Landorus (Therian) Movesets & Wettbewerbs-Sets

Earthquake hits Hisuian Goodra, Raging Bolt, Tyranitar, Skeledirge, and non-Air Balloon Pecharunt. Bulk Up helps against Iron Hands, Ursaluna, and Choice Band Annihilape. Hammer Arm is for Ursaluna, Assault Vest Ursaluna-B, and Air Balloon Heatran. Smack Down helps against Corviknight and Air Balloon Pecharunt, while U-turn increases Landorus-T's reliability against Hoopa-U. Protect can be used to prevent Custap Berry Skeledirge's Blast Burn from OHKOing Landorus-T with Blaze. Outrage can be utilized to deal with Haxorus and non-Haban Berry Garchomp. The Speed EVs allow Landorus-T to outspeed Modest Raging Bolt. The remaining EVs are invested in HP. Landorus-T can use an alternative set with an EV spread of 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe and a Jolly nature. This spread lets Landorus-T outspeed and OHKO most Porygon-Z and Hoopa-U sets, though Landorus-T has to carry U-turn for the latter to ensure an OHKO on bulkier sets. Against Ursaluna, Landorus-T should use Bulk Up until Hammer Arm can OHKO it, as Avalanche does not double in power if Landorus-T does not damage Ursaluna.

Earthquake is for Raging Bolt, Iron Crown, and non-Choice Scarf Metagross. Outrage is for Haxorus, Dragapult, and Garchomp. U-turn makes the matchup against Hoopa-U reliable, as Earthquake does not OHKO bulkier sets. Rock Tomb lets Landorus-T deal with Volcarona and Choice Specs Zapdos, while Fly allows it to beat offensive Ogerpon-W and gives it another option against specially defensive Encore + Disable Iron Valiant. The HP EVs allow Landorus-T to tank Outrage from Jolly Choice Band Dragapult, while the Special Defense EVs allow it to take Overheat from Timid Life Orb Volcarona. The Speed EVs let Landorus-T outspeed non-Choice Scarf Hoopa-U. The remaining EVs are invested in Attack. Unless trying to outplay Custap Berry foes, such as Custap Berry Hoopa-U, for which Landorus-T has an option between using U-turn and Outrage, it is almost always recommended for Landorus-T to use its strongest attack against its foe.

Assault Vest is useful to win against foes that Landorus-T doesn't usually beat. Assault Vest can also help it survive attacks from other special attackers like Raging Bolt, non-Ice Beam Porygon-Z, and Steam Eruption from non-Choice Specs Volcanion. Outrage is a coverage move that helps Landorus-T against Dragon-types like Dragapult and Haxorus. U-turn beats Hoopa-U. Bulldoze allows Landorus-T to lower the Speed of the opposing Pokemon, which can help against Iron Crown. Landorus-T struggles against Pokemon that are able to OHKO it, like Ninetales-Alola and Chien-Pao, as well as Pokemon that are able to use an Ice-type coverage move like Choice item Iron Valiant and Meowscarada, and Pokemon that can tank a hit and OHKO it back like Primarina, or ones that aren't affected by any moves it can run, like Corviknight. Thus, Pokemon such as Iron Crown or Volcanion can be used alongside Landorus-T to cover those threats.

While Koraidon is much more common and preferred over Landorus-T as a Choice Scarf user, Landorus-T has several key advantages that make it worth using instead on some teams. Its typing gives it STAB on Earthquake and an immunity to Sticky Web, allowing it to revenge kill non-Terastallized Zacian-C even when Sticky Web is up. This frees Koraidon to run more offensive sets, like Swords Dance and Choice Band. Furthermore, with Stone Edge, it is able to threaten Ho-Oh,while Koraidon needs significant chip or Terastallization to do so; do note that it is not guaranteed to OHKO defensive Ho-Oh from full HP. Access to Intimidate also allows it to help play around powerful physical attackers like Zacian-C, Koraidon, and Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground, though it cannot safely switch in more than once. Crunch is useful to KO Lunala when Shadow Shield is broken and hits Giratina-O without Terastallizing. A Jolly nature is needed for Landorus-T to be able to outrun Zacian-C and is useful for outrunning Timid Choice Scarf Kyogre. Tera Ground strengthens Earthquake, allowing Landorus-T to more easily revenge kill Koraidon, Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground, and Kyogre. Alternatively, Tera Fairy gives resistances to Dragon and Dark, which are useful against Kingambit and Outrage-locked Koraidon. Tera Fairy can also be used with Tera Blast to OHKO Koraidon and hit Giratina-O harder than Crunch. Choice Scarf Landorus-T is best used to provide offensive partners free switches with its fast U-turn and free up partners to use more threatening sets. Koraidon and Arceus-Fairy in particular are great partners, as they are free to run Choice Band and Calm Mind sets, respectively, without needing to worry as much about Zacian-C revenge killing them or being slowed down by Sticky Web. Offensive partners like Koraidon, Zacian-C, Kyogre, Lunala, and Arceus-Fairy appreciate Landorus-T's U-turn giving them opportunities to safely switch in on Pokemon they threaten, like Kyogre, Giratina-O, and opposing Landorus-T. Arceus-Fairy in particular is an important partner for Landorus-T, as it can handle Swords Dance Koraidon, preserving HP on Landorus-T. Landorus-T's disappointing power on neutral targets can leave it prone to being set up on by bulky setup sweepers like Lunala, Calyrex-I, and opposing Calm Mind Arceus formes like Fairy and Ghost, so teammates that can handle them like Kyogre, Ho-Oh, and Kingambit are appreciated.

