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[SET]
Choice Scarf (SpA, Any) (Landorus) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sheer Force
Tera Type: Ground / Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Earth Power
- U-turn
- Sludge Wave
- Focus Blast / Psychic / Stealth Rock

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Landorus serves as a form of speed control capable of threatening offensive and defensive teams alike thanks to its great Speed tier, powerful Sheer Force-boosted attacks, and valuable pivoting utility. With a Choice Scarf, Landorus is able to outspeed the entire unboosted tier, as well as Choice Scarf Pokemon in the crowded 100 Speed tier and below, such as Urshifu-R and Kyurem-W. U-turn lets Landorus act as a momentum-preserving pivot, letting it safely bring in teammates to avoid unfavorable matchups such as against Ho-Oh, Ting-Lu, and opposing Landorus. Sludge Wave offers excellent coverage against Grass-types such as Ogerpon-W and Hydrapple, which resist Earth Power. Focus Blast provides coverage for Pokemon like Skarmory, Ting-Lu, and Arceus, while Psychic is an alternative to hit Fighting-types like Urshifu-R and Great Tusk. Stealth Rock is another choice if the team lacks a setter. Tera Ground provides a further boost to Earth Power, turning it Landorus into a dangerous revenge killer capable of breaking through neutral targets. On the other hand, Tera Ghost offers a valuable immunity to Extreme Speed from Arceus and Rayquaza, as well as the ability to spinblock the likes of Great Tusk and Iron Treads in a pinch.

Choice Scarf Landorus mainly fits on balance, where it can receive a good Special Attack stat from the likes of Eternatus and Kyurem-W. However, it can essentially fit into any slot as needed, as it can still function without the power boost. Landorus can form pivot cores with both offensive and defensive partners. Offensively, Hisuian Samurott and Meowscarada synergize well, forming a fast-paced VoltTurn core that pressures common bulky Pokemon while maintaining momentum. Other strong physical wallbreakers such as Swords Dance Ogerpon-W and Booster Energy Great Tusk are also welcome partners, as they can capitalize on the special walls that Landorus brings in. Defensively, pivots such as Pecharunt and Rotom-Wash can bring Landorus in safely, with Rotom-Wash being especially good due to covering Landorus's Water- and Ice-type weaknesses. Entry hazard support from Ting-Lu, Clefable, or Skarmory is also useful to help chip opposing walls into OHKO or 2HKO range for Landorus.

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[SET]
Choice Scarf (SpA, Any) (Landorus) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sheer Force
Tera Type: Ground / Steel / Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Earth Power
- U-turn
- Sludge Wave
- Focus Blast / Stealth Rock

Consider slashing psychic behind rocks? cool coverage for fighters

Choice Scarf Landorus serves as a potent form of special speed control makes it sound like lando rides the short bus capable of threatening offensive and defensive teams alike thanks to its great Speed tier, powerful Sheer Force–boosted attacks, and valuable pivoting utility. With a Choice Scarf, Landorus is able to outspeed the entire unboosted tier, as well as Choice Scarf Pokemon in the crowded 100 Speed tier examples? kyu-w and shifu come to mind. Earth Power is Landorus’s main STAB attack, benefiting from Sheer Force to hit hard even without boosts. U-turn lets Landorus act as a momentum-preserving pivot, letting it safely bring in teammates against unfavorable matchups. examples? stuff you dont wanna ep Sludge Wave offers excellent coverage against Grass-types such as Ogerpon-Wellspring and Hydrapple, which otherwise resist Earth Power. Focus Blast provides coverage for Pokemon like Skarmory, Ting-Lu, and Arceus, though it can be dropped for Stealth Rock if the team lacks a setter. Tera Ground grants Landorus a further boost to Earth Power, turning it into a dangerous revenge killer capable of breaking through neutral targets. Tera Steel is an excellent defensive alternative, flipping its Ice weakness into a resistance, while Tera Ghost offers a valuable immunity to Extreme Speed from Arceus, as well as the ability to spinblock in a pinch.

Choice Scarf Landorus can fit on many structures, but the most prevalent is balance, where it can receive a good Special Attack stat from the likes of Eternatus and Kyurem-W. ur overselling it, lando isnt that good and i really wouldnt ever run scarf lando outside of kyu/etern balance. also make the last sentence like "in a pinch you can technically slot it anywhere" However, it can essentially fit into any slot, as it is still usable on its own. Landorus can also form pivot cores with both offensive and defensive partners. Offensively, Hisuian Samurott and Meowscarada synergize well, forming a fast-paced VoltTurn core that pressures common bulky Pokemon while maintaining momentum. Defensively, pivots such as Pecharunt and Rotom-W can bring Landorus in safely, with Rotom-W being especially good due to covering Landorus's Water- and Ice-type weaknesses. Entry hazard support from Ting-Lu, Clefable, or Skarmory is also useful to help chip opposing walls into OHKO or 2HKO range for Landorus.

