RU Tornadus [QC 2/2][GP 1/1]

[Holy-Darky]

[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Hurricane
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Tailwind / Heat Wave
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Prankster / Defiant
nature: Naive
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus has a niche in RU as an offensive pivot that supports its team with Knock Off and Tailwind. However, it faces competition from other Flying-types such as Noivern and Crobat, which are faster, have better defensive utility, and possess reliable recovery in Roost. Knock Off allows Tornadus to weaken its typical switch-ins such as Raikou, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Registeel by removing their items. U-turn allows Tornadus to gain momentum and pivot out of disadvantageous matchups. Tailwind is a great move to support slower teammates or give them more sweeping potential. Heat Wave, on the other hand, gives Tornadus a better matchup versus Steel-types such as Metagross, Steelix, and Klefki. Even though Tornadus is not the best defogger in RU, its ability to remove entry hazards safely due to its Prankster Defog can be useful in important situations. Taunt is an option to cripple passive Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Umbreon and to prevent Pokemon such as Barbaracle and Snorlax from setting up on it. Rain Dance turns Tornadus into a secondary rain setter for rain teams. Defiant is the ability of choice if Heat Wave is used for the last move slot.

Tornadus baits bulky Steel- and Rock-types as well as special defensive Pokemon such as Registeel, Rhyperior, and Umbreon into the battle and pivots out on them with U-turn. Therefore, Pokemon that take advantage of these situations such as Cobalion, Heracross, and Volcanion are great teammates. Strong but fragile Pokemon such as Obstagoon, Toxtricity, and Indeedee-M appreciate Tornadus's U-turn support. In addition, these strong attackers are good examples of Pokemon that benefit from Tornadus's Tailwind support. Other pivots such as Raikou, Mienshao, and Cobalion pair well with Tornadus, since they form an offensive VoltTurn core together. Grass-, Ground-, and Dragon-types such as Roserade, Gastrodon, Steelix, and Dragalge deserve a special mention because they check Raikou and Xurkitree.

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Heat Wave / Weather Ball
move 4: Grass Knot / Focus Blast
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus can act as a strong wallbreaker with Nasty Plot. However, it struggles to find setup opportunities due to its mediocre bulk and lack of reliable recovery. Heat Wave hits Steel-types such as Registeel, Metagross, and Steelix for super effective damage. Grass Knot is Tornadus's best coverage move to deal with Rock-types, allowing it to OHKO Rhyperior and Barbaracle without a boost. In addition, it hits bulky Water-types such as Milotic, Seismitoad, and Gastrodon harder than Hurricane. Weather Ball + Focus Blast should be used on rain-based teams because they provide better coverage.

Nasty Plot Tornadus has a niche in RU as a strong wallbreaker on many archetypes, especially on rain and hyper offense teams. Strong physical attackers such as Obstagoon, Metagross, and Heracross are great teammates, as they deal with specially defensive Pokemon such as Diancie, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Snorlax that Tornadus struggles with. Spikes and Toxic Spikes support from the likes of Klefki, Roserade, and Dragalge are also a great way to wear down these specially defensive Pokemon. The aforementioned two are also able to check Raikou and Xurkitree. Bulky Pokemon such as Milotic, Porygon2, and Assault Vest Reuniclus give Tornadus a reliable defensive backbone, since Tornadus is easily revenge killed by faster Pokemon and Choice Scarf users, such as Noivern, Xurkitree, and Darmanitan. Pivots like Raikou, Porygon2, and Zarude bring Tornadus safely onto the battlefield, and in most cases, against Pokemon it can beat such as Roserade, Cobalion, and Galarian Weezing. Strong late-game sweepers such as Choice Scarf Heracross, Xurkitree, and Sharpedo appreciate Tornadus' ability to weaken opponent's team. Tornadus fits well on rain teams, where Politoed is a necessary teammate. Seismitoad and Kingdra as strong rain sweepers overwhelm bulkier Pokemon alongside Tornadus and Seismitoad is also able to check Electric-types. In return, Tornadus checks bulky Water- and Grass-types. Lastly, Tornadus can also be used on dual screens teams, where the screens support give it more setup opportunities. Klefki has dual screens and Spikes, while Vanilluxe sets up Aurora Veil and allows you to run Arctozolt alongside it as a strong wallbreaker. Other strong setup sweepers such as Linoone, Cloyster, and Necrozma are great choices to overwhelm opposing teams.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Holy-Darky, 464737]]
- Quality checked by: [[phantom, 180300], [Jmash, 363823]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Milak, 262594]]

 

[Holy-Darky]

ok this should be ready for QC

 

[phantom]

I think Heat Wave is worth a slash in the 4th slot of the first set over Defog. Having no way to hit Steels outside of Knock Off is sketchy imo and there’s a number of good targets: Metagross, Klefki, Registeel. Defog seems way more niche and something you would only be able to use once anyway. Leave it as a moves mention. I’d also change the nature to naive to boost Knock and U-turn damage. Tornadus doesn’t really switch in on special attackers so it wouldn’t matter too much, whereas the extra damage against switch-ins like Raikou makes wearing them down a bit easier.

