And Wildbolt Storm is not needed here because Thunderbolt does the job and I don't want unneeded misses.
+1 88 Def Zamazenta Body Press vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Thundurus-Therian: 105-124 (35.1 - 41.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
0 Atk Zamazenta Crunch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Thundurus-Therian: 90-107 (30.1 - 35.7%) -- 36.6% chance to 3HKO
Is Thundurus the most optimal check? Probably not. But is it fun to mess with that Sp. Atk stat of 145? Absolutely.

Counter:
:sv/skeledirge:
Skeledirge @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Calm Nature
Tera Type: Fairy
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
- Torch Song
- Hex
- Slack Off
- Will-O-Wisp

While not being used as much as the other Unaware mons, Skeledirge is a force to be reckoned with for many physical threats thanks to Will-O-Wisp. Zamazenta is nothing different.

The safest play here is to take the Crunch, click Slack Off and follow with a Will-O-Wisp

0 Atk Zamazenta Crunch vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Skeledirge: 136-160 (33 - 38.8%) -- 99.5% chance to 3HKO
0 Atk burned Zamazenta Crunch vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Skeledirge: 68-80 (16.5 - 19.4%) -- possible 6HKO
Skeledirge: 8-10 (1.9 - 2.4%) -- possibly the worst move ever
0 SpA Skeledirge Torch Song vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zamazenta: 84-99 (21.6 - 25.5%) -- 0.3% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery and burn damage
+1 0 SpA Skeledirge Torch Song vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zamazenta: 126-148 (32.4 - 38.1%) -- 97.8% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery and burn damage
+1 0 SpA Skeledirge Hex (130 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zamazenta: 202-238 (52 - 61.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery and burn damage

So Skeledirge only has to click 5 moves before Zamazenta falls. And I hope for the dog that it doesn't find out that it lost to a Specially Defensive Skeledirge set.
 
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:sv/raging bolt:
Raging Bolt @ Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 64 HP / 28 Def / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 20 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Thunderclap
- Dragon Pulse
- Thunderbolt
Raging Bolt is a check to Zamazenta. With impressive bulk, bolt is able to always ko zama with two thunderbolts into a thunderclap, though there is a big chance that the two thunderbolts straight up ko zama, while zama is not able to do above 50% per body press hit. Tera fairy can completely nuetralise a zama, allowing bolt to set up on it if you want to.
Calcs:
+1 88 Def Zamazenta Body Press vs. 64 HP / 28 Def Raging Bolt: 166-196 (40.7 - 48.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252+ SpA Protosynthesis Raging Bolt Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zamazenta: 195-229 (50.2 - 59%) -- 76.6% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ SpA Protosynthesis Raging Bolt Thunderclap vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zamazenta: 151-178 (38.9 - 45.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
0 Atk Tera Steel Zamazenta Heavy Slam (40 BP) vs. 64 HP / 28 Def Tera Fairy Raging Bolt: 108-128 (26.5 - 31.4%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

Counter:
:sv/quagsire:
Quagsire @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Recover
- Stealth Rock/Spikes
Quagsire is a counter to zama. The 'cooler' version of dondozo, quagsire does not care about how defense boosts zama has acquired, it won't do much damage to quag. From this entry point, quagsire can toxic zama, putting it on a timer. If zama tries to tera steel on the toxic, then its just making itself weak to quagsire's earthquake instead, which will now 3hit ko zama. Quagsire can in the meantime while stalling zama out as it wittles away from toxic damage, with recover used every so often of course, set up hazards, either stealth rocks or spikes. Tera poison allows quagsire to wall zama even further, as its now at worst, 8hit ko'd by heavy slam.
Calcs:
+1 88 Def Zamazenta Body Press vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Unaware Quagsire: 84-100 (21.3 - 25.3%) -- possible 5HKO after Leftovers recovery
4 Atk Unaware Quagsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 88 Def Zamazenta: 78-93 (20.1 - 23.9%) -- possible 6HKO after Leftovers recovery
4 Atk Unaware Quagsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 88 Def Tera Steel Zamazenta: 156-186 (40.2 - 47.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
+1 88 Def Zamazenta Body Press vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Unaware Tera Poison Quagsire: 42-50 (10.6 - 12.6%) -- possibly the worst move ever
0 Atk Tera Steel Zamazenta Heavy Slam (60 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tera Poison Quagsire: 61-73 (15.4 - 18.5%) -- possible 8HKO after Leftovers recovery
 
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:SV/Dragapult:
Dragapult @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Level: 100
Naive Nature
Tera Type: Fairy
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 76 Atk / 180 SpA / 252 Spe
- Dragon Darts
- Hex
- U-turn
- Will-O-Wisp

Dragapult outspeeds and burns. After that?

