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[SET]
Tornadus @ Covert Cloak / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Prankster
Tera Type: Steel / Ghost / Dark
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Bleakwind Storm
- Tailwind
- Taunt / Rain Dance / Sunny Day
- Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
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Tornadus @ Covert Cloak / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Prankster
Tera Type: Steel / Ghost / Dark
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Bleakwind Storm
- Tailwind
- Taunt / Rain Dance / Sunny Day
- Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
- Tornadus takes advantage of a combination of Prankster, to enable Tornadus to set nearly uncontested speed control. This allows it to ensure that its teammates can move first and remove or cripple threats before they can move.
- Bleakwind Storm is Tornadus' STAB option, and allows Tornadus to take on an offensive presence, even after using up all of its support moves.
- Taunt is the best option, as it can disrupt the opponents ability to use status moves, effectively crippling support options and ameliorating the risk of an opponent setting up or inflicting status. However, priority Rain Dance and Sunny Day can be a strong option for teams that are more weather dependent, and can be beneficial for teams that are afraid of weather by providing the ability to reverse the opponent's weather.
- Protect allows Tornadus to survive an attack that can potentially KO, or delay setting up Tailwind. This can be particularly useful in Tailwind mirrors, as setting Tailwind a turn later can allow for an extra turn where you have Tailwind and the opponent doesn't. If needed, this slot can be used for weather setting, but losing Protect can make it significantly more difficult for Tornadus to set Tailwind multiple times throughout the match.
- Covert Cloak allows Tornadus to safely set up Tailwind against Fake Out users such as Rillaboom and Incineroar. Note that Covert Cloak and Tera Ghost should not be used together since they effectively do the same thing. Sitrus Berry can be used to boost Tornadus' long term survivability, allowing it to set Tailwind multiple times per match.
- Tera Steel is an excellent defensive type, and boosts Tornadus' survivability by giving it a resistance to lethal Ice-type attacks from Chien-Pao and Kyurem as well as common attacks from Pokemon like Gholdengo, Tornadus, Dragonite, and Glimmora. On the other hand, Tera Ghost and Tera Dark both prevent opponents from disrupting Tornadus' support options by blocking Fake Out or Prankster Taunt, respectively.
- Tornadus' bulk allows it to survive significantly more than the other Prankster Tailwind setters. Tornadus needs to maximize it's physical defenses in order to survive a Wild Charge from AV Iron Hands. Physical bulk also allows .... is also useful as it allows it to survive physical priority moves that can prevent it from setting up Tailwind, such as Dragonite's Extremespeed.
- Tornadus pairs best with offensive threats that can remove threats quickly by moving first. Slower aggressive Pokemon such as Chi Yu and Gholdengo can take advantage of the boosted speed to outspeed major threats. However, any disruptive Pokemon can benefit from Tornadus, with more supportive options like Incineroar and Rillaboom being able to pivot in and out quicker than opposing Pokemon, and Amoonguss outspeeding certain slow Pokemon to get a somewhat fast Spore under Tailwind with a slight speed investment.
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