[SET]
name: Defog Pivot
move 1: Heat Wave / Focus Blast
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Defog
move 4: U-turn
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky Helmet
ability: Regenerator
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus-T's great Speed, incredible ability in Regenerator, and deep movepool make it a highly versatile and useful threat in the metagame. Heat Wave and Hurricane combine for a great offensive and defensive typing that threatens a majority of the defensive metagame. Focus Blast is another option that gives Tornadus-T a great offensive typing but leaves it with more weaknesses and two inaccurate STAB moves. Defog paired with Regenerator makes Tornadus-T one of the best entry hazard removers available. U-turn turns Tornadus-T into a powerful pivot that helps its teammates gain momentum. Heavy-Duty Boots patches up Heat Wave Tornadus-T's huge weakness to Stealth Rock and allows it to be an effective Defogger and pivot. Focus Blast sets can opt for Rocky Helmet to chip foes, since they are neutral to Stealth Rock. A Timid nature with full investment in Speed is needed to outspeed threats like Alakazam, Lycanroc-D, and Latios.
Tornadus-T is generally walled by specially defensive Pokemon like Blissey, Clefable, and RegenVest Reuniclus, so strong physical attackers like Lycanroc-D and Pheromosa are good teammates that can pressure them. Losing Heavy-Duty Boots heavily cripples Tornadus-T and affects its role as a Defogger, so a Knock Off sponge like Clefable, Dark-type Toxapex, or Garchomp that can brush off the hit and, in Garchomp's case, punish the user with Rocky Helmet and Rough Skin, is useful. Faster foes like Choice Band Pheromosa can 2HKO Tornadus-T with a resisted Close Combat or OHKO it with Triple Axel, so a physically defensive teammate like Water / Ghost Slowbro or Salamence can check Pheromosa and chip it with Rocky Helmet. Other fast Pokemon like Dragapult threaten Tornadus-T with super effective STAB moves like Thunderbolt and Hydro Pump, and Dragapult OHKOes it with a Choice Specs-boosted Draco Meteor; partners like Blissey and Dark / Poison Toxapex can easily switch into Dragapult's attacks to scout its set and potentially punish it with status moves or set entry hazards.
[SET]
name: RegenVest Pivot
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Heat Wave / Focus Blast
item: Assault Vest
ability: Regenerator
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Assault Vest and Regenerator combine to make Tornadus-T into a bulky pivot with great longevity, while Knock Off and Sludge Bomb give it an incredible Dark / Poison defensive typing that leaves it with only one weakness. Knock Off offers great utility that punishes common Tornadus-T switch-ins like Blissey, Mew, and RegenVest Reuniclus, leaving them more vulnerable to chip damage and its teammates. Sludge Bomb has solid power and a high chance to poison foes like Mew and Salamence that don't appreciate added residual damage. U-turn allows Tornadus-T to serve as a pivot and bring teammates in while healing with Regenerator. Since Tornadus-T's STAB moves are walled by most Steel-types, Heat Wave targets foes like Steel / Flying Buzzwole and Steel / Fairy Magearna, while Focus Blast covers Flash Fire Steel-types like Coalossal and Heatran. Assault Vest allows Tornadus-T to better check special attackers like Choice Specs Dragapult and Volcarona. A Timid nature is needed to outspeed Alakazam and Latios and Speed tie with Naganadel.
Physical attackers like Lycanroc-D, Victini, and Garchomp appreciate Tornadus-T removing foes' Rocky Helmets to increase their chances to do damage over a long battle. Entry hazard setters like Mew and Toxapex benefit from Knock Off removing Heavy-Duty Boots, as it allows their entry hazards to chip the opposing team's entry hazard remover. Although Tornadus-T's bulk is increased from its Assault Vest, certain special attackers can 2HKO it on favorable rolls, like Choice Specs Dragapult with Draco Meteor, so another specially defensive teammate like Blissey or Slowking can help check these threats. With Ground being its only weakness, Tornadus-T benefits from Levitate and Flying-type teammates like Cresselia, Hydreigon, Latias, and Buzzwole to take on Ground-type foes.