QC 1/2

 

[Holy-Darky]

I think Heat Wave is worth a slash in the 4th slot of the first set over Defog. Having no way to hit Steels outside of Knock Off is sketchy imo and there’s a number of good targets: Metagross, Klefki, Registeel. Defog seems way more niche and something you would only be able to use once anyway. Leave it as a moves mention. I’d also change the nature to naive to boost Knock and U-turn damage. Tornadus doesn’t really switch in on special attackers so it wouldn’t matter too much, whereas the extra damage against switch-ins like Raikou makes wearing them down a bit easier.

QC 1/2

Thank you very much, phantom. Implemented and ready for the next check.

 

[Jmash]

Pickle Genie

[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Hurricane
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Tailwind / Heat Wave
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Prankster / Defiant (typo)
nature: Naive
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus has a niche in RU as an offensive pivot, which supports its team with either Knock Off and Tailwind or Defog (wouldn’t specify defog as an important part of Tornadus’s role, it’s only given a brief mention later anyways). However, it faces competition from other Flying-types such as Noivern and Crobat, which are faster, have a better defensive utility, and reliable recovery in Roost. Knock Off allows Tornadus to weaken its typical switch-ins such as Raikou, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Registeel by removing their item. U-turn allows Tornadus to gain momentum and pivot out of disadvantageous matchups. Tailwind is a great move to support slower teammates or give teammates more sweeping potential. Heat Wave, on the other hand, gives Tornadus a better matchup versus Steel-types such as Metagross, Steelix, and Klefki. Although Tornadus has not a great matchup versus many entry hazard setters, its ability to remove entry hazards safely due to its Prankster Defog makes it to a decent hazard control. (I’d prefer you’d rewrite this sentence to imply that defog on tornadus is more for removing hazards in a emergency, it’s not meant to be defogging constantly as hazards go up) Taunt is an option to cripple passive Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Umbreon and to prevent that Pokemon such as Barbaracle and Snorlax that can setup on it. Rain Dance turns Tornadus into a secondary rain setter for rain teams. Defiant is the ability of choice if Heat Wave is used for the last move slot.

Tornadus baits bulky Steel- and Rock-types as well as special defensive Pokemon such as Registeel, Rhyperior, and Umbreon into the battle and pivots out on them with U-turn. Therefore, Pokemon that take advantage of these situations such as Zygarde-10%, Heracross, and Volcanion are great teammates. Strong but fragile Pokemon such as Obstagoon, Toxtricity, and Indeedee-M appreciate Tornadus' U-turn support. In addition, these strong attackers are good examples of Pokemon that benefit from Tornadus' Tailwind support. Other pivots such as Raikou, Mienshao, and Cobalion pair well with Tornadus since they form an offensive VoltTurn core together. Since Tornadus is easily revenge killed by faster Pokemon such as Noivern, Zygarde-10% and Choice Scarf Darmanitan, it appreciates bulky Pokemon such as Milotic, Rhyperior, and Sylveon, which can switch into opposing attacks. (pivot tornadus I don’t feel like is a mon that is in a position to get revenge killed too often since it’s more weakening stuff and pivoting as opposed to picking up kills itself) Grass-, Ground-, and Dragon-types such as Roserade, Gastrodon, Steelix, and Dragalge deserves a special mention because they check Raikou and Xurkitree. (good point about electrics tho,

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Heat Wave / Weather Ball
move 4: Grass Knot
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus can also act as a strong wallbreaker with Nasty Plot. However, it struggles to find setup opportunities due to its mediocre bulk and lack of reliable recovery. Heat Wave hits Steel-types such as Registeel, Metagross, and Steelix for super effective damage. Weather Ball should only be used on rain-based teams. Grass Knot is Tornadus' best coverage move to deal with Rock-types, allowing it to OHKO Rhyperior and Barbaracle without a boost. In addition, it hits bulky Water-types such as Milotic, Seismitoad, and Gastrodon harder than Hurricane.