180 SpA Dragapult Hex (130 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zamazenta: 148-175 (38.1 - 45.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery and burn damage
0 Atk burned Zamazenta Crunch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Dragapult: 85-101 (26.8 - 31.8%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

Dragapult cleanly 3kos, so Zamazenta loses because it can't.

Counter:

:SV/moltres:

Moltres @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Level: 100
Bold Nature
Tera Type: Fairy
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 248 HP / 248 Def / 12 Spe
- Flamethrower
- U-turn
- Roost
- Will-O-Wisp

Moltres walls even a fully boosted body press and threatens to cripple with a burn Thanks to Flame Body and Will-o-Wisp:

+6 88 Def Zamazenta Body Press vs. 248 HP / 248+ Def Moltres: 162-191 (42.2 - 49.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

After burn, Zamazenta is completely non-threatening and Moltres can kill at it's leisure:

+6 88 Def burned Zamazenta Body Press vs. 248 HP / 248+ Def Moltres: 81-95 (21.1 - 24.8%) -- guaranteed 5HKO
0 SpA Moltres Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zamazenta: 105-124 (27 - 31.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery and burn damage

And that's what happens if you somehow let Zamazenta boost up to max before switching in. If it's just a regular switch-in, Zamazenta is even more trouble:

+3 88 Def Zamazenta Body Press vs. 248 HP / 248+ Def Moltres: 102-120 (26.6 - 31.3%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
 
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COUNTER:
:sv/okidogi:

Okidogi @ Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Guard Dog
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 240 SpD / 16 Spe
Careful Nature
- Knock Off
- Drain Punch
- Bulk Up
- Poison Jab

Bulk Up Okidogi is an excellent counter to Zamazenta that's been seeing a fair bit of success recently; it resists Body Press and Crunch, it's naturally heavy so it takes very little from Heavy Slam, it can switch directly into an Iron Defense since it takes well below 50% from even a +3 Body Press and can reliably heal with Leftovers+Drain Punch while boosting up alongside Zama, and can even turn the tables on it with Tera Ghost, making Zamazenta scared shitless of it since Crunch doesn't even reliably 3HKO after Leftovers recovery and Zama has to rely on a lot of hax to even have a chance of breaking through Okidogi. Toxic Chain is technically better to beat this Zamazenta set, but Guard Dog's why this mon is ranked in OU and in the event that you're up against a version that runs Roar>Heavy Slam you wall that set even harder. You can even go for a ton of PhysDef investment to make sure Zama feels extra useless into it.
 
:sv/sinistcha:
Sinistcha @ Leftovers
Ability: Heatproof
EVs: 252 HP / 160 Def / 96 Spe
Tera Type: Poison
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Matcha Gotcha
- Shadow Ball
- Strength Sap

Sinistcha is a counter. It's immune to Body Press, and barring lucky Defense drops, Crunch and Heavy Slam don't do much on their own either. From there, Sinistcha can set up, using Strength Sap to keep itself alive and lower Zamazenta's damage output even further, eventually reaching a point where either STAB move (or just Shadow Ball if Zamazenta has Tera'd) can threaten a KO. The possibility of a random Matcha Gotcha burn is also nice.
 
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Tera-Fairy Garganacl
:sv/garganacl:
Garganacl @ Leftovers
Level: 100
Careful Nature
Tera Type: Fairy
Ability: Purifying Salt
EVs: 252 HP / 52 Def / 204 SpD
- Salt Cure
- Recover
- Protect
- Curse

Gargancl countering a body press, iron defense mon. no way you say. Well with tera-fairy any set for garg will be able to live a +6 body press and it will do less then recover.
This is a check not a counter. as you need to get in safely and tera-fairy. then you salt cure. and then big stall will hijack your opponents computer and the very very very slow salt cure chip will outdamage leftovers, and with recover, protect and leftovers, you will wait until zamazenta slowly dies to salt cure.
Curse is not necessary, but with it you will use the many turns it takes to kill zamazenta to get to +6.