This is the most common Landorus-T set, as it compresses several valuable roles into one slot. Landorus-T is one of the best defensive users of Stealth Rock on bulky offense, as it's easy to fit and frees up teammates like Arceus-Fairy to run more threatening sets. Earthquake hits Zacian-C, Necrozma-DM, non-Air Balloon Kingambit, and Tera Fire foes like Koraidon and Calyrex-I super effectively, though it needs some chip damage to actually KO them. U-turn in conjunction with Landorus-T's below-average Speed allows it to easily switch out of disadvantageous matchups and give teammates like Koraidon and Kyogre free switches. Rock Tomb slows down faster Pokemon and Speed-boosting sweepers without needing paralysis support, like Tera Flying Zacian-C, Koraidon, and Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground, as well as dealing respectable damage to Ho-Oh. More rarely, Taunt is useful to halt or prevent setup from Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground, Kingambit, and Stored Power Necrozma-DM. It can also be used to prevent moves like opposing Landorus-T's Stealth Rock, Giratina-O's Defog, and Ting-Lu's Spikes or Whirlwind. Maximum physical bulk and an Impish nature allow Landorus-T to best take on Koraidon, Zacian-C, and Arceus-Ground, while 8 Speed EVs allow it to outspeed paralyzed Deoxys-A. Rocky Helmet is used to gain the chip damage necessary to OHKO Zacian-C from full health with Earthquake. Rocky Helmet also punishes U-turn from Choice Scarf Koraidon and Landorus-T. Tera Fairy is preferred to block Koraidon's Scale Shot, which is likely to 2HKO Landorus-T at +1 and guaranteed after Stealth Rock. Tera Fairy is also useful to block Eternatus's Dynamax Cannon and resist Kingambit's Dark-type moves. However, it should be noted that if Landorus-T is the most relied upon Zacian-C check, Tera Fairy should not be used until Zacian-C is removed. Tera Water gives Landorus-T resistances to Steel and Ice, allowing it to be safer against Zacian-C and flip its otherwise disadvantageous matchup against Calyrex-I. Landorus-T is best used on teams that can stack checks to Koraidon as a short-term check to Zacian-C, a common Koraidon partner. In addition to Choice Scarf Koraidon, Kyogre and Arceus-Fairy are great for this purpose, as they make for an incredibly safe core against most Koraidon variants and love having Landorus-T's Intimidate to shore up their matchup into Koraidon variants that can beat them, such as Iron Head or Choice Band. Pairing Landorus-T with Kyogre and Arceus-Fairy not only allows Landorus-T to focus more on checking Zacian-C, but it also provides them free switches with U-turn and allows Arceus-Fairy to more freely run Calm Mind sets. Landorus-T is a good partner for Eternatus, as alongside Koraidon, it can help check Kyogre. In addition to being the best offensive Kyogre check in the tier, Eternatus is a good check for other special threats like Arceus-Fairy and -Ghost that might take advantage of Landorus-T. Eternatus can absorb Ho-Oh's Sacred Fire decently thanks to its good bulk, Fire resistance, and Pressure.

Stomping Tantrum is the best single target Ground-type move available, while Earthquake is used to dish out damage to more foes and bypass Follow Me. Rock Slide hits the Flying-types that are immune to Ground, while U-turn is a strong pivot option that also hits Ground-resistant Grass-types, even having a chance to OHKO frailer Ogerpon formes. Choice Band allows Landorus-T to function as a sweeper, partially negating the low Base Power of its Ground-type moves and giving it rolls to OHKO many prevalent threats such as Raging Bolt, Kingambit, and Flutter Mane. The Defense investment allows Landorus-T to survive a Wicked Blow from Tera Dark Urshifu-S, Kowtow Cleave from a +1 Attack Black Glasses Kingambit, and Ivy Cudgel from Ogerpon-W. The Special Defense investment allows Landorus-T to survive a Moonblast from Choice Specs Flutter Mane. The Speed investment outspeeds Adamant Chien-Pao at -1, with the rest being put into Attack. Tera Fairy is generally preferred for being a stronger neutral type into the current metagame. It also resists Sucker Punch from Kingambit, which threatens big damage thanks to its ability Defiant, and other Dark-type attackers, allowing it to wall Urshifu-S.

Stomping Tantrum is used as the strongest Ground-type move available, with Rock Slide being coverage for Flying-types and U-turn for general utility. Tera Blast Flying gives Landorus-T a Flying-type move, despite coming at a high cost, allowing it to hit the Grass-types that otherwise resist Stomping Tantrum, as well as generally having more flexibility in the matchups it can be brought to. Choice Scarf gives Landorus-T the jump on many of its counters such as Chien-Pao and Ogerpon-W and helps it pivot more easily with U-turn. The EV spread still survives Wicked Blow from Tera Dark Urshifu-S and Ivy Cudgel from Ogerpon-W, with the Attack investment guaranteeing an OHKO on Rillaboom with Tera Blast Flying. Tera Flying is used to give Landorus-T a Flying-type STAB move with Tera Blast and remove its Water-type weakness.

