Question

For my rain team I am going to use Thundurus-T, but I don't know what would work better, Chioce Specs, or Nasty Plot. Specs eliminate the set-up turn, but only give half the boost, while locking me into a move, but nasty plot has to be set up, and I lose the boost when I switch out, but I am not locked into a move, and I get double the boost as I would from specs.

Answer 1

Choice Specs is BY FAR the better choice Kyron. With it, Thundurus-T will sweep about all OU's, and he is about sweeping. Choice Items in general is better.

Here are some items from Josh's sets:
Scar (Thundurus-T) (M) @ Choice Specs
Thundurus-T (M) @ Choice Scarf
Scar (Thundurus-T) (M) @ Choice Specs

Set up or 6-0? Your choice.

Comments

Well to be fair it is a matter of choice and choice specs wont get you a 6-0 :P

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Yeah but in my short experience with him, it is not uncommon to massacre at least half of an opponents team before going down (with specs, that is).

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For instance you use thunderbolt, what happens if a jolteon comes in, you give it a boost mostly likely and then you have to switch giving them a chance to do whatever they want, maybe set up a agility then what. You just set up your own demise. Thats just an example mind you so dont try to say that "Nobody carries a jolteon" because most of my teams on paper do just for Thunderus-T and other choice users i can set up on.

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Well, the whole point of Choice users is prediction. I mean, if you're the kind of guy who uses Thunderbolt when you see a Jolteon on the opponent's team, Nasty Plot is better ._.

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I've actually encountered that, and I have a way to get around it. Also, since it's a rain team, I would be using thunder.

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either way we can all agree its a matter of preference

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Hmmm...
Choice Specs helps outspeed...since when?

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Since before the edit I am about to make.

Answer 2

Nasty Plot is better so you dont have to switch out to take on different Pokemon.