+1 88 Def Zamazenta Body Press vs. 252 HP / 52 Def Tera Fairy Garganacl: 60-71 (14.8 - 17.5%) -- possible 9HKO after Leftovers recovery
+6 88 Def Zamazenta Body Press vs. 252 HP / 52 Def Tera Fairy Garganacl: 160-189 (39.6 - 46.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

salt cure does 1/8, lefties heals 1/16. this means you will kill in 16 turns. turn 1, salt cure, then keep interchanging curses and recover when you are low on hp.
 
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chuggachuggachooo said:
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Tera-Fairy Garganacl
:sv/garganacl:
Garganacl @ Leftovers
Level: 100
Careful Nature
Tera Type: Fairy
Ability: Purifying Salt
EVs: 252 HP / 52 Def / 204 SpD
- Salt Cure
- Recover
- Protect
- Curse

Gargancl countering a body press, iron defense mon. no way you say. Well with tera-fairy any set for garg will be able to live a +6 body press and it will do less then recover.
This is a check not a counter. as you need to get in safely and tera-fairy. then you salt cure. and then big stall will hijack your opponents computer and the very very very slow salt cure chip will outdamage leftovers, and with recover, protect and leftovers, you will wait until zamazenta slowly dies to salt cure.
Curse is not necessary, but with it you will use the many turns it takes to kill zamazenta to get to +6.

+1 88 Def Zamazenta Body Press vs. 252 HP / 52 Def Tera Fairy Garganacl: 60-71 (14.8 - 17.5%) -- possible 9HKO after Leftovers recovery
+6 88 Def Zamazenta Body Press vs. 252 HP / 52 Def Tera Fairy Garganacl: 160-189 (39.6 - 46.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

salt cure does 1/8, lefties heals 1/16. this means you will kill in 16 turns. turn 1, salt cure, then keep interchanging curses and recover when you are low on hp.

Counter
:sv/pecharunt:
Pecharunt @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Level: 100
Timid Nature
Tera Type: Water
Ability: Poison Puppeteer
EVs: 48 HP / 208 SpA / 252 Spe
- Malignant Chain
- Hex
- Recover
- Nasty Plot

with incredible physical bulk and ghost typing. Pecharunt is easily able to take on zamazenta as body press will always have no effect. and the damage from crunch/heavy slam can be healed back from recover. While pecharunt can boost up with nasty plots and malignant chain. slowly widling zamazenta down, if zamazenta decides to tera-steel, heavy slam will still do less then recover will heal.

0 Atk Zamazenta Crunch vs. 48 HP / 0 Def Pecharunt: 90-108 (27.3 - 32.8%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
0 Atk Tera Steel Zamazenta Heavy Slam (120 BP) vs. 48 HP / 0 Def Pecharunt: 102-120 (31 - 36.4%) -- 57.9% chance to 3HKO

+2 208 SpA Pecharunt Hex (65 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Tera Steel Zamazenta: 139-165 (35.8 - 42.5%) -- 92.3% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
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I thought I did Pecharunt though. Unless you can have more than one pokemon
 
Thanks for the submissions & votes everyone! This week's winners are...

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:Dragapult: by correcthorse666

Counters
:Pecharunt: by Hittite Jumpscare
:Skeledirge: by Unmasked
Bulk Up :Okidogi: by Dreadfury​

Congratulations, your sets will be added to our Hall of Fame! This week, our threat is a former OU titan that fell from grace in generation 9, but has still found a small place in SV with the talents it never lost; though maybe a niche choice in our current metagame, one of my personal favourite picks for a fun time in the tier right now is Choice Specs Tornadus-T!

:sv/Tornadus_Therian:
Tornadus-Therian @ Choice Specs
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 16 HP / 252 SpA / 240 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- Focus Blast / Knock Off
- U-turn

With a Choice Specs on and an additional boost from Tera Flying, Tornadus-T can feel impossible to switch into with devastating Hurricanes that rip through even Flying-type resistances with ease. Heat Wave shreds the few Steel-types that can stand up to it, while Focus Blast deals even more damage to Steel- and Rock-types that could otherwise handle its coverage at the expense of accuracy. Alternatively, Knock Off can be used as a utility option that makes it even harder to answer in practice than on paper, softening up answers that need to switch into it repeatedly because of Regenerator enhancing Tornadus-T's natural longevity. Finally, U-Turn lets Tornadus-T pivot in and out of the field with ease, taking advantage of its great Speed stat to threaten out slower foes and gain momentum on a predicted switch. Can anything take on this force of nature?

