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UU Tornadus
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I meant it can switch into Knock Off, sorry if it was unclear
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Overview
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After being deemed too powerful for RU, Tornadus is back for another round in UU. Thanks to its good Speed stat and mixed attacking stats, it is still is a very strong offensive threat. This generation, it can showcase its Dream World ability, Defiant, to its fullest extent, letting it act as a wonderful Defog deterrent and giving it a niche in hazard stacking offensive teams.
Tornadus has a great physical movepool countaining containing Acrobatics, Superpower and the newly buffed Knock Off. On the special side it can hit very hard with the strongest Hurricane in the tier and coverage moves like Heat Wave and Grass Knot. It can also take a more supportive role and support its team with Prankster Rain Dance and Taunt. That, along with Hurricane, make it a staple on Rain Offense teams.
Unfortunately, Flying Gem is not released, forcing it to go without an item on physical sets,(AC) and Hurricane has bad accuracy outside of Rain, hurting special ones. It is also quite frail, weak to Stealth Rock, and slower than prominent threats such as Starmie, Aerodactyl, Azelf and Raikou that can easily keep it in check.
Defiant Attacker
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name: Defiant Attacker
move 1: Acrobatics
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Superpower / Heat Wave
move 4: U-Turn
ability: Defiant
item: none
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spe
nature: Jolly / Naive
Moves
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Why do you have a paragraph for every move? It all goes in one...
Acrobatics is the strongest physical STAB move Tornadus has,(AC) and it deals heavy damage to offensive Pokemon such as Mienshao that the genie Tornadus is supposed to check.
Knock Off is the second move on the set and it is very useful to weaken common switch-ins such as Swampert early game, removing their precious Leftovers and limiting their recovery.
Superpower rounds off Tornadus' coverage, hitting Rock- and Steel(remove space)-types and OHKOing Empoleon with a Defiant boost,. though Heat Wave is usable to OHKO Forretress if Sturdy is broken and to do a bit more damage to Mega Aggron, but be sure to use a Naive nature and to move the 4 Special Defense EVs to Special Attack.
U-Turn gives your team momentum and deals chip damage to Slowbro and Mega-(remove hyphen)Ampharos,; Pokemon that Tornadus can't hope to break through.
Grass Knot is a viable move in the last slot to hit Swampert, who otherwise would be a safe switch-in. Taunt can also be used without Grass Knot to avoid Stealth Rock from dangerous threats such as Rhyperior,(AC) but is very risky as your opponent can easily attack Tornadus right off the bat, seeing a threat in it.
Set Details
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The EVs and nature maximize Speed and power, allowing Tornadus to outspeed Pokemon with base 110 Speed such as Froslass,(AC) and can then to 2HKO or U-turn on them, preventing them from setting up more than one Layer of Spikes(remove space). With a positive nature, Tornadus can also outspeed non-Choice Scarf Mienshao and Galvantula. No item gives Tornadus maximum Acrobatics power and is its best option as Flying Gem is unreleased. Defiant is the ability of choice as it lets Tornadus take advantage of opposing Defog to get a +2 Attack boost to punish the opposing team. Prankster can be used if running Taunt,(AC) but it is the lesser option in most cases, as Defiant is the primary reason to use Tornadus in your team.
Usage Tips
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Tornadus's high Speed, offensive stats, and Flying typing make him able to deal with a lot of threatening Pokemon for offensive teams such as Mienshao and Shaymin.
Acrobatics is the most powerful move Tornadus has and can be used to sweep late game if the opposing team is weakend weakened enough and to break special walls expecting a special attack.
Knock Off is usually the best move to go for early game, especially if the opponent has a Mega Ampharos or a Rhyperior, as it helps to wear down switch(remove space)-ins by removing their Leftovers and making them prone to be worn down by entry hazards. U-turn is the best move if the opponent has an hard counter, as staying in will give Rhyperior a free turn to setup Stealth Rock, limiting Tornadus scouting capabilities while also stripping off a quarter of its health.
Tornadus can switch into a Mew that is using Defog or Knock Off, but you must be careful of Will-O-Wisp. Tornadus also likes switching into bulky Defog Flygon as it usually only carries Earthquake as an attacking move, essentially forcing something to eat a +2 Acrobatics. Be careful against Crobat, Aerodactyl, and Empoleon as they can do heavy damage or burn Tornadus with their STAB moves if they predict correctly. The former two are particularly dangerous as they can outspeed and heavily damage (or OHKO in Aerodactyl's case) Tornadus even if it switches into Defog.
Team Options
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This Tornadus set is a good choice in Spikes-stacking teams, as it putting puts pressure on most defensive Defog users, so setters Froslass and Roserade are good partners.
Electric types such as Jolteon, Mega Ampharos, and Raikou scare the Defog users Tornadus can't beat like Aerodactyl and Crobat and keep up a VoltTurn chain.
Offensive Ground-(add hyphen)types like Krookodile and Nidoking are good partners as they can come in after Tornadus uses U-turn against Electric-, Rock-, and Steel(remove space)-types and fire off their STAB moves. These Pokemon also appreciate the Spikes support that is found on most teams using Tornadus.
Life Orb Attacker
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name: Life Orb Attacker
move 1: Hurricane / Air Slash
move 2: Heat Wave
move 3: Grass Knot
move 4: Tailwind / Knock Off / U-Turn
ability: Prankster / Defiant
item: Life Orb / Expert Belt
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid / Naive
Moves
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Hurricane is the strongest move in Tornadus's arsenal and it hits extremely hard coming off a base 125 Special Attack stat. However, it has awful accuracy outside of rain, so Air Slash is an acceptable alternative thanks to its flinch chance and decent power.
Heat Wave hits the Steel(remove space)-types that resist Flying-type attacks such as Mega(remove hyphen)-Aggron and Metagross for decent damage, 2HKOing most of them while they switch in. Grass Knot rounds off the coverage, hitting Rock(remove space)-types that resist the other moves and being the best option against bulky Water-types such as Swampert and Suicune.
In the last slot Tailwind is an awesome option with Prankster, especially on offensive teams, as it is an emergency button against a Speed boosting sweeper or offers an opportunity to clean late game with a threatening wallbreaker like Nidoking or Life Orb Krookodile.
Knock Off is another good option in the last slot, as it lets Tornadus deal heavy damage to Jirachi, who would otherwise easily wall this Tornadus variant, and Metagross, while crippling them by removing their item. U-turn is also really useful to get momentum against the aforementioned Pokemon, especially if running Expert Belt. It is used only for the momentum it provides, so feel free to use a Timid nature with it to let Tornadus take resisted special hits a tad bit better. Superpower hits Umbreon and Snorlax harder than any other move on the set, though it is not very strong without any investment and makes Tornadus prone to priority moves. Taunt is always good on Prankster users, and Tornadus is no exception. However, most offensive teams Tornadus is found in appreciate Tailwind more.
Set Details
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The EVs are so that Tornadus can maximize overall damage output and Speed. A Timid nature should be used with Tailwind or Taunt,(AC) while a Naive nature one with the 4 Defense EVs moved to Attack if using Knock Off or U-turn.
Life Orb is the preferred item to increase Tornadus' damage output. The recoil doesn't matter, as Tornadus folds against most strong neutral attacks anyway, but Expert Belt can be used as it lets Tornadus lure and 2HKO some Pokemon such as Rhyperior with the combination of Hurricane and the appropriate coverage move. Prankster is the preferred ability with Tailwind or Taunt, though Defiant should be used if running a physical move because of the potential boost Knock Off and U-turn can receive if Tornadus switches in on Defog.
Usage Tips
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This Tornadus usually acts as a wallbreaker, firing off powerful Hurricanes at the opposing team. Flying-type resists usually don't have reliable recovery, making them prone to being worn down by repeated Hurricanes and entry hazards, so feel free to spam it early game.
Use your coverage moves only on predicted switches as they are not powerful enough to OHKO healthy targets. Use U-turn if you predict a special wall like Umbreon or Florges coming in, and keep momentum on your side of the field.
Team Options
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Rain Dance support is great to have as it grants 100% accurate Hurricanes,(AC) so rain setters like Sableye and Uxie are good partners. Be sure to also use some Swift Swim sweepers and Thunder users such as Kingdra, Kabutops, and Mega Ampharos to take maximum advantage of that. Tornadus is great on these kind of teams, thanks to its ability to hit Grass-types super effectively, so it will be a natural fit. Ground-types like Nidoqueen, Nidoking, and Krookodile are good partners, as Tornadus has difficulty dealing with Electric-types. The former two also help with Florges. Powerful physical wallbreakers like Choice Band Heracross are useful partners as they can plow through special walls and benefit from Tornadus weakening physical ones.
Rain Support
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name: Rain Support
move 1: Rain Dance
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Taunt / Grass Knot / Superpower
move 4: U-Turn / Grass Knot / Superpower
ability: Prankster
item: Damp Rock
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid / Naive
Moves
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Rain Dance is the key YAY NO CRUX!! move here because Tornadus is one of the most reliable setters of the move in the tier thanks to Prankster. Hurricane is a really strong STAB move that is super effective on against Grass-types, a common defensive type that gives headaches to a lot of rain teams.
Taunt stops entry hazard setters likesuch as Froslass and Galvantula from doing their job. This might be risky as most of them have a STAB move to hit Tornadus hard. Grass Knot is a great move to hit Swampert and bulky Water-types, a threat to a lot of rain teams, really hard. and to It also hits Rock-types and the only other common weather setter, Hippowdon, for super effective damage and on their weaker defensive side. Superpower also has good coverage with Hurricane and hits Steel-types for great damage.
