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?

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike has the strongest conservative score in this observed Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 55.2% of 135.2144835416159 relevant encounters. Standard error is 4.3 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Landorus matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3?

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

Landorus counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Regulation F Best of 3 · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period Feb 2026 - Apr 2026 · Generated 2026-05-27

#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%

Leading observed checks

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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

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike

FightingWater OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

135.214

38.1

55.2% Standard error 4.28 points

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

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Chien-Pao

DarkIce OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

33.143

23.0

57.3% Standard error 8.59 points

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

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Ogerpon-Wellspring

GrassWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

45.642

18.8

48.4% Standard error 7.40 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Ogerpon-Hearthflame

GrassFire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

28.024

17.8

55.4% Standard error 9.39 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Rillaboom

Grass SOFT CHECK View matchup

74.09

16.4

39.1% Standard error 5.67 points

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

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Landorus

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

52.047

15.9

43.4% Standard error 6.87 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Urshifu

FightingDark OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

21.985

15.6

57.7% Standard error 10.54 points

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

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Incineroar

FireDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

148.814

15.5

30.6% Standard error 3.78 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Flutter Mane

GhostFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

61.804

10.8

35.1% Standard error 6.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Amoonguss

GrassPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

48.375

8.1

35.7% Standard error 6.89 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Regidrago

Dragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.469

6.8

48.9% Standard error 10.55 points

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

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Raging Bolt

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

43.536

3.8

32.1% Standard error 7.08 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Indeedee-F

PsychicNormal SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.09

1.6

40.9% Standard error 9.82 points

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

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Dragonite

DragonFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.679

-4.7

35.5% Standard error 10.05 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Tornadus

Flying SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.766

-5.4

30.1% Standard error 8.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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