Competitive Information for Landorus [X/Y]
Ground / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Landorus? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Landorus is an outstanding Ground and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's pretty standard to see Landorus show up as a X/Y opponent. Landorus's only type-related weaknesses are Ice and Water.
Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Sand Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 20 Hp / 252 Atk / 236 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Outrage
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Frustration / Return
Physical Sweeper Landorus (Sand Force)
Landorus is a legendary Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Landorus's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). 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 Sand Force, Landorus's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn 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).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Sand Force
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 20 Hp / 252 SpA / 236 Spe
Moveset:
- Earth Power / Mud Shot
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Psychic / Extrasensory
- Hyper Beam / Round
Special Sweeper Landorus (Sand Force)
Landorus is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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 Sand Force, Landorus's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it.
♦ Mud Shot is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Landorus cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Landorus? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Sand Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 20 Hp / 252 Atk / 236 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Outrage
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
Doubles Physical Sweeper Landorus (Sand Force)
Landorus is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Landorus's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). 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 Sand Force, Landorus's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's 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).
Item: Life Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Sand Force
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 20 Hp / 252 SpA / 236 Spe
Moveset:
- Earth Power / Mud Shot
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Psychic / Extrasensory
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Landorus (Sand Force)
Landorus is a legendary Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. 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 Sand Force, Landorus's ground/rock/steel attacks do 1.3x in sandstorm; immunity to it.
♦ Mud Shot is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Landorus cannot move next turn).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Landorus 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 can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Landorus
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Ability: Sheer Force + Item: Life Orb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Extrasensory
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Earth Power
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Focus Blast
- Moves with Priority: Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Optimize Landorus's EVs for X/Y
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