Competitive Information for Tornadus [Black/White]
Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tornadus? 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.
PolitoedFerrothornKeldeoTentacruelExcadrillThundurus-TherianStarmieToxicroakHydreigonElectivire
Tornadus is a remarkable Flying-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Tornadus when battling in the 5th generation meta. Tornadus is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Tornadus is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Choice Specs / Sharp Beak
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Focus Blast
- Hurricane / Tailwind
- Heat Wave
- Taunt
Special Sweeper Tornadus (Popular/Trending)
Tornadus is a legendary Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Tornadus's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Prankster, Tornadus's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ Hurricane is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to confuse target. can't miss in rain).
♦ Tailwind is a status move (for 4 turns, allies' speed is doubled).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
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Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 Atk / 156 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Frustration / Return
- Sky Drop / Acrobatics
- Crunch / Bite
Physical Sweeper Tornadus (Defiant)
Tornadus is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Tornadus's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Tornadus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Tornadus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Defiant, Tornadus's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Tornadus'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 (Tornadus and foe fly up turn 1. damages on turn 2).
♦ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Tornadus has no held item).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Sharp Beak
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 SpA / 156 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Slash / Air Cutter
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Psychic / Extrasensory
- Heat Wave
Special Sweeper Tornadus (Defiant)
Tornadus is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Tornadus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Tornadus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Defiant, Tornadus's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ 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).
♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 100-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tornadus? 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.
PolitoedFerrothornKeldeoTentacruelExcadrillThundurus-TherianStarmieToxicroakHydreigonElectivire
Item: Life Orb / Black Belt
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 Atk / 156 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Frustration / Return
- Sky Drop / Acrobatics
- Crunch / Bite
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tornadus (Defiant)
Tornadus is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Tornadus's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Tornadus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Tornadus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Defiant, Tornadus's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Tornadus'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 (Tornadus and foe fly up turn 1. damages on turn 2).
♦ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Tornadus has no held item).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 SpA / 156 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Icy Wind
Doubles Special Sweeper Tornadus (Defiant)
Tornadus is a legendary Special Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Tornadus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Tornadus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Defiant, Tornadus's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch 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).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Tornadus 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 Tornadus 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 Tornadus
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- 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
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Tornadus's stats
- Agility
- Bulk Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Tornadus
- Air Slash
- Focus Blast
- Grass Knot
- Heat Wave
- Hidden Power Ice
- Hurricane
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rain Dance
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Superpower
- Tailwind
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Tornadus in Black and White
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/4/252/0/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Optimize Tornadus's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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