Submissions are open until Saturday, August 10th at 11:59PM EST
You may submit up to 1 check and 1 counter!​
 
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:sv/glimmora:
Glimmora @ Power Herb
Ability: Toxic Debris
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Meteor Beam
- Sludge Wave
- Earth Power
- Dazzling Gleam

Free switch. Press the funny Meteor Beam button. Win. If they Knock Off you still win with Meteor Bean as it’s a 4HKO and you get free Toxic Spikes. Not a Counter since Hurricane can 2HKO.

+1 252 SpA Glimmora Meteor Beam vs. 16 HP / 0 SpD Tornadus-Therian: 644-758 (212.5 - 250.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252 SpA Choice Specs Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Glimmora: 141-167 (45.9 - 54.3%) -- 54.7% chance to 2HKO

0- Atk Tornadus-Therian Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Glimmora: 68-81 (22.1 - 26.3%) -- 13.2% chance to 4HKO
 
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:sv/weavile:
Weavile @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Ice
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Triple Axel
- Knock Off
- Ice Shard
- Swords Dance

Weavile outspeeds and OHKOs.

252 Atk Weavile Triple Axel (120 BP) (3 hits) vs. 16 HP / 0 Def Tornadus-Therian: 454-538 (149.8 - 177.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO


Counter

:sv/raging-bolt:
Raging Bolt @ Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 20 Atk
- Thunderclap
- Dragon Pulse
- Thunderbolt
- Calm Mind

Raging Bolt resists Hurricane and is not weak to any of Tornadus's coverage, and it has substantial bulk, allowing it to easily avoid a 2HKO. It can OHKO in return with either Thunderclap or Thunderbolt. Also, since it's holding Booster Energy, it doesn't care about Knock Off.

252 SpA Choice Specs Tornadus-Therian Focus Blast vs. 0 HP / 252 SpD Raging Bolt: 148-175 (37.8 - 44.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

252+ SpA Protosynthesis Raging Bolt Thunderclap vs. 16 HP / 0 SpD Tornadus-Therian: 372-440 (122.7 - 145.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Protosynthesis Raging Bolt Thunderbolt vs. 16 HP / 0 SpD Tornadus-Therian: 476-564 (157 - 186.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
Counter

Brambleghast @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Wind Rider
Tera Type: Irrelevant, could go Flying to dodge Spikes and Tspikes.
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Power Whip
- Strength Sap
- Poltergeist
- Rapid Spin

0- Atk Tornadus-Therian Knock Off vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Brambleghast: 78-92 (24.8 - 29.2%) -- 99.9% chance to 4HKO (Post knocked, although even when boots get knocked it doesn't do too much.)

0- Atk Tornadus-Therian U-turn vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Brambleghast: 41-49 (13 - 15.6%) -- possible 7HKO

All other moves do 0% because of Wind Rider and give Brambleghast an Attack boost. Strength Sap gives great healing even against low attack mons thanks to its low HP stat, although it is shut down by Gholdengo. Power Whip and Rapid Spin don't matter in Brambleghast functioning against Tornadus.
 
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:SV/Meowscarada:
Meowscarada @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Protean
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Flower Trick
- Triple Axel
- U-turn

Even Boots Pivot Meows outspeeds and OHKOes this Torn-T. Imagine any other Meows set with Triple Axel.

252 Atk Protean Meowscarada Triple Axel (120 BP) (3 hits) vs. 16 HP / 0 Def Tornadus-Therian: 424-506 (139.9 - 166.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
(252 Atk Protean Meowscarada Triple Axel (60 BP) (2 hits) vs. 16 HP / 0 Def Tornadus-Therian: 212-254 (69.9 - 83.8%) -- approx. 2HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Meowscarada: 638-752 (217.7 - 256.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
0- Atk Tornadus-Therian U-turn vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Meowscarada: 244-288 (83.2 - 98.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO)

Counter

:SV/Blissey:
Blissey (F) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Natural Cure
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Seismic Toss
- Calm Mind
- Soft-Boiled
- Stealth Rock

Not even Specs Focus Blast is enough to 2HKO Blissey. Seismic Toss is enough to KO Torn-T.