For the last slot U-turn is useful to bring in a rain sweeper and on predicted switches, but Knock Off is very useful to remove the item from common switch-ins like Jirachi and Metagross who can generally take hits from Tornadus with ease.
Tailwind is still a decent support option,(AC) but Rain Dance already doubles the Speed of Swift Swim users, so that's usually not necessary.
Set Details
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Max Speed and Special Attack along with either a Timid or a Naive nature are used to outspeed base 110 Pokemon like Froslass and to hit as hard as possible.
Timid should be used if not running Superpower, as in that case but if Superpower is chosen, Naive is the nature of choice. Prankster is the best ability on this set as it guarantees that rain is being set up.
Damp Rock is the preferred item to give 8 eight turns of rain to your sweepers to work with, though Life Orb is completely viable if your team has other rain setters.
Usage Tips
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Rain Dance is usually the first move to go for as it makes Hurricane 100% accurate and is the reason for which you are using this set.
Use Taunt if you are sure the opponent is going to use a support move,(AC) or against Sableye to completely shut it down, but you should be careful of Knock Off from as it will remove Damp Rock,(AC) and consequentially, 3 three turns of Rain. Try not to waste rain turns attacking and bring your sweepers in as soon as possible.
Team Options
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Swift Swim users are a priority in any rain team, Kingdra, Kabutops, and Ludicolo are the best choices for this role. Seismitoad can be used to deal with opposing Electric-(add hyphen)types more easily. Electric-(add hyphen)types can abuse the rain Tornadus summons, firing off powerful Thunders, so Raikou and Mega Ampharos are good as well. All these Pokemon also appreciate STAB Hurricane as it weakens their common counter, Grass-types. Other rain setters like Uxie, who can also set up Stealth Rock, and Sableye, who has Prankster Rain Dance, are good partners to make sure you have weather control through the game.
Other Options
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Choice Specs is usable to hit harder,(add hyphen) but Tornadus really likes switching moves to break walls and Hurricane is powerful enough with a Life Orb. Focus Blast might seem like a good option, but it is outclassed by Superpower as it is weaker against special walls and has awful accuracy.
Substitute + Bulk Up was standard in B/W, but Tornadus finds setting up difficult and really likes Knock Off to spam Knock Off early game. Furthermore, Flying Gem is currently unreleased, making the set even harder to use.
Checks & Counters
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**Electric-types** Bulky Electric-types such as defensive Mega Ampharos can take any hit Tornadus can dish out and OHKO it with a STAB move. More offensive ones like Raikou can take any hit, outspeed, and OHKO Tornadus, but they are more prone to being worn down throughout the game.
**Physical Walls** Defensive walls like Slowbro, Suicune and Hippowdon can take hits from the Acrobatics for days, and the former Slowbro former is only used in reference to two subjects even has Regenerator to make up for the loss of Leftovers and entry hazard damage.
**Special Walls** Florges and Mew are never 2HKOed by Hurricane without many entry hazards on the field, and they can stall it out with their reliable recovery move. Umbreon and Snorlax are in the same boat, but they must be careful of Superpower.
After being deemed too powerful for RU, Tornadus is back for another round in UU. Thanks to its good Speed stat and mixed attacking stats, it is still is a very strong offensive threat. This generation, it can showcase its Dream World ability, Defiant, to its fullest extent, letting it act as a wonderful Defog deterrent and giving it a niche in hazard stacking offensive teams.
Tornadus has a great physical movepool countaining containing Acrobatics, Superpower and the newly buffed Knock Off. On the special side it can hit very hard with the strongest Hurricane in the tier and coverage moves like Heat Wave and Grass Knot. It can also take a more supportive role and support its team with Prankster Rain Dance and Taunt. That, along with Hurricane, make it a staple on Rain Offense teams.
Unfortunately, Flying Gem is not released, forcing it to go without an item on physical sets,(AC) and Hurricane has bad accuracy outside of Rain, hurting special ones. It is also quite frail, weak to Stealth Rock, and slower than prominent threats such as Starmie, Aerodactyl, Azelf and Raikou that can easily keep it in check.
Defiant Attacker
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name: Defiant Attacker
move 1: Acrobatics
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Superpower / Heat Wave
move 4: U-Turn
ability: Defiant
item: none
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spe
nature: Jolly / Naive
Moves
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Why do you have a paragraph for every move? It all goes in one...
Acrobatics is the strongest physical STAB move Tornadus has,(AC) and it deals heavy damage to offensive Pokemon such as Mienshao that the genie Tornadus is supposed to check.
Knock Off is the second move on the set and it is very useful to weaken common switch-ins such as Swampert early game, removing their precious Leftovers and limiting their recovery.
Superpower rounds off Tornadus' coverage, hitting Rock- and Steel(remove space)-types and OHKOing Empoleon with a Defiant boost,. though Heat Wave is usable to OHKO Forretress if Sturdy is broken and to do a bit more damage to Mega Aggron, but be sure to use a Naive nature and to move the 4 Special Defense EVs to Special Attack.
U-Turn gives your team momentum and deals chip damage to Slowbro and Mega-(remove hyphen)Ampharos,; Pokemon that Tornadus can't hope to break through.
Grass Knot is a viable move in the last slot to hit Swampert, who otherwise would be a safe switch-in. Taunt can also be used without Grass Knot to avoid Stealth Rock from dangerous threats such as Rhyperior,(AC) but is very risky as your opponent can easily attack Tornadus right off the bat, seeing a threat in it.
Set Details
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The EVs and nature maximize Speed and power, allowing Tornadus to outspeed Pokemon with base 110 Speed such as Froslass,(AC) and can then to 2HKO or U-turn on them, preventing them from setting up more than one Layer of Spikes(remove space). With a positive nature, Tornadus can also outspeed non-Choice Scarf Mienshao and Galvantula. No item gives Tornadus maximum Acrobatics power and is its best option as Flying Gem is unreleased. Defiant is the ability of choice as it lets Tornadus take advantage of opposing Defog to get a +2 Attack boost to punish the opposing team. Prankster can be used if running Taunt,(AC) but it is the lesser option in most cases, as Defiant is the primary reason to use Tornadus in your team.
Usage Tips
========
Tornadus's high Speed, offensive stats, and Flying typing make him able to deal with a lot of threatening Pokemon for offensive teams such as Mienshao and Shaymin.
Acrobatics is the most powerful move Tornadus has and can be used to sweep late game if the opposing team is weakend weakened enough and to break special walls expecting a special attack.
Knock Off is usually the best move to go for early game, especially if the opponent has a Mega Ampharos or a Rhyperior, as it helps to wear down switch(remove space)-ins by removing their Leftovers and making them prone to be worn down by entry hazards. U-turn is the best move if the opponent has an hard counter, as staying in will give Rhyperior a free turn to setup Stealth Rock, limiting Tornadus scouting capabilities while also stripping off a quarter of its health.
Tornadus can switch into a Mew that is using Defog or Knock Off, but you must be careful of Will-O-Wisp. Tornadus also likes switching into bulky Defog Flygon as it usually only carries Earthquake as an attacking move, essentially forcing something to eat a +2 Acrobatics. Be careful against Crobat, Aerodactyl, and Empoleon as they can do heavy damage or burn Tornadus with their STAB moves if they predict correctly. The former two are particularly dangerous as they can outspeed and heavily damage (or OHKO in Aerodactyl's case) Tornadus even if it switches into Defog.
Team Options
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This Tornadus set is a good choice in Spikes-stacking teams, as it putting puts pressure on most defensive Defog users, so setters Froslass and Roserade are good partners.
Electric types such as Jolteon, Mega Ampharos, and Raikou scare the Defog users Tornadus can't beat like Aerodactyl and Crobat and keep up a VoltTurn chain.
Offensive Ground-(add hyphen)types like Krookodile and Nidoking are good partners as they can come in after Tornadus uses U-turn against Electric-, Rock-, and Steel(remove space)-types and fire off their STAB moves. These Pokemon also appreciate the Spikes support that is found on most teams using Tornadus.
Life Orb Attacker
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name: Life Orb Attacker
move 1: Hurricane / Air Slash
move 2: Heat Wave
move 3: Grass Knot
move 4: Tailwind / Knock Off / U-Turn
ability: Prankster / Defiant
item: Life Orb / Expert Belt
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid / Naive
Moves
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Hurricane is the strongest move in Tornadus's arsenal and it hits extremely hard coming off a base 125 Special Attack stat. However, it has awful accuracy outside of rain, so Air Slash is an acceptable alternative thanks to its flinch chance and decent power.
Heat Wave hits the Steel(remove space)-types that resist Flying-type attacks such as Mega(remove hyphen)-Aggron and Metagross for decent damage, 2HKOing most of them while they switch in. Grass Knot rounds off the coverage, hitting Rock(remove space)-types that resist the other moves and being the best option against bulky Water-types such as Swampert and Suicune.
In the last slot Tailwind is an awesome option with Prankster, especially on offensive teams, as it is an emergency button against a Speed boosting sweeper or offers an opportunity to clean late game with a threatening wallbreaker like Nidoking or Life Orb Krookodile.
Knock Off is another good option in the last slot, as it lets Tornadus deal heavy damage to Jirachi, who would otherwise easily wall this Tornadus variant, and Metagross, while crippling them by removing their item. U-turn is also really useful to get momentum against the aforementioned Pokemon, especially if running Expert Belt. It is used only for the momentum it provides, so feel free to use a Timid nature with it to let Tornadus take resisted special hits a tad bit better. Superpower hits Umbreon and Snorlax harder than any other move on the set, though it is not very strong without any investment and makes Tornadus prone to priority moves. Taunt is always good on Prankster users, and Tornadus is no exception. However, most offensive teams Tornadus is found in appreciate Tailwind more.