[SET]
name: Nasty Plot Pivot
move 1: Heat Wave / Sludge Bomb
move 2: Hurricane / Dark Pulse
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Nasty Plot
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Black Sludge
ability: Regenerator
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Nasty Plot adds another dimension to Tornadus-T's versatility, allowing it to rapidly boost its Special Attack to break past foes that normally check it, like Blissey and RegenVest Slowking. Using its deep movepool, Tornadus-T can make great use of Fire / Flying and Dark / Poison typings to have solid offensive and defensive presence and still act as a pivot with U-turn when needed. Nasty Plot makes Tornadus-T very threatening to slower foes like Cresselia, Latias, and Mew that normally can handle its unboosted attacks. Heavy-Duty Boots keeps Flying-type variants healthy and allows Tornadus-T to appear like the usual Defog set before revealing Nasty Plot. Black Sludge is an option on Sludge Bomb sets to give Tornadus-T passive recovery alongside Regenerator. A Timid nature with full investment in Speed lets Tornadus-T outspeed Latios, Lycanroc-D, and Cinderace.
Bulky teammates like Clefable, Mew, and Toxapex appreciate Nasty Plot Tornadus-T's ability to pressure and threaten the slower offensive wallbreakers that can give them trouble, like Hydreigon, Latios, and Choice Band Victini. In return, these Pokemon can set entry hazards, remove items, and cripple the opposing team with status moves to give Tornadus-T more opportunities to set up and do damage. These teammates also help check the foes that outspeed and threaten Tornadus-T like Dragapult and Spectrier.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Tornadus-T can run a Dark / Poison typing with Black Sludge on Defog sets, but this misses out on added bulk from Assault Vest and loses offensive presence that Hurricane and Heat Wave offer. Both Defog and RegenVest sets can make good use of Steel / Bug, Fighting / Bug, and Fighting / Dark typings by utilizing Tornadus-T's vast physical movepool and solid Attack. Iron Tail has unreliable accuracy but gives Tornadus-T a great defensive type in Steel. U-turn in the first two slots gives it slightly more power as a pivot, but a Bug typing is generally less useful than a Flying typing. Superpower is Tornadus-T's strongest viable physical move and can heavily dent foes expecting Focus Blast, but it is inconsistent due to the drops in Attack and Defense after using it. RegenVest sets can run a fully defensive spread of 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD and a Calm nature to better check special attackers and offer a slower pivot, but these sets are left outpaced by threats like Hydreigon, Porygon-Z, and Tapu Lele. Nasty Plot sets can run a Fighting / Fire typing with Focus Blast and Heat Wave, but these sets lose out on the defensive utility that Hurricane's Flying typing offers. Nasty Plot sets can also run Taunt to cripple and break past typical checks like Unaware Clefable and Blissey, or Knock Off to punish Blissey and other special walls. Another set option that handles fast threats is Choice Scarf Tornadus-T with Superpower and Knock Off, with Choice Scarf helping it outspeed threats like Swift Swim Drednaw and Kingdra as well as other Choice Scarf users like Latios. However, being locked into a move makes Tornadus-T harder to use as a pivot in most other situations.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Faster Pokemon**: Faster foes including Dragapult, Pheromosa, and Spectrier each have methods of threatening Tornadus-T's various sets. Dragapult can heavily damage even RegenVest Tornadus-T with its Choice Specs sets. Pheromosa's Ice-type STAB move of choice can KO Flying-type sets. Spectrier can cripple Tornadus-T with Will-O-Wisp and Taunt while threatening non-RegenVest sets with its Ghost- and Dark-type STAB moves.
**Unaware Clefable**: Tornadus-T is unable to break past specially defensive Clefable and risks losing its held item or being poisoned via Toxic if it stays in or uses Defog in front of it.
