Landorus counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Reg I · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Landorus
#0645 Landorus
GroundFlying
USAGE 13.5% #16
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 99.1% Sludge Bomb 98.8% Protect 91.8% Sandsear Storm 79.4% Taunt 12.1% Substitute 5.6% Crunch 3.7% U-turn 3.2%
Items
Life Orb 91.6% Choice Scarf 6.9% Assault Vest 1.0% Focus Sash 0.2% Safety Goggles 0.2% Choice Specs 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Covert Cloak 0.0%
Abilities
Sheer Force99.1%Sand Force0.9%
Tera Types
Water 43.6% Poison 34.3% Steel 9.8% Ghost 6.0% Ground 2.7% Grass 1.9% Stellar 0.6% Fairy 0.5%
Common Teammates
Calyrex-Ice69.4%Incineroar60.2%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike45.1%Miraidon37.0%Kyogre35.9%Rillaboom27.6%Koraidon19.2%Amoonguss18.7%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #16 with 13.54% usage. Sorted by reliability score.