Set Details
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The EVs are so that Tornadus can maximize overall damage output and Speed. A Timid nature should be used with Tailwind or Taunt,(AC) while a Naive nature one with the 4 Defense EVs moved to Attack if using Knock Off or U-turn.
Life Orb is the preferred item to increase Tornadus' damage output. The recoil doesn't matter, as Tornadus folds against most strong neutral attacks anyway, but Expert Belt can be used as it lets Tornadus lure and 2HKO some Pokemon such as Rhyperior with the combination of Hurricane and the appropriate coverage move. Prankster is the preferred ability with Tailwind or Taunt, though Defiant should be used if running a physical move because of the potential boost Knock Off and U-turn can receive if Tornadus switches in on Defog.
Usage Tips
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This Tornadus usually acts as a wallbreaker, firing off powerful Hurricanes at the opposing team. Flying-type resists usually don't have reliable recovery, making them prone to being worn down by repeated Hurricanes and entry hazards, so feel free to spam it early game.
Use your coverage moves only on predicted switches as they are not powerful enough to OHKO healthy targets. Use U-turn if you predict a special wall like Umbreon or Florges coming in, and keep momentum on your side of the field.
Team Options
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Rain Dance support is great to have as it grants 100% accurate Hurricanes,(AC) so rain setters like Sableye and Uxie are good partners. Be sure to also use some Swift Swim sweepers and Thunder users such as Kingdra, Kabutops, and Mega Ampharos to take maximum advantage of that. Tornadus is great on these kind of teams, thanks to its ability to hit Grass-types super effectively, so it will be a natural fit. Ground-types like Nidoqueen, Nidoking, and Krookodile are good partners, as Tornadus has difficulty dealing with Electric-types. The former two also help with Florges. Powerful physical wallbreakers like Choice Band Heracross are useful partners as they can plow through special walls and benefit from Tornadus weakening physical ones.
Rain Support
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name: Rain Support
move 1: Rain Dance
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Taunt / Grass Knot / Superpower
move 4: U-Turn / Grass Knot / Superpower
ability: Prankster
item: Damp Rock
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid / Naive
Moves
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Rain Dance is the key YAY NO CRUX!! move here because Tornadus is one of the most reliable setters of the move in the tier thanks to Prankster. Hurricane is a really strong STAB move that is super effective on against Grass-types, a common defensive type that gives headaches to a lot of rain teams.
Taunt stops entry hazard setters likesuch as Froslass and Galvantula from doing their job. This might be risky as most of them have a STAB move to hit Tornadus hard. Grass Knot is a great move to hit Swampert and bulky Water-types, a threat to a lot of rain teams, really hard. and to It also hits Rock-types and the only other common weather setter, Hippowdon, for super effective damage and on their weaker defensive side. Superpower also has good coverage with Hurricane and hits Steel-types for great damage.
For the last slot U-turn is useful to bring in a rain sweeper and on predicted switches, but Knock Off is very useful to remove the item from common switch-ins like Jirachi and Metagross who can generally take hits from Tornadus with ease.
Tailwind is still a decent support option,(AC) but Rain Dance already doubles the Speed of Swift Swim users, so that's usually not necessary.
Set Details
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Max Speed and Special Attack along with either a Timid or a Naive nature are used to outspeed base 110 Pokemon like Froslass and to hit as hard as possible.
Timid should be used if not running Superpower, as in that case but if Superpower is chosen, Naive is the nature of choice. Prankster is the best ability on this set as it guarantees that rain is being set up.
Damp Rock is the preferred item to give 8 eight turns of rain to your sweepers to work with, though Life Orb is completely viable if your team has other rain setters.
Usage Tips
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Rain Dance is usually the first move to go for as it makes Hurricane 100% accurate and is the reason for which you are using this set.
Use Taunt if you are sure the opponent is going to use a support move,(AC) or against Sableye to completely shut it down, but you should be careful of Knock Off from as it will remove Damp Rock,(AC) and consequentially, 3 three turns of Rain. Try not to waste rain turns attacking and bring your sweepers in as soon as possible.
Team Options
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Swift Swim users are a priority in any rain team, Kingdra, Kabutops, and Ludicolo are the best choices for this role. Seismitoad can be used to deal with opposing Electric-(add hyphen)types more easily. Electric-(add hyphen)types can abuse the rain Tornadus summons, firing off powerful Thunders, so Raikou and Mega Ampharos are good as well. All these Pokemon also appreciate STAB Hurricane as it weakens their common counter, Grass-types. Other rain setters like Uxie, who can also set up Stealth Rock, and Sableye, who has Prankster Rain Dance, are good partners to make sure you have weather control through the game.
Other Options
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Choice Specs is usable to hit harder,(add hyphen) but Tornadus really likes switching moves to break walls and Hurricane is powerful enough with a Life Orb. Focus Blast might seem like a good option, but it is outclassed by Superpower as it is weaker against special walls and has awful accuracy.
Substitute + Bulk Up was standard in B/W, but Tornadus finds setting up difficult and really likes Knock Off to spam Knock Off early game. Furthermore, Flying Gem is currently unreleased, making the set even harder to use.
Checks & Counters
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**Electric-types** Bulky Electric-types such as defensive Mega Ampharos can take any hit Tornadus can dish out and OHKO it with a STAB move. More offensive ones like Raikou can take any hit, outspeed, and OHKO Tornadus, but they are more prone to being worn down throughout the game.
**Physical Walls** Defensive walls like Slowbro, Suicune and Hippowdon can take hits from the Acrobatics for days, and the former Slowbro former is only used in reference to two subjects even has Regenerator to make up for the loss of Leftovers and entry hazard damage.
**Special Walls** Florges and Mew are never 2HKOed by Hurricane without many entry hazards on the field, and they can stall it out with their reliable recovery move. Umbreon and Snorlax are in the same boat, but they must be careful of Superpower.
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Overview
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After being deemed too powerful for RU, Tornadus is back for another round in UU. Thanks to its good Speedstat and mixed attacking stats, it is still is a very strong offensive threat. This generation, it can showcase its Dream World Ability, Defiant, to its fullest extent, letting it act as a wonderful Defog deterrent and giving it a niche in entry hazard stacking offensive teams. Tornadus has a great physical movepool countaining containing Acrobatics, Superpower,(AC) and the newly buffed Knock Off. On the special side,(AC) it can hit very hard with the strongest Hurricane in the tier and coverage moves like Heat Wave and Grass Knot. It can also take a more supportive role and support its team with Prankster Rain Dance and Taunt. That, along with Hurricane, make it a staple on rain offense teams.
Unfortunately, Flying Gem is not released, forcing it to go without an item on physical sets,(AC) and Hurricane has bad accuracy outside of rain,hurting special ones hindering its special sets. It is also quite frail, weak to Stealth Rock, and slower than prominent threats such as Starmie, Aerodactyl, Azelf,(AC) and Raikou that can easily keep it in check.
Defiant Attacker
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name: Defiant Attacker
move 1: Acrobatics
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Superpower / Heat Wave
move 4: U-turn
ability: Defiant
item: none
evs: 252 Atk / 4SDef SpD / 252 Spe
nature: Jolly / Naive
Moves
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Acrobatics is the strongest physical STAB move Tornadus has,(AC) and it deals heavy damage to offensive Pokemon such as Mienshao thatthe genie is supposed to check Tornadus checks. Knock Off is the second move on the set and it is very useful to weaken common switch-ins such as Swampert early-game, removing their precious Leftovers recovery. Superpower rounds off Tornadus's coverage, hitting Rock- and Steel -types and OHKOing Empoleon with a Defiant boost, though Heat Wave is usable to OHKO Forretress if Sturdy is broken and to do a bit more damage to Mega Aggron, but be sure to use a Naive nature and to move the 4 Special Defense EVs to Special Attack. U-turn gives your team momentum and deals chip damage to Slowbro and Mega Ampharos; Pokemon that Tornadus can't hope to break through. Grass Knot is a viable move in the last slot to hit Swampert, who otherwise would be a safe switch-in. Taunt can also be used without Grass Knot to avoid Stealth Rock from prevent dangerous threats such as Rhyperior from setting up Stealth Rock, but it is very risky as your opponent can easily just attack Tornadus right off the bat,(RC) seeing a threat in it.
Set Details
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The EVs and nature maximize Speed and power, allowing Tornadus to outspeedPokemon with base 110 Speed base 110 Speed Pokemon such as Froslass to 2HKO or U-turn on them, preventing them from setting up more than one layer of Spikes (remove space). With a positive Speed nature, Tornadus can also outspeed non-Choice Scarf Mienshao and Galvantula. No item gives Tornadus maximum Acrobatics power,(AC) and is its best option as Flying Gem is unreleased. Defiant is the ability of choice as it lets Tornadus take advantage of opposing Defoggers to get a +2 Attack boost to punish the opposing team. Prankster can be used if running Taunt,(AC) but it is the lesser inferior option in most cases, as Defiant is the primary reason to use Tornadus in your team.
Usage Tips
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Tornadus's high Speed, offensive stats, and Flying typingmake him able to lets it deal with a lot of threatening Pokemon for offensive teams,(AC) such as Mienshao and Shaymin. Acrobatics is the most powerful move Tornadus has,(AC) and can be used to sweep late-game if the opposing team is weakened enough and to or break special walls expecting a special attack. Knock Off is usually the best move to go for early-game, especially if the opponent has a Mega Ampharos or a Rhyperior, as it helps to wear down switch-ins by removing their Leftovers and making them prone to being worn down by entry hazards. U-turn is the best move to use if the opponent has an hard counter, as staying in will give Rhyperior a free turn to set up Stealth Rock, limiting Tornadus's scouting capabilities while also stripping off a quarter of its health. Tornadus can switch into a Mew that is using Defog or Knock Off, but you must be careful of Will-O-Wisp. Tornadus also likes switching into bulky Defog Flygon as it usually only carries Earthquake as an attacking move, essentially forcing something to eat a +2 Acrobatics. Be careful against Crobat, Aerodactyl, and Empoleon,(AC) as they can do heavy damage with their STAB attacks or burn Tornadus with their STAB moves if they predict correctly. The former two are particularly dangerous as they can outspeed and heavily damage (or OHKO in Aerodactyl's case) Tornadus,(AC) even if it switches into Defog.