**Stealth Rock**: Although Flying-type Tornadus-T uses Heavy-Duty Boots to avoid Stealth Rock damage, it is prone to Knock Off opening up its crippling Stealth Rock weakness that can severely limit its performance.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[a loser, 410702]]
- Quality checked by: [[The Number Man, 475804], [In The Hills, 324242]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 57429]], [deetah, 297659]]
name: Defog Pivot
move 1: Heat Wave / Focus Blast
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Defog
move 4: U-turn
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Rocky Helmet
ability: Regenerator
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus-T's great Speed, incredible ability in Regenerator, and deep movepool make it a highly versatile and useful threat in the metagame. Heat Wave and Hurricane combine for a great offensive and defensive typing that threatens a majority of the defensive metagame. Focus Blast is another option that gives Tornadus-T a great offensive typing but leaves it with more weaknesses and two inaccurate STAB moves. Defog paired with Regenerator makes Tornadus-T one of the best entry hazard removers available. U-turn turns Tornadus-T into a powerful pivot that helps its teammates gain momentum. Heavy-Duty Boots patches up Heat Wave Tornadus-T's huge weakness to Stealth Rock and allows it to be an effective Defogger and pivot. Focus Blast sets can opt for Rocky Helmet to chip foes, since they are neutral to Stealth Rock. A Timid nature with full investment in Speed is needed to outspeed threats like Alakazam, Lycanroc-D, and Latios.
Tornadus-T is generally walled by specially defensive Pokemon like Blissey, Clefable, and RegenVest Reuniclus, so strong physical attackers like Lycanroc-D and Pheromosa are good teammates that can pressure them. Losing Heavy-Duty Boots heavily cripples Tornadus-T and affects its role as a Defogger, so a Knock Off sponge like Clefable, Dark-type Toxapex, or Garchomp that can brush off the hit and, in Garchomp's case, punish the user with Rocky Helmet and Rough Skin, is useful. Faster foes like Choice Band Pheromosa can 2HKO Tornadus-T with a resisted Close Combat or OHKO it with Triple Axel, so a physically defensive teammate like Water / Ghost Slowbro or Salamence can check Pheromosa and chip it with Rocky Helmet. Other fast Pokemon like Dragapult threaten Tornadus-T with super effective STAB moves like Thunderbolt and Hydro Pump, and Dragapult OHKOes it with a Choice Specs-boosted Draco Meteor; partners like Blissey and Dark / Poison Toxapex can easily switch into Dragapult's attacks to scout its set and potentially punish it with status moves or set entry hazards.
[SET]
name: RegenVest Pivot
move 1: Knock Off
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Heat Wave / Focus Blast
item: Assault Vest
ability: Regenerator
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Assault Vest and Regenerator combine to make Tornadus-T into a bulky pivot with great longevity, while Knock Off and Sludge Bomb give it an incredible Dark / Poison defensive typing that leaves it with only one weakness. Knock Off offers great utility that punishes common Tornadus-T switch-ins like Blissey, Mew, and RegenVest Reuniclus, leaving them more vulnerable to chip damage and its teammates. Sludge Bomb has solid power and a high chance to poison foes like Mew and Salamence that don't appreciate added residual damage. U-turn allows Tornadus-T to serve as a pivot and bring teammates in while healing with Regenerator. Since Tornadus-T's STAB moves are walled by most Steel-types, Heat Wave targets foes like Steel / Flying Buzzwole and Steel / Fairy Magearna, while Focus Blast covers Flash Fire Steel-types like Coalossal and Heatran. Assault Vest allows Tornadus-T to better check special attackers like Choice Specs Dragapult and Volcarona. A Timid nature is needed to outspeed Alakazam and Latios and Speed tie with Naganadel.
Physical attackers like Lycanroc-D, Victini, and Garchomp appreciate Tornadus-T removing foes' Rocky Helmets to increase their chances to do damage over a long battle. Entry hazard setters like Mew and Toxapex benefit from Knock Off removing Heavy-Duty Boots, as it allows their entry hazards to chip the opposing team's entry hazard remover. Although Tornadus-T's bulk is increased from its Assault Vest, certain special attackers can 2HKO it on favorable rolls, like Choice Specs Dragapult with Draco Meteor, so another specially defensive teammate like Blissey or Slowking can help check these threats. With Ground being its only weakness, Tornadus-T benefits from Levitate and Flying-type teammates like Cresselia, Hydreigon, Latias, and Buzzwole to take on Ground-type foes.