Nasty Plot Tornadus fits very well on a myriad of archetypes such as balance, rain, and offense teams. (might be overstating its splashability here, torn’s not as easy a fit as this sentence says it is, and definitely not my first choice for balance) Strong physical attackers such as Obstagoon, Zygarde-10%, and Heracross are great teammates, as they deal with special defensive Pokemon such as Diancie, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Snorlax with which Tornadus struggles. Spikes and Toxic Spikes support from the likes of Klefki, Roserade, and Dragalge are also a great way to wear down these special defensive Pokemon. The aforementioned two are also able to check Raikou and Xurkitree. Bulky Pokemon such as Milotic, Porygon2, and Galarian Slowbro give Tornadus a reliable defensive backbone, since Tornadus is easily revenge killed by faster Pokemon and Choice Scarf users such as Noivern, Zygarde-10%, and Mienshao Darmanitan (minor, mienshao is forced to lock into a weaker coverage move in order to revenge torn, which isn’t too appealing). Pivots like Raikou, Cobalion Porygon2 (not sure torn wants to try and 1v1 the things pivot Cobalion brings in, like Noivern or Milotic), and Zarude bring Tornadus safely onto the battlefield (some examples of what these pivots bring in for torn to threaten, like raikou->roserade and P2+zarude->cobalion). Strong late-game sweepers such as Choice Scarf Heracross, Xurkitree, and Sharpedo appreciate Tornadus' ability to weaken opponent's team. Tornadus fits also well on rain teams, where Politoed is a necessary teammate. Seismitoad is a strong rain sweeper, which checks Electric-types and weaken special defensive walls. Kingdra is a powerful rain sweeper too, which can overwhelm special defensive Pokemon with Tornadus. (this whole rain section should be condensed and get to the point of rain abusers+torn=good) Lastly, Tornadus can also be used on screens teams, where the screens support give it more setup opportunities. Klefki has dual screens and Spikes, while Vanilluxe setups Aurora Veil and allows to run Arctozolt alongside as a strong wallbreaker. Other strong setup sweepers such as Linoone, Cloyster, and Necrozma are great choices to overwhelm opposing teams.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[(extra space)Holy-Darky, 464737]]
- Quality checked by: [[phantom, 180300], [rofl, 9+10]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 2/2

 

[Holy-Darky]

Pickle Genie

[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Hurricane
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Tailwind / Heat Wave
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Prankster / Defiant (typo)
nature: Naive
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus has a niche in RU as an offensive pivot, which supports its team with either Knock Off and Tailwind or Defog (wouldn’t specify defog as an important part of Tornadus’s role, it’s only given a brief mention later anyways). However, it faces competition from other Flying-types such as Noivern and Crobat, which are faster, have a better defensive utility, and reliable recovery in Roost. Knock Off allows Tornadus to weaken its typical switch-ins such as Raikou, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Registeel by removing their item. U-turn allows Tornadus to gain momentum and pivot out of disadvantageous matchups. Tailwind is a great move to support slower teammates or give teammates more sweeping potential. Heat Wave, on the other hand, gives Tornadus a better matchup versus Steel-types such as Metagross, Steelix, and Klefki. Although Tornadus has not a great matchup versus many entry hazard setters, its ability to remove entry hazards safely due to its Prankster Defog makes it to a decent hazard control. (I’d prefer you’d rewrite this sentence to imply that defog on tornadus is more for removing hazards in a emergency, it’s not meant to be defogging constantly as hazards go up) Taunt is an option to cripple passive Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Umbreon and to prevent that Pokemon such as Barbaracle and Snorlax that can setup on it. Rain Dance turns Tornadus into a secondary rain setter for rain teams. Defiant is the ability of choice if Heat Wave is used for the last move slot.

Tornadus baits bulky Steel- and Rock-types as well as special defensive Pokemon such as Registeel, Rhyperior, and Umbreon into the battle and pivots out on them with U-turn. Therefore, Pokemon that take advantage of these situations such as Zygarde-10%, Heracross, and Volcanion are great teammates. Strong but fragile Pokemon such as Obstagoon, Toxtricity, and Indeedee-M appreciate Tornadus' U-turn support. In addition, these strong attackers are good examples of Pokemon that benefit from Tornadus' Tailwind support. Other pivots such as Raikou, Mienshao, and Cobalion pair well with Tornadus since they form an offensive VoltTurn core together. Since Tornadus is easily revenge killed by faster Pokemon such as Noivern, Zygarde-10% and Choice Scarf Darmanitan, it appreciates bulky Pokemon such as Milotic, Rhyperior, and Sylveon, which can switch into opposing attacks. (pivot tornadus I don’t feel like is a mon that is in a position to get revenge killed too often since it’s more weakening stuff and pivoting as opposed to picking up kills itself) Grass-, Ground-, and Dragon-types such as Roserade, Gastrodon, Steelix, and Dragalge deserves a special mention because they check Raikou and Xurkitree. (good point about electrics tho,

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Heat Wave / Weather Ball
move 4: Grass Knot
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus can also act as a strong wallbreaker with Nasty Plot. However, it struggles to find setup opportunities due to its mediocre bulk and lack of reliable recovery. Heat Wave hits Steel-types such as Registeel, Metagross, and Steelix for super effective damage. Weather Ball should only be used on rain-based teams. Grass Knot is Tornadus' best coverage move to deal with Rock-types, allowing it to OHKO Rhyperior and Barbaracle without a boost. In addition, it hits bulky Water-types such as Milotic, Seismitoad, and Gastrodon harder than Hurricane.

