Landorus-Therian counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Landorus-Therian
#0645 Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying
USAGE 20.7% #3
BASE STATS
HP 89
ATK 145
DEF 90
SPA 105
SPD 80
SPE 91
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Ice
2×
Water
½×
FightingPoisonBug
0×
ElectricGround
Moves
Earthquake 98.8% U-turn 88.7% Stealth Rock 76.8% Stone Edge 48.4% Knock Off 22.9% Explosion 15.2% Imprison 10.3% Rock Tomb 7.5%
Items
Rocky Helmet 53.7% Choice Scarf 26.1% Leftovers 6.4% Focus Sash 4.2% Yache Berry 3.5% Earth Plate 2.0% Assault Vest 1.1% Soft Sand 0.9%
Common Teammates
Weavile25.4%Bisharp24.9%Excadrill24.8%Keldeo23.8%Serperior19.5%Rotom-Wash18.7%Ferrothorn18.4%Metagross-Mega18.2%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Keldeo
Keldeo
WaterFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK
77.474
78
78.0% dies 8.13%
02
Thundurus
Thundurus
ElectricFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
28.006
72
71.6% dies 8.52%
03
Tornadus-Therian
Tornadus-Therian
Flying OFFENSIVE CHECK
23.621
61
61.1% dies 10.03%
04
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
49.082
60
59.7% dies 9.83%
05
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy SOFT CHECK
28.73
48
48.4% dies 9.32%
06
Lopunny-Mega
Lopunny-Mega
NormalFighting SOFT CHECK
21.521
41
41.3% dies 10.61%
07
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
83.746
40
39.6% dies 9.23%
08
Metagross-Mega
Metagross-Mega
SteelPsychic SOFT CHECK
21.872
32
32.2% dies 9.99%
09
Garchomp
Garchomp
DragonGround SOFT CHECK
77.769
31
31.3% dies 9.03%
10
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
160.16
23
22.6% dies 5.69%

Ranked #3 with 20.65% usage. Sorted by reliability score.