Thundurus (Incarnate Forme)
Attack
Defense
Stamina
Best Movesets
Analysis
Thundurus - Incarnate Forme had the potential to be decent, but lost the move lottery like so many before it. It currently sits behind all of the major Electric attackers in the game, and is basically a worse Zapdos even in cases where Zapdos is stuck with Charge Beam. Better to save your Thundurus candy for its Therian Forme. Hopefully it gets Wildbolt Storm soon!
Offense
- Thunder Shock is the quick move of choice, benefiting from STAB.
- Thunder Punch is a hair behind Thunder, but its 3 bar status makes it substantially more reliable
- Astonish, Crunch, and Brick Break are basically worthless on Thundurus.
Thunder Shock is the best fast move available, and provides excellent energy generation. Astonish is very bad for PvP.
Brick Break or Thunder Punch can be chosen for their cheap energy cost, which lets them be used frequently. The former offers coverage against weaknesses to Rock and Ice-types, in addition to popular Steel-types in various formats, while the latter benefits from STAB. Thunder gains STAB and can deal huge amounts of damage if unshielded, though its 60 energy cost is a bit high. Crunch is generally not recommended, but its unique coverage and well-rounded stats can be useful in certain formats.
Thundurus currently can not be obtained through Research Breakthroughs, which disqualifies its eligibility into Great League due to its high CP.
