[SET]
Offensive (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, (RC) as well as strong type matchup into prominent metagame threats like Incineroar, Gholdengo, and Iron Hands. Sludge Bomb hits foes such as Rillaboom, Ogerpon-W, and Ogerpon-H, while Substitute allows it to punish Protect, get around moves such as Spore, avoid 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 it can block almost all of the foe's 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 Porygon2, 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 make it vulnerable to slower offensive foes. Levitate and Earth Eater users like Orthworm, Latios, and Latias can also be a problem for Landorus, as they will grant their team an immunity to Ground; Latios and Latias also outspeed Landorus and OHKO it with Ice Beam. Tera Poison brings extra power to Landorus's Sludge Bomb, (RC) while also providing a decent defensive typing that removes a lot of its 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 is an all-round good defensive type.
Notable Partners
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**Speed Control**: Speed control such as Tornadus and Tailwind Latias prevents Landorus from being outsped and revenge killed, allowing it to wallbreak much more effectively. Tornadus in particular can also provide a spread Flying-type STAB move for Landorus, while Landorus's Sheer Force can boost both Tornadus's 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 may also have typing-based offensive synergy with Landorus, with Chien-Pao beating Latios and Latias as well as 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/hizo.438997/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zoe.531334/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
Offensive (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, (RC) as well as strong type matchup into prominent metagame threats like Incineroar, Gholdengo, and Iron Hands. Sludge Bomb hits foes such as Rillaboom, Ogerpon-W, and Ogerpon-H, while Substitute allows it to punish Protect, get around moves such as Spore, avoid 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 it can block almost all of the foe's 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 Porygon2, 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 make it vulnerable to slower offensive foes. Levitate and Earth Eater users like Orthworm, Latios, and Latias can also be a problem for Landorus, as they will grant their team an immunity to Ground; Latios and Latias also outspeed Landorus and OHKO it with Ice Beam. Tera Poison brings extra power to Landorus's Sludge Bomb, (RC) while also providing a decent defensive typing that removes a lot of its 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 is an all-round good defensive type.
Notable Partners
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**Speed Control**: Speed control such as Tornadus and Tailwind Latias prevents Landorus from being outsped and revenge killed, allowing it to wallbreak much more effectively. Tornadus in particular can also provide a spread Flying-type STAB move for Landorus, while Landorus's Sheer Force can boost both Tornadus's 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 may also have typing-based offensive synergy with Landorus, with Chien-Pao beating Latios and Latias as well as 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/hizo.438997/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zoe.531334/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
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