Nasty Plot Tornadus fits very well on a myriad of archetypes such as balance, rain, and offense teams. (might be overstating its splashability here, torn’s not as easy a fit as this sentence says it is, and definitely not my first choice for balance) Strong physical attackers such as Obstagoon, Zygarde-10%, and Heracross are great teammates, as they deal with special defensive Pokemon such as Diancie, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Snorlax with which Tornadus struggles. Spikes and Toxic Spikes support from the likes of Klefki, Roserade, and Dragalge are also a great way to wear down these special defensive Pokemon. The aforementioned two are also able to check Raikou and Xurkitree. Bulky Pokemon such as Milotic, Porygon2, and Galarian Slowbro give Tornadus a reliable defensive backbone, since Tornadus is easily revenge killed by faster Pokemon and Choice Scarf users such as Noivern, Zygarde-10%, and Mienshao Darmanitan (minor, mienshao is forced to lock into a weaker coverage move in order to revenge torn, which isn’t too appealing). Pivots like Raikou, Cobalion Porygon2 (not sure torn wants to try and 1v1 the things pivot Cobalion brings in, like Noivern or Milotic), and Zarude bring Tornadus safely onto the battlefield (some examples of what these pivots bring in for torn to threaten, like raikou->roserade and P2+zarude->cobalion). Strong late-game sweepers such as Choice Scarf Heracross, Xurkitree, and Sharpedo appreciate Tornadus' ability to weaken opponent's team. Tornadus fits also well on rain teams, where Politoed is a necessary teammate. Seismitoad is a strong rain sweeper, which checks Electric-types and weaken special defensive walls. Kingdra is a powerful rain sweeper too, which can overwhelm special defensive Pokemon with Tornadus. (this whole rain section should be condensed and get to the point of rain abusers+torn=good) Lastly, Tornadus can also be used on screens teams, where the screens support give it more setup opportunities. Klefki has dual screens and Spikes, while Vanilluxe setups Aurora Veil and allows to run Arctozolt alongside as a strong wallbreaker. Other strong setup sweepers such as Linoone, Cloyster, and Necrozma are great choices to overwhelm opposing teams.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[(extra space)Holy-Darky, 464737]]
- Quality checked by: [[phantom, 180300], [rofl, 9+10]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

QC 2/2

Thank you very much, Jmash. Implemented and ready for gp

 

[Plague von Karma]

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fujin kinda nice

[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Hurricane
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Tailwind / Heat Wave
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Prankster / Defiant
nature: Naive
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus has a niche in RU as an offensive pivot, which supports its team with Knock Off and Tailwind (subjective: you sure "that supports its team" isn't better for flow purposes?). However, it faces competition from other Flying-types such as Noivern and Crobat, which are faster, have better defensive utility, and possess reliable recovery in Roost. Knock Off allows Tornadus to weaken its typical switch-ins such as Raikou, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Registeel by removing their items (plural). U-turn allows Tornadus to gain momentum and pivot out of disadvantageous matchups. Tailwind is a great move to support slower teammates or give teammates them (repetition) more sweeping potential. Heat Wave, on the other hand, gives Tornadus a better matchup versus Steel-types such as Metagross, Steelix, and Klefki. Even though Tornadus is not the best defogger in RU, its ability to remove entry hazards safely due to its Prankster Defog can be useful in important situations. Taunt is an option to cripple passive Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Umbreon and to prevent , (AC) as well as stop Pokemon such as Barbaracle and Snorlax that can set up from setting up on it (odd wording, this flows much better overall imo). Rain Dance turns Tornadus into a secondary rain setter for rain teams. Defiant is the ability of choice if Heat Wave is used for the last move slot.

Tornadus baits bulky Steel- and Rock-types as well as special defensive Pokemon such as Registeel, Rhyperior, and Umbreon into the battle and pivots out on them with U-turn. Therefore, Pokemon that take advantage of these situations such as Zygarde-10%, Heracross, and Volcanion are great teammates. Strong but fragile Pokemon such as Obstagoon, Toxtricity, and Indeedee-M appreciate Tornadus's (possessive) U-turn support. In addition, these strong attackers are good examples of Pokemon that benefit from Tornadus's Tailwind support. Other pivots such as Raikou, Mienshao, and Cobalion pair well with Tornadus since they form an offensive VoltTurn core together. Grass-, Ground-, and Dragon-types such as Roserade, Gastrodon, Steelix, and Dragalge deserves a special mention because they check Raikou and Xurkitree.