Team Options
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This Tornadus set is a good choicein Spikes-stacking on entry hazard-stacking teams,(RC) to putting pressure on most defensive Defog users, so entry hazard setters such as Froslass and Roserade are good partners. Electric-types such as Jolteon, Mega Ampharos, and Raikou scare the Defog users Tornadus can't beat like Aerodactyl and Crobat,(AC) and keep up can form a VoltTurn chain core. Offensive Ground-types like Krookodile and Nidoking are good partners as they can come in after Tornadus uses U-turn against Electric-, Rock-, and Steel-types and fire off their STAB moves. These Pokemon also appreciate the Spikes support that is found on most teams using Tornadus.
Life Orb Attacker
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name: Life Orb Attacker
move 1: Hurricane / Air Slash
move 2: Heat Wave
move 3: Grass Knot
move 4: Tailwind / Knock Off / U-turn
ability: Prankster / Defiant
item: Life Orb / Expert Belt
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid / Naive
Moves
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Hurricane is the strongest move in Tornadus's arsenal and it hits extremely hard coming off a base 125 Special Attackstat. However, it has awful accuracy outside of rain, so Air Slash is an acceptable alternative thanks due to its flinch chance and decent power. Heat Wave hits the Steel-types that resist Flying-type attacks (redundant) such as Mega Aggron and Metagross for decent damage, 2HKOing most of them while as they switch in. Grass Knot rounds off the coverage, hitting Rock-types that resist the its other moves and being is the best option against bulky Water-types such as Swampert and Suicune. In the last slot Tailwind in the last slot is an awesome option with Prankster, especially on offensive teams, as it is an emergency button against a Speed boosting sweeper or an opportunity to clean late-game with a threatening slower wallbreaker like Nidoking or Life Orb Krookodile. Knock Off is another good option in the last slot, as it lets Tornadus deal heavy damage to Jirachi, who would otherwise easily wall this Tornadus variant, and Metagross, while crippling them by removing their item. U-turn is also really useful to get momentum against the aforementioned Pokemon, especially if running Expert Belt. It is used only for the momentum it provides, so feel free to use a Timid Nature with it to let Tornadus take resisted special hits a tad bit better. Superpower hits Umbreon and Snorlax harder than any other move on the set, though it is not very strong without any investment and makes leaves Tornadus prone to priority moves. Taunt is always good on Prankster users, and Tornadus is no exception. However, most offensive teams Tornadus is found in appreciate Tailwind more.
Set Details
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The EVsare so that let Tornadus can maximize its overall damage output and Speed. A Timid nature should be used with Tailwind or Taunt,(AC) while a Naive one nature with the 4 Defense EVs moved to Attack should be used if using Knock Off or U-Turn. Life Orb is the preferred item to increase Tornadus's damage output. The recoil doesn't matter, as Tornadus folds against most strong neutral attacks anyway, but Expert Belt can be used as it lets Tornadus lure and 2HKO some Pokemon such as Rhyperior with the combination of Hurricane and the appropriate coverage move. Prankster is the preferred ability with Tailwind or Taunt, though Defiant should be used if running a physical move because of the potential boosts Knock Off and U-turn can receive if Tornadus switches in on Defog. why would you u-turn out with a +2 attack boost
Usage Tips
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This Tornadus usually acts as a wallbreaker, firing off powerful Hurricanes at the opposing team. Flying-type resists usually don't have reliable recovery, making them prone to being worn down by repeated Hurricanes and entry hazards, so feel free to spam it early-game. Use your coverage moves only on predicted switches,(AC) as they are not powerful enough to OHKO healthy targets. Use U-turn if you predict a special wall like Umbreon or Florges coming in,(RC)and keep momentum on your side of the field to maintain offensive momentum.
Team Options
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Rain Dance supportis great to have allows Tornadus to fire off 100% accurate Hurricanes,(AC) so rain setters like Sableye and Uxie are good partners. Be sure to also use some Swift Swim sweepers and Thunder users such as Kingdra, Kabutops, and Mega Ampharos to take maximum advantage of that. Tornadus is great on these kinds of teams, thanks to its ability to hit Grass-types super effectively, so it will be a natural fit. Ground-types like Nidoqueen, Nidoking, and Krookodile are good partners, as Tornadus has difficulty dealing with Electric-types. The former two also help with against Florges. Powerful physical wallbreakers like Choice Band Heracross are useful partners as they can plow through special walls and benefit from Tornadus weakening physical ones walls.
Rain Support
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name: Rain Support
move 1: Rain Dance
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Taunt / Grass Knot / Superpower
move 4: U-turn / Grass Knot / Superpower
ability: Prankster
item: Damp Rock
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid / Naive
Moves
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Rain Dance is the key move here because Tornadus is one of the most reliable rain settersof the move in the tier thanks to Prankster. Hurricane is a really strong STAB move that is super effective on Grass-types, a common defensive type that gives headaches to a lot of rain teams. Taunt stops entry hazard setters likesuch as Froslass and Galvantula from doing their job. This might be risky as most of them have a STAB move to hit Tornadus hard. Grass Knot is a great move to hit Swampert and bulky Water-types that threaten rain teams ,(RC) a threat to a lot of rain teams,(RC) really hard,(AC) as well as and to Rock-types and the only other common weather setter, Hippowdon, for super effective damage and on their weaker defensive special side. Superpower also has good coverage with Hurricane and hits Steel-types for great damage. For the last slot,(AC) U-turn is useful to bring in a rain sweeper and in on predicted switches, but Knock Off is very useful to remove the item from common switch-ins like Jirachi and Metagross,(AC) who can generally take hits from Tornadus with ease. Tailwind is still a decent support option,(AC) but Rain Dance already doubles the Speed of Swift Swim users, so that's it's usually not necessary unnecessary.
Set Details
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Maximum Speed and Special Attack investment along with either a Timid or a Naive Nature are used to outspeed base 110 Pokemon like Froslassand to while still letting Tornadus hit as hard as possible. Timid should be used if not running Superpower, as in that case, Naive is the nature of choice but if it is, a Naive nature should be used. Prankster is the best ability on this set as it almost guarantees that rain is being will be set up. Damp Rock is the preferred item to give 8 eight turns of rain to your sweepers to work with, though Life Orb is completely viable if your team has other rain setters.
Usage Tips
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Rain Dance is usually the first move to go for as it makes Hurricane 100% accurate and is the reason forwhich you are using this set. Use Taunt if you are sure the opponent is going to use a support move or against Sableye to completely shut it down, but you should be careful of Knock Off from as it will remove Damp Rock,(AC) and consequentially consequently, 3 three turns of rain. Try not to waste rain turns attacking with Tornadus,(AC) and bring your sweepers in as soon as possible.
Team Options
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Swift Swim users are a priority in any rain team, so Kingdra, Kabutops, and Ludicolo are the best choices for this role,(AC) although Seismitoad can be used to deal with opposing Electric-types more easily. Electric-types can abuse the rain Tornadus summons,(RC)firing to fire off off powerful Thunders, so Raikou and Mega Ampharos are good teammates as well. All these Pokemon also appreciate STAB Hurricane as it weakens their common counters, Grass-types. Other rain setters like Uxie, who can also set up Stealth Rock, and Sableye, who has Prankster Rain Dance, are good partners to make sure you have weather control throughout the game.
Other Options
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Choice Specs is usable to hit harder,(AC) but Tornadus really likes switching moves to break walls,(AC) and Hurricane is powerful enough with a Life Orb. Focus Blast might seem like a good option, but it is outclassed by Superpower as it is weaker against special walls and has awful accuracy. Substitute + Bulk Upwas standard in B/W is usable, but Tornadus finds setting up difficult and really likes Knock Off to spam Knock Off early-game. Furthermore, Flying Gem is currently unreleased, making the set even harder to use.
Checks & Counters
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**Electric-types** Bulky Electric-types such as defensive Mega Ampharos can take any hit Tornadus can dish out and OHKO it with a STAB move. More offensive ones like Raikou can take any hit, outspeed, and OHKO Tornadus, but they are more prone to being worn down throughout the game.
**Physical Walls** Defensive walls like Slowbro, Suicune,(AC) and Hippowdon can take multiple hits fromthe Acrobatics for days, and the former even has Regenerator to make up for the loss of Leftovers and entry hazard damage.
**Special Walls** Florges and Mew are never 2HKOed by Hurricane withoutmany entry hazards on the field, and they can stall it out with their reliable recovery moves. Umbreon and Snorlax are in the same boat, but they must be careful of Superpower.
