1v1 Landorus-T (Choice Band) [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

[bellchime]

[SET]
Choice Band (Landorus-Therian) (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 168 HP / 80 Atk / 92 SpD / 168 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- U-turn
- Rock Tomb / Fly

[SET COMMENTS]
* Earthquake is for Raging Bolt, Iron Crown, and non-Choice Scarf Metagross.
* Outrage is for Haxorus, Dragapult, and Garchomp.
* U-turn makes the matchup against Hoopa-U reliable, as Earthquake does not OHKO bulkier sets.
* Rock Tomb lets Landorus-T deal with Volcarona and Choice Specs Zapdos, while Fly allows it to beat offensive Ogerpon-W and gives it another option against specially defensive Encore + Disable Iron Valiant.
* The HP EVs allow Landorus-T to tank Outrage from Jolly Choice Band Dragapult, while the Special Defense EVs allow it to take Overheat from Timid Life Orb Volcarona. The Speed EVs let Landorus-T outspeed non-Choice Scarf Hoopa-U. The remaining EVs are invested in Attack.
* Unless trying to outplay Custap Berry foes, such as Custap Berry Hoopa-U, for which Landorus-T has an option between using U-turn and Outrage, it is almost always recommended for Landorus-T to use its strongest attack against its foe.

[CREDITS]
Set(s) by:
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/delemon.563325/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/glitched.579035/

Written by:
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[bellchime]

This is ready for QC.

 

[Murm]

* The HP EVs allow Landorus-T to tank Outrage from Jolly Choice Band Dragapult,

Consider mentioning Clear Body here

 

[bellchime]

talked in DMs and decided to not make the change, ready for qc2

 

[bern]

non-Choice Scarf Volcanion. (Air Balloon/Shuca Berry can also be problematic, maybe not worth including canion at all, would replace with another ground-weak mon like hands or sneasler or tyranitar or harc or...)

* The HP EVs allow Landorus-T to tank Outrage from Jolly Choice Band Dragapult, while the Special Defense EVs allow it to tank Overheat from Timid Life Orb Volcarona. The Speed EVs let Landorus-T outspeed non-Choice Scarf Hoopa-U. ("The remaining EVs go into Attack.")

specially defensive Encore + Disable Iron Valiant. (80 Atk Choice Band Landorus-Therian Fly vs. 212 HP / 248 Def Iron Valiant: 362-428 (105.8 - 125.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO idk what calc you did but unless it's def booster val you're OHKOing with Fly)

qc 2/2, gj

 

[bellchime]

I think this is good enough, given Defensive Encore + Disable Iron Valiant can actually click Moonblast t1 pretty safely against this set, as Earthquake into Struggle does not KO, while Moonblast + Struggle recoil + Moonblast does.

GP Team we're ramping up again with a new slate, but this one is ready for y'all.

 

[adorluigi]

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[SET]
Choice Band (Landorus-Therian) (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 168 HP / 80 Atk / 92 SpD / 168 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- U-turn
- Rock Tomb / Fly

[SET COMMENTS]
* Earthquake is for Raging Bolt, Iron Crown, and non-Choice Scarf Metagross.
* Outrage is for Haxorus, Dragapult, and Garchomp.
* U-turn makes the matchup against Hoopa-U reliable, as Earthquake does not OHKO bulkier sets.
* Rock Tomb lets Landorus-T deal with Volcarona and Choice Specs Zapdos, while Fly allows it to beat offensive Ogerpon-W and gives it another option into against specially defensive Encore + Disable Iron Valiant.
* The HP EVs allow Landorus-T to tank Outrage from Jolly Choice Band Dragapult, while the Special Defense EVs allow it to take tank (repetition purposes) Overheat from Timid Life Orb Volcarona. The Speed EVs let Landorus-T outspeed non-Choice Scarf Hoopa-U. The remaining EVs are invested in Attack.
* Unless trying to outplay opposing Custap Berry foes, such as Custap Berry Hoopa-U, for which Landorus-T has an option between using U-turn and Outrage, it is almost always recommended for Landorus-T to use its strongest attack against into its foe.

[CREDITS]
Set(s) by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bo_bobson27.546922/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/delemon.563325/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/glitched.579035/

Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/lumii.493772/

Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/murm.520168/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bern.563650/

Grammar checked by:
[insert user link]

GP Team done

 

[Murm]

Lumii sorry for all the pings and i know you are busy but when you have the time please implement these ty

 

[bern]

Lumii pls