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Heat Wave / Weather Ball
move 4: Grass Knot
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus can also (don't reference other sets) act as a strong wallbreaker with Nasty Plot. However, it struggles to find setup opportunities due to its mediocre bulk and lack of reliable recovery. Heat Wave hits Steel-types such as Registeel, Metagross, and Steelix for super effective damage (subjective: maybe mention the calcs?). Weather Ball should only be used on rain-based teams. Grass Knot is Tornadus's best coverage move to deal with Rock-types, allowing it to OHKO Rhyperior and Barbaracle without a boost. In addition, it hits bulky Water-types such as Milotic, Seismitoad, and Gastrodon harder than Hurricane.

Nasty Plot Tornadus has a niche in RU as a strong wallbreaker on many archetypes, especially on rain and hyper offense teams. Strong physical attackers such as Obstagoon, Zygarde-10%, and Heracross are great teammates, as they deal with specially defensive Pokemon such as Diancie, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Snorlax with which Tornadus struggles. Spikes and Toxic Spikes support from the likes of Klefki, Roserade, and Dragalge are also a great way to wear down these specially defensive Pokemon. The aforementioned two are also able to check Raikou and Xurkitree. Bulky Pokemon such as Milotic, Porygon2, and Galarian Slowbro give Tornadus a reliable defensive backbone, since Tornadus is easily revenge killed by faster Pokemon and Choice Scarf users, (AC) such as Noivern, Zygarde-10%, and Darmanitan. Pivots like Raikou, Porygon2, and Zarude bring Tornadus safely onto the battlefield and, (AC) in most cases, (AC) against Pokemon it can beat such as Roserade, Cobalion, and Galarian Weezing. Strong late-game sweepers such as Choice Scarf Heracross, Xurkitree, and Sharpedo appreciate Tornadus' ability to weaken the opponent's team. Tornadus fits well on rain teams, where Politoed is a necessary teammate. Seismitoad and Kingdra as strong rain sweepers that overwhelm bulkier Pokemon alongside Tornadus; (ASC) and (the second use of "and" makes this read very oddly) Seismitoad is also able to check Electric-types. In return, Tornadus checks bulky Water- and Grass-types. Lastly, Tornadus can also be used on screens teams, where the screens support gives (tense) it more setup opportunities. Klefki has dual screens and Spikes, while Vanilluxe setups sets up Aurora Veil and allows you to run Arctozolt alongside it as a strong wallbreaker. Other strong setup sweepers such as Linoone, Cloyster, and Necrozma are great choices to overwhelm opposing teams.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Holy-Darky, 464737]]
- Quality checked by: [[phantom, 180300], [Jmash, 363823]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

 

[Milak]

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GP 1/1

torn

[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Hurricane
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Tailwind / Heat Wave
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Prankster / Defiant
nature: Naive
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus has a niche in RU as an offensive pivot,(RC) which that supports its team with Knock Off and Tailwind (subjective: you sure "that supports its team" isn't better for flow purposes? -> there's nothing wrong with this phrasing tbh). However, it faces competition from other Flying-types such as Noivern and Crobat, which are faster, have better defensive utility, and possess reliable recovery in Roost. Knock Off allows Tornadus to weaken its typical switch-ins such as Raikou, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Registeel by removing their items (plural). U-turn allows Tornadus to gain momentum and pivot out of disadvantageous matchups. Tailwind is a great move to support slower teammates or give teammates them (repetition) more sweeping potential. Heat Wave, on the other hand, gives Tornadus a better matchup versus Steel-types such as Metagross, Steelix, and Klefki. Even though Tornadus is not the best defogger in RU, its ability to remove entry hazards safely due to its Prankster Defog can be useful in important situations. Taunt is an option to cripple passive Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Umbreon and to prevent, (AC) as well as stop (original was fine, no point in changing it if it doesn't improve flow in any way) Pokemon such as Barbaracle and Snorlax that can set up from setting up on it (odd wording, this flows much better overall imo). Rain Dance turns Tornadus into a secondary rain setter for rain teams. Defiant is the ability of choice if Heat Wave is used for the last move slot.

Tornadus baits bulky Steel- and Rock-types as well as special defensive Pokemon such as Registeel, Rhyperior, and Umbreon into the battle and pivots out on them with U-turn. Therefore, Pokemon that take advantage of these situations such as Zygarde-10%, Heracross, and Volcanion are great teammates. Strong but fragile Pokemon such as Obstagoon, Toxtricity, and Indeedee-M appreciate Tornadus's (possessive) U-turn support. In addition, these strong attackers are good examples of Pokemon that benefit from Tornadus's Tailwind support. Other pivots such as Raikou, Mienshao, and Cobalion pair well with Tornadus,(AC) since they form an offensive VoltTurn core together. Grass-, Ground-, and Dragon-types such as Roserade, Gastrodon, Steelix, and Dragalge deserves a special mention because they check Raikou and Xurkitree.

