Landorus counters

Gen 9 1v1 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Landorus
#0645 Landorus
GroundFlying
USAGE 1.4% #55
ABILITYSheer Force
BASE STATS
HP 89
ATK 125
DEF 90
SPA 115
SPD 80
SPE 101
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Ice
2×
Water
½×
FightingPoisonBug
0×
ElectricGround
Moves
Earth Power 96.5% Sludge Wave 91.5% Psychic 67.4% Focus Blast 61.2% Smack Down 16.6% Rock Slide 14.4% Nasty Plot 11.0% U-turn 9.9%
Items
Choice Specs 55.7% Life Orb 39.7% Choice Scarf 2.6% Assault Vest 0.7% Weakness Policy 0.6% Choice Band 0.5% Leftovers 0.1% Earth Plate 0.0%
Abilities
Sheer Force99.8%Sand Force0.2%
Common Teammates
Scizor91.7%Gallade69.7%Volcanion43.5%Meowscarada43.4%Iron Hands19.6%Metagross18.2%Sylveon15.7%Hoopa-Unbound15.5%
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Ranked #55 with 1.43% usage. Sorted by reliability score.