Competitive Information for Tornadus [Sword/Shield]
Flying
Abilities:
This Pokemon's Attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
This Pokemon's Status moves have priority raised by 1, but Dark types are immune.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Tornadus? These builds are optimized for Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sword/Shield metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Prepare for battle with Tornadus, a distinguished Pokémon boasting Flying attributes. It's a sight to see Tornadus out in the 8th generation battlefield. It is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks. Check out the movesets listed below to learn more about Tornadus's strategies.
Item: Focus Sash / Mental Herb
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Heat Wave
- Icy Wind
- Tailwind / Air Slash
- Taunt
Tornadus proves to be a unforgettable Special Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with heavy-hitting special power. Focus Sash helps protect Tornadus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Prankster, Tornadus's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune. With a Mental Herb equipped to it, cures Tornadus of attract, disable, encore, heal block, taunt, torment then the Mental Herb gets consumed.
◆ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Tailwind is a status move (for 4 turns, allies' speed is doubled).
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 Atk / 156 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Foul Play / Crunch
- Body Slam / Facade
- Acrobatics / Fly
Tornadus is a iconic Physical Sweeper to use for single battles. This setup is intended to crush rivals using intense physical attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Tornadus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Tornadus's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Defiant, Tornadus'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.
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Tornadus'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 Tornadus is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Tornadus has no held item).
◆ 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: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 SpA / 156 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Psychic / Extrasensory
Tornadus is a legendary Special Sweeper to use for single battles. It's purpose is to crush rivals using formidable special moves. Focus Sash helps protect Tornadus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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 status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
◆ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 60-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 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).
◆ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to make the target flinch).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Tornadus? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sword/Shield Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sword/Shield metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Protect
- Tailwind
- Hurricane
- Icy Wind
Ready for double battles? Tornadus is a mythical Special Sweeper. This particular build was popular during recent competitions. This moveset design focuses to crush rivals using heavy-hitting special power. Focus Sash helps protect Tornadus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Prankster, Tornadus's status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
◆ Tailwind is a status move (for 4 turns, allies' speed is doubled).
◆ Hurricane is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to confuse target. Can't miss in rain).
◆ 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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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Defiant
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 Atk / 156 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Foul Play / Brutal Swing
- Body Slam / Facade
- Acrobatics / Fly
Taking on double battles? Tornadus is a prodigious Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to overwhelm foes with brute physical moves. Focus Sash helps protect Tornadus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Tornadus's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Defiant, Tornadus'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.
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Tornadus'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 Tornadus is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Acrobatics is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (power doubles if your Tornadus has no held item).
◆ 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: Focus Sash / Choice Specs
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 100 Hp / 252 SpA / 156 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Heat Wave
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
For those intense double battles, Tornadus is a legendary Special Sweeper. The main aim of this moveset is to overwhelm foes with intense special moves. Focus Sash helps protect Tornadus from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. 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 status moves have priority raised by 1 but dark types are immune.
◆ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the 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).
◆ 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).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Tornadus can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sword/Shield generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Tornadus.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Tornadus 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 Tornadus
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- 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
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that boost Tornadus's stats
- Agility
- Bulk Up
- Nasty Plot
Most notable and possible best moves for Tornadus
- Air Slash
- Brutal Swing
- Heat Wave
- Hurricane
- Icy Wind
- Protect
- Rain Dance
- Rest
- Tailwind
- Taunt
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Tornadus in Sword and Shield
- Timid Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Timid Nature ( 244/0/0/0/12/252 )
- Optimize Tornadus's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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