In-battle formes
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| Defense: | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Speed: | 91 |
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Formes
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- Therian
Overview
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A great STAB combination, a sky-high Attack stat, and Intimidate allow Landorus-T to function well in many different roles. These make it a great Choice Band sweeper, threatening many common metagame threats such as Raging Bolt and Flutter Mane. Landorus-T can also function as a Intimidate pivoter, using its great STAB combination and movepool to provide utility.
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More offensive Landorus-T sets appreciate speed control support from Tornadus and Icy Wind Flutter Mane, with the former being more consistent by providing Tailwind support and hitting the Grass-types that resist Ground such as Rillaboom, while the latter has excellent offensive synergy. Redirection support from Ogerpon-W and Amoonguss is also appreciated, with both benefiting from Intimidate and Ogerpon-W specifically handling the Ice- and Water-types that give Landorus-T trouble. Choice Scarf Landorus-T partners well with all of the above options; however, it doesn't rely on speed control compared to Choice Band variants.
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Rillaboom and Ogerpon-W are difficult for Landorus-T to handle, with the former having Fake Out. which is even more potent because Landorus-T almost exclusively runs Choice items, and halving the damage of Earthquake, while the latter has super effective Water-type STAB moves and a way to redirect its Stomping Tantrum; both of these also resist Ground. Incineroar is also an issue, as even though it's weak to Ground, Intimidate and Parting Shot let it constantly debuff Landorus-T, removing the its potential to OHKO many Pokemon. Landorus-T also finds itself difficult to slot into many teams, as each of its individual strong points are better found in other options, such as Incineroar generally being a strong Intimidate pivot and the other Landorus forme being a better offensive threat.
Offensive Sweeper
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Damage Oriented Pivot
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tera Flying is used to give Landorus-T a Flying-type STAB move with Tera Blast and remove its Water-type weakness.
Credits
- Written by Choruto
- Quality checked by LovelyLuna and SoulboyVGC
- Grammar checked by autumn and Evie
