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AG [QC 0/2] Scarf Lando

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[OVERVIEW]
Landorus-T is an excellent defensive pivot that checks a variety of the tier's physical attackers due to its phenomenal ability, Intimidate, and immunity to Spikes. Its vast assortment of utility moves in Stealth Rock and Taunt, as well as reliable pivoting in U-turn, cement it as a staple on the tier's offense teams, which don't mind its lack of longevity. Choice Scarf sets take advantage of Landorus-T's high base attack and speed tier to force frailer Pokemon to switch out, while using U-turn to bring in breakers. Landorus-T suffers from a lack of reliable recovery, and thus cannot consistently wall physical breakers like Koraidon or Zacian-C throughout a longer game. Furthermore, Choice Scarf Landorus-T lacks the power to break through its checks, in defensive Arceus formes, on its own. Nonetheless, Landorus-T's diverse utility movepool, typing, and access to U-turn make it a staple on AG's offense teams.

Choice Scarf (Landorus-Therian) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Ghost / Ground
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Crunch
- U-turn
- Stealth Rock / Stone Edge

[SET COMMENTS]
Due to its great base attack stat and strong Earthquake, combined with a phenomenal ability and pivoting options, Choice Scarf Landorus-T cements itself as a great revenge killer and speed control option. It further differentiates itself from the tier's other Choice Scarf users like Koraidon or Calyrex-S due to its Spikes immunity, which allows it to switch in and out multiple times throughout a game. Crunch threatens an OHKO on Calyrex-S, forcing it to switch out. U-turn helps Landorus-T generate momentum for its team. Landorus-T enjoys making aggressive predictions against Pokemon like Miraidon to force them to switch out into a defensive pivot. Then, Landorus-T is free to U-turn into a wallbreaker, breaking through the opposing team. Stealth Rock helps Landorus-T's teammates break through Pokemon like defensive Arceus formes and opposing Landorus-T. Alternatively, Landorus-T could opt to use Stone Edge to hit Ho-Oh. Tera Ghost provides Landorus-T an immunity to Arceus's Extreme Speed, while Tera Ground boosts the power of Landorus-T's Earthquake, allowing it to OHKO Pokemon like Zacian-C and deal greater damage to defensive Arceus formes. However, using Terastallization leaves Landorus-T vulnerable to taking hazard damage from Spikes, further limiting its longevity.

Choice Scarf Landorus-T fits best on offense teams, alongside breakers like Choice Band or Life Orb Koraidon, and Calyrex-S. Landorus-T can use U-turn against chipped foes it threatens to KO, forcing them to switch to bring in heavy-hitting Pokemon and rip holes through defensive cores. Due to the nature of the wallbreakers Landorus-T fits with, it tends to work best on faster-paced teams without a long-term defensive core. Landorus-T is especially vulnerable to the tier's Flying- types, particularly Ho-Oh. Sets that run Stone Edge are reliant on predictions to hit Ho-Oh, while the threat of a Sacred Fire burn discourages Landorus-T from staying in against it. Teammates that can reliably switch in against Ho-Oh, or threaten to KO it, fit well with Landorus-T. Many Landorus-T teams choose to use their own Ho-Oh, utilizing its burn immunity and longevity in Regenerator to stop opposing Ho-Oh. Life Orb Swords Dance Koraidon using either Outrage or Wild Charge can also bait in and KO Ho-Oh, allowing Landorus-T to use Earthquake with ease. Teams with Choice Scarf Landorus-T must ensure they aren't weak to Extreme Killer Arceus, as unlike Choice Scarf Koraidon or Calyrex-S, Landorus-T cannot OHKO Arceus or cripple it with Trick. Thus, Zacian-C is a perfect fit on Landorus-T teams. Its high-speed tier and fast-paced nature make it an excellent late-game cleaner once its checks are chipped down, while also checking Arceus. Similarly, Kingambit is an excellent partner for Landorus-T for many of the same reasons. Its Supreme Overlord makes it a fantastic late-game cleaner, while its Steel- typing provides it a resistance to Arceus's Extreme Speed.

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[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Defensive Landorus-T could opt to use Rock Tomb over Stealth Rock to hit Ho-Oh. However, Stealth Rock provides more general utility to Landorus-T's team, and it is content pivoting to a wallbreaker instead of hitting Ho-Oh. Defensive Landorus-T may also use Leftovers over Rocky Helmet. However, while Leftovers provides increased longevity, Rocky Helmet punishes Koraidon's U-turn and helps chip sweepers in range of Landorus-T's teammates. [NOTE: ubers has tera fairy blast scarf lando which is a cool idea. idt i've ever seen leftovers but i really dont wanna make this one sentence. if u guys have any other ideas plz lmk, or if this should be one sentence asw. im ns rn]

Checks and Counters
===================

**Special Attackers**: Pokemon like Calyrex-S, Kyogre, and Miraidon threaten to OHKO or deal great damage to Landorus-T.

**Calyrex-I**: Calyrex-I's great bulk lets it shrug off Landorus-T's Earthquake and threatens a super effective Glacial Lance.

