VGC 21 Tornadus Mini

[zee]

[SET]
name: Prankster Tailwind
move 1: Hurricane
move 2: Icy Wind
move 3: Tailwind
move 4: Protect
item: Focus Sash / Mental Herb
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus is a very simple Pokemon with a clear objective: it clicks Prankster Tailwind. This is most popularly used to enable Pokemon like Kyogre and Calyrex-S, allowing them to hit hard and fast with their strong spread moves like Water Spout and Astral Barrage. When it comes to supporting Kyogre, it and Whimsicott are effectively as good as each other, but there are a few reasons why one would use Tornadus for this role over Whimsicott, the first being its stronger offensive presence. Tornadus's Hurricane is perfectly accurate when paired with Kyogre's rain, and it's able to pressure Grass-types like Rillaboom, Venusaur, and Kartana, which Whimsicott fails to do. Tornadus can also act as a Dynamax user in desperate situations and fire off powerful Max Airstreams to continue boosting its Speed. Icy Wind is another vital tool in the Speed race; it can slow down foes and potentially allow Tornadus to delay using Tailwind by a turn, which can make all the difference in fast-paced Tailwindversus Tailwind matchups. Protect and Focus Sash are both chosen to help Tornadus's longevity, as the more moves it can use to gain a Speed advantage for its team, the better. Mental Herb can be useful against opposing Tailwind structures, however, to circumvent a Taunt or Encore from opposing Whimsicott.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[zee, 501951]]
- Quality checked by: [[yourwelcomethanku, 541847]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

 

[Yourwelcomethanku]

It's indeed simple. Has Tornadus been used on non-Kyogre teams recently? If not I think make it clear where its niche is qc 1/1

 

[zee]

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[Adeleine]

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[SET]
name: Prankster Tailwind
move 1: Hurricane
move 2: Icy Wind
move 3: Tailwind
move 4: Protect
item: Focus Sash / Mental Herb
ability: Prankster
nature: Timid
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus is a very simple Pokemon with a clear objective: it clicks Prankster Tailwind. This is most popularly used to enable Pokemon like Kyogre and Calyrex-S, (AC) allowing them to hit hard and fast with their strong spread moves like Water Spout and Astral Barrage. There are a few reasons why one would use Tornadus for this role over Whimsicott, the first of which being its stronger offensive presence. (imo, if possible, say somewhere a bit more explicitly which of torn/whimsi is better overall, or if theyre comparable and it just depends on the team which you would want, etc) Tornadus's Hurricane is perfectly accurate when paired with Kyogre's rain, and is it's able to pressure Grass-types like Rillaboom, Venusaur, and Kartana, which Whimsicott fails to do. Tornadus can also act as a Dynamax user in desperate situations and fire off powerful Max Airstreams to continue boosting its Speed. Additionally, Icy Wind serves as a Icy Wind is another vital tool in the Speed race, as race; it can slow down foes and potentially allow Tornadus to delay using Tailwind by a turn, which can make all the difference in fast-paced Tailwind mirrors. versus Tailwind matchups. Protect and Focus Sash are both chosen to help Tornadus's longevity, as the more moves it can use to gain a Speed advantage for its team, (I imagine? optional tho) the better. Mental Herb can be useful in some Tailwind mirrors, against opposing Tailwind structures, (I imagine this works?) however, to circumvent a Taunt or Encore from opposing Whimsicott.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[zee, 501951]]
- Quality checked by: [[yourwelcomethanku, 541847]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

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GP Team done