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Monotype Landorus [Monotype/Flying]

Rio Vidal

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Landorus (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Earth Power
- Sludge Wave
- U-turn
- Stealth Rock

Choice Scarf Landorus recently has seen a spike of usage on Flying teams. This is due to its impressive role compression, as it can function as the team's Stealth Rock user while also being able to pick up momentum with U-turn. Its Choice Scarf allows it to act as a great form of speed control. It can turn the tides in matchups such as Fairy and Electric, allowing it to outspeed and OHKO threats such as Mega Diancie and Tapu Koko. Since Landorus typically does not run a Choice Scarf, it can bluff a Life Orb set to take on threats such as Greninja. Tornadus-T and Dragonite make for good partners for Landorus. Tornadus-T is a fast Defogger and can remove items from other Pokemon with Knock Off, as well form a U-turn core with Landorus. Dragonite is a great setup sweeper that can severely weaken teams after a few Dragon Dance boosts, allowing Landorus to easily clean through teams late-game. Additionally, it can break past Landorus's checks such as Mega Venusaur and Chansey with Devastating Drake.
 
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Overall, content is fine. I'd probably ask you to consider adding a Volt Switch user as a partner to Landrous' pivoting abilities, there's not much character limit to work with. Perhaps look over and adjust the wordings of some of your sentences before you send this over to GP.

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:sm/landorus:
Landorus (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Earth Power
- Sludge Wave
- U-turn
- Stealth Rock

Choice Scarf Landorus recently has seen a spike of usage on Flying teams. This is due to its impressive role compression as the team'(apostrophe)s Stealth Rock user and can gain momentum for the team with U-turn pivoter. (It's up to you as to how you want to change this, but it seems like gaining momentum with U-turn is part of its role compression. Here, the way it's phrased makes it sound more like a standalone entity.) Its Choice Scarf allows it to act as a great form of speed control. It can turn the tides in matchups such as Fairy and Electric, allowing it to outspeed and OHKO threats such as Mega Diancie and Tapu Koko. Since Landorus typically does not run a Choice Scarf, it can bluff the a Life Orb set to take on threats such as Greninja. (How exactly can it bluff such a set without recoil damage? Maybe something like "it can lure in foes that match up well against a Life Orb set" would work?) (I'm an idiot... Sheer Force...) Tornadus-T and Dragonite make for good partners for Landorus. Tornadus-T is a fast Defogger and can remove items from other Pokemon with Knock Off, as well form a U-turn core with Landorus. Dragonite is a great setup sweeper that can severely weaken teams after a few Dragon Dances boosts (subjective change), allowing Landorus to easily clean through teams late-game. Additionally, it can break past Landorus's checks such as Mega Venusaur and Chansey with Devastating Drake.

Please address the two larger comments; I'm not sure of the best way to change them, so let me know what you've got in mind. After that I'd like to look it over again just to be sure.

EDIT: We did this.
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