Is Landorus viable in Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3?

Landorus is ranked #5 in Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3 with 29.98% usage according to Smogon Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 data.

What beats Landorus in Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3?

The best counter for Landorus in Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3 is Urshifu with a 57.7% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Landorus include Urshifu, Chien-Pao, Ogerpon-Hearthflame, Urshifu-Rapid-Strike, Regidrago.

What is the best counter for Landorus in Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3?

Urshifu is the best counter for Landorus in Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3, KOing or forcing it out in 57.7% of their encounters.

Landorus counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

#0645 Landorus

GroundFlying

USAGE 30.0% #5

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

Protect 100.0% Sludge Bomb 100.0% Earth Power 99.8% Substitute 53.0% Sandsear Storm 44.2% Imprison 1.1% Psychic 0.9% Taunt 0.7%

Items

Life Orb 99.9% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Covert Cloak 0.0% Light Ball 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% nothing 0.0%

Abilities

Sheer Force99.8%Sand Force0.2%

Tera Types

Poison 48.7% Steel 47.8% Ghost 1.8% Water 1.0% Grass 0.4% Fire 0.1% Ground 0.1% Dragon 0.0%

Common Teammates

Incineroar72.7%

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike55.3%

Raging Bolt50.4%

Rillaboom39.3%

Flutter Mane38.8%

Ogerpon-Wellspring28.9%

Chien-Pao24.0%

Amoonguss23.4%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Urshifu

FightingDark OFFENSIVE CHECK

21.985

57.7% dies 10.54%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Urshifu Wicked Blow vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus on a critical hit: 175-207 (89.2 - 105.6%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

View Urshifu counters → Teams with Urshifu →

Chien-Pao

DarkIce OFFENSIVE CHECK

33.143

57.3% dies 8.59%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sword of Ruin Chien-Pao Icicle Crash vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus: 444-528 (226.5 - 269.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Chien-Pao counters → Teams with Chien-Pao →

Ogerpon-Hearthflame

GrassFire OFFENSIVE CHECK

28.024

55.4% dies 9.39%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon-Hearthflame Wood Hammer vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus: 139-165 (70.9 - 84.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Ogerpon-Hearthflame counters → Teams with Ogerpon-Hearthflame →

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike

FightingWater OFFENSIVE CHECK

135.214

55.2% dies 4.28%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Mystic Water Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus on a critical hit: 294-348 (150 - 177.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Urshifu-Rapid-Strike counters → Teams with Urshifu-Rapid-Strike →

Regidrago

Dragon SOFT CHECK

22.469

48.9% dies 10.55%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Dragon's Maw Regidrago Dragon Energy (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Landorus: 188-224 (95.9 - 114.2%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO

View Regidrago counters → Teams with Regidrago →

Ogerpon-Wellspring

GrassWater SOFT CHECK

45.642

48.4% dies 7.40%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Wellspring Mask Ogerpon-Wellspring Ivy Cudgel vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus: 234-276 (119.3 - 140.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Ogerpon-Wellspring counters → Teams with Ogerpon-Wellspring →

Landorus

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

52.047

43.4% dies 6.87%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Landorus Psychic vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Landorus: 73-86 (37.2 - 43.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Landorus counters → Teams with Landorus →

Indeedee-F

PsychicNormal SOFT CHECK

25.09

40.9% dies 9.82%

DAMAGE CALCPsychic Terrain

252+ SpA Indeedee-F Psychic vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Landorus in Psychic Terrain: 75-88 (38.2 - 44.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Indeedee-F counters → Teams with Indeedee-F →

Rillaboom

Grass SOFT CHECK

74.09

39.1% dies 5.67%

DAMAGE CALCGrassy Terrain

252+ Atk Rillaboom Wood Hammer vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus in Grassy Terrain: 156-184 (79.5 - 93.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Rillaboom counters → Teams with Rillaboom →

Amoonguss

GrassPoison SOFT CHECK

48.375

35.7% dies 6.89%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Amoonguss Leaf Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Landorus: 76-91 (38.7 - 46.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

View Amoonguss counters → Teams with Amoonguss →

Dragonite

DragonFlying SOFT CHECK

22.679

35.5% dies 10.05%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Choice Band Dragonite Outrage vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus: 187-222 (95.4 - 113.2%) -- 75% chance to OHKO

View Dragonite counters → Teams with Dragonite →

Flutter Mane

GhostFairy SOFT CHECK

61.804

35.1% dies 6.07%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Flutter Mane Icy Wind vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Landorus: 120-144 (61.2 - 73.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Flutter Mane counters → Teams with Flutter Mane →

Raging Bolt

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK

43.536

32.1% dies 7.08%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Raging Bolt Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Landorus: 105-124 (53.5 - 63.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Raging Bolt counters → Teams with Raging Bolt →

Incineroar

FireDark SOFT CHECK

148.814

30.6% dies 3.78%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Incineroar Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Landorus: 112-133 (57.1 - 67.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Incineroar counters → Teams with Incineroar →

Tornadus

Flying SOFT CHECK

26.766

30.1% dies 8.86%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Tornadus Icy Wind vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Landorus: 112-136 (57.1 - 69.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Tornadus counters → Teams with Tornadus →

Ranked #5 with 29.98% usage. Sorted by reliability score.