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[SET]
Choice Scarf (SpA, Any) (Landorus) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sheer Force
Tera Type: Ground / Steel / Ghost I'm ngl I don't think tera steel should be a mention here, ghost is already kinda borderline but being good vs ekiller and ray even when low is nice. steel just feels like a nothingburger tera on an offensive scarfer, hell I'd even put tera poison or fighting over it cause the damage amp is much more valueable
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Earth Power
- U-turn
- Sludge Wave
- Focus Blast / Stealth Rock / Psychic

Choice Scarf Landorus serves as a form of speed control capable of threatening offensive and defensive teams alike thanks to its great Speed tier, powerful Sheer Force–boosted attacks, and valuable pivoting utility. With a Choice Scarf, Landorus is able to outspeed the entire unboosted tier, as well as Choice Scarf Pokemon in the crowded 100 Speed tier and below, such as Urshifu-R, Kyurem-W, and U-turn lets Landorus act as a momentum-preserving pivot, letting it safely bring in teammates against unfavorable matchups such as Ho-Oh, Ting-Lu, and opposing Landorus. Sludge Wave offers excellent coverage against Grass-types such as Ogerpon-Wellspring and Hydrapple, which otherwise resist Earth Power. Focus Blast provides coverage for Pokemon like Skarmory, Ting-Lu, and Arceus, though it can be dropped for Stealth Rock if the team lacks a setter. im iffy on suggesting rocks ona scarfer that doesn't even have that good of a mu vs a lot of tusks, but we can prolly still keep it. would probably slash and mention it after psychic tho Psychic is also an alternative to hit Fighting-types like Urshifu-R and Great Tusk. Tera Ground grants Landorus a further boost to Earth Power, turning it into a dangerous revenge killer capable of breaking through neutral targets. Tera Steel is an excellent defensive alternative, flipping its Ice weakness into a resistance, while Tera Ghost offers a valuable immunity to Extreme Speed from Arceus and rayquaza, as well as the ability to spinblock in a pinch. think it might be worth specifying that you spinblock tusk and treads in a pinch

Choice Scarf Landorus mainly fits on balance, where it can receive a good Special Attack stat from the likes of Eternatus and Kyurem-W. However, it can essentially fit into any slot as needed, as it is still usable on its own. "useable on its own" sounds weird and can be confuisng, would probably just say something adjacent to how it can function well enough as a scarfer even without the extra power Landorus can also form pivot cores with both offensive and defensive partners. Offensively, Hisuian Samurott and Meowscarada synergize well, forming a fast-paced VoltTurn core that pressures common bulky Pokemon while maintaining momentum. Defensively, pivots such as Pecharunt and Rotom-W can bring Landorus in safely, with Rotom-W being especially good due to covering Landorus's Water- and Ice-type weaknesses. Entry hazard support from Ting-Lu, Clefable, or Skarmory is also useful to help chip opposing walls into OHKO or 2HKO range for Landorus. I think it might be worth mentioning some breakers, especially physical ones that fit w etern and kw, like sd waterpon, cb urshifu-s and booster energy great tusk, as they can capitalise on landorus u turning on the special checks and in return can punch holes for landorus to clean up later

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[SET]
Choice Scarf (SpA, Any) (Landorus) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sheer Force
Tera Type: Ground / Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Earth Power
- U-turn
- Sludge Wave
- Focus Blast / Psychic / Stealth Rock

