VGC 21 Thundurus

[zee]

[SET]
name: Prankster Support
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Eerie Impulse
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Scary Face / Thunder Wave
item: Sitrus Berry / Mago Berry / Safety Goggles
ability: Prankster
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Thundurus's excellent status moves such as Eerie Impulse and Scary Face backed by Prankster make it one of the most consistent support options in the metagame. Additionally, its defensive typing allows it to stand up to the likes of Zacian-C and Rillaboom quite nicely. Even without Special Attack investment, Thunderbolt will bring Urshifu-R down to its Focus Sash and always 2HKO offensive Kyogre. Eerie Impulse is vital for crippling threatening special attackers such as Xerneas, Calyrex-S, and Kyogre, though be sure to watch out for Tsareena's Queenly Majesty and Psychic Terrain, as they block Thundurus's status moves due to prankster. Taunt can shut down Pokemon heavily reliant on status moves such as Volcarona, Amoonguss, and Porygon2. Scary Face gives Thundurus a reliable form of speed control, though Thunder Wave can be used to fish for full paralyses at the cost of being ineffective against Electric- and Ground-types. Sitrus Berry and Mago Berry improve Thundurus's longevity, whereas Safety Goggles allows it to circumvent Rage Powder users such as Amoonguss and Volcarona while also blocking Amoonguss's Spore. Thundurus is rather passive and slow-paced, so it works well with Pokemon like Incineroar and Rillaboom that match its tempo; however, it's important to remember that it needs offensive partners such as Zacian-C, Calyrex-S, and Urshifu-R to do the heavy lifting when it comes to dealing damage.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[zeefable, 501951]]
- Quality checked by: [[Giokio, 517038]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

 

[Giokio]

QC 1/1

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive (Probably "Prankster" or "Supporter" is a better name)
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Eerie Impulse
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Scary Face / Thunder Wave
item: Sitrus Berry / Mago Berry
ability: Prankster
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Thundurus's access to excellent status moves such as Eerie Impulse and Scary Face backed by Prankster allow it to be one of the most consistent support options in the metagame. Additionally, its defensive typing allows it to stand up to the likes of Zacian-C and Rillaboom quite nicely. Even without Special Attack investment, Thunderbolt will bring Urshifu-R down to its Focus Sash and always 2HKO offensive Kyogre. Eerie Impulse is vital for crippling threatening special attackers such as Xerneas, Calyrex-S, and Kyogre, though be sure to watch out for Tsareena's Queenly Majesty or Psychic Terrain (why? Should probably be:"as they can nullify Thundurus's priority moves). Taunt can shut down Pokemon heavily reliant on status moves such as Volcarona, Amoonguss, and Porygon2. Scary Face gives Thundurus a reliable form of speed control, though Thunder Wave can be used to fish for full paralyses at the cost of being ineffective on Electric- and Ground-types. Thundurus is rather passive and slow-paced, so it works well with Pokemon like Incineroar and Rillaboom that match its tempo; however, it's important to also keep in mind that it will need offensive partners such as Zacian-C, Calyrex-S, and Urshifu to do the heavy lifting when it comes to dealing damage. (you should add something about the items as a whole like berries help in keeping thundurus in the field as much as possible)

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[zeefable, 501951]]
- Quality checked by: [[Giokio, 517038]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

I'll stamp as soon as you implement

 

[Giokio]

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[Adeleine]

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[SET]
name: Prankster Support
move 1: Thunderbolt
move 2: Eerie Impulse
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Scary Face / Thunder Wave
item: Sitrus Berry / Mago Berry / Safety Goggles
ability: Prankster
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Thundurus's access to excellent status moves such as Eerie Impulse and Scary Face backed by Prankster allow it to be make it one of the most consistent support options in the metagame. Additionally, its defensive typing allows it to stand up to the likes of Zacian-C and Rillaboom quite nicely. Even without Special Attack investment, Thunderbolt will bring Urshifu-R down to its Focus Sash and always 2HKO offensive Kyogre. Eerie Impulse is vital for crippling threatening special attackers such as Xerneas, Calyrex-S, and Kyogre, though be sure to watch out for Tsareena's Queenly Majesty or and Psychic Terrain, (AC) as they block Thundurus's priority status moves (optional: "due to Prankster", or smth else). Taunt can shut down Pokemon heavily reliant on status moves such as Volcarona, Amoonguss, and Porygon2. Scary Face gives Thundurus a reliable form of speed control, though Thunder Wave can be used to fish for full paralyses at the cost of being ineffective on against Electric- and Ground-types. Sitrus Berry and Mago Berry can be used to improve Thundurus's longevity, whereas Safety Goggles allows it to circumvent Rage Powder users such as Amoonguss and Volcarona while also blocking Amoonguss's Spore. Thundurus is rather passive and slow-paced, so it works well with Pokemon like Incineroar and Rillaboom that match its tempo; however, it's important to also keep in mind that it will need remember that it needs offensive partners such as Zacian-C, Calyrex-S, and Urshifu-S (I imagine?) to do the heavy lifting when it comes to dealing damage.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[zeefable, 501951]]
- Quality checked by: [[Giokio, 517038]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

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