252 SpA Choice Specs Tornadus-Therian Focus Blast vs. 4 HP / 252+ SpD Blissey: 204-240 (31.2 - 36.8%) -- 73.7% chance to 3HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Tera Flying Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 4 HP / 252+ SpD Blissey: 188-222 (28.8 - 34%) -- 1.3% chance to 3HKO
0- Atk Tornadus-Therian Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 4 HP / 252 Def Blissey: 124-147 (19 - 22.5%) -- possible 5HKO
Blissey Seismic Toss vs. 16 HP Tornadus-Therian: 100-100 (33 - 33%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
 
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:iron-hands:
Iron Hands @ Assault Vest
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Thunder Punch
- Ice Punch
- Drain Punch
- Volt Switch

Can ohko with Thunder Punch after tanking one STAB tera flying specs hurricane.

252 SpA Choice Specs Tera Flying Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Assault Vest Iron Hands: 290-342 (56.7 - 66.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Iron Hands Thunder Punch vs. 16 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Tornadus-Therian: 342-404 (112.8 - 133.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Counter:

:clodsire:
Clodsire @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Unaware
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Earthquake
- Recover
- Poison Jab/Toxic
- Amnesia

It can tank one STAB tera flying specs hurricane decently well, tera, then just recover and use amnesia. Poison Jab and Toxic can be used interchangeably.
If they try predicting you would tera and use heat wave, just don't tera afterwards.

252 SpA Choice Specs Tera Flying Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 230-272 (49.6 - 58.7%) -- 98.8% chance to 2HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Tera Flying Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD Tera Steel Clodsire: 115-136 (24.8 - 29.3%) -- 99.9% chance to 4HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Tera Flying Tornadus-Therian Heat Wave vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 100-118 (21.5 - 25.4%) -- 0.3% chance to 4HKO
0- Atk Tera Flying Tornadus-Therian Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 248 HP / 8 Def Clodsire: 94-111 (20.3 - 23.9%) -- guaranteed 5HKO
0- Atk Tera Flying Tornadus-Therian U-turn vs. 248 HP / 8 Def Clodsire: 34-40 (7.3 - 8.6%) -- possibly the worst move ever

0 Atk Clodsire Poison Jab vs. 16 HP / 0 Def Tera Flying Tornadus-Therian: 82-97 (27 - 32%) -- guaranteed 4HKO
 
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:sv/sandy-shocks:
Sandy Shocks @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Timid Nature
Tera Type: Ground
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Earth Power / Power Gem
- Thunderbolt
- Spikes
It's double paradox time!
Sandy Shocks is quite well known in UU. It has the highest Sp. Atk of all ground types available in gen 9 (only being surpassed by Bloodmoon Ursaluna), access to entry hazards, and a pivoting move which it gets STAB on.

Speaking of STAB, Thunderbolt fries Tornadus.

252 SpA Sandy Shocks Thunderbolt vs. 16 HP / 0 SpD Tornadus-Therian: 306-362 (100.9 - 119.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Sandy Shocks Volt Switch vs. 16 HP / 0 SpD Tornadus-Therian: 236-282 (77.8 - 93%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Sandy Shocks Power Gem vs. 16 HP / 0 SpD Tornadus-Therian: 182-216 (60 - 71.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Sandy Shocks Earth Power vs. Tornadus-Therian: 0-0 (0 - 0%) -- possibly the worst move ever
Do note that Sandy Shocks is a check, as it can easily get overwhelmed by more high-power moves.
252 SpA Choice Specs Tera Flying Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Sandy Shocks: 182-215 (58.5 - 69.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Tornadus-Therian Heat Wave vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Sandy Shocks: 158-186 (50.8 - 59.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Tornadus-Therian Focus Blast vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Sandy Shocks: 198-234 (63.6 - 75.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Counter:
:sv/iron boulder:
Iron Boulder @ Booster Energy
Jolly Nature
Tera Type: Fighting
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Mighty Cleave
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance

Scarlet and Violet sure knows how to minmax their Pokemon. Iron Boulder's 120 Attack, 124 Speed and a solid Sp. Def stat of 108 is more than enough to check Tornadus.

