Is Landorus-Therian viable in Gen 9 Ubers?

Landorus-Therian is ranked #15 in Gen 9 Ubers with 9.56% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Landorus-Therian in Gen 9 Ubers?

Kyogre has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 84.9% of 493.0679228920254 relevant encounters. Standard error is 2.8 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Landorus-Therian matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Ubers?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Landorus-Therian was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Landorus-Therian counters

Gen 9 Ubers · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0645 Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying

USAGE 9.6% #15

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 99.5% U-turn 91.6% Stealth Rock 90.2% Rock Tomb 51.6% Taunt 32.8% Stone Edge 24.7% Rock Slide 3.9% Crunch 2.4%

Items

Rocky Helmet 84.1% Choice Scarf 14.4% Light Ball 0.5% Leftovers 0.3% Focus Sash 0.3% Choice Band 0.1% Soft Sand 0.1% Life Orb 0.0%

Tera Types

Fairy 40.8% Water 37.5% Ground 15.8% Steel 2.1% Ghost 1.5% Dark 0.9% Fire 0.5% Flying 0.4%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

Open a matchup for a separate set-based damage estimate, or browse uploaded teams with both Pokémon.

Team core to explore

Landorus-Therian + Koraidon 87.7% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Kyogre

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

493.068

73.7

84.9% Standard error 2.78 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Kyogre: 151-178 (37.3 - 44%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Lunala

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

197.205

70.8

87.1% Standard error 4.09 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ SpA Lunala Meteor Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Landorus-Therian: 187-220 (48.9 - 57.5%) -- 96.1% chance to 2HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

201.138

69.4

86.1% Standard error 4.18 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Gliscor: 80-95 (22.5 - 26.8%) -- 35.7% chance to 4HKO

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Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

230.517

66.5

83.4% Standard error 4.23 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Calyrex-Ice: 140-166 (34.6 - 41%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ursaluna

GroundNormal OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

35.156

64.9

87.4% Standard error 5.60 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ursaluna Ice Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus-Therian: 416-492 (108.9 - 128.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Arceus-Fairy

Fairy DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

154.847

63.6

83.8% Standard error 5.06 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Fairy: 124-147 (27.9 - 33.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Arceus-Water

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

105.5

61.8

85.5% Standard error 5.90 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Water: 124-147 (27.9 - 33.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Giratina-Origin

GhostDragon DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

164.707

58.5

79.7% Standard error 5.31 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Crunch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Giratina-Origin: 150-178 (29.7 - 35.3%) -- 21.9% chance to 3HKO

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Arceus

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

300.031

54.6

72.4% Standard error 4.44 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus: 124-147 (27.9 - 33.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Arceus-Ghost

Ghost DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

25.354

53.8

83.4% Standard error 7.40 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Crunch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Ghost: 134-158 (30.1 - 35.5%) -- 29.5% chance to 3HKO

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Deoxys-Attack

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

51.917

50.2

80.9% Standard error 7.68 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Deoxys-Attack Psycho Boost vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Landorus-Therian: 267-315 (69.8 - 82.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

163.952

49.8

73.5% Standard error 5.94 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Ground: 124-147 (27.9 - 33.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

1,095.373

46.9

57.2% Standard error 2.58 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus-Therian in Sun: 323-381 (84.5 - 99.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

431.627

45.8

61.9% Standard error 4.02 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Sunsteel Strike vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus-Therian: 157-186 (41 - 48.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Deoxys-Speed

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

50.662

40.8

74.8% Standard error 8.49 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Deoxys-Speed Psycho Boost vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Landorus-Therian: 169-199 (44.2 - 52%) -- 16.4% chance to 2HKO

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Arceus-Electric

Electric DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

30.887

33.6

67.3% Standard error 8.44 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Electric: 248-294 (55.8 - 66.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Terapagos

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

47.685

28.6

67.0% Standard error 9.60 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Terapagos: 156-184 (40.6 - 47.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ribombee

BugFairy OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

86.02

26.1

62.1% Standard error 8.98 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Landorus-Therian: 115-136 (30.1 - 35.6%) -- 32.5% chance to 3HKO

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Hatterene

PsychicFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

202.221

23.9

47.8% Standard error 5.98 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Hatterene Misty Explosion vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Landorus-Therian: 154-183 (40.3 - 47.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

617.439

23.9

37.3% Standard error 3.36 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus-Therian: 294-346 (76.9 - 90.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

154.098

22.2

49.8% Standard error 6.89 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ SpA Eternatus Meteor Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Landorus-Therian: 194-229 (50.7 - 59.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Groudon

Ground SOFT CHECK View matchup

129.465

21.7

51.6% Standard error 7.48 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Groudon Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus-Therian: 146-172 (38.2 - 45%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

512.097

21.4

36.0% Standard error 3.65 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus-Therian: 235-277 (61.5 - 72.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ditto

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

25.424

20.7

59.6% Standard error 9.73 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ditto: 214-253 (71.3 - 84.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

52.072

19.4

47.0% Standard error 6.92 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Payback (100 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus-Therian: 175-207 (45.8 - 54.1%) -- 49.2% chance to 2HKO

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

152.222

14.1

41.0% Standard error 6.73 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus-Therian: 142-168 (37.1 - 43.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Grimmsnarl

DarkFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

46.414

5.9

47.3% Standard error 10.36 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Grimmsnarl Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus-Therian: 168-198 (43.9 - 51.8%) -- 10.9% chance to 2HKO

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Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

91.026

5.3

40.5% Standard error 8.80 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Black Glasses Kingambit Kowtow Cleave vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus-Therian: 205-243 (53.6 - 63.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Glimmora

RockPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

72.908

1.2

40.4% Standard error 9.80 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Glimmora Power Gem vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Landorus-Therian: 81-96 (21.2 - 25.1%) -- 0.1% chance to 4HKO

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Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

54.516

-5.7

2.2% Standard error 1.98 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Poison Jab vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus-Therian: 54-64 (14.1 - 16.7%) -- possible 6HKO

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Ranked #15 with 9.56% usage. Sorted by conservative score.