Landorus-T's unique set of attributes allow it to aid greatly in the Poison, Steel, and Flying matchups, making it a valuable member of Ground teams. Substitute allows Landorus-T to set up on passive Pokemon such as Corviknight, Amoonguss, and Clodsire. Bulk Up makes it nearly impossible for all physical attackers to break Landorus-T's Substitute. Gravity, in tandem with Earthquake, allows Landorus-T to threaten Ground-immune Pokemon such as Corviknight and Skarmory. The given EV spread allows Landorus-T to survive a -1 Ice Shard from Weavile, guarantee that Amoonguss's Giga Drain will not break its Substitute, and speed tie with maximum Speed Adamant Tyranitar. Landorus-T's Flying typing makes it immune to Ground, which helps cover for Ground-weak teammates such as Excadrill and Iron Treads. Landorus-T's Gravity also greatly benefits Excadrill, allowing it to freely spam Earthquake in sand. Excadrill and Iron Treads can deal with the Ice-type Pokemon that make quick work of Landorus-T, such as Kyurem and Alolan Ninetales, while Excadrill is in sand. Choice Scarf Great Tusk is able to outspeed and KO Pokemon that impede Landorus-T's ability to set up, such as Dragapult, Latios, and Choice Scarf Gholdengo. Quagsire is a great teammate for Landorus-T, as it can beat Urshifu-R, whose Surging Strikes will always ignore the Defense boost from Bulk Up. Additionally, Water-immune teammates such as Clodsire and Gastrodon are also appreciated on Ground-type teams, and they provide utility in the form of a myriad of entry hazards, which further assist Landorus-T's ability to break through teams.

Choice Scarf Landorus-T provides solid utility to Flying-type teams thanks to a solid Speed tier and excellent Attack, allowing it to check threats such as Raging Bolt and Ogerpon-H while serving as a solid pivot. Earthquake deals with threats such as Hisuian Goodra and Flutter Mane with ease. Stealth Rock makes use of the free turns Landorus-T can create to set up entry hazards safely. U-turn is used to pivot out along with checking threats such as Hoopa-U. Stone Edge is used to hit Flying-type threats such as Zapdos and Enamorus attempting to come in on an Earthquake, along with dealing with Ice-types like Frosmoth and Articuno. Alternatively, Outrage can be used to deal with Dragon-type threats such as Latios, Choice Band Roaring Moon, and Kyurem. Corviknight can handle Ice-type threats such as Alolan Sandslash and Froslass, use Defog to remove Stealth Rock, and pivot Landorus-T in with U-turn; it can also be used to form a pivot core. Zapdos and Thundurus-T provide support by dealing with the Flying- and Water-types that handle Landorus-T such as Corviknight, Gyarados, and Urshifu-R. Skarmory and Gliscor provide solid utility by being able to set Spikes to pressure threats trying to handle Landorus-T like Meowscarada and Ogerpon-W. Skarmory can also deal with Ice-type threats such as Weavile and Mamoswine. Articuno supports Landorus-T by switching into special attacks from the likes of Porygon2, Sinistcha, and Galarian Moltres, along with threatening Water-types like Primarina and Greninja with Freeze-Dry. Landorus-T appreciates Choice Band Dragonite's Extreme Speed to pick off faster targets such as Choice Scarf Darkrai and Choice Scarf Ninetales.

Swords Dance Landorus-T is a strong wallbreaker that greatly eases the matchup against balance Flying teams, one of Ground's worst matchups. Smack Down knocks down airborne Pokemon like Skarmory, Corviknight, Gliscor, and Galarian Weezing, allowing Landorus-T to muscle through them with boosted Earthquakes. Gravity removes Ground immunities from the opponent's whole team for a few turns at the cost of Landorus-T's own. Taunt shuts down walls like Gliscor and Skarmory, letting Landorus-T use them as setup fodder. Substitute blocks status conditions and can also protect Landorus-T from a revenge killer like Bisharp, although it doesn't block phazing like Skarmory's Whirlwind. Lum Berry should be used if Taunt is used in the final slot to heal off a status condition from moves like Alomomola's Scald, Spectrier's Will-O-Wisp, or Pecharunt's Malignant Chain. Leftovers should be used with Substitute to replenish the HP lost through its use. Both Clodsire and Sandy Shocks appreciate Landorus-T providing a Ground immunity for them; Clodsire provides a Water immunity while setting up entry hazards, whereas Sandy Shocks breaks through Mandibuzz and Dondozo for Landorus-T. Furthermore, Sandy Shocks also brings Landorus-T in safely with Volt Switch. Fast cleaners like Choice Scarf Great Tusk, Swords Dance Garchomp, and Sand Rush Excadrill all greatly appreciate Landorus-T's wallbreaking talents, especially the luring and removal of Corviknight and Skarmory. They can check Dragon-types like Latios and Kyurem, which Landorus-T struggles with. Choice Band Mamoswine can aid in crushing balance Flying teams, and it helps against the bulky Grass-types that wall Landorus-T's set like Hydrapple and Sinistcha. Mamoswine's Thick Fat ability also gives it a resistance to the Ice-type moves Landorus-T is 4x weak to, while Landorus-T resists the Fighting-type moves Mamoswine is weak to. Offensive Iron Treads can outrun and threaten out Landorus and Kyurem with the threat of Ice Spinner and Iron Head, respectively, which this Landorus-T set can struggle with.