**Ho-Oh**: Ho-Oh is immune to Landorus-T's Earthquake and shrugs off U-turn while threatening a burn with Sacred Fire, although it needs to be wary of Choice Scarf Landorus-T's Stone Edge.

**Defensive Arceus formes**: Defensive Arceus formes like Arceus-Fairy or Arceus-Water can shrug off Landorus-T's recovers and threaten it with Judgment or Will-O-Wisp

**Gliscor**: Gliscor is immune to Landorus-T's Earthquake and can easily survive its Stone Edge, while threatening Toxic and setting hazards.

**Giratina-O**: Giratina-O's Levitate grants it an immunity to Earthquake, and its Draco Meteor threatens significant damage to Landorus-T.

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[OVERVIEW]
Landorus-T is an excellent defensive pivot that checks a variety of the tier's physical attackers due to its phenomenal ability, Intimidate, and immunity to Spikes. Its vast assortment of utility moves in Stealth Rock and Taunt, as well as reliable pivoting in U-turn, cement it as a staple on the tier's offense teams, which don't mind its lack of longevity. Choice Scarf sets take advantage of Landorus-T's high base attack and speed tier to force frailer Pokemon to switch out, while using U-turn to bring in breakers. not a qc thing but you could probably transition into this sentence a little better Landorus-T suffers from a lack of reliable recovery, and thus cannot consistently wall physical breakers like Koraidon or Zacian-C throughout a longer game. move this closer to where you talk about defensive sets and connect it to why landot fits better on offenses Furthermore, Choice Scarf Landorus-T lacks the power to break through its checks, in defensive Arceus formes, on its own. connect this to the scarf lando part Nonetheless, Landorus-T's diverse utility movepool, typing, and access to U-turn make it a staple on AG's offense teams. you basically already said this

Choice Scarf (Landorus-Therian) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Ghost / Ground
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Crunch
- U-turn
- Stealth Rock / Stone Edge

[SET COMMENTS]
Due to its great base attack stat and strong Earthquake, combined with a phenomenal ability Intimidate isn't actually that helpful for this set so you're kinda overselling it here and pivoting options the only option is u-turn, just say u-turn, Choice Scarf Landorus-T cements itself as a great revenge killer and speed control option probably should mention what lando revenges better than korai and calys. would also mention how it allows you to not run scarf on korai or caly since thats one of the main pros. It further differentiates itself from the tier's other Choice Scarf users like Koraidon or Calyrex-S due to its Spikes immunity, which allows it to switch in and out multiple times throughout a game would just say it helps it stay healthy, you can switch a lot even with spikes up. Crunch threatens an OHKO on Calyrex-S, forcing it to switch out unnecessary, can mention hitting gira-o tho. U-turn helps Landorus-T generate momentum for its team. little short so i would mention what you pivot off of, what lando brings in Landorus-T enjoys making aggressive predictions against Pokemon like Miraidon to force them to switch out into a defensive pivot. Then, Landorus-T is free to U-turn into a wallbreaker, breaking through the opposing team. getting too into the nuances + they don't know you're scarf. the 2nd sentence isn't terrible but I would put that closer (or even better, fuse it) to the sentence where you talk about generating momentum Stealth Rock helps Landorus-T's teammates break through Pokemon like defensive Arceus formes and opposing Landorus-T. this works but it's also more like it just gives you an option for when lando isn't rly doing anything + gives you a hazard for teams not running lu. might want sedge as first slash Alternatively, Landorus-T could opt to use Stone Edge to hit Ho-Oh. 25% roll to ohko if you wanna mention that, not super important tho Tera Ghost provides Landorus-T an immunity to Arceus's Extreme Speed, while Tera Ground boosts the power of Landorus-T's Earthquake, allowing it to OHKO Pokemon like Zacian-C already a really good roll to ohko so either remove this or be more specific and deal greater damage to defensive Arceus formes improves its ability to clean up games it does more dmg to everything, reword this however you want. However, using Terastallization leaves Landorus-T vulnerable to taking hazard damage from Spikes, further limiting its longevity. also mention surprise factor somewhere