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After being deemed too powerful for RU, Tornadus is back for another round in UU. Thanks to its good Speed
Unfortunately, Flying Gem is not released, forcing it to go without an item on physical sets,(AC) and Hurricane has bad accuracy outside of rain,
Defiant Attacker
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name: Defiant Attacker
move 1: Acrobatics
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Superpower / Heat Wave
move 4: U-turn
ability: Defiant
item: none
evs: 252 Atk / 4
nature: Jolly / Naive
Moves
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Acrobatics is the strongest physical STAB move Tornadus has,(AC) and it deals heavy damage to offensive Pokemon such as Mienshao that
Set Details
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The EVs and nature maximize Speed and power, allowing Tornadus to outspeed
Usage Tips
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Tornadus's high Speed, offensive stats, and Flying typing
Team Options
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This Tornadus set is a good choice
Life Orb Attacker
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name: Life Orb Attacker
move 1: Hurricane / Air Slash
move 2: Heat Wave
move 3: Grass Knot
move 4: Tailwind / Knock Off / U-turn
ability: Prankster / Defiant
item: Life Orb / Expert Belt
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid / Naive
Moves
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Hurricane is the strongest move in Tornadus's arsenal and it hits extremely hard coming off a base 125 Special Attack
Set Details
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The EVs
Usage Tips
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This Tornadus usually acts as a wallbreaker, firing off powerful Hurricanes at the opposing team. Flying-type resists usually don't have reliable recovery, making them prone to being worn down by repeated Hurricanes and entry hazards, so feel free to spam it early-game. Use your coverage moves only on predicted switches,(AC) as they are not powerful enough to OHKO healthy targets. Use U-turn if you predict a special wall like Umbreon or Florges coming in,(RC)
Team Options
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Rain Dance support
Rain Support
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name: Rain Support
move 1: Rain Dance
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Taunt / Grass Knot / Superpower
move 4: U-turn / Grass Knot / Superpower
ability: Prankster
item: Damp Rock
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid / Naive
Moves
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Rain Dance is the key move here because Tornadus is one of the most reliable rain setters
Set Details
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Maximum Speed and Special Attack investment along with either a Timid or a Naive Nature are used to outspeed base 110 Pokemon like Froslass
Usage Tips
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Rain Dance is usually the first move to go for as it makes Hurricane 100% accurate and is the reason for
Team Options
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Swift Swim users are a priority in any rain team, so Kingdra, Kabutops, and Ludicolo are the best choices for this role,(AC) although Seismitoad can be used to deal with opposing Electric-types more easily. Electric-types can abuse the rain Tornadus summons,(RC)
Other Options
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Choice Specs is usable to hit harder,(AC) but Tornadus really likes switching moves to break walls,(AC) and Hurricane is powerful enough with a Life Orb. Focus Blast might seem like a good option, but it is outclassed by Superpower as it is weaker against special walls and has awful accuracy. Substitute + Bulk Up
Checks & Counters
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**Electric-types** Bulky Electric-types such as defensive Mega Ampharos can take any hit Tornadus can dish out and OHKO it with a STAB move. More offensive ones like Raikou can take any hit, outspeed, and OHKO Tornadus, but they are more prone to being worn down throughout the game.
**Physical Walls** Defensive walls like Slowbro, Suicune,(AC) and Hippowdon can take multiple hits from
**Special Walls** Florges and Mew are never 2HKOed by Hurricane without
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Overview
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After being deemed too powerful for RU, Tornadus is back for another round in UU. Thanks to its good Speed and mixed attacking stats, it is still is a very strong offensive threat. This generation, it can showcase its Dream World Ability, Defiant, to its fullest extent, letting Its ability Defiant lets it act as a wonderful Defog deterrent and gives it a niche in entry hazard-stacking offensive teams. Tornadus has a great physical movepool containing Acrobatics, Superpower, and the newly buffed Knock Off. On the special side, it can hit very hard with the strongest Hurricane in the tier and coverage moves like Heat Wave and Grass Knot. It can also take a more supportive role and support its team with Prankster Rain Dance and Taunt. That, along with Hurricane, makes it a staple on rain offense teams.
Unfortunately, Flying Gem is not released, forcing it Tornadus to go without an item on physical sets, and Hurricane has bad accuracy outside of rain, hindering its special sets. It is also quite frail, weak to Stealth Rock, and slower than prominent threats such as Starmie, Aerodactyl, Azelf, and Raikou that can easily keep it in check.
Defiant Attacker
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name: Defiant Attacker
move 1: Acrobatics
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Superpower / Heat Wave
move 4: U-turn
ability: Defiant
item: none
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
nature: Jolly / Naive
Moves
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Acrobatics is the strongest physical STAB move Tornadus has, and it deals heavy damage to offensive Pokemon such as Mienshao that Tornadus it checks. Knock Off is very useful to weaken common switch-ins such as Swampert early-game, removing their precious Leftovers recovery. Superpower rounds off Tornadus's coverage, hitting Rock- and Steel -types and OHKOing Empoleon with a Defiant boost, though Heat Wave is usable to OHKO Forretress if Sturdy is broken and to do a bit more damage to Mega Aggron, but be sure to use a Naive nature and move the 4 Special Defense EVs to Special Attack. U-turn gives your team momentum and deals chip damage to Slowbro and Mega Ampharos, (add comma) Pokemon that Tornadus can't hope to break through. Grass Knot is a viable move in the last slot to hit Swampert, which otherwise would be a safe switch-in. Taunt can also be used without over Grass Knot to prevent dangerous threats such as Rhyperior from setting up Stealth Rock, but it is very risky as your opponent can just attack Tornadus right off the bat.
Set Details
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The EVs and nature maximize Speed and power, allowing Tornadus to outspeed base 110 Speed Pokemon such as Froslass to 2HKO or U-turn on them, preventing them from setting up more than one layer of Spikes. With a positive Speed nature, Tornadus can also outspeed non-Choice Scarf Mienshao and Galvantula. Running no item gives Tornadus maximum Acrobatics maximum power; in any case, and is its best option as Flying Gem is unreleased. Defiant lets Tornadus take advantage of opposing Defoggers to get a +2 Attack boost to punish the opposing team. Prankster can be used if running Taunt, but it is the inferior option in most cases, as Defiant is the primary reason to use Tornadus on your team.
Usage Tips
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Tornadus's high Speed, offensive stats, and Flying typing lets it deal with a lot of threatening Pokemon for offensive teams, such as Mienshao and Shaymin. Acrobatics is the most powerful move Tornadus has, and it can be used to sweep late-game if the opposing team is weakened enough or break special walls expecting a special attack. Knock Off is usually the best move to go for early-game, especially if the opponent has Mega Ampharos or Rhyperior, as it helps to wear down switch-ins by removing their Leftovers and making them prone to being worn down by entry hazards. U-turn is the best move to use if the opponent has a hard counter, as staying in will give Rhyperior a free turn to set up Stealth Rock, limiting Tornadus's scouting capabilities while also stripping off a quarter of its health. Tornadus can switch into a Mew that is using Defog or Knock Off, but you must be careful of Will-O-Wisp. Tornadus also likes switching into bulky Defog Flygon as it usually only carries Earthquake as an attacking move, essentially forcing something to eat a +2 Acrobatics. Be careful against Crobat, Aerodactyl, and Empoleon, as they can do heavy damage with their STAB attacks or burn Tornadus if they predict correctly. The former two are particularly dangerous as they can outspeed and heavily damage (or OHKO in Aerodactyl's case) Tornadus, even if it switches into Defog.
Team Options
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This Tornadus set is a good choice on entry hazard-stacking teams to put pressure on most defensive Defog users, so entry hazard setters such as Froslass and Roserade are good partners. Electric-types such as Jolteon, Mega Ampharos, and Raikou scare the Defog users Tornadus can't beat, (add comma) like such as Aerodactyl and Crobat, and can form a VoltTurn core. Offensive Ground-types like Krookodile and Nidoking are good partners as they can come in after Tornadus uses U-turn against Electric-, Rock-, and Steel-types and fire off their STAB moves. These Pokemon also appreciate the Spikes support that is found on most teams using Tornadus.
Life Orb Attacker
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name: Life Orb Attacker
move 1: Hurricane / Air Slash
move 2: Heat Wave
move 3: Grass Knot
move 4: Tailwind / Knock Off / U-turn
ability: Prankster / Defiant
item: Life Orb / Expert Belt
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid / Naive
Moves
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Hurricane is the strongest move in Tornadus's arsenal and it hits extremely hard coming off a base 125 Special Attack. However, it has awful accuracy outside of rain, so Air Slash is an acceptable alternative due to its flinch chance and decent power. Heat Wave hits the Steel-types such as Mega Aggron and Metagross for decent damage, 2HKOing most of them as they switch in. Grass Knot rounds off the coverage, hitting Rock-types that resist its Tornadus's other moves, (add comma) and it is also the best option against bulky Water-types such as Swampert and Suicune. Tailwind in the last slot is an awesome option with Prankster, especially on offensive teams, as it is an emergency button against a Speed-boosting sweeper or an opportunity to clean late-game with a slower wallbreaker like Nidoking or Life Orb Krookodile. Knock Off is another good option in the last slot, as it lets Tornadus deals heavy damage to Jirachi, which would otherwise easily wall this Tornadus variant, and Metagross, while crippling them by removing their item. U-turn is also really useful to get momentum against the aforementioned Pokemon, especially if running Expert Belt. It is used only for the momentum it provides, so feel free to use a Timid nature to let Tornadus take resisted special hits a bit better. Superpower hits Umbreon and Snorlax harder than any other move on the set, though it is not very strong without any investment and leaves Tornadus prone to priority moves. Taunt is always good on Prankster users, and Tornadus is no exception. However, most offensive teams Tornadus is found in used on appreciate Tailwind more.
Set Details
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The EVs let Tornadus maximize its Tornadus's overall damage output and Speed. A Timid nature should be used with Tailwind or Taunt, while a Naive one nature with the 4 Defense EVs moved to Attack should be used if using Knock Off or U-turn. Life Orb is the preferred item to increase Tornadus's damage output. The recoil doesn't matter, as Tornadus folds against most strong neutral attacks anyway, but Expert Belt can be used as it lets Tornadus lure and 2HKO some Pokemon such as Rhyperior with the combination of Hurricane and the appropriate coverage move. Prankster is the preferred ability with Tailwind or Taunt, though Defiant should be used if running a physical move because of the potential boosts Knock Off and U-turn receive if Tornadus switches in on Defog.