With its great natural bulk and decent defensive typing, Landorus-T finds many opportunities to set up with Bulk Up and wallbreak. At +1, it notably OHKOes specially defensive Toxapex and physically defensive Amoonguss, the latter after taking Stealth Rock damage. Substitute allows Landorus-T to take advantage of passive threats such as Blissey, Archaludon, and Amoonguss to set up. Smack Down hits Flying-types like Articuno, and it removes the Ground immunity from the likes of Corviknight, Skarmory, and Rotom-W so that they can be taken out with Earthquake. The given EV spread ensures that Landorus-T's Substitute isn't broken by Foul Play or Giga Drain from Amoonguss. 12 Speed EVs allow it to Speed tie with Adamant Tyranitar with maximum Speed EVs. Gliscor and Skarmory provide entry hazard support to aid Landorus-T's wallbreaking. Additionally, Gliscor can either remove crucial items with Knock Off or spread status with Toxic, while Skarmory can handle Dark- and Ice-type physical attackers like Meowscarada, Weavile, and Mamoswine with IronPress. In return, Skarmory appreciates Landorus-T taking on Fire- and Electric-types such as Heatran, Cinderace, and Regieleki. Corviknight also appreciates the removal of said Fire- and Electric-types, and in return, it removes hazards with Defog and can pivot Landorus-T in on them. Articuno can take hits such as Pelipper's Water-type STAB moves and Greninja and Kyurem's Ice Beam, threatening the former back with Freeze-Dry. Physically defensive Gyarados can spread paralysis with Thunder Wave so that Landorus-T can outspeed and threaten would-be faster foes like the Ogerpon formes. In return, both Articuno and Gyarados appreciate Landorus-T providing an Electric immunity to take on Regieleki and non-Air Balloon Raging Bolt. Choice Scarf Enamorus provides speed control for Flying teams, outpacing and taking out the likes of Dragapult, Choice Specs Greninja, and non-Choice Scarf Iron Valiant, and Landorus-T takes out Steel-types like non-Air Balloon Gholdengo, Heatran, and Iron Crown in return. Setup sweepers such as Tornadus-T, Galarian Moltres, and Dragonite appreciate Landorus-T's wallbreaking against the likes of Raging Bolt and Hisuian Goodra, so they can freely set up and sweep late-game.

Landorus-T is one of the best suicide leads in the tier, as its huge Attack stat, great defensive typing, and useful utility movepool allow it to consistently set up Stealth Rock and deny the foe from setting it up itself. Taunt stops any Pokemon slower than Landorus-T, including Glimmora, Gliscor, Clefable, and other Landorus-T, from either setting up entry hazards, setting up boosts, or using Defog. Explosion is useful for OHKOing or heavily chunking Pokemon like Great Tusk, Terapagos, Ogerpon-W, and Tornadus-T that could either remove Landorus-T’s hazards or use it as setup fodder; it also provides a free switch-in for a teammate to start applying pressure. Focus Sash allows Landorus-T to take almost any hit, allowing it to set up Stealth Rock or chip foes down with Earthquake or Explosion. Landorus-T is an amazing Pokemon on hyper offense teams, as it can easily set up Stealth Rock and chip down foes for its teammates to start pressuring the opposing team. Pokemon like Garchomp and Volcarona appreciate Landorus-T chipping their checks with hazard damage while also being able to heavily damage Pokemon like Great Tusk and Clefable with Explosion. Pokemon that can hit Landorus-T multiple times, either through multi-hit moves from Weavile and Urshifu-R or from Fake Out from Mega Lopunny and Mega Medicham, can render it useless, as it can’t set up Stealth Rock in front of these Pokemon. Therefore, teammates like Volcarona, Dragonite, and Mega Scizor are useful to force out these Pokemon before Landorus-T comes in. Pokemon that can easily remove Landorus-T’s hazards like Great Tusk, Tornadus-T, and Gliscor can also be very problematic, so teammates like your own Great Tusk, Air Balloon Gholdengo, and Ogerpon-W can threaten them and consistently deny them chances to remove hazards.

Boasting an excellent defensive typing alongside solid physical bulk bolstered by Intimidate, Landorus-T is able to act as a blanket check to most physical attackers. Taunt allows it to deny a plethora of common status moves, such as entry hazards from Ferrothorn and Ting-Lu, recovery attempts from Toxapex and Alomomola, Defog from Zapdos and Corviknight, Toxic from Gliscor and Moltres, and setup moves from Zamazenta and Mega Scizor. Toxic is an alternative that more immediately pressures Zapdos and Moltres while also wearing down Regenerator pivots such as Tornadus-T and Alomomola, which otherwise shrug off any of Landorus-T's attacks, and punishing setup attempts from the likes of Volcarona and Garchomp. Earth Power is an alternative to the standard Earthquake that deals significantly higher damage to Great Tusk and Zamazenta and also deals full damage in Grassy Terrain. Rocky Helmet is the item of choice, as it punishes weak contact moves, such as Tapu Koko's and Moltres's U-turn, that are further weakened by Intimidate. The given EV spread allows Landorus-T to outspeed Great Tusk without a Protosynthesis Speed boost, with a Jolly nature if using Earthquake as the Ground-type attack and Timid if it is Earth Power. Landorus-T's most glaring weakness is its lack of recovery, and thus fits best on more offensive teams that can more effectively take advantage of its limited turns while also appreciating Landorus-T's ability to easily handle Mega Lopunny and Zamazenta, which otherwise threaten most offensive structures. Teammates that can set up entry hazards such as Hisuian Samurott, Ferrothorn, and Toxapex appreciate Landorus-T utilizing Taunt to prevent most Defog users from removing their hazards. Landorus-T's ability to pivot via U-turn is greatly appreciated by frailer Pokemon such as Mega Medicham and Iron Valiant that otherwise struggle to safely enter the field. Another weakness of Landorus-T is its lackluster special bulk, which can be mitigated by teammates such as Ferrothorn, Toxapex, and Mega Scizor. These teammates also cover Landorus-T's type weaknesses, the former two covering its weakness to Water-type attacks from the likes of Urshifu-R and Ogerpon-W, while the latter two resist Ice-type attacks from foes such as Weavile and Kyurem.

