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[SET]
name: Defensive Pivot
move 1: U-turn
move 2: Superpower / Iron Tail
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Stealth Rock / Defog
item: Rocky Helmet / Leftovers
ability: Intimidate
nature: Impish
evs: 240 HP / 252 Def / 16 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Landorus-T is a versatile wall that utilizes STAB U-turn to damage foes and provide momentum for its team. Superpower completes its Bug / Fighting typing, which allows it to check threats such as Rillaboom and Lycanroc-D. Iron Tail is an alternative that gives Landorus-T a Bug / Steel typing; this option allows it to properly check Heracross and Cresselia, although it cannot properly check the aforementioned threats that Bug / Fighting sets can. Knock Off acts as both a solid coverage option that hits Ghost-types like Latias, Blissey, and Reuniclus, and a support tool that removes items. Stealth Rock is an option to damage foes on the switch in and pairs well with Knock Off removing Heavy-Duty Boots. Landorus-T does struggle against some common Defoggers such as Latias, Mew, and Salamence, so Defog can be used instead if you have another Stealth Rock user on your team. Rocky Helmet is useful for chipping down foes like Rillaboom, Lycanroc-D, and Heracross, while Leftovers can be used for passive recovery. 16 Speed EVs ensure that Landorus-T can outspeed maximum Speed neutral-natured threats like Tyranitar, Clefable, and Aegislash.
Strong special wallbreakers such as Latias, Latios, Hydregion, and Tornadus-T appreciate Landorus-T's entry hazards and U-turn support; Landorus-T can pivot against checks like Slowbro and Mew and bring in these partners to threaten them. Landorus-T is a solid check to Rillaboom, so bulky Water-types like Mew, Slowbro, Salamence, and Latias make good partners and check Fire-types that threaten Landorus-T in return. Landorus-T is weak to Flying- and Fairy-types such as Tornadus-T and Cresselia, so it appreciates support from Steel-types like Heatran, Reuniclus, and Mew. Even with Leftovers, Landorus-T is prone to being worn down, so partners with Wish such as Latias, Salamence, and Vaporeon are able to keep it healthy.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Superpower / Earthquake
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Explosion / Defog / Stealth Rock
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Intimidate
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Landorus-T is a solid revenge killer that is able to OHKO offensive threats like Lycanroc-D and Pheromosa with its STAB attacks. Superpower is Landorus-T's main STAB attack and, in combination with U-turn, allows it to switch into and beat offensive threats like Rillaboom and Lycanroc-D, while Earthquake lets it beat Naganadel, Electric / Fairy Clefable, and Dark / Poison Tornadus-T. U-turn allows Landorus-T to gain momentum on potential switch-ins and chip them heavily. Knock Off is a useful coverage option that can remove items and allows Landorus-T to OHKO Ghost-type Latios and Heracross. Explosion is a useful tool that can OHKO a wide range of Pokemon in a pinch, but losing Landorus-T in the process makes this a risky option. Defog and Stealth Rock can also be useful options to control entry hazards on the field against faster teams, but they run the risk of losing momentum in the process. Maximum Speed investment and a Jolly nature in combination with a Choice Scarf are required to outspeed threats such as Spectrier and Pheromosa.
Slower attackers such as Hydreigon, Heracross, and Choice Band Victini appreciate Landorus-T's ability to remove faster threats like Latios, Lycanroc-D, and Spectrier. In return, these partners act as strong wallbreakers that can get past physical walls that can easily switch into Landorus-T, namely Slowbro and opposing Landorus-T. Fighting-type Landorus-T is highly susceptible to defensive Poison-types, especially Latias, Cresselia, and Water / Poison Toxapex, so Psychic-types like Volcarona, Tapu Lele, and Reuniclus can help patch this weakness.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Choice Scarf Landorus-T has the option of running Stone Edge to hit Flying- and Fire-types like Mew, Latias, and Arcanine. Landorus-T can opt to run an offensive Swords Dance set with a Ground / Dark typing to break through a large portion of the metagame; while this set makes Landorus-T a terrifying wallbreaker, it usually needs extensive team support to sweep effectively. Defensive Landorus-T can run a Steel / Flying typing with Iron Tail and Defog for the immunity to Ground-type attacks, although this set is mostly outclassed by Steel / Flying Mew and Salamence.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Flying-types**: Flying-types like Tornadus-T and Mew are the most reliable checks to Landorus-T, as they take minimal damage from its STAB attacks and threaten to OHKO almost all of its variants.
**Poison-types**: Bulky Poison-types such as Latias, Cresselia, Galarian Slowking, and Toxapex are able to switch into Landorus-T with minimal risk, but they must be wary of Choice Scarf Landorus-T if they are weakened.
**Fire-types**: Fire-types like Victini, Hydreigon, and Heatran are able to threaten Landorus-T with an OHKO, though Choice Scarf Landorus-T can threaten them if chipped.
