Competitive Information for Landorus (therian) [Sword/Shield]
Ground / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Landorus-therian? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Landorus is a sensational Ground and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Landorus when battling in the 8th generation meta. Landorus can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Landorus's only type-related weaknesses are Ice and Water.
Item: Assault Vest / Life Orb
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Fly
- Rock Slide
- U-turn
Physical Sweeper Landorus-Therian (Popular/Trending)
Landorus is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Landorus's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Intimidate, on switch-in Landorus lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage. With a Assault Vest equipped to it, Landorus's sp. Def is 1.5x, but it can only select damaging moves.
◆ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ U-turn is a physical 70-base power Bug-type move (Landorus switches out after damaging the target).
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Item: Yache Berry / Eject Pack
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 44 Hp / 252 Atk / 212 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Outrage
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Knock Off
Physical Sweeper Landorus-Therian (Intimidate)
Landorus is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Intimidate, on switch-in Landorus lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Landorus's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Landorus afterwards).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Landorus's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Landorus's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Landorus-therian? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Item: White Herb
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Fly
- Rock Slide
- Swords Dance
Doubles Physical Sweeper Landorus-Therian (Popular VGC)
Landorus is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. This particular build was popular during past competitions. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Landorus's negative stat changes once. With Intimidate, on switch-in Landorus lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
◆ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Landorus's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Yache Berry / Eject Pack
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 44 Hp / 252 Atk / 212 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Outrage
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
Doubles Physical Sweeper Landorus-Therian (Intimidate)
Landorus is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Intimidate, on switch-in Landorus lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Landorus's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Landorus afterwards).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Landorus's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Landorus's speed by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Landorus-therian learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Landorus-therian can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Landorus-therian
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break, Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Landorus-therian's stats
- Bulk Up
- Calm Mind
- Rock Polish
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Landorus-therian
- Earthquake
- Fly
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Stealth Rock
- Superpower
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Landorus-therian in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252 )
- Optimize Landorus-therian's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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