Choice Scarf Landorus-T functions as an excellent late-game cleaner and revenge killer due to its ability to outspeed Pokemon such as Tapu Koko and Mega Diancie and threaten important defensive pieces such as Heatran, Gholdengo, and Kingambit with Earthquake. It can also leverage its excellent defensive typing and Intimidate to perform as a switch-in to Garchomp, Dragonite, and opposing Landorus-T. Stone Edge hits Flying-types such as Zapdos, Mega Charizard Y, and Moltres, OHKOing the latter two. Defog allows Landorus-T to capitalize on forced switches by removing entry hazards, while Explosion allows it to deal large damage to Pokemon such as Ogerpon-W and Rotom-W and gain momentum when at low HP. 8 HP EVs allow Landorus-T to switch in on Stealth Rock one extra time. Choice Scarf Landorus-T largely fits on bulky offense teams, where its high Speed and ability to threaten common defensive pieces such as Gholdengo and Kingambit are appreciated. However, Landorus-T struggles to break Flying-types such as opposing Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Zapdos. This means teammates that can break these such as Kyurem and Weavile are appreciated; in return, Landorus-T breaks Steel-types such as Kingambit and Melmetal for them and can bring them in safely via U-turn. Landorus-T also finds it difficult to break through common defensive pieces such as Ferrothorn and Ting-Lu, meaning Fighting-types that beat them such as Zamazenta, Urshifu-R, and Mega Lopunny are all appreciated. In return, Landorus-T breaks through Toxapex and revenge kills Tapu Koko and Mega Diancie for them. Landorus-T finds itself vulnerable to Water-types such as Choice Scarf Urshifu-R as well as rain sweepers such as Mega Swampert and Barraskewda. This means switch-ins such as Mega Latios and Ferrothorn are enjoyed, with Landorus-T breaking Steel-types and Mega Tyranitar for the former. Landorus-T also struggles with strong priority from Pokemon such as Weavile, meaning teammates such as Tapu Lele are appreciated, with Landorus-T breaking Steel- and Poison-types for it and allowing it to use Moonblast more freely.

Offensive Landorus-T can be a true terror, as this set allows it to break through Pokemon that would normally switch into it, such as Gliscor, Alomomola, and Great Tusk. Swords Dance makes Landorus-T very threatening to slower teams, enabling it to break through Pokemon that would normally check it such as Ferrothorn and Alomomola. Stone Edge lets Landorus-T target foes like Zapdos and Mega Charizard Y. This set has a good matchup against most entry hazard removal options in the tier, so it keeps Stealth Rock up against foes like Corviknight and opposing Landorus-T. This can also dissuade Pokemon like Mega Charizard Y and non-Heavy-Duty Boots Dragonite from coming in on it. Fly targets foes like Great Tusk, Zamazenta, and Rillaboom. When running Fly, Flyinium Z should be used, as it gives Landorus-T the opportunity to OHKO Great Tusk and Zamazenta while also luring in Pokemon like Alomomola for big damage. With Rockium Z, Landorus-T can KO foes like Skarmory and Corviknight with the combination of +2 Continental Crush and Stone Edge; otherwise, these two would come in comfortably on Landorus-T. This variant of Landorus-T is usually found on more offensive structures. These teams appreciate Landorus-T's Electric immunity to block Volt Switch and Raging Bolt's Thunderclap. Landorus-T's ability to pressure physical walls like Alomomola can enable teammates like Kingambit and Melmetal. These teammates appreciate Landorus-T being able to pressure their switch-ins, such as Great Tusk and Zamazenta, with Flyinium Z or Rockium Z for Corviknight. Landorus-T in turn appreciates Kingambit spamming Knock Off. Iron Valiant appreciates Landorus-T being able to remove its checks, such as Toxapex and Galarian Slowking, so that it can clean up in the late-game. Landorus-T is vulnerable to Water-type Pokemon such as Ogerpon-W and Urshifu-R, so it appreciates Pokemon like Raging Bolt and Dragonite to switch in and force these foes out. Landorus-T can struggle with Ice-types, as they outspeed and OHKO it; therefore, teammates like Ferrothorn and Kingambit are appreciated.

