Competitive Information for Thundurus [Sword/Shield]
Electric / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Thundurus? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Thundurus is an awesome Electric and Flying-typed Pokemon. Thundurus are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Thundurus's only type-related weaknesses are Ice and Rock.
Item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower
- Fly
- Wild Charge
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Thundurus (Popular/Trending)
Thundurus is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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. With a Lum Berry equipped to it, Thundurus cures itself if it has a non-volatile status or is confused then the Lum Berry gets consumed.
◆ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
◆ Wild Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Thundurus this turn).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 Atk / 156 Spe
Moveset:
- Wild Charge / Thunder Punch
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Foul Play / Crunch
- Body Slam / Facade
Physical Sweeper Thundurus (Defiant)
Thundurus is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Thundurus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Thundurus's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Defiant, Thundurus's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ 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).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Thundurus is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 SpA / 156 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Psychic
Special Sweeper Thundurus (Prankster)
Thundurus is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It is designed 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. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Thundurus's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Prankster, Thundurus's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
◆ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Thundurus? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Fly
- Wild Charge
- Superpower
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Thundurus (Popular VGC)
Thundurus is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. This particular build was popular during earlier competitions. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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.
◆ Wild Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Thundurus's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Thundurus this turn).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 Atk / 156 Spe
Moveset:
- Wild Charge / Thunder Punch
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Foul Play / Brutal Swing
- Body Slam / Facade
Doubles Physical Sweeper Thundurus (Defiant)
Thundurus is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Thundurus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Thundurus's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Defiant, Thundurus's attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ 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).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Brutal Swing is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Thundurus is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 SpA / 156 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Psychic
Doubles Special Sweeper Thundurus (Prankster)
Thundurus is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is 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. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Thundurus's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Prankster, Thundurus's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
◆ Electroweb is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ 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).
◆ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
◆ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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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.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Thundurus can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS 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: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave
Moves that boost Thundurus's stats
- Agility
- Bulk Up
- Charge
- Nasty Plot
Most notable and possible best moves for Thundurus
- Fly
- Lash Out
- Protect
- Rest
- Superpower
- Taunt
- U-turn
- Volt Switch
- Wild Charge
Common Effort Values for Thundurus in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252 )
- Optimize Thundurus's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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