[SET]
name: Nasty Plot Pivot
move 1: Heat Wave / Sludge Bomb
move 2: Hurricane / Dark Pulse
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Nasty Plot
item: Heavy-Duty Boots / Black Sludge
ability: Regenerator
nature: Timid
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Nasty Plot adds another dimension to Tornadus-T's versatility, allowing it to rapidly boost its Special Attack to break past foes that normally check it, like Blissey and RegenVest Slowking. Using its deep movepool, Tornadus-T can make great use of Fire / Flying and Dark / Poison typings to have solid offensive and defensive presence and still act as a pivot with U-turn when needed. Nasty Plot makes Tornadus-T very threatening to slower foes like Cresselia, Latias, and Mew that normally can handle its unboosted attacks. Heavy-Duty Boots keeps Flying-type variants healthy and allows Tornadus-T to appear like the usual Defog set before revealing Nasty Plot. Black Sludge is an option on Sludge Bomb sets to give Tornadus-T passive recovery alongside Regenerator. A Timid nature with full investment in Speed lets Tornadus-T outspeed Latios, Lycanroc-D, and Cinderace.
Bulky teammates like Clefable, Mew, and Toxapex appreciate Nasty Plot Tornadus-T's ability to pressure and threaten the slower offensive wallbreakers that can give them trouble, like Hydreigon, Latios, and Choice Band Victini. In return, these Pokemon can set entry hazards, remove items, and cripple the opposing team with status moves to give Tornadus-T more opportunities to set up and do damage. These teammates also help check the foes that outspeed and threaten Tornadus-T like Dragapult and Spectrier.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Tornadus-T can run a Dark / Poison typing with Black Sludge on Defog sets, but this misses out on added bulk from Assault Vest and loses offensive presence that Hurricane and Heat Wave offer. Both Defog and RegenVest sets can make good use of Steel / Bug, Fighting / Bug, and Fighting / Dark typings by utilizing Tornadus-T's vast physical movepool and solid Attack. Iron Tail has unreliable accuracy but gives Tornadus-T a great defensive type in Steel. U-turn in the first two slots gives it slightly more power as a pivot, but a Bug typing is generally less useful than a Flying typing. Superpower is Tornadus-T's strongest viable physical move and can heavily dent foes expecting Focus Blast, but it is inconsistent due to the drops in Attack and Defense after using it. RegenVest sets can run a fully defensive spread of 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD and a Calm nature to better check special attackers and offer a slower pivot, but these sets are left outpaced by threats like Hydreigon, Porygon-Z, and Tapu Lele. Nasty Plot sets can run a Fighting / Fire typing with Focus Blast and Heat Wave, but these sets lose out on the defensive utility that Hurricane's Flying typing offers. Nasty Plot sets can also run Taunt to cripple and break past typical checks like Unaware Clefable and Blissey, or Knock Off to punish Blissey and other special walls. Another set option that handles fast threats is Choice Scarf Tornadus-T with Superpower and Knock Off, with Choice Scarf helping it outspeed threats like Swift Swim Drednaw and Kingdra as well as other Choice Scarf users like Latios. However, being locked into a move makes Tornadus-T harder to use as a pivot in most other situations.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Faster Pokemon**: Faster foes including Dragapult, Pheromosa, and Spectrier each have methods of threatening Tornadus-T's various sets. Dragapult can heavily damage even RegenVest Tornadus-T with its Choice Specs sets. Pheromosa's Ice-type STAB move of choice can KO Flying-type sets. Spectrier can cripple Tornadus-T with Will-O-Wisp and Taunt while threatening non-RegenVest sets with its Ghost- and Dark-type STAB moves.
**Unaware Clefable**: Tornadus-T is unable to break past specially defensive Clefable and risks losing its held item or being poisoned via Toxic if it stays in or uses Defog in front of it.
**Stealth Rock**: Although Flying-type Tornadus-T uses Heavy-Duty Boots to avoid Stealth Rock damage, it is prone to Knock Off opening up its crippling Stealth Rock weakness that can severely limit its performance.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[a loser, 410702]]
- Quality checked by: [[The Number Man, 475804], [In The Hills, 324242]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 57429]], [deetah, 297659]]
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