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Heat Wave / Weather Ball
move 4: Grass Knot
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus can also (don't reference other sets) act as a strong wallbreaker with Nasty Plot. However, it struggles to find setup opportunities due to its mediocre bulk and lack of reliable recovery. Heat Wave hits Steel-types such as Registeel, Metagross, and Steelix for super effective damage (subjective: maybe mention the calcs? -> meh, not rly necessary unless they're super important rolls the player need to watch out for, which I don't think they are in this situation). Weather Ball should only be used on rain-based teams. Grass Knot is Tornadus's best coverage move to deal with Rock-types, allowing it to OHKO Rhyperior and Barbaracle without a boost. In addition, it hits bulky Water-types such as Milotic, Seismitoad, and Gastrodon harder than Hurricane.

Nasty Plot Tornadus has a niche in RU as a strong wallbreaker on many archetypes, especially on rain and hyper offense teams. Strong physical attackers such as Obstagoon, Zygarde-10%, and Heracross are great teammates, as they deal with specially defensive Pokemon such as Diancie, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Snorlax with which that Tornadus struggles with. Spikes and Toxic Spikes support from the likes of Klefki, Roserade, and Dragalge are also a great way to wear down these specially defensive Pokemon. The aforementioned two are also able to check Raikou and Xurkitree. Bulky Pokemon such as Milotic, Porygon2, and Galarian Slowbro give Tornadus a reliable defensive backbone, since Tornadus is easily revenge killed by faster Pokemon and Choice Scarf users, (AC) such as Noivern, Zygarde-10%, and Darmanitan. Pivots like Raikou, Porygon2, and Zarude bring Tornadus safely onto the battlefield and, (AC) in most cases, (AC) against Pokemon it can beat such as Roserade, Cobalion, and Galarian Weezing. Strong late-game sweepers such as Choice Scarf Heracross, Xurkitree, and Sharpedo appreciate Tornadus' ability to weaken the opponent's team. Tornadus fits well on rain teams, where Politoed is a necessary teammate. Seismitoad and Kingdra as strong rain sweepers that overwhelm bulkier Pokemon alongside Tornadus; (ASC) ,(AC) and (the second use of "and" makes this read very oddly -> "and" was fine, you only needed to add a comma before) Seismitoad is also able to check Electric-types. In return, Tornadus checks bulky Water- and Grass-types. Lastly, Tornadus can also be used on dual screens teams, where the screens support gives (tense) it more setup opportunities. Klefki has dual screens and Spikes, while Vanilluxe setups sets up Aurora Veil and allows you to run Arctozolt alongside it as a strong wallbreaker. Other strong setup sweepers such as Linoone, Cloyster, and Necrozma are great choices to overwhelm opposing teams.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Holy-Darky, 464737]]
- Quality checked by: [[phantom, 180300], [Jmash, 363823]]
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[Holy-Darky]

First time I've touched this place in a hot minute...
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[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Hurricane
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Tailwind / Heat Wave
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Prankster / Defiant
nature: Naive
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus has a niche in RU as an offensive pivot, which supports its team with Knock Off and Tailwind (subjective: you sure "that supports its team" isn't better for flow purposes?). However, it faces competition from other Flying-types such as Noivern and Crobat, which are faster, have better defensive utility, and possess reliable recovery in Roost. Knock Off allows Tornadus to weaken its typical switch-ins such as Raikou, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Registeel by removing their items (plural). U-turn allows Tornadus to gain momentum and pivot out of disadvantageous matchups. Tailwind is a great move to support slower teammates or give teammates them (repetition) more sweeping potential. Heat Wave, on the other hand, gives Tornadus a better matchup versus Steel-types such as Metagross, Steelix, and Klefki. Even though Tornadus is not the best defogger in RU, its ability to remove entry hazards safely due to its Prankster Defog can be useful in important situations. Taunt is an option to cripple passive Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Umbreon and to prevent , (AC) as well as stop Pokemon such as Barbaracle and Snorlax that can set up from setting up on it (odd wording, this flows much better overall imo). Rain Dance turns Tornadus into a secondary rain setter for rain teams. Defiant is the ability of choice if Heat Wave is used for the last move slot.

Tornadus baits bulky Steel- and Rock-types as well as special defensive Pokemon such as Registeel, Rhyperior, and Umbreon into the battle and pivots out on them with U-turn. Therefore, Pokemon that take advantage of these situations such as Zygarde-10%, Heracross, and Volcanion are great teammates. Strong but fragile Pokemon such as Obstagoon, Toxtricity, and Indeedee-M appreciate Tornadus's (possessive) U-turn support. In addition, these strong attackers are good examples of Pokemon that benefit from Tornadus's Tailwind support. Other pivots such as Raikou, Mienshao, and Cobalion pair well with Tornadus since they form an offensive VoltTurn core together. Grass-, Ground-, and Dragon-types such as Roserade, Gastrodon, Steelix, and Dragalge deserves a special mention because they check Raikou and Xurkitree.

