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Tornadus Great, Ultra & Master League PvP Guide
See where Tornadus shines in GO Battle League. Compare its Great, Ultra and Master League rankings, find the ideal IV spread and moveset, and learn which opponents it can beat—or should avoid.
Defensive Type Chart
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Tornadus in Great League
No ranking information is available for Tornadus in the Great League. This is often a sign that the Pokémon is not commonly used or does not have optimal IVs for this league.
Best IVs
- 1ATK
- 15DEF
- 15STA
CP
1498 CP
ATK
144 ATK
DEF
97 DEF
HP
110 HP
Tornadus in Ultra League
No ranking information is available for Tornadus in the Ultra League. This is often a sign that the Pokémon is not commonly used or does not have optimal IVs for this league.
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Best IVs
- 1ATK
- 15DEF
- 15STA
CP
2497 CP
ATK
187 ATK
DEF
125 DEF
HP
142 HP
Tornadus in Master League
No ranking information is available for Tornadus in the Master League. This is often a sign that the Pokémon is not commonly used or does not have optimal IVs for this league.
Tier
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Best IVs
- 15ATK
- 15DEF
- 15STA
CP
3782 CP
ATK
236 ATK
DEF
150 DEF
HP
170 HP
Compare All Tornadus PvP Move Combinations
Move set | Charge cycle info | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Fast move | Charge move | Charge Time | DMG per cycle |
 Bite |  Hyper Beam | 20s (40) | 271 |
| Bite | Dark Pulse | 13s (25) | 159 |
| Bite |  Hurricane | 15s (30) | 218 |
| Bite |  Grass Knot | 13s (25) | 167 |
| Air Slash | Hyper Beam | 14s (9) | 192 |
| Air Slash | Dark Pulse | 9s (6) | 110 |
| Air Slash | Hurricane | 11s (7) | 159 |
| Air Slash | Grass Knot | 9s (6) | 118 |
Tornadus PvP Fast Moves
Name | DPT | EPT | PWR | ENG | CD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | 4.00 | 2.00 | 4 | 2 | 1s |
| Air Slash | 3.00 | 3.00 | 9 | 9 | 2s |
Fast attacks create energy when used, which can later be used to fire off a Charge move. Unlike Charge attacks, Fast attacks don't have special status effects.
Ideally, for fast attacks you're looking for a move that has both high EPT and high DPT, for example Dragon Breath which has 4 DPT and 3 EPT. It's widely considered that 3 DPT and 3 EPT is the rough baseline for fast attacks in PvP.
Fast Attack stats explained
- PWR - Power, how much damage the move does
- ENG - Energy, how much energy the move generates per use
- CD - How long does it take to perform this move
- DPT – Damage per turn
- EPT – Energy per turn
Tornadus PvP Charged Moves
Name | DPE 🔽 | PWR | ENG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyper Beam | 1.88 | 150 | 80 |
| Hurricane | 1.83 | 110 | 60 |
| Grass Knot | 1.80 | 90 | 50 |
| Dark Pulse | 1.60 | 80 | 50 |
Charge attacks cost energy to use, deal a large amount of damage, and some of them even have Special Effects that can change your or your Opponents stats.
Similar to Fast Attacks, some Charge attacks are strictly better than others. The main metric for comparing charge attacks is DPE (Damage per Energy), which describes how much damage you output per Energy point spent.
Charge Attack stats explained
- PWR - Power, how much damage the move does
- ENG - Energy, how much energy the move generates per use
- DPE – Damage per Energy
Tornadus PvP IVs Explained
The best IVs for PvP are IVs which grant you the maximum amount of Defense and Stamina, and the least amount of Attack. Attack contributes to CP the most, which makes it not ideal for Trainer Battles, while high Stamina and Defense can get you through a lot more battles.
For Leagues with lower CP limits, such as the Great League, usually the best IVs you can have are 0 / 15 / 15, or something similar to that. The reasoning behind this is that we want to pack as much stats as possible in under 1500 CP, and low Attack IV allows us to do that.
For Ultra League, the situation is a bit different, as the CP cap is higher. Pokémon which top over 2500 CP will still prefer 0 / 15 / 15 and similar IVs, but Pokémon whose Max CP doesn't reach 2500 will prefer 15 / 15 / 15. Examples like Watchog whose Max CP is 2056 CP, should have 15 / 15 / 15 for Ultra League, while Scizor (3393 CP) should have 0 / 15 / 15 IVs which will result in 2499 CP, just under the cutoff point.
For Master League, where there is no CP cap, you want perfect Pokémon IVs - 15 / 15 / 15 - regardless of which Pokémon we are talking about.
In general, it is usually Pokémon with IVs you wouldn't use for Raids that are good for Trainer Battles. Also be aware that PvP IVs are important, but not as important as having correct moves and team composition.
For more guides on Pokémon GO Trainer Battles, check out our main website.