252 Atk Iron Boulder Mighty Cleave vs. 16 HP / 0 Def Tornadus-Therian: 356-420 (117.4 - 138.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Tera Flying Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Iron Boulder: 149-176 (46.4 - 54.8%) -- 64.5% chance to 2HKO
252 SpA Choice SpecsT ornadus-Therian Heat Wave vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Iron Boulder: 64-76 (19.9 - 23.6%) -- possible 5HKO
0- Atk Tornadus-Therian U-turn vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Iron Boulder: 110-130 (34.2 - 40.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Tornadus-Therian Focus Blast vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Iron Boulder: 163-192 (50.7 - 59.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
0- Atk Tornadus-Therian Knock Off vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Iron Boulder: 102-122 (31.7 - 38%) -- 92.7% chance to 3HKO

Sometimes it's funny to instantly OHKO a victim.
 
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Check:
:sv/goodra-hisui:
Goodra-Hisui @ Assault Vest
Modest Nature
Tera Type: Flying
Ability: Sap Sipper
EVs: 196 HP / 252 SpA / 60 Spe
- Draco Meteor
- Flash Cannon
- Fire Blast
- Earthquake

With its titanic special bulk, AV Hisuian-Goodra can shrug off Spec Torn-T's Hurricanes and Heat Waves with little trouble and can retaliate with powerful Draco Meteors for severe damage that either cleanly 2HKO Torn or outright OHKO if Rocks are up. The reason why this set is a not a clean counter is that Specs Focus Blast will 2HKO H-Goodra back and Goodra will either rely on Stealth Rock damage to pick up the OKHO to prevent eating 2 Focus Blasts in a row or Tera Flying to escape getting 2HKO'd by Focus Blast. Post Tera-Flying, Goodra can take Tornadus's attacks very well as even with Tornadus-T's Tera Flying Hurricane, it will only have a 3.9% chance to 2HKO. Despite not being a bullet-proof answer, AV Goodra is a solid measure to stopping Specs Torn-T from steam-rolling a team.

252 SpA Choice Specs Tera Flying Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 196 HP / 0 SpD Assault Vest Goodra-Hisui: 75-89 (21.4 - 25.4%) -- 0.3% chance to 4HKO

252 SpA Choice Specs Tornadus-Therian Focus Blast vs. 196 HP / 0 SpD Assault Vest Goodra-Hisui: 164-194 (46.8 - 55.4%) -- 74.2% chance to 2HKO

252 SpA Choice Specs Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 196 HP / 0 SpD Assault Vest Tera Flying Goodra-Hisui: 112-133 (32 - 38%) -- 95.2% chance to 3HKO

252 SpA Choice Specs Tera Flying Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 196 HP / 0 SpD Assault Vest Tera Flying Goodra-Hisui: 150-178 (42.8 - 50.8%) -- 3.9% chance to 2HKO

252+ SpA Goodra-Hisui Draco Meteor vs. 16 HP / 0 SpD Tornadus-Therian: 226-267 (74.5 - 88.1%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

Counter:
:sv/bellibolt:
Bellibolt @ Assault Vest
Ability: Electromorphosis
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Parabolic Charge
- Muddy Water
- Tera Blast
- Volt Switch

Lifted from the proflic Bellibolt Rain RMT and tweaked a bit to fit on non-rain teams, this set can beat Specs Torn-T without fail as Torn-T's most powerful option (Focus Blast or Tera-Flying Hurricane) will 3HKO at best and Bellibolt can fire back with either a Electromorphosis boosted Parabolic Charge which will heal off any damage Tornadus does or Volt Switch to bring in a key teamate safely. Either way, Specs Tornadus-T can't kill a healthy AV Bellibolt while Bellibolt will kill Torn back with the greatest of ease.

252 SpA Choice Specs Tornadus-Therian Focus Blast vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Assault Vest Bellibolt: 136-161 (32.3 - 38.2%) -- 97.3% chance to 3HKO

252 SpA Choice Specs Tera-Flying Tornadus-Therian Hurricane vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Assault Vest Bellibolt: 124-147 (29.4 - 34.9%) -- 13.2% chance to 3HKO

252+ SpA Electromorphosis Bellibolt Parabolic Charge vs. 16 HP / 0 SpD Tornadus-Therian: 324-384 (106.9 - 126.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
 
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