Usage Tips
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This Tornadus usually acts as a wallbreaker, firing off powerful Hurricanes at the opposing team. Pokemon that resist Flying-type resists usually don't have reliable recovery, making them prone to being worn down by repeated Hurricanes and entry hazards, so feel free to spam it early-game. Use your coverage moves only on predicted switches, as they are not powerful enough to OHKO healthy targets. Use U-turn if you predict a special wall like Umbreon or Florges coming in to maintain offensive momentum.
Team Options
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Rain Dance support allows Tornadus to fire off 100% accurate Hurricanes, so rain setters like such as Sableye and Uxie are good partners. Be sure to also use some Swift Swim sweepers and Thunder users such as Kingdra, Kabutops, and Mega Ampharos to take advantage of that. Tornadus is great on these kinds of teams, thanks to its ability to hit Grass-types super effectively. Ground-types like such as Nidoqueen, Nidoking, and Krookodile are good partners, as Tornadus has difficulty dealing with Electric-types; the former two also help against Florges. Powerful physical wallbreakers like Choice Band Heracross are useful partners as they can plow through special walls and benefit from Tornadus weakening physical walls.
Rain Support
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name: Rain Support
move 1: Rain Dance
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Taunt / Grass Knot / Superpower
move 4: U-turn / Grass Knot / Superpower
ability: Prankster
item: Damp Rock
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid / Naive
Moves
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Rain Dance is the key move here because Tornadus is one of the most reliable rain setters in the tier thanks to Prankster. Hurricane is a strong STAB move that is super effective on Grass-types, a common defensive type that gives headaches to a lot of rain teams. Taunt stops entry hazard setters such as Froslass and Galvantula from doing their job, though this might be risky as most of them have a STAB move to hit Tornadus hard. Grass Knot is a great move to hit Swampert and bulky Water-types that threaten rain teams really hard, as well as Rock-types and the only other common weather setter, Hippowdon, for super effective damage on their special side. Superpower also has good coverage with Hurricane and hits Steel-types for great damage. For the last slot, (add comma) U-turn is useful to bring in a rain sweeper in on predicted switches, but Knock Off is very useful to remove the item from common switch-ins like Jirachi and Metagross, which can generally take hits from Tornadus with ease. Tailwind is still a decent support option, but Rain Dance already doubles the Speed of Swift Swim users, so it's usually unnecessary.
Set Details
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Maximum Speed and Special Attack investment along with either a Timid or a Naive nature are used to allow Tornadus to outspeed base 110 Pokemon like Froslass while still letting Tornadus hit as hard as possible. Timid should be used if not running Superpower, but if it is, a Naive nature should be used. Prankster is the best ability on this set as it almost guarantees that rain will be set up. Damp Rock is the preferred item to give eight turns of rain to your sweepers, though Life Orb is completely viable if your team has other rain setters.
Usage Tips
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Rain Dance is usually the first move to go for as it makes Hurricane 100% accurate and is the reason for using this set. Use Taunt if you are sure the opponent is going to use a support move or against Sableye to completely shut it down, but you should be careful of Knock Off from as it will remove Damp Rock, and consequently, three turns of rain. Try not to waste rain turns attacking with Tornadus, and bring your sweepers in as soon as possible.
Team Options
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Swift Swim users are a priority in any rain team, so Kingdra, Kabutops, and Ludicolo are the best choices for this role, although Seismitoad can be used to deal with opposing Electric-types more easily. Electric-types can abuse utilize the rain Tornadus summons to fire off off powerful Thunders, so Raikou and Mega Ampharos are good teammates as well. All these Pokemon also appreciate STAB Hurricane as it weakens their common counters, Grass-types. Other rain setters like Uxie, which can also set up Stealth Rock, and Sableye, which has Prankster Rain Dance, are good partners to make sure you have weather control throughout the game.
Other Options
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Choice Specs is usable to hit harder, but Tornadus really likes switching moves to break walls, and Hurricane is powerful enough with a Life Orb. Focus Blast might seem like a good option, but it is outclassed by Superpower as it is weaker against special walls and has awful accuracy. Substitute + Bulk Up is usable, but Tornadus finds setting up difficult and really likes to spam Knock Off early-game.
Checks & Counters
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**Electric-types** Bulky Electric-types such as defensive Mega Ampharos can take any hit Tornadus can dish out and OHKO it with a STAB move. More offensive ones like Raikou can take any hit, outspeed, and OHKO Tornadus, but they are more prone to being worn down throughout the game.
**Physical Walls** Defensive walls like Slowbro, Suicune, and Hippowdon can take multiple hits from the physical set, and the former even has Regenerator to make up for the loss of Leftovers and entry hazard damage.
**Special Walls** Florges and Mew are never 2HKOed by Hurricane without many entry hazards on the field, and they can stall it out with their reliable recovery moves. Umbreon and Snorlax are in the same boat, but they must be careful of Superpower.
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After being deemed too powerful for RU, Tornadus is back for another round in UU. Thanks to its good Speed and mixed attacking stats, it is still is a very strong offensive threat. This generation, it can showcase its Dream World Ability, Defiant, to its fullest extent, letting Its ability Defiant lets it act as a wonderful Defog deterrent and gives it a niche in entry hazard-stacking offensive teams. Tornadus has a great physical movepool containing Acrobatics, Superpower, and the newly buffed Knock Off. On the special side, it can hit very hard with the strongest Hurricane in the tier and coverage moves like Heat Wave and Grass Knot. It can also take a more supportive role and support its team with Prankster Rain Dance and Taunt. That, along with Hurricane, makes it a staple on rain offense teams.
Unfortunately, Flying Gem is not released, forcing it Tornadus to go without an item on physical sets, and Hurricane has bad accuracy outside of rain, hindering its special sets. It is also quite frail, weak to Stealth Rock, and slower than prominent threats such as Starmie, Aerodactyl, Azelf, and Raikou that can easily keep it in check.
Defiant Attacker
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name: Defiant Attacker
move 1: Acrobatics
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Superpower / Heat Wave
move 4: U-turn
ability: Defiant
item: none
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
nature: Jolly / Naive
Moves
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Acrobatics is the strongest physical STAB move Tornadus has, and it deals heavy damage to offensive Pokemon such as Mienshao that Tornadus it checks. Knock Off is very useful to weaken common switch-ins such as Swampert early-game, removing their precious Leftovers recovery. Superpower rounds off Tornadus's coverage, hitting Rock- and Steel -types and OHKOing Empoleon with a Defiant boost, though Heat Wave is usable to OHKO Forretress if Sturdy is broken and to do a bit more damage to Mega Aggron, but be sure to use a Naive nature and move the 4 Special Defense EVs to Special Attack. U-turn gives your team momentum and deals chip damage to Slowbro and Mega Ampharos, (add comma) Pokemon that Tornadus can't hope to break through. Grass Knot is a viable move in the last slot to hit Swampert, which otherwise would be a safe switch-in. Taunt can also be used without over Grass Knot to prevent dangerous threats such as Rhyperior from setting up Stealth Rock, but it is very risky as your opponent can just attack Tornadus right off the bat.
Set Details
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The EVs and nature maximize Speed and power, allowing Tornadus to outspeed base 110 Speed Pokemon such as Froslass to 2HKO or U-turn on them, preventing them from setting up more than one layer of Spikes. With a positive Speed nature, Tornadus can also outspeed non-Choice Scarf Mienshao and Galvantula. Running no item gives Tornadus maximum Acrobatics maximum power; in any case, and is its best option as Flying Gem is unreleased. Defiant lets Tornadus take advantage of opposing Defoggers to get a +2 Attack boost to punish the opposing team. Prankster can be used if running Taunt, but it is the inferior option in most cases, as Defiant is the primary reason to use Tornadus on your team.
Usage Tips
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Tornadus's high Speed, offensive stats, and Flying typing lets it deal with a lot of threatening Pokemon for offensive teams, such as Mienshao and Shaymin. Acrobatics is the most powerful move Tornadus has, and it can be used to sweep late-game if the opposing team is weakened enough or break special walls expecting a special attack. Knock Off is usually the best move to go for early-game, especially if the opponent has Mega Ampharos or Rhyperior, as it helps to wear down switch-ins by removing their Leftovers and making them prone to being worn down by entry hazards. U-turn is the best move to use if the opponent has a hard counter, as staying in will give Rhyperior a free turn to set up Stealth Rock, limiting Tornadus's scouting capabilities while also stripping off a quarter of its health. Tornadus can switch into a Mew that is using Defog or Knock Off, but you must be careful of Will-O-Wisp. Tornadus also likes switching into bulky Defog Flygon as it usually only carries Earthquake as an attacking move, essentially forcing something to eat a +2 Acrobatics. Be careful against Crobat, Aerodactyl, and Empoleon, as they can do heavy damage with their STAB attacks or burn Tornadus if they predict correctly. The former two are particularly dangerous as they can outspeed and heavily damage (or OHKO in Aerodactyl's case) Tornadus, even if it switches into Defog.
Team Options
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This Tornadus set is a good choice on entry hazard-stacking teams to put pressure on most defensive Defog users, so entry hazard setters such as Froslass and Roserade are good partners. Electric-types such as Jolteon, Mega Ampharos, and Raikou scare the Defog users Tornadus can't beat, (add comma) like such as Aerodactyl and Crobat, and can form a VoltTurn core. Offensive Ground-types like Krookodile and Nidoking are good partners as they can come in after Tornadus uses U-turn against Electric-, Rock-, and Steel-types and fire off their STAB moves. These Pokemon also appreciate the Spikes support that is found on most teams using Tornadus.