Landorus-T is an excellent physically defensive pivot that checks foes such as Koraidon, Zacian-C, Arceus, and Dragon Dance Arceus-Ground thanks to its rare Spikes immunity, Intimidate, and U-turn. Taunt denies entry hazards and status from Pokemon such as Ting-Lu and Toxapex and prevents foes like Arceus from continuously setting up in front of Landorus-T. Rocky Helmet punishes foes like Koraidon and Zacian-C for attacking by potentially putting them into range of attacks such as +2 Arceus's Extreme Speed, Calyrex-S's Astral Barrage, and Giratina-O's Shadow Sneak. Tera Water grants a resistance to attacks such as Koraidon's Flare Blitz and Zacian-C's Behemoth Blade, while Tera Fairy grants an immunity to Dragon, denying Scale Shot Koraidon a Speed boost and less importantly blocking moves like Miraidon's Draco Meteor. Landorus-T best fits on bulky offense teams, where it can support offensive teammates such as Calyrex-S, Zacian-C, Arceus, and Miraidon by setting Stealth Rock, safely pivoting them in to wallbreak, and checking revenge killers like Zacian-C and Choice Scarf Koraidon. Ting-Lu checks Pokemon like Calyrex-S, Miraidon, and Calm Mind Arceus-Ground for Landorus-T and provides its offensive teammates with Spikes support; Landorus-T checks strong physical attackers for it in return. Landorus-T lacks recovery, so partners like Arceus-Fairy, Arceus-Ground, and Zacian-C can assist it by checking Koraidon, opposing Zacian-C, and Arceus, respectively, with help from Intimidate; Choice Scarf Koraidon can also revenge kill these foes. Teammates like Koraidon, Giratina-O, and Eternatus deter Kyogre from using its STAB moves to an extent, but Kyogre can still force you to predict whether it will use a Water-type move or Ice Beam in the face of Landorus-T.

Landorus-T serves as a strong, bulky attacker that supports its teammates with its fantastic ability Intimidate, which can be devastating for physical attackers like Iron Hands and Ogerpon-H. Taunt can stop Incineroar's Parting Shot and Amoongus's Spore, setup sweepers like Iron Hands and Ogerpon-W, and Trick Room users like Diancie and Porygon2. Sitrus Berry increases Landorus-T's longevity, while Safety Goggles helps against Spore. The given EV spread lets Landorus-T survive Freeze-Dry from Choice Specs Iron Bundle after Terastallizing and a +2 Dragon Pulse from Raging Bolt. Landorus-T struggles against super effective moves from Pokemon like Chien-Pao, Ogerpon-W, and Walking Wake without Terastallizing. Tera Water removes Landorus-T's Ice weakness, which can be helpful against Chien-Pao and Iron Bundle. Tera Grass is an alternative that can help against Water-types like Ogerpon-W and let Landorus-T ignore Sleep Powder and Rage Powder from Hisuian Lilligant and Sinistcha, respectively. Notable Partners Other Defensive Pokemon: Other defensive Pokemon like Incineroar, Tornadus, and Amoonguss can be good teammates for Landorus-T, as they form good defensive backbones with it. Additionally, Incineroar makes a double Intimidate core, which neutralizes most physical attackers, with Landorus-T; Tornadus provides Prankster-boosted Stealth Rock and speed control with Tailwind; and Amoonguss shares Regenerator. Bulky Setup Pokemon: Bulky setup Pokemon such as Nasty Plot Gholdengo and Dragon Dance Dragonite appreciate the presence of Landorus-T, as it can help increase their survivability with Intimidate and help them secure KOs with entry hazards.

With a solid defensive typing and physical bulk with Fluffy, Landorus-T functions as a physically defensive pivot against some of the tier's most threatening physical attackers in Zamazenta, Great Tusk, and Roaring Moon while also having offensive stats to damage many Pokemon in return. Smack Down threatens Flying-types like Corviknight, Zapdos, and Skarmory as well as common Levitate users such as Gholdengo and Tinkaton, while Taunt can prevent Defog and Roost from the aforementioned Corviknight or setup of entry hazards from Pokemon like Great Tusk and Ting-Lu. Rocky Helmet provides chip damage against the strong physical attackers Landorus-T is able to check like Zamazenta as well as Corviknight and Great Tusk, which may be looking to use U-turn or Rapid Spin, respectively. Leftovers can also be used to provide longevity, allowing it to withstand more hits from physical attackers and mitigating the chip damage from Stealth Rock. 8 Speed EVs allow Landorus-T to outspeed Choice Specs Primarina and Hisuian Goodra. Landorus-T is used mostly on offensive and balanced teams as role compression for both an entry hazard setter and a defensive pivot, being one of the few Pokemon with access to both Stealth Rock and U-turn. Offensive Dark-types like Roaring Moon, Kingambit, and Chien-Pao appreciate Landorus-T's ability to pivot in on Zamazenta and its ability to threaten Corviknight as well. Special attackers like Gholdengo, Primordial Sea Zapdos, and Latios can threaten Landorus-T, so specially defensive pivots like RegenVest Swampert and Iron Hands complement Landorus-T well. Landorus-T can be threatened by Ice-type coverage from both Chien-Pao and Iron Hands, which makes Steel-types like Gholdengo and Kingambit potential allies to alleviate the issue. In return, Landorus-T provides a natural Ground immunity and Fighting resistance for them. Landorus-T appreciates hazard removal, so Pokemon ike Iron Treads, Great Tusk, and Corviknight make for nice teammates. Due to Fluffy, Landorus-T can be susceptible to opposing Fire-types like Cinderace and Ogerpon-H; thus, it values Fire-immune allies like Well-Baked Body Gholdengo and Primordial Sea Zapdos.