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Heat Wave / Weather Ball
move 4: Grass Knot
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus can also (don't reference other sets) act as a strong wallbreaker with Nasty Plot. However, it struggles to find setup opportunities due to its mediocre bulk and lack of reliable recovery. Heat Wave hits Steel-types such as Registeel, Metagross, and Steelix for super effective damage (subjective: maybe mention the calcs?). Weather Ball should only be used on rain-based teams. Grass Knot is Tornadus's best coverage move to deal with Rock-types, allowing it to OHKO Rhyperior and Barbaracle without a boost. In addition, it hits bulky Water-types such as Milotic, Seismitoad, and Gastrodon harder than Hurricane.

Nasty Plot Tornadus has a niche in RU as a strong wallbreaker on many archetypes, especially on rain and hyper offense teams. Strong physical attackers such as Obstagoon, Zygarde-10%, and Heracross are great teammates, as they deal with specially defensive Pokemon such as Diancie, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Snorlax with which Tornadus struggles. Spikes and Toxic Spikes support from the likes of Klefki, Roserade, and Dragalge are also a great way to wear down these specially defensive Pokemon. The aforementioned two are also able to check Raikou and Xurkitree. Bulky Pokemon such as Milotic, Porygon2, and Galarian Slowbro give Tornadus a reliable defensive backbone, since Tornadus is easily revenge killed by faster Pokemon and Choice Scarf users, (AC) such as Noivern, Zygarde-10%, and Darmanitan. Pivots like Raikou, Porygon2, and Zarude bring Tornadus safely onto the battlefield and, (AC) in most cases, (AC) against Pokemon it can beat such as Roserade, Cobalion, and Galarian Weezing. Strong late-game sweepers such as Choice Scarf Heracross, Xurkitree, and Sharpedo appreciate Tornadus' ability to weaken the opponent's team. Tornadus fits well on rain teams, where Politoed is a necessary teammate. Seismitoad and Kingdra as strong rain sweepers that overwhelm bulkier Pokemon alongside Tornadus; (ASC) and (the second use of "and" makes this read very oddly) Seismitoad is also able to check Electric-types. In return, Tornadus checks bulky Water- and Grass-types. Lastly, Tornadus can also be used on screens teams, where the screens support gives (tense) it more setup opportunities. Klefki has dual screens and Spikes, while Vanilluxe setups sets up Aurora Veil and allows you to run Arctozolt alongside it as a strong wallbreaker. Other strong setup sweepers such as Linoone, Cloyster, and Necrozma are great choices to overwhelm opposing teams.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Holy-Darky, 464737]]
- Quality checked by: [[phantom, 180300], [Jmash, 363823]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

Thank you very much for your AM check, Plague von Karma

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[SET]
name: Offensive Utility
move 1: Hurricane
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Tailwind / Heat Wave
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Prankster / Defiant
nature: Naive
evs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus has a niche in RU as an offensive pivot,(RC) which that supports its team with Knock Off and Tailwind (subjective: you sure "that supports its team" isn't better for flow purposes? -> there's nothing wrong with this phrasing tbh). However, it faces competition from other Flying-types such as Noivern and Crobat, which are faster, have better defensive utility, and possess reliable recovery in Roost. Knock Off allows Tornadus to weaken its typical switch-ins such as Raikou, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Registeel by removing their items (plural). U-turn allows Tornadus to gain momentum and pivot out of disadvantageous matchups. Tailwind is a great move to support slower teammates or give teammates them (repetition) more sweeping potential. Heat Wave, on the other hand, gives Tornadus a better matchup versus Steel-types such as Metagross, Steelix, and Klefki. Even though Tornadus is not the best defogger in RU, its ability to remove entry hazards safely due to its Prankster Defog can be useful in important situations. Taunt is an option to cripple passive Pokemon such as Porygon2 and Umbreon and to prevent, (AC) as well as stop (original was fine, no point in changing it if it doesn't improve flow in any way) Pokemon such as Barbaracle and Snorlax that can set up from setting up on it (odd wording, this flows much better overall imo). Rain Dance turns Tornadus into a secondary rain setter for rain teams. Defiant is the ability of choice if Heat Wave is used for the last move slot.