Life Orb Attacker
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name: Life Orb Attacker
move 1: Hurricane / Air Slash
move 2: Heat Wave
move 3: Grass Knot
move 4: Tailwind / Knock Off / U-turn
ability: Prankster / Defiant
item: Life Orb / Expert Belt
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid / Naive
Moves
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Hurricane is the strongest move in Tornadus's arsenal and it hits extremely hard coming off a base 125 Special Attack. However, it has awful accuracy outside of rain, so Air Slash is an acceptable alternative due to its flinch chance and decent power. Heat Wave hits the Steel-types such as Mega Aggron and Metagross for decent damage, 2HKOing most of them as they switch in. Grass Knot rounds off the coverage, hitting Rock-types that resist its Tornadus's other moves, (add comma) and it is also the best option against bulky Water-types such as Swampert and Suicune. Tailwind in the last slot is an awesome option with Prankster, especially on offensive teams, as it is an emergency button against a Speed-boosting sweeper or an opportunity to clean late-game with a slower wallbreaker like Nidoking or Life Orb Krookodile. Knock Off is another good option in the last slot, as it lets Tornadus deals heavy damage to Jirachi, which would otherwise easily wall this Tornadus variant, and Metagross, while crippling them by removing their item. U-turn is also really useful to get momentum against the aforementioned Pokemon, especially if running Expert Belt. It is used only for the momentum it provides, so feel free to use a Timid nature to let Tornadus take resisted special hits a bit better. Superpower hits Umbreon and Snorlax harder than any other move on the set, though it is not very strong without any investment and leaves Tornadus prone to priority moves. Taunt is always good on Prankster users, and Tornadus is no exception. However, most offensive teams Tornadus is found in used on appreciate Tailwind more.
Set Details
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The EVs let Tornadus maximize its Tornadus's overall damage output and Speed. A Timid nature should be used with Tailwind or Taunt, while a Naive one nature with the 4 Defense EVs moved to Attack should be used if using Knock Off or U-turn. Life Orb is the preferred item to increase Tornadus's damage output. The recoil doesn't matter, as Tornadus folds against most strong neutral attacks anyway, but Expert Belt can be used as it lets Tornadus lure and 2HKO some Pokemon such as Rhyperior with the combination of Hurricane and the appropriate coverage move. Prankster is the preferred ability with Tailwind or Taunt, though Defiant should be used if running a physical move because of the potential boosts Knock Off and U-turn receive if Tornadus switches in on Defog.
Usage Tips
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This Tornadus usually acts as a wallbreaker, firing off powerful Hurricanes at the opposing team. Pokemon that resist Flying-type resists usually don't have reliable recovery, making them prone to being worn down by repeated Hurricanes and entry hazards, so feel free to spam it early-game. Use your coverage moves only on predicted switches, as they are not powerful enough to OHKO healthy targets. Use U-turn if you predict a special wall like Umbreon or Florges coming in to maintain offensive momentum.
Team Options
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Rain Dance support allows Tornadus to fire off 100% accurate Hurricanes, so rain setters like such as Sableye and Uxie are good partners. Be sure to also use some Swift Swim sweepers and Thunder users such as Kingdra, Kabutops, and Mega Ampharos to take advantage of that. Tornadus is great on these kinds of teams, thanks to its ability to hit Grass-types super effectively. Ground-types like such as Nidoqueen, Nidoking, and Krookodile are good partners, as Tornadus has difficulty dealing with Electric-types; the former two also help against Florges. Powerful physical wallbreakers like Choice Band Heracross are useful partners as they can plow through special walls and benefit from Tornadus weakening physical walls.
Rain Support
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name: Rain Support
move 1: Rain Dance
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Taunt / Grass Knot / Superpower
move 4: U-turn / Grass Knot / Superpower
ability: Prankster
item: Damp Rock
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid / Naive
Moves
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Rain Dance is the key move here because Tornadus is one of the most reliable rain setters in the tier thanks to Prankster. Hurricane is a strong STAB move that is super effective on Grass-types, a common defensive type that gives headaches to a lot of rain teams. Taunt stops entry hazard setters such as Froslass and Galvantula from doing their job, though this might be risky as most of them have a STAB move to hit Tornadus hard. Grass Knot is a great move to hit Swampert and bulky Water-types that threaten rain teams really hard, as well as Rock-types and the only other common weather setter, Hippowdon, for super effective damage on their special side. Superpower also has good coverage with Hurricane and hits Steel-types for great damage. For the last slot, (add comma) U-turn is useful to bring in a rain sweeper in on predicted switches, but Knock Off is very useful to remove the item from common switch-ins like Jirachi and Metagross, which can generally take hits from Tornadus with ease. Tailwind is still a decent support option, but Rain Dance already doubles the Speed of Swift Swim users, so it's usually unnecessary.
Set Details
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Maximum Speed and Special Attack investment along with either a Timid or a Naive nature are used to allow Tornadus to outspeed base 110 Pokemon like Froslass while still letting Tornadus hit as hard as possible. Timid should be used if not running Superpower, but if it is, a Naive nature should be used. Prankster is the best ability on this set as it almost guarantees that rain will be set up. Damp Rock is the preferred item to give eight turns of rain to your sweepers, though Life Orb is completely viable if your team has other rain setters.
Usage Tips
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Rain Dance is usually the first move to go for as it makes Hurricane 100% accurate and is the reason for using this set. Use Taunt if you are sure the opponent is going to use a support move or against Sableye to completely shut it down, but you should be careful of Knock Off from as it will remove Damp Rock, and consequently, three turns of rain. Try not to waste rain turns attacking with Tornadus, and bring your sweepers in as soon as possible.
Team Options
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Swift Swim users are a priority in any rain team, so Kingdra, Kabutops, and Ludicolo are the best choices for this role, although Seismitoad can be used to deal with opposing Electric-types more easily. Electric-types can abuse utilize the rain Tornadus summons to fire off off powerful Thunders, so Raikou and Mega Ampharos are good teammates as well. All these Pokemon also appreciate STAB Hurricane as it weakens their common counters, Grass-types. Other rain setters like Uxie, which can also set up Stealth Rock, and Sableye, which has Prankster Rain Dance, are good partners to make sure you have weather control throughout the game.
Other Options
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Choice Specs is usable to hit harder, but Tornadus really likes switching moves to break walls, and Hurricane is powerful enough with a Life Orb. Focus Blast might seem like a good option, but it is outclassed by Superpower as it is weaker against special walls and has awful accuracy. Substitute + Bulk Up is usable, but Tornadus finds setting up difficult and really likes to spam Knock Off early-game.
Checks & Counters
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**Electric-types** Bulky Electric-types such as defensive Mega Ampharos can take any hit Tornadus can dish out and OHKO it with a STAB move. More offensive ones like Raikou can take any hit, outspeed, and OHKO Tornadus, but they are more prone to being worn down throughout the game.
**Physical Walls** Defensive walls like Slowbro, Suicune, and Hippowdon can take multiple hits from the physical set, and the former even has Regenerator to make up for the loss of Leftovers and entry hazard damage.
**Special Walls** Florges and Mew are never 2HKOed by Hurricane without many entry hazards on the field, and they can stall it out with their reliable recovery moves. Umbreon and Snorlax are in the same boat, but they must be careful of Superpower.
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Overview
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After being deemed too powerful for RU, Tornadus is back for another round in UU. Thanks to its good Speed and mixed attacking stats, it is still is a very strong offensive threat. This generation, it can showcase its Dream World Ability, Defiant, to its fullest extent, letting Its ability Defiant lets it act as a wonderful Defog deterrent and gives it a niche in entry hazard-stacking offensive teams. Tornadus has a great physical movepool containing Acrobatics, Superpower, and the newly buffed Knock Off. On the special side, it can hit very hard with the strongest Hurricane in the tier and coverage moves like Heat Wave and Grass Knot. It can also take a more supportive role and support its team with Prankster Rain Dance and Taunt. That, along with Hurricane, makes it a staple on rain offense teams.
Unfortunately, Flying Gem is not released, forcing it Tornadus to go without an item on physical sets, and Hurricane has bad accuracy outside of rain, hindering its special sets. It is also quite frail, weak to Stealth Rock, and slower than prominent threats such as Starmie, Aerodactyl, Azelf, and Raikou that can easily keep it in check.
Defiant Attacker
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name: Defiant Attacker
move 1: Acrobatics
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Superpower / Heat Wave
move 4: U-turn
ability: Defiant
item: none
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
nature: Jolly / Naive
Moves
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Acrobatics is the strongest physical STAB move Tornadus has, and it deals heavy damage to offensive Pokemon such as Mienshao that Tornadus it checks. Knock Off is very useful to weaken common switch-ins such as Swampert early-game, removing their precious Leftovers recovery. Superpower rounds off Tornadus's coverage, hitting Rock- and Steel -types and OHKOing Empoleon with a Defiant boost, though Heat Wave is usable to OHKO Forretress if Sturdy is broken and to do a bit more damage to Mega Aggron, but be sure to use a Naive nature and move the 4 Special Defense EVs to Special Attack. U-turn gives your team momentum and deals chip damage to Slowbro and Mega Ampharos, (add comma) Pokemon that Tornadus can't hope to break through. Grass Knot is a viable move in the last slot to hit Swampert, which otherwise would be a safe switch-in. Taunt can also be used without over Grass Knot to prevent dangerous threats such as Rhyperior from setting up Stealth Rock, but it is very risky as your opponent can just attack Tornadus right off the bat.