Landorus-T is a useful pivot for offense and balance teams that is able to check threats such as Primal Groudon and physical Arceus-Ground with Intimidate. Its good Attack stat keeps it from being passive and threatens Pokemon such as Zacian-C, Primal Groudon, and Zekrom, which allows it to have a niche over Alomomola as a physical pivot. Its limited longevity means its window to serve as a pivot is smaller though. It is also unable to recover from specially offensive hits such as Overheat Primal Groudon and Judgement from Arceus formes like Alomomola can due to its lack of recovery. Earthquake takes advantage of Landorus-T's high Attack stat and deals super effective damage to threats like Primal Groudon, Zacian-C, and Eternatus while hitting a large portion of the tier neutrally. Landorus-T can provide useful utility with Stealth Rock, which aids Pokemon such as Chien-Pao and Marshadow in wallbreaking. Toxic can be used to wear down Pokemon Landorus-T cannot otherwise threaten such as Zygarde and support Arceus formes. It can also be used to punish Defoggers such as Ho-Oh and Giratina-O. Taunt prevents Necrozma-DM from setting up against Landorus-T, Ferrothorn from freely setting Spikes, and Primal Groudon from using Toxic. In addition, it stops Ho-Oh from using Defog. Rocky Helmet allows Landorus-T to punish contact moves from threats it checks such as Zacian-C, Marshadow, and Extreme Killer Arceus. The given EV spread avoids a 2HKO from Choice Band Marshadow's Poltergeist after Stealth Rock while also outspeeding uninvested Zygarde, with the Attack investment ensuring that Earthquake OHKOs Zacian-C after Rocky Helmet damage. Landorus-T does not usually need to Terastallize, as its base typing is excellent for the job it needs to do. In addition, teammates such as Chien-Pao, Marshadow, and Rayquaza need it to wallbreak. However, Tera Water can be used in order to take on Glacial Lance from Calyrex-I more easily while tanking Heat Crash from Double Dance Primal Groudon and Behemoth Blade from Zacian-C in a pinch. Tera Dark can be used to allow Landorus-T to serve as a switch-in to the large amount of Psychic-types in the tier such as Ultra Necrozma and Deoxys-A, though Deoxys-A can still 2HKO with Low Kick. In addition, it provides a niche but useful immunity to Taunt from Prankster Grimmsnarl, allowing Landorus-T to serve as a slow pivot against it. Landorus-T is usually best used early-game, where it can set Stealth Rock, allowing allies such as Chien-Pao, Rayquaza, Primal Kyogre, and Marshadow to wallbreak more efficiently. Thanks to Intimidate, Landorus-T can force early-game switches from defensive Primal Groudon, though it relies on its great typing to serve as a pivot due to its relative frailty. Landorus-T's main job early-game is to safely pivot in strong wallbreakers such as Chien-Pao and Marshadow on offensive teams so they can heavily dent the opposing team quickly. Landorus-T can also be used as a one-time check to dangerous threats such as Zacian-C and Primal Groudon. Its limited longevity means it cannot check these threats long-term. Sometimes, the best move can be to sacrifice Landorus-T to their attacks, as its Intimidate alone can force out these threats the next turn in addition to providing Rocky Helmet chip damage or provide a teammate with an excellent setup or revenge killing opportunity. Landorus-T is not extremely weak to entry hazards. However, Stealth Rock can be a nuisance to it, as it cuts down on its already limited longevity. Therefore, Defoggers such as Giratina-O and Ho-Oh make excellent teammates. This increases Landorus-T's longevity as well as the longevity of Pokemon it pivots in like Chien-Pao. These two can also aid in checking Primal Groudon and Zacian-C, which Landorus-T cannot do long-term. Alomomola also mitigates Landorus-T's longevity issues by being a Wish passer that lessens its burden at checking physical attackers. Landorus-T is extremely vulnerable to special attackers such as Yveltal and Palkia-O, so checks to these threats such as Fezandipiti, Calm Mind Arceus-Dark and Arceus-Fairy are appreciated.

The given EV spread allows Landorus-Therian to survive Moonblast from a terastallized Flutter Mane and OHKO Iron Hands with Tectonic Rage.

The given EV spread allows Landorus-Therian to outspeed scarfed Chi-Yu during Tailwind while maximizing its Attack, allocating the remaining EVs in HP. Tera Flying allows Landorus-Therian to effectively use Tera Blast. Tera Water allows Landorus-Therian to resist Water and Ice type moves.

Ferrothorn's Power Whip does not break Substitute at +1 Def or -1 Atk from Intimidate. This is the sample set before we work on new analyses. This will be updated as the metagame continues to develop. Stay tuned!

Choice Scarf Landorus-T is one of the best revenge killers Flying teams have access to, outrunning threats like Tapu Koko, Mega Diancie, and Terrakion while boasting great firepower. It's also very desirable thanks to its defensive traits, which include an immunity to Electric-type attacks and Intimidate. U-turn takes advantage of the switches Landorus-T forces, allowing it to pivot out of walls that come in on it such as Corviknight and Mega Venusaur. Similarly, Knock Off cripples some of the bulky Pokemon it invites in, like Porygon2 and Ferrothorn, by removing their items. Stone Edge notably hits Kyurem the hardest and is Landorus-T's best move versus Flying-types like Zapdos and Pelipper. Alternatively, Explosion lets Landorus-T score a surprise KO against an offensive threat it normally cannot OHKO, such as Keldeo or Mega Lopunny. Special wallbreakers like Galarian Moltres, Tornadus-T, and Mega Charizard Y are great partners to deal with the aforementioned physical walls Landorus-T draws in. Thundurus-T relieves pressure from Landorus-T by acting as a secondary Electric immunity and is a great asset against the Water and Flying teams Landorus-T can't do much to. Mega Aerodactyl is able to form a powerful revenge killing core alongside Landorus-T while providing Stealth Rock support for it to clean teams more easily. Corviknight switches into most Ice-type attacks aimed at Landorus-T, removes Stealth Rock with Defog, and is able to bring Landorus-T safely onto the field via its slow U-turn.

