Tornadus (Therian)
Tornadus Therian forme is a Tier 5 legendary raid boss in Pokémon GO. Being a pure type, it is boosted by Windy weather and its counters include strong Electric Ice and Rock type Pokémon.
Tornadus Therian can be caught with the following CP values:
- 1756 – 1837 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 2196 – 2296 CP at Level 25 with Windy weather boost
While it is a bit bulkier than its Incarnate counterpart, it will still take around 3 high-level trainers under ideal conditions or 4-7 trainers under normal conditions to beat it.
This raid guide will show you how you can successfully beat Tornadus Therian forme and the counters with which you can achieve the same. In addition, this write-up will also feature particulars such as the stats and moveset of Tornadus Therian forme. Without much ado, let’s start!
Therian Tornadus Raid Counters
Here are the top counters for Tornadus Therian Forme:
| # | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | Faints | TTW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Diancie (Mega)
|
Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 23 | 489s |
| 2. |
Rayquaza (Mega)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Dragon Ascent | 20 | 514s |
| 3. |
Rhyperior (Shadow)
|
Smack Down Rock | Rock Wrecker Rock | 22 | 503s |
| 4. |
Raikou (Shadow)
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 24 | 498s |
| 5. |
Zekrom
|
Charge Beam Electric | Fusion Bolt Electric | 19 | 537s |
| 6. |
Tyranitar (Mega)
|
Smack Down Rock | Stone Edge Rock | 17 | 555s |
| 7. |
Thundurus (Therian)
|
Volt Switch Electric | Wildbolt Storm Electric | 25 | 510s |
| 8. |
Zapdos (Shadow)
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Thunderbolt Electric | 25 | 519s |
| 9. |
Manectric (Mega)
|
Thunder Fang Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 27 | 508s |
| 10. |
Xurkitree
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Discharge Electric | 29 | 502s |
| 11. |
Aerodactyl (Mega)
|
Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 22 | 555s |
| 12. |
Electivire (Shadow)
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 33 | 498s |
| 13. |
Ampharos (Mega)
|
Volt Switch Electric | Zap Cannon Electric | 21 | 568s |
| 14. |
Magnezone (Shadow)
|
Volt Switch Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 29 | 530s |
| 15. |
Rampardos (Shadow)
|
Smack Down Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 42 | 495s |
| 16. |
Golem (Alola Shadow)
|
Rollout Rock | Wild Charge Electric | 27 | 568s |
| 17. |
Rhyperior
|
Smack Down Rock | Rock Wrecker Rock | 22 | 602s |
| 18. |
Raikou
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 24 | 593s |
| 19. |
Gigalith (Shadow)
|
Smack Down Rock | Meteor Beam Rock | 30 | 562s |
| 20. |
Tyranitar (Shadow)
|
Smack Down Rock | Stone Edge Rock | 28 | 574s |
| 21. |
Necrozma (Dusk Mane)
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Sunsteel Strike Steel | 24 | 605s |
| 22. |
Mewtwo (Shadow)
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Thunderbolt Electric | 33 | 561s |
| 23. |
Necrozma (Dawn Wings)
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Moongeist Beam Ghost | 26 | 603s |
| 24. |
Luxray (Shadow)
|
Spark Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 36 | 556s |
| 25. |
Zapdos
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Thunderbolt Electric | 25 | 619s |
| 26. |
Gardevoir (Mega)
|
Charge Beam Electric | Triple Axel Ice | 29 | 602s |
| 27. |
Electivire
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 32 | 587s |
| 28. |
Kyogre (Primal)
|
Waterfall Water | Blizzard Ice | 23 | 648s |
| 29. |
Magnezone
|
Volt Switch Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 29 | 628s |
| 30. |
Rampardos
|
Smack Down Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 40 | 573s |
Tornadus Therian Stats and CP
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Tornadus (Therian)
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| Max CP at Level 40 3215| Max CP at Level 50 3635 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 238 | DEF 189 | HP 188 | |||
| Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
| Electric Ice Rock | Bug Fighting Grass | ||||
Tornadus Therian Moveset Analysis
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
|---|---|
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*Only obtainable via Elite TM.
Gust, Hurricane and Bleakwind Storm gain STAB and are undoubtedly an upgrade over its earlier Air Slash. While they do do decent damage per see, it is resisted by your Electric and Rock type counters and does only neutral damage against your Ice types. With Tornadys-T’s lacklustre stats, it shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
Astonish is just one of the worst fast moves in the game. Even a pillow would hit harder.
Heat Wave and Psychic aren’t too much of a worry unless your counter is an Ice type wherein Heat Wave can do quite a number.
Focus Blast can KO your Rock and Ice types. But it is quite easy to be dodged.
Sprites
Shiny Therian Forme Tornadus is available from raids. The purple parts of their design swap to a muted blue tone.
| Therian Forme Tornadus | Shiny Therian Forme Tornadus |
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Parting words
All in all, Tornadus Therian isn’t exactly going to be a difficult raid boss to face. We all have enough Electric and Rock types already so that this type legendary monster is nothing more than just a breeze!
