With its superb Speed tier, colorful coverage options, and Heavy-Duty Boots to not be worn down by entry hazards, Thundurus is a decent offensive pivot in the metagame, getting the jump on other notable offensive threats such as Mienshao, Mega Gallade, Iron Moth, and Keldeo. Knock Off allows Thundurus to cripple Clefable and Assault Vest Tangrowth. Focus Blast allows Thundurus to deal heavy damage to Excadrill, Tyranitar, and Hydreigon, also letting it serve as a decent offensive check to the first under sand. However, Grass Knot and Psychic are powerful coverage options that can 2HKO Gastrodon and Hippowdon and most variants of Mega Venusaur and Amoonguss. U-turn allows Thundurus to maintain momentum but can be exchanged for Volt Switch to maintain damage against Rotom-Wash and Slowbro at the cost of needing to predict around Ground-types. Alternatively, Thunder Wave in conjunction with Prankster allows Thundurus to act as an emergency check to boosted threats such as Autotomize Celesteela or cripple a faster threat such as Mega Aerodactyl or Iron Boulder, making it easier for its teammates to pick them off. Thundurus fits best on offense teams that can compensate for its frailty and are best suited to its aggressive playstyle. Other offensive pivots such as Victini and Life Orb Mienshao tend to lure in physically defensive targets such as Slowbro and Buzzwole, providing Thundurus with a safe entry point; in return, they can threaten common specially defensive Pokemon such as Blissey and Assault Vest Tangrowth that are typically used to check Thundurus. Thundurus is very vulnerable to Knock Off, which Pokemon such as Clefable and Scizor can potentially use to cripple it. Thus, teammates that can safely absorb these hits such as Skarmory and Slowbro are valuable partners that can also serve to check faster threats like Zeraora, Iron Boulder, and Mega Aerodactyl. Lastly, certain defensive pivots such as Clefable and Tyranitar can support Thundurus with hazards, which makes it much more effective at wearing down other checks such as Garganacl and Mega Venusaur.