Competitive Information for Tornadus (therian) [X/Y]
Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tornadus-therian? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Tornadus is popular Flying-typed Pokemon. It's common to see Tornadus show up as a X/Y opponent. Tornadus can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Tornadus is weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Regenerator
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Return / Strength
- Knock Off / Crunch
- Sky Drop / Acrobatics
Physical Sweeper Tornadus-Therian (Regenerator)
Tornadus is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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. 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 Regenerator, Tornadus restores 1/3 of its maximum hp rounded down when it switches out.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Tornadus's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Regenerator
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 SpA / 76 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Psychic / Extrasensory
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
Special Sweeper Tornadus-Therian (Regenerator)
Tornadus is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's meant 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. 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 Regenerator, Tornadus restores 1/3 of its maximum hp rounded down when it switches out.
♦ 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).
♦ 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 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tornadus-therian? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Regenerator
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Return / Strength
- Knock Off / Crunch
- Sky Drop / Acrobatics
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tornadus-Therian (Regenerator)
Tornadus is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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. 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 Regenerator, Tornadus restores 1/3 of its maximum hp rounded down when it switches out.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Tornadus's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Regenerator
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 SpA / 76 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Icy Wind
Doubles Special Sweeper Tornadus-Therian (Regenerator)
Tornadus is a legendary Special Sweeper. It is designed 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. 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 Regenerator, Tornadus restores 1/3 of its maximum hp rounded down when it switches out.
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Heat Wave is a special 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes).
♦ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ 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-therian 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-therian can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Tornadus-therian
- 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-therian's stats
- Agility
- Bulk Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Tornadus-therian
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Tornadus-therian in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Tornadus-therian's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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