Beads of Ruin Offense
Beads of Ruin is basically permanent SpDef chip for their whole team — your Chi-Yu Heat Waves hurt more, and Raging Bolt's bolts and dracos suddenly look unfair even without setup. Chi-Yu is Choice Specs locked, so every turn is a prediction: Heat Wave when both slots are frail, Dark Pulse when one is Flash Fire or a water type is waiting, Overheat when you need the nuke. Raging Bolt on the vest gives you a second special body that still clicks Thunderclap when speed tiers get scary, while Urshifu and Rillaboom cover the typings that laugh at fire and electric spam.
Gameplan
Opening
Open Chi-Yu plus Raging Bolt when you can afford to trade specials — Heat Wave spreads damage under Beads of Ruin and Bolt punishes faster dragons or Flutter Mane with Thunderclap. If they lead weather that nerfs Heat Wave or a Flash Fire user, pivot immediately rather than donating a free turn to a bad lock.
Mid-game
Tornadus Tailwind fixes matchups where you are slower after they Icy Wind — Taunt still matters into Trick Room setters. Urshifu on Focus Sash is your honest answer to Duraludon-style steels and many fairies: Surging Strikes when Specs Chi-Yu cannot click safely.
End-game
Rillaboom gives Fake Out and Grassy recovery for chip wars; Amoonguss is how you survive aggressive doubles — Rage Powder to keep Chi-Yu or Bolt alive for one more attack, Spore once speeds are solved. Against hard Trick Room, consider whether you need to Taunt lead or accept room and play Spore backwards.
Team Roster
Chi-Yu
- Item:
- Choice Specs
- Ability:
- Beads of Ruin
- Nature:
- Timid
- EVs:
- 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
- Moves:
- Heat Wave, Dark Pulse, Overheat, Flamethrower
Raging Bolt
- Item:
- Assault Vest
- Ability:
- Protosynthesis
- Nature:
- Modest
- EVs:
- 252 HP / 4 Def / 124 SpA / 4 SpD / 124 Spe
- Moves:
- Thunderclap, Dragon Pulse, Thunderbolt, Snarl
Tornadus
- Item:
- Covert Cloak
- Ability:
- Prankster
- Nature:
- Bold
- EVs:
- 252 HP / 164 Def / 4 SpA / 84 SpD / 4 Spe
- Moves:
- Tailwind, Bleakwind Storm, Taunt, Protect
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
- Item:
- Focus Sash
- Ability:
- Unseen Fist
- Nature:
- Jolly
- EVs:
- 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
- Moves:
- Surging Strikes, Close Combat, Aqua Jet, Detect
Rillaboom
- Item:
- Miracle Seed
- Ability:
- Grassy Surge
- Nature:
- Adamant
- EVs:
- 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
- Moves:
- Fake Out, Wood Hammer, Grassy Glide, U-turn
Amoonguss
- Item:
- Sitrus Berry
- Ability:
- Regenerator
- Nature:
- Relaxed
- EVs:
- 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 SpD
- Moves:
- Spore, Rage Powder, Pollen Puff, Protect