Competitive Information for Thundurus [Black/White]
Electric / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Thundurus? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Thundurus is an extraordinary Electric and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty regular sight to see Thundurus out in the 5th generation battlefield. Thundurus is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Thundurus's only type-related weaknesses are Ice and Rock.
Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 Atk / 156 Spe
Moveset:
- Wild Charge / Thunder Punch
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Frustration / Return
- Sky Drop / Fly
Physical Sweeper Thundurus (Defiant)
Thundurus is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Thundurus's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Thundurus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Thundurus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Defiant, Thundurus's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Thundurus's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Thundurus's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Sky Drop is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (Thundurus and foe fly up turn 1. damages on turn 2).
♦ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
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Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 SpA / 156 Spe
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Psychic
- Dark Pulse
Special Sweeper Thundurus (Defiant)
Thundurus is a legendary Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Thundurus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Thundurus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Defiant, Thundurus's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Thundurus? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 Atk / 156 Spe
Moveset:
- Wild Charge / Thunder Punch
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Frustration / Return
- Sky Drop / Fly
Doubles Physical Sweeper Thundurus (Defiant)
Thundurus is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Thundurus's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Thundurus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Thundurus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Defiant, Thundurus's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Thundurus's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Thundurus's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Sky Drop is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Flying-type move (Thundurus and foe fly up turn 1. damages on turn 2).
♦ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
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Item: Life Orb / Magnet
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 SpA / 156 Spe
Moveset:
- Discharge / Thunderbolt
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Psychic
- Dark Pulse
Doubles Special Sweeper Thundurus (Defiant)
Thundurus is a legendary Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Thundurus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Thundurus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Defiant, Thundurus's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Thundurus learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Thundurus can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Thundurus
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Thundurus's stats
- Agility
- Bulk Up
- Charge
- Charge Beam
- Nasty Plot
Most notable and possible best moves for Thundurus
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Thundurus in Black and White
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