Question

Dex: http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/thundurus

Comments

Likely tier: Underused

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hello everyone

Answer 1

Focus blast-covers all weaknesses in one fell swoop. (forgive the flying puns) you might say it kills two birds with one stone! (another one, please kill me)

Nasty plot-no explanation

thunderbolt-STAB...

Thunder wave/Dark pulse-Nice way to cripple pokemon, or use dark pulse to deal with psychic types.

Volt change can also be good to switch out to another pokemon, keeping him safe from harm.

Comments

Same set as me.

Answer 2

What is with this guy? He looks so strange. Oh well, he seems powerful. A good trio if this guy is what the rest are like. However, why does it give EVs in Attack for being defeated?

Ability: Mischievous Heart

EVs: Sp Attack, Speed, Sp. Def Nature: Modest

Focus Blast: Takes care of both of this thing's weaknesses, plus takes down three other types.

Thunderbolt: STAB. Great move even if there was no STAB.

Dark Pulse: This guy can't get any good Flying moves, so I'll add in a good Dark type move, which is always nice to have.

Nasty Plot: Do I need to explain how great this move is? Incredible!

Comments

Yours is excactly alike with DarkTyphlosions and Swamperts, must be a good moveset :D

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You mean DTs and Swamperts are like mine. I answered first.

Answer 3

The Yellow Flash!- Thundrus-T Moveset

Minato the Thundurus

Thundurus-T (M) @ Salac Berry

Ability: Volt Absorb
EV's: 4 Def or HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Thunderbolt/Thunder
- Hidden Power (Ice)
- Nasty Plot
- Substitute

This set is simple, and does not require an explanation. But I will include one anyways. This set is designed to perform the Late-Game Sweeper/Special Sweeper roles. Themed after Naruto Shippuden's 4th Hokage, Minato the "Yellow Flash", this set offers Minato's strengths: Power and Speed. The staples of this set is it's Salac Berry Item, which grants Thundurs-T a rise in Speed at 25% of health. This set utilizes STAB Thunderbolt in combination of Hidden Power (Ice), which scores excellent coverage. Nasty Plot boost Thundurus-T's Special Attack to a sky-high 778 after a single use, allowing him to rip holes into the likes of dedicated Special Walls, even Blissey (with multiple boost). Substitute is a form of defense that Thundurus can hide behind while setting up and sweeping, so he cannot be revenged. Substitute also builds up momentum to the Salac Berry, which allows him to outpeed Pokemon that would otherwise revenge kill him. The EV spread is for sweeping potential: Maxed Special Attack to Sweep, Max Speed to hit first, and either 4 Def without Rapid Spin Support (which is really necessary) or the preferred 4 HP. This set runs Timid > Modest to make up for his mediocre Base 101 Spd, and because Nasty Plot boost it's Special Attack anyways.

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In my opinion, this is the best Thundurus-T moveset out there as it protects him from being revenged while giving him unrivaled sweeping/wall-breaking potential.

Hope I helped!

Answer 4

Thundurus-Therian @ Life Orb
Trait: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd / 4 Def
Timid Nature
- Agility
- Thunder/Thunderbolt
- Grass Knot
- Hidden Power [Fighting]/Focus Blast

Everyone here posted Nasty Plot Movesets, but what's wrong with Agility? Agility doubles its Speed, added with its 145 Base SAtk, it's the superior booster for this monster. Thunder and Thunderbolt are STAB, as Thunder is to be used in Rain obviously. Grass Knot deals with Gastrodon, Hippowdon, and Terrakion hard. While the Fighting coverage covers the likes of Magnezone and Ferrothorn.

Answer 5

Thundurus (M) @ Leftovers

Trait: Prankster

EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd

Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)

• Thunder Wave
• Thunderbolt
• Nasty Plot
• Hidden Power [Ice]

Answer 6

Thundurus-T @ Life Orb

Trait: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

• Nasty Plot
• Thunderbolt
• Hidden Power [Ice]
• Focus Blast

Choice Scarf can also be used. Go with Modest/Hasty, 4 Atk instead of 4 SDef (If using U-turn), and Nasty Plot should be swapped Volt Switch/U-turn.

Answer 7

Nice mixed guy:

Brick Break
Discharge / Thunderbolt
Psychic
Sky Drop

Answer 8

Hammer Arm
Thrash
Dark Pulse
Thunder

Answer 9

I pretty much agree with DT and trachy, but I have a little change to it:

Focus blast (like Trachy's and DT's reasons)
grass knot/hidden power water/grass(in case of gravity)
thunderbolt(stab)
nasty plot/agility(stat boost, but I don't normally use them)

Answer 10

I love this set it drives my opponents mad

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Thundurus

Evs: 200 speed, 58 hp, 252 S.attack

Nature: Timid

Item: Leftovers

Ability: Prankster

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T-wave: makes everything slow and goes first thanks to Prankster

Volt-Switch: Bye bye STAB

Hidden power(ice): Covers T-wave immune ground type like Garchomp(who you have just enough evs to out-run)

Grass knot/Dark pulse: Either kill Hippowdon and other heavy grounds or coverage

Answer 11

Item: Muscle-band/Leftovers
Ability: Defiant/Prankster
Nature: Adamant/Jolly
EVs: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 Hp

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Bulk-up/Thunder-wave
Wild-charge
U-turn/Crunch
Brick-break

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Bulk-up is boosting you should pair this one with Leftovers, Defiant, and Jolly while T-wave is status and it slows the opponent so you can use Adamant, Prankster, and Muscle-band. Wild-charge is STAB. U-turn is for damage-switching use this one if you are going with T-wave but if you use Bulk-up you do not want to lose your boosts so use Crunch for coverage in that case. Brick-break is coverage.

Answer 12

Thundurus (M) @ Leftovers

Role: Support and Cripple

Trait: Prankster

EVs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Spd

Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)

• Torment
• Thunder Wave
• Substitute
• Volt Switch

Hit and Run. Sub yourself then go for torment. Thunder Wave then Volt Switch.
I use this guy for Ubers, allows me to boost Manaphy with T-Glow or Rayquaza's D-Dance.

Answer 13

Item: Damp Rock
Nature: Modest
Moves:
Thunder (STAB)
Rain Dance (Raises Thunders accuracy to 100%)
Nasty Plot (It's obvious why)
Focus Blast (Coverage)

Hope you like it.