Choice Scarf Landorus-T fits best on offense teams, alongside breakers like Choice Band or Life Orb Koraidon, and Choice Specs Calyrex-S other caly sets arent rly breakers (other than lorb maybe). Landorus-T can use U-turn against chipped foes it threatens to KO, forcing them to switch to bring in heavy-hitting Pokemon and rip holes through defensive cores. again, you're getting too into the nuances + this is kinda broad. just talk about what likes to switch into landot and what you can pivot into Due to the nature of the wallbreakers Landorus-T fits with, it tends to work best on faster-paced teams without a long-term defensive core. think this has more to do with why landot is the scarfer in the first place (korai and caly are running other items meaning its already an offense) Landorus-T is especially vulnerable to the tier's Flying- types, particularly Ho-Oh wouldn't say "particularly ho-oh" since ho-oh is the only one sedge actually does dmg to. just list all of them cause there's only 3 flying types anyway (glisc lando hooh). Sets that run Stone Edge are reliant on predictions to hit Ho-Oh, while the threat of a Sacred Fire burn discourages Landorus-T from staying in against it. both are obvious Teammates that can reliably switch in against Ho-Oh, or threaten to KO it, fit well with Landorus-T need to change this to match previous changes and you always need to give examples of teammates who fit that role. Many Landorus-T teams choose to use their own Ho-Oh, utilizing its burn immunity and longevity in Regenerator to stop opposing Ho-Oh. see previous comment. you can defo come up with more than just ho-oh too. also wouldn't use "many" since that's not necessarily true (i havent seen scarf lando w/ ho-oh outside of downward spiral) Life Orb Swords Dance Koraidon mention band also using either Outrage or Wild Charge can also bait in and KO Ho-Oh, allowing Landorus-T to use Earthquake with ease freely also talk about breaking through defensive arcs and opposing lando too which helps landot clean. Teams with Choice Scarf Landorus-T must ensure they aren't weak to Extreme Killer Arceus, as unlike Choice Scarf Koraidon or Calyrex-S, Landorus-T cannot OHKO Arceus or cripple it with Trick. why is the scarf in charge of dealing with the priority mon...? Thus, Zacian-C is a perfect fit on Landorus-T teams. Its high-speed tier and fast-paced nature make it an excellent late-game cleaner once its checks are chipped down, while also checking Arceus. zac is more of a wallbreaker, lando plays the cleaner role Similarly, Kingambit is an excellent partner for Landorus-T for many of the same reasons. Its Supreme Overlord makes it a fantastic late-game cleaner, while its Steel- typing provides it a resistance to Arceus's Extreme Speed. no. also talk about defensive partners in this paragraph, lando lets in too much in for free. you also don't rly go into what lando does in return for any of ur examples

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[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Defensive Landorus-T could opt to use Rock Tomb over Stealth Rock to hit Ho-Oh. what does this do over sedge However, Stealth Rock provides more general utility to Landorus-T's team, and it is content pivoting to a wallbreaker instead of hitting Ho-Oh. Defensive Landorus-T may also use Leftovers over Rocky Helmet to increase its longevity. However, while Leftovers provides increased longevity, Rocky Helmet punishes Koraidon's U-turn and helps chip sweepers in range of Landorus-T's teammates. why is this preffered? [NOTE: ubers has tera fairy blast scarf lando which is a cool idea. idt i've ever seen leftovers but i really dont wanna make this one sentence. if u guys have any other ideas plz lmk, or if this should be one sentence asw. im ns rn] tblast fairy is fine if u wanna mention it

Checks and Counters
===================

**Special Attackers**: Pokemon like Calyrex-S, Kyogre, and Miraidon threaten to OHKO or deal great damage to Landorus-T. bc of its low special bulk and not being affected by intim

**Calyrex-I**: Calyrex-I's great bulk lets it shrug off Landorus-T's Earthquake and threatens a super effective Glacial Lance.

**Ho-Oh**: Ho-Oh is immune to Landorus-T's Earthquake and shrugs off U-turn most things tend to shrug off u-turn, ig you could say it doesn't rly care bc of regen but thats unnecessary while threatening a burn with Sacred Fire, although it needs to be wary of Choice Scarf Landorus-T's Stone Edge.

**Defensive Arceus formes**: Defensive Arceus formes like Arceus-Fairy or Arceus-Water can shrug off Landorus-T's recovers and threaten it with Judgment or Will-O-Wisp

**Gliscor**: Gliscor is immune to Landorus-T's Earthquake and can easily survive its Stone Edge, while threatening Toxic and setting hazards.

**Giratina-O**: Giratina-O's Levitate grants it an immunity is immune to Earthquake, and its Draco Meteor threatens significant damage to Landorus-T. special sets arent super common afaik tho just group this and gliscor in with ho-oh as **Ground-immunities**

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lmk if you have any questions or want me to recheck it
edit: in hindsight i should probably recheck this anyway considering how much i wrote
 
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