**Fairy-types**: Defensive Fairy-types like Clefable and Mew are able to wall Landorus-T easily, while offensive Fairy-types like Lycanroc-D and Alakazam can threaten to KO it.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[In The Hills, 324242]]
- Quality checked by: [[a loser, 410702], [The Number Man, 475804]]
- Grammar checked by: [[DC, 449990], [deetah, 297659]]
name: Defensive Pivot
move 1: U-turn
move 2: Superpower / Iron Tail
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Stealth Rock / Defog
item: Rocky Helmet / Leftovers
ability: Intimidate
nature: Impish
evs: 240 HP / 252 Def / 16 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Landorus-T is a versatile wall that utilizes STAB U-turn to damage foes and provide momentum for its team. Superpower completes its Bug / Fighting typing, which allows it to check threats such as Rillaboom and Lycanroc-D. Iron Tail is an alternative that gives Landorus-T a Bug / Steel typing; this option allows it to properly check Heracross and Cresselia, although it cannot properly check the aforementioned threats that Bug / Fighting sets can. Knock Off acts as both a solid coverage option that hits Ghost-types like Latias, Blissey, and Reuniclus, and a support tool that removes items. Stealth Rock is an option to damage foes on the switch in and pairs well with Knock Off removing Heavy-Duty Boots. Landorus-T does struggle against some common Defoggers such as Latias, Mew, and Salamence, so Defog can be used instead if you have another Stealth Rock user on your team. Rocky Helmet is useful for chipping down foes like Rillaboom, Lycanroc-D, and Heracross, while Leftovers can be used for passive recovery. 16 Speed EVs ensure that Landorus-T can outspeed maximum Speed neutral-natured threats like Tyranitar, Clefable, and Aegislash.
Strong special wallbreakers such as Latias, Latios, Hydregion, and Tornadus-T appreciate Landorus-T's entry hazards and U-turn support; Landorus-T can pivot against checks like Slowbro and Mew and bring in these partners to threaten them. Landorus-T is a solid check to Rillaboom, so bulky Water-types like Mew, Slowbro, Salamence, and Latias make good partners and check Fire-types that threaten Landorus-T in return. Landorus-T is weak to Flying- and Fairy-types such as Tornadus-T and Cresselia, so it appreciates support from Steel-types like Heatran, Reuniclus, and Mew. Even with Leftovers, Landorus-T is prone to being worn down, so partners with Wish such as Latias, Salamence, and Vaporeon are able to keep it healthy.
[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Superpower / Earthquake
move 2: U-turn
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Explosion / Defog / Stealth Rock
item: Choice Scarf
ability: Intimidate
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Landorus-T is a solid revenge killer that is able to OHKO offensive threats like Lycanroc-D and Pheromosa with its STAB attacks. Superpower is Landorus-T's main STAB attack and, in combination with U-turn, allows it to switch into and beat offensive threats like Rillaboom and Lycanroc-D, while Earthquake lets it beat Naganadel, Electric / Fairy Clefable, and Dark / Poison Tornadus-T. U-turn allows Landorus-T to gain momentum on potential switch-ins and chip them heavily. Knock Off is a useful coverage option that can remove items and allows Landorus-T to OHKO Ghost-type Latios and Heracross. Explosion is a useful tool that can OHKO a wide range of Pokemon in a pinch, but losing Landorus-T in the process makes this a risky option. Defog and Stealth Rock can also be useful options to control entry hazards on the field against faster teams, but they run the risk of losing momentum in the process. Maximum Speed investment and a Jolly nature in combination with a Choice Scarf are required to outspeed threats such as Spectrier and Pheromosa.
Slower attackers such as Hydreigon, Heracross, and Choice Band Victini appreciate Landorus-T's ability to remove faster threats like Latios, Lycanroc-D, and Spectrier. In return, these partners act as strong wallbreakers that can get past physical walls that can easily switch into Landorus-T, namely Slowbro and opposing Landorus-T. Fighting-type Landorus-T is highly susceptible to defensive Poison-types, especially Latias, Cresselia, and Water / Poison Toxapex, so Psychic-types like Volcarona, Tapu Lele, and Reuniclus can help patch this weakness.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Choice Scarf Landorus-T has the option of running Stone Edge to hit Flying- and Fire-types like Mew, Latias, and Arcanine. Landorus-T can opt to run an offensive Swords Dance set with a Ground / Dark typing to break through a large portion of the metagame; while this set makes Landorus-T a terrifying wallbreaker, it usually needs extensive team support to sweep effectively. Defensive Landorus-T can run a Steel / Flying typing with Iron Tail and Defog for the immunity to Ground-type attacks, although this set is mostly outclassed by Steel / Flying Mew and Salamence.
Checks and Counters
===================
**Flying-types**: Flying-types like Tornadus-T and Mew are the most reliable checks to Landorus-T, as they take minimal damage from its STAB attacks and threaten to OHKO almost all of its variants.
**Poison-types**: Bulky Poison-types such as Latias, Cresselia, Galarian Slowking, and Toxapex are able to switch into Landorus-T with minimal risk, but they must be wary of Choice Scarf Landorus-T if they are weakened.
**Fire-types**: Fire-types like Victini, Hydreigon, and Heatran are able to threaten Landorus-T with an OHKO, though Choice Scarf Landorus-T can threaten them if chipped.
**Fairy-types**: Defensive Fairy-types like Clefable and Mew are able to wall Landorus-T easily, while offensive Fairy-types like Lycanroc-D and Alakazam can threaten to KO it.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[In The Hills, 324242]]
- Quality checked by: [[a loser, 410702], [The Number Man, 475804]]
- Grammar checked by: [[DC, 449990], [deetah, 297659]]
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