Set Details
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The EVs and nature maximize Speed and power, allowing Tornadus to outspeed base 110 Speed Pokemon such as Froslass to 2HKO or U-turn on them, preventing them from setting up more than one layer of Spikes. With a positive Speed nature, Tornadus can also outspeed non-Choice Scarf Mienshao and Galvantula. Running no item gives Tornadus maximum Acrobatics maximum power; in any case, and is its best option as Flying Gem is unreleased. Defiant lets Tornadus take advantage of opposing Defoggers to get a +2 Attack boost to punish the opposing team. Prankster can be used if running Taunt, but it is the inferior option in most cases, as Defiant is the primary reason to use Tornadus on your team.
Usage Tips
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Tornadus's high Speed, offensive stats, and Flying typing lets it deal with a lot of threatening Pokemon for offensive teams, such as Mienshao and Shaymin. Acrobatics is the most powerful move Tornadus has, and it can be used to sweep late-game if the opposing team is weakened enough or break special walls expecting a special attack. Knock Off is usually the best move to go for early-game, especially if the opponent has Mega Ampharos or Rhyperior, as it helps to wear down switch-ins by removing their Leftovers and making them prone to being worn down by entry hazards. U-turn is the best move to use if the opponent has a hard counter, as staying in will give Rhyperior a free turn to set up Stealth Rock, limiting Tornadus's scouting capabilities while also stripping off a quarter of its health. Tornadus can switch into a Mew that is using Defog or Knock Off, but you must be careful of Will-O-Wisp. Tornadus also likes switching into bulky Defog Flygon as it usually only carries Earthquake as an attacking move, essentially forcing something to eat a +2 Acrobatics. Be careful against Crobat, Aerodactyl, and Empoleon, as they can do heavy damage with their STAB attacks or burn Tornadus if they predict correctly. The former two are particularly dangerous as they can outspeed and heavily damage (or OHKO in Aerodactyl's case) Tornadus, even if it switches into Defog.
Team Options
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This Tornadus set is a good choice on entry hazard-stacking teams to put pressure on most defensive Defog users, so entry hazard setters such as Froslass and Roserade are good partners. Electric-types such as Jolteon, Mega Ampharos, and Raikou scare the Defog users Tornadus can't beat, (add comma) like such as Aerodactyl and Crobat, and can form a VoltTurn core. Offensive Ground-types like Krookodile and Nidoking are good partners as they can come in after Tornadus uses U-turn against Electric-, Rock-, and Steel-types and fire off their STAB moves. These Pokemon also appreciate the Spikes support that is found on most teams using Tornadus.
Life Orb Attacker
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name: Life Orb Attacker
move 1: Hurricane / Air Slash
move 2: Heat Wave
move 3: Grass Knot
move 4: Tailwind / Knock Off / U-turn
ability: Prankster / Defiant
item: Life Orb / Expert Belt
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid / Naive
Moves
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Hurricane is the strongest move in Tornadus's arsenal and it hits extremely hard coming off a base 125 Special Attack. However, it has awful accuracy outside of rain, so Air Slash is an acceptable alternative due to its flinch chance and decent power. Heat Wave hits the Steel-types such as Mega Aggron and Metagross for decent damage, 2HKOing most of them as they switch in. Grass Knot rounds off the coverage, hitting Rock-types that resist its Tornadus's other moves, (add comma) and it is also the best option against bulky Water-types such as Swampert and Suicune. Tailwind in the last slot is an awesome option with Prankster, especially on offensive teams, as it is an emergency button against a Speed-boosting sweeper or an opportunity to clean late-game with a slower wallbreaker like Nidoking or Life Orb Krookodile. Knock Off is another good option in the last slot, as it lets Tornadus deals heavy damage to Jirachi, which would otherwise easily wall this Tornadus variant, and Metagross, while crippling them by removing their item. U-turn is also really useful to get momentum against the aforementioned Pokemon, especially if running Expert Belt. It is used only for the momentum it provides, so feel free to use a Timid nature to let Tornadus take resisted special hits a bit better. Superpower hits Umbreon and Snorlax harder than any other move on the set, though it is not very strong without any investment and leaves Tornadus prone to priority moves. Taunt is always good on Prankster users, and Tornadus is no exception. However, most offensive teams Tornadus is found in used on appreciate Tailwind more.
Set Details
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The EVs let Tornadus maximize its Tornadus's overall damage output and Speed. A Timid nature should be used with Tailwind or Taunt, while a Naive one nature with the 4 Defense EVs moved to Attack should be used if using Knock Off or U-turn. Life Orb is the preferred item to increase Tornadus's damage output. The recoil doesn't matter, as Tornadus folds against most strong neutral attacks anyway, but Expert Belt can be used as it lets Tornadus lure and 2HKO some Pokemon such as Rhyperior with the combination of Hurricane and the appropriate coverage move. Prankster is the preferred ability with Tailwind or Taunt, though Defiant should be used if running a physical move because of the potential boosts Knock Off and U-turn receive if Tornadus switches in on Defog.
Usage Tips
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This Tornadus usually acts as a wallbreaker, firing off powerful Hurricanes at the opposing team. Pokemon that resist Flying-type resists usually don't have reliable recovery, making them prone to being worn down by repeated Hurricanes and entry hazards, so feel free to spam it early-game. Use your coverage moves only on predicted switches, as they are not powerful enough to OHKO healthy targets. Use U-turn if you predict a special wall like Umbreon or Florges coming in to maintain offensive momentum.
Team Options
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Rain Dance support allows Tornadus to fire off 100% accurate Hurricanes, so rain setters like such as Sableye and Uxie are good partners. Be sure to also use some Swift Swim sweepers and Thunder users such as Kingdra, Kabutops, and Mega Ampharos to take advantage of that. Tornadus is great on these kinds of teams, thanks to its ability to hit Grass-types super effectively. Ground-types like such as Nidoqueen, Nidoking, and Krookodile are good partners, as Tornadus has difficulty dealing with Electric-types; the former two also help against Florges. Powerful physical wallbreakers like Choice Band Heracross are useful partners as they can plow through special walls and benefit from Tornadus weakening physical walls.
Rain Support
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name: Rain Support
move 1: Rain Dance
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Taunt / Grass Knot / Superpower
move 4: U-turn / Grass Knot / Superpower
ability: Prankster
item: Damp Rock
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
nature: Timid / Naive
Moves
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Rain Dance is the key move here because Tornadus is one of the most reliable rain setters in the tier thanks to Prankster. Hurricane is a strong STAB move that is super effective on Grass-types, a common defensive type that gives headaches to a lot of rain teams. Taunt stops entry hazard setters such as Froslass and Galvantula from doing their job, though this might be risky as most of them have a STAB move to hit Tornadus hard. Grass Knot is a great move to hit Swampert and bulky Water-types that threaten rain teams really hard, as well as Rock-types and the only other common weather setter, Hippowdon, for super effective damage on their special side. Superpower also has good coverage with Hurricane and hits Steel-types for great damage. For the last slot, (add comma) U-turn is useful to bring in a rain sweeper in on predicted switches, but Knock Off is very useful to remove the item from common switch-ins like Jirachi and Metagross, which can generally take hits from Tornadus with ease. Tailwind is still a decent support option, but Rain Dance already doubles the Speed of Swift Swim users, so it's usually unnecessary.
Set Details
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Maximum Speed and Special Attack investment along with either a Timid or a Naive nature are used to allow Tornadus to outspeed base 110 Pokemon like Froslass while still letting Tornadus hit as hard as possible. Timid should be used if not running Superpower, but if it is, a Naive nature should be used. Prankster is the best ability on this set as it almost guarantees that rain will be set up. Damp Rock is the preferred item to give eight turns of rain to your sweepers, though Life Orb is completely viable if your team has other rain setters.
Usage Tips
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Rain Dance is usually the first move to go for as it makes Hurricane 100% accurate and is the reason for using this set. Use Taunt if you are sure the opponent is going to use a support move or against Sableye to completely shut it down, but you should be careful of Knock Off from as it will remove Damp Rock, and consequently, three turns of rain. Try not to waste rain turns attacking with Tornadus, and bring your sweepers in as soon as possible.
Team Options
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Swift Swim users are a priority in any rain team, so Kingdra, Kabutops, and Ludicolo are the best choices for this role, although Seismitoad can be used to deal with opposing Electric-types more easily. Electric-types can abuse utilize the rain Tornadus summons to fire off off powerful Thunders, so Raikou and Mega Ampharos are good teammates as well. All these Pokemon also appreciate STAB Hurricane as it weakens their common counters, Grass-types. Other rain setters like Uxie, which can also set up Stealth Rock, and Sableye, which has Prankster Rain Dance, are good partners to make sure you have weather control throughout the game.
Other Options
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Choice Specs is usable to hit harder, but Tornadus really likes switching moves to break walls, and Hurricane is powerful enough with a Life Orb. Focus Blast might seem like a good option, but it is outclassed by Superpower as it is weaker against special walls and has awful accuracy. Substitute + Bulk Up is usable, but Tornadus finds setting up difficult and really likes to spam Knock Off early-game.
Checks & Counters
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**Electric-types** Bulky Electric-types such as defensive Mega Ampharos can take any hit Tornadus can dish out and OHKO it with a STAB move. More offensive ones like Raikou can take any hit, outspeed, and OHKO Tornadus, but they are more prone to being worn down throughout the game.
**Physical Walls** Defensive walls like Slowbro, Suicune, and Hippowdon can take multiple hits from the physical set, and the former even has Regenerator to make up for the loss of Leftovers and entry hazard damage.
**Special Walls** Florges and Mew are never 2HKOed by Hurricane without many entry hazards on the field, and they can stall it out with their reliable recovery moves. Umbreon and Snorlax are in the same boat, but they must be careful of Superpower.
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