Bulk Up and Substitute give Landorus-T new setup opportunities while still taking advantage of its naturally strong base stats and typing. Rock Tomb: Rock Tomb's speed control is a powerful asset for Landorus-T and its teammates, and its lower power can be patched up thanks to Bulk Up. Substitute: Substitute and Intimidate can be quite strong against many physical attackers, but Substitute's main strength lies in blocking the effects of Yawn and Salt Cure. Other Options Smack Down: While less versatile than Rock Tomb, Smack Down makes it much harder for Corviknight, Latias, and other Ground-immune foes to stall Landorus-T out. EV Spreads 228 HP / 52 Atk / 164 Def / 4 SpD / 60 Spe with Adamant: With this spread, Landorus-T outruns Jolly Ogerpon after a Rock Tomb, and the Attack EVs almost always guarantee that maximum HP Ogerpon-H is knocked out by Rock Tomb into Earthquake. The Attack EVs also let Earthquake 2HKO offensive variants of both Urshifu formes and Garchomp. 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD with Careful: Investing fully in special bulk makes Landorus-T much more consistent into special attackers like Flutter Mane. Tera Types Tera Dependency - Medium: While many matchups favor Landorus-T's natural typing, other threats such as Chien-Pao and Urshifu-R will require Terastallization if attempting to set up in front of them. Fairy: Tera Fairy's Dragon-type immunity is critical for stopping Scale Shot setup from Dragonite and making Substitute much harder to break. It provides a well-rounded defensive profile as well, removing all of Landorus-T's natural weaknesses. Water: Tera Water is your best shot at stopping Urshifu-R's Surging Strikes, which otherwise is strong into Bulk Up and Substitute. The Fire- and Ice-type resistances are also good for cushioning attacks from Chi-Yu and Chien-Pao, respectively. Fire: Tera Fire is consistently strong into Ogerpon-H’s STAB attacks and still provides insurance against Ice-type attacks from the likes of Chien-Pao.

Landorus-T is a fantastic Choice item sweeper and pivot, making great use of Terastallization and Tera Blast to make up for the lack of a reliable Flying-type attack! Rock Slide versus Stone Edge: Rock Slide having more consistent accuracy over Stone Edge makes it the preferred option on this set, but Stone Edge is still an option on Choice Band sets if trying to maximize power. Items Choice Scarf: Choice Scarf lets Landorus-T catch faster threats like Jolly Urshifu and Chien-Pao, making it a potent revenge killer and late-game cleaner. Choice Band: Choice Band turns Landorus-T into a powerful wallbreaker against slower teams. Tera Types Tera Dependency - Medium / High: Tera Blast is a key part of this set's sweeping strategy. However, Earthquake's reliable power and U-turn's pivoting can let Landorus-T adapt to different roles based on the situation. Flying: Tera Flying is essentially mandatory, giving Landorus-T a consistent Flying-type attack with Tera Blast.

With maximum investment in special bulk and an immunity to Thunder Wave, Landorus-T becomes a premier Flutter Mane check. Rock Tomb: Rock Tomb's speed control pairs well with this set's bulk, usually allowing Landorus-T to slow down targets like Dragonite and Flutter Mane several times. Taunt: Landorus-T's Taunt is fast enough to shut down many support users and can be devastating to Ting-Lu and Hippowdon, which rely on Earthquake as their main damaging move. Tera Blast with Tera Steel: This combination lets Landorus-T check Flutter Mane offensively, but it usually requires some Attack investment to consistently OHKO. Other Options Grass Knot: Grass Knot can be used to surprise bulky targets like Ursaluna-B, Swampert, and Dondozo, which otherwise take Landorus-T's unboosted attacks well. Items Sitrus Berry: Sitrus Berry is the preferred item for extending Landorus-T's longevity. Assault Vest: If running Tera Blast over Stealth Rock, Assault Vest is a viable option if another teammate needs Sitrus Berry. EV Spreads 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD with Careful: With this spread and Sitrus Berry, Landorus-T can almost always survive up to 3 Moonblasts from unboosted Timid Flutter Mane. 252 HP / 36 Atk / 220 SpD with Adamant: If running Tera Blast, this spread lets Landorus-T almost always OHKO any Flutter Mane except for the maximum Defense with Bold nature sets. 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD with Impish: Full physical bulk with Intimidate can severely hinder big threats like Dragonite and Ogerpon-H, but keep in mind that several physical attackers like Chien-Pao and Urshifu are still very problematic without Terastallization. Tera Types Tera Dependency - Medium: Landorus-T's natural typing is what makes it strong into Thunder Wave Flutter Mane, but Terastallization can shift Landorus-T towards countering other big threats when needed. Water: Tera Water is the main way to deal with Urshifu-R's Surging Strikes. The Ice-, Steel-, and Fire-type resistance also assist it against common wallbreakers such as Chien-Pao, Gholdengo, and Chi-Yu. Steel: Tera Steel is best used as a single turn surprise, such as for cushioning strong attacks from Choice Specs Flutter Mane and Ursaluna-B. Fire: Tera Fire makes Landorus-T much more reliable into Ogerpon-H while still providing a Fairy-type resistance.