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Landorus serves as a form of speed control capable of threatening offensive and defensive teams alike thanks to its great Speed tier, powerful Sheer Force–(RD)(AH)boosted attacks, and valuable pivoting utility. With a Choice Scarf, Landorus is able to outspeed the entire unboosted tier, as well as Choice Scarf Pokemon in the crowded 100 Speed tier and below, such as including Urshifu-R,(RC) and Kyurem-W,(RC)(AP) and U-turn lets Landorus act as a momentum-preserving pivot, letting it safely bring in teammates against to avoid unfavorable matchups such as against Ho-Oh, Ting-Lu, and opposing Landorus. Sludge Wave offers excellent coverage against Grass-types such as Ogerpon-Wellspring and Hydrapple, which otherwise resist Earth Power. Focus Blast provides coverage for Pokemon like Skarmory, Ting-Lu, and Arceus, while Psychic is an alternative to hit Fighting-types like Urshifu-R and Great Tusk. Stealth Rock is another choice if the team lacks a setter. (RS) Tera Ground grants Landorus provides a further boost to Earth Power, turning it Landorus into a dangerous revenge killer capable of breaking through neutral targets (I made a couple of edits in this sentence to clarify that Landorus is the revenge killer, not Earth Power). On the other hand, Tera Ghost offers a valuable immunity to Extreme Speed from Arceus and Rayquaza, as well as the ability to spinblock the likes of Great Tusk and Iron Treads in a pinch (just removed some fluff).

Choice Scarf Landorus mainly fits on balanced teams, where it can receive a good Special Attack stat from the likes of Eternatus and Kyurem-W. However, it can essentially fit into any slot as needed, as it can still function without the power boost. Landorus can also form pivot cores with both offensive and defensive partners. Offensively, Hisuian Samurott and Meowscarada synergize well, forming a fast-paced VoltTurn core that pressures common bulky Pokemon while maintaining momentum. Other strong physical breakers such as Swords Dance Ogerpon-W and Booster Energy Great Tusk are also welcome partners, as they can capitalize on the special walls that Landorus brings in. Defensively, pivots such as Pecharunt and Rotom-W can bring Landorus in safely, with Rotom-W being especially good(WC) valuable due to covering in how it covers Landorus's Water- and Ice-type weaknesses (reworded to use a more active voice). Entry hazard support from Ting-Lu, Clefable, or Skarmory is also useful to help chip opposing walls into OHKO or 2HKO range for Landorus.

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[SET]
Choice Scarf (SpA, Any) (Landorus) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sheer Force
Tera Type: Ground / Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Earth Power
- U-turn
- Sludge Wave
- Focus Blast / Psychic / Stealth Rock

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Landorus serves as a form of speed control capable of threatening offensive and defensive teams alike thanks to its great Speed tier, powerful Sheer Force–boosted Force-boosted (changed emdash to hyphen) attacks, and valuable pivoting utility. With a Choice Scarf, Landorus is able to outspeed the entire unboosted tier, as well as Choice Scarf Pokemon in the crowded 100 Speed tier and below, such as Urshifu-R (RC) and Kyurem-W (RC). (AP) and U-turn lets Landorus act as a momentum-preserving pivot, letting it safely bring in teammates against to avoid unfavorable matchups such as against Ho-Oh, Ting-Lu, and opposing Landorus. Sludge Wave offers excellent coverage against Grass-types such as Ogerpon-Wellspring Ogerpon-W and Hydrapple, which otherwise resist Earth Power. (they still resist it even with sludge wave, so otherwise doesn't work) Focus Blast provides coverage for Pokemon like Skarmory, Ting-Lu, and Arceus, while Psychic is an alternative to hit Fighting-types like Urshifu-R and Great Tusk. Stealth Rock is another choice if the team lacks a setter. Tera Ground grants Landorus provides a further boost to Earth Power, turning it Landorus into a dangerous revenge killer capable of breaking through neutral targets. On the other hand, Tera Ghost offers a valuable immunity to Extreme Speed from Arceus and Rayquaza, as well as the ability to spinblock the likes of Great Tusk and Iron Treads in a pinch.

Choice Scarf Landorus mainly fits on balance, where it can receive a good Special Attack stat from the likes of Eternatus and Kyurem-W. However, it can essentially fit into any slot as needed, as it can still function without the power boost. Landorus can also (also doesn't really work bc this point isn't linked to the last point about teamstyles) form pivot cores with both offensive and defensive partners. Offensively, Hisuian Samurott and Meowscarada synergize well, forming a fast-paced VoltTurn core that pressures common bulky Pokemon while maintaining momentum. Other strong physical breakers wallbreakers such as Swords Dance Ogerpon-W and Booster Energy Great Tusk are also welcome partners, as they can capitalize on the special walls that Landorus brings in. Defensively, pivots such as Pecharunt and Rotom-W Rotom-Wash (following standards change) can bring Landorus in safely, with Rotom-W Rotom-Wash being especially good due to covering Landorus's Water- and Ice-type weaknesses. Entry hazard support from Ting-Lu, Clefable, or Skarmory is also useful to help chip opposing walls into OHKO or 2HKO range for Landorus.

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