Tornadus baits bulky Steel- and Rock-types as well as special defensive Pokemon such as Registeel, Rhyperior, and Umbreon into the battle and pivots out on them with U-turn. Therefore, Pokemon that take advantage of these situations such as Zygarde-10%, Heracross, and Volcanion are great teammates. Strong but fragile Pokemon such as Obstagoon, Toxtricity, and Indeedee-M appreciate Tornadus's (possessive) U-turn support. In addition, these strong attackers are good examples of Pokemon that benefit from Tornadus's Tailwind support. Other pivots such as Raikou, Mienshao, and Cobalion pair well with Tornadus,(AC) since they form an offensive VoltTurn core together. Grass-, Ground-, and Dragon-types such as Roserade, Gastrodon, Steelix, and Dragalge deserves a special mention because they check Raikou and Xurkitree.

[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Hurricane
move 3: Heat Wave / Weather Ball
move 4: Grass Knot
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Defiant
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Tornadus can also (don't reference other sets) act as a strong wallbreaker with Nasty Plot. However, it struggles to find setup opportunities due to its mediocre bulk and lack of reliable recovery. Heat Wave hits Steel-types such as Registeel, Metagross, and Steelix for super effective damage (subjective: maybe mention the calcs? -> meh, not rly necessary unless they're super important rolls the player need to watch out for, which I don't think they are in this situation). Weather Ball should only be used on rain-based teams. Grass Knot is Tornadus's best coverage move to deal with Rock-types, allowing it to OHKO Rhyperior and Barbaracle without a boost. In addition, it hits bulky Water-types such as Milotic, Seismitoad, and Gastrodon harder than Hurricane.

Nasty Plot Tornadus has a niche in RU as a strong wallbreaker on many archetypes, especially on rain and hyper offense teams. Strong physical attackers such as Obstagoon, Zygarde-10%, and Heracross are great teammates, as they deal with specially defensive Pokemon such as Diancie, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Snorlax with which that Tornadus struggles with. Spikes and Toxic Spikes support from the likes of Klefki, Roserade, and Dragalge are also a great way to wear down these specially defensive Pokemon. The aforementioned two are also able to check Raikou and Xurkitree. Bulky Pokemon such as Milotic, Porygon2, and Galarian Slowbro give Tornadus a reliable defensive backbone, since Tornadus is easily revenge killed by faster Pokemon and Choice Scarf users, (AC) such as Noivern, Zygarde-10%, and Darmanitan. Pivots like Raikou, Porygon2, and Zarude bring Tornadus safely onto the battlefield and, (AC) in most cases, (AC) against Pokemon it can beat such as Roserade, Cobalion, and Galarian Weezing. Strong late-game sweepers such as Choice Scarf Heracross, Xurkitree, and Sharpedo appreciate Tornadus' ability to weaken the opponent's team. Tornadus fits well on rain teams, where Politoed is a necessary teammate. Seismitoad and Kingdra as strong rain sweepers that overwhelm bulkier Pokemon alongside Tornadus; (ASC) ,(AC) and (the second use of "and" makes this read very oddly -> "and" was fine, you only needed to add a comma before) Seismitoad is also able to check Electric-types. In return, Tornadus checks bulky Water- and Grass-types. Lastly, Tornadus can also be used on dual screens teams, where the screens support gives (tense) it more setup opportunities. Klefki has dual screens and Spikes, while Vanilluxe setups sets up Aurora Veil and allows you to run Arctozolt alongside it as a strong wallbreaker. Other strong setup sweepers such as Linoone, Cloyster, and Necrozma are great choices to overwhelm opposing teams.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Holy-Darky, 464737]]
- Quality checked by: [[phantom, 180300], [Jmash, 363823]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Milak, 262594]][/SPOILER]

Implemented and thank you very much for the GP check, Milak


For QC:
I've removed all Zygarde-10% mentions and the one Galarian Slowbro and replaced with other Pokemon. I hope these changes fit

Replaced Zygarde-10% and G-Slowbro with

Strong physical attackers such as Obstagoon, Metagross, and Heracross are great teammates, as they deal with specially defensive Pokemon such as Diancie, Assault Vest Reuniclus, and Snorlax that Tornadus struggles with.

Tornadus baits bulky Steel- and Rock-types as well as special defensive Pokemon such as Registeel, Rhyperior, and Umbreon into the battle and pivots out on them with U-turn. Therefore, Pokemon that take advantage of these situations such as Cobalion, Heracross, and Volcanion are great teammates.

Bulky Pokemon such as Milotic, Porygon2, and Assault Vest Reuniclus give Tornadus a reliable defensive backbone, since Tornadus is easily revenge killed by faster Pokemon and Choice Scarf users, such as Noivern, Xurkitree, and Darmanitan.

if yes, it's ready for upload

 

[zizalith]

I added a Focus Blast slash on Nasty Plot. Grass Knot is pretty worthless on rain because you can just Weather Ball / Hurricane those targets so you get an extra moveslot. If anyone disagrees with the last slot let me know.