[SET]
Landorus @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Poison / Steel
Timid Nature
- Earth Power / Sandsear Storm
- Sludge Bomb
- Substitute / Sandsear Storm / Imprison
- Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
Landorus serves its role as one of the scariest wallbreakers in the tier, using its good stats and great ability in Sheer Force, as well as strong type matchup into prominent metagame threats like Incineroar, Gholdengo, and Iron Hands. Sludge Bomb hits foes such as Rillaboom and both Ogerpon forms, while Substitute allows Landorus to punish Protects, get around moves such as Spore, stop Fake Out while still being able to attack (unlike Protect), and stall out Trick Room. Sandsear Storm gives Landorus a spread option, while Imprison can be used to stop moves like Fake Out, Trick Room, and Protect alongside teammates like Incineroar, Sinistcha, and the multitude of Protect users respectively. Imprison can also help massively in the Landorus+Tornadus mirror, as you can block almost all of the opponents moves. Sheer Force can sometimes be a double edged sword for Landorus’s teammates, as it can remove important secondary effects, most notably Fake Out. Landorus struggles with Porygon 2, as it can take its attacks well and fire back with a powerful Ice Beam, as well as being able to set Trick Room to help Landorus be out-offensed. Latias can also be a problem for Landorus, as it will grant its team an immunity to Landorus's Ground-type attacks, outspeed Landorus, and OHKO it with Ice Beam. Tera Poison brings extra power to Landorus's Sludge Bomb, while also providing a decent defensive type that removes a lot of Landorus's weaknesses. Alternatively, Tera Steel is a purely defensive Tera that notably gives Landorus a resistance to Chien-Pao's Ice-type attacks, but most importantly being an all-round good defensive type.
Notable Partners
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**Speed Control**: Speed control such as Tornadus and Tailwind Latias help Landorus not be outsped and revenge killed, allowing it to wallbreak much more effectively. Tornadus in particular can also provide a spread Flying-type STAB for Landorus, while Landorus's Sheer Force can boost both Tornadus and Latias's firepower.
**Offensive Pokemon**: Landorus can share its Sheer Force with many offensive threats to boost their damage output, such as Chien-Pao, Volcanion, and Heatran. These teammates also may have typing-based offensive synergy with Landorus, with Chien-Pao beating Latias and the Flying-types that can be problematic for Landorus.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/evie.594122/
Quality checked by:
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Landorus @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera Type: Poison / Steel
Timid Nature
- Earth Power / Sandsear Storm
- Sludge Bomb
- Substitute / Sandsear Storm / Imprison
- Protect
[SET COMMENTS]
Landorus serves its role as one of the scariest wallbreakers in the tier, using its good stats and great ability in Sheer Force, as well as strong type matchup into prominent metagame threats like Incineroar, Gholdengo, and Iron Hands. Sludge Bomb hits foes such as Rillaboom and both Ogerpon forms, while Substitute allows Landorus to punish Protects, get around moves such as Spore, stop Fake Out while still being able to attack (unlike Protect), and stall out Trick Room. Sandsear Storm gives Landorus a spread option, while Imprison can be used to stop moves like Fake Out, Trick Room, and Protect alongside teammates like Incineroar, Sinistcha, and the multitude of Protect users respectively. Imprison can also help massively in the Landorus+Tornadus mirror, as you can block almost all of the opponents moves. Sheer Force can sometimes be a double edged sword for Landorus’s teammates, as it can remove important secondary effects, most notably Fake Out. Landorus struggles with Porygon 2, as it can take its attacks well and fire back with a powerful Ice Beam, as well as being able to set Trick Room to help Landorus be out-offensed. Latias can also be a problem for Landorus, as it will grant its team an immunity to Landorus's Ground-type attacks, outspeed Landorus, and OHKO it with Ice Beam. Tera Poison brings extra power to Landorus's Sludge Bomb, while also providing a decent defensive type that removes a lot of Landorus's weaknesses. Alternatively, Tera Steel is a purely defensive Tera that notably gives Landorus a resistance to Chien-Pao's Ice-type attacks, but most importantly being an all-round good defensive type.
Notable Partners
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**Speed Control**: Speed control such as Tornadus and Tailwind Latias help Landorus not be outsped and revenge killed, allowing it to wallbreak much more effectively. Tornadus in particular can also provide a spread Flying-type STAB for Landorus, while Landorus's Sheer Force can boost both Tornadus and Latias's firepower.
**Offensive Pokemon**: Landorus can share its Sheer Force with many offensive threats to boost their damage output, such as Chien-Pao, Volcanion, and Heatran. These teammates also may have typing-based offensive synergy with Landorus, with Chien-Pao beating Latias and the Flying-types that can be problematic for Landorus.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/evie.594122/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user3.102/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/
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