Landorus Therian is a Ground/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V, with a base stat total of 600 and no standard evolutions.

Landorus Therian

Landorus Therian

ground type flying type

Abilities

Intimidate

Lowers the foe’s ATTACK.

Base Stats

Total: 600
EV Yield: 3 Attack
HP: 89
Attack: 145
Defense: 90
Sp. Atk: 105
Sp. Def: 80
Speed: 91

Landorus Therian's Weaknesses and Resistances

Weak To

Immune To

Evolution Chain

Landorus Incarnate does not evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Landorus Therian is a form of Landorus Incarnate, not a separate evolutionary stage. The chain below shows the base species relationship.

#0645 Landorus Incarnate Landorus Incarnate ground typeflying type

Forms

#0645 Landorus Incarnate Landorus Incarnate ground typeflying type #10021 Landorus Therian Landorus Therian ground typeflying type

Landorus Therian Playthrough, Competitive, and Nuzlocke Usage

Using Landorus Therian in a Playthrough

Landorus is a Ground/Flying Legendary with two formes changed using the Reveal Glass. Incarnate Forme has base 125 Attack, 115 Special Attack, and 101 Speed; Sand Force boosts Ground-, Rock-, and Steel-type moves in sand, while the Hidden Ability Sheer Force boosts attacks with secondary effects by 30 percent and removes those effects. Earthquake or Earth Power, Stone Edge or Rock Slide, Sludge Wave in later games, Psychic, U-turn, Stealth Rock, Swords Dance, and Rock Polish give it excellent mixed flexibility. Therian Forme shifts to base 145 Attack and base 91 Speed while gaining Intimidate, making it a much stronger physical pivot and defensive utility Pokemon. Ground/Flying grants complete Electric and Ground immunities and resists Fighting, Bug, and Poison, but Water is super effective and Ice deals quadruple damage. Jolly or Naive suit Incarnate offense, while Jolly, Adamant, Impish, or Careful are all reasonable for different Therian roles.

Landorus Therian in Competitive Pokémon

Landorus has one of the most important competitive histories of any Generation V Pokemon. Incarnate Landorus is currently classified in BW Ubers, where Sand Force and especially Sheer Force can turn its mixed offensive stats into extremely difficult-to-wall sets using Earth Power, Rock coverage, Psychic, Swords Dance, or Rock Polish. Therian Landorus, by contrast, became an enduring OU centerpiece almost immediately: base 145 Attack, Intimidate, Ground/Flying typing, Stealth Rock, U-turn, Knock Off, Defog in relevant generations, and broad coverage allow it to compress physical checking, hazard support, pivoting, and wallbreaking into one team slot. Smogon repeatedly describes Landorus-T as one of the most versatile Pokemon in OU, and its influence persisted through several generations of singles and doubles. The main universal weakness is Ice, which deals quadruple damage to either forme, while bulky Water-types can also force difficult decisions.

Landorus Therian in Nuzlockes

Landorus is extremely useful in Nuzlockes because both formes provide complete Electric and Ground immunities and strong offensive pressure. Incarnate Forme is the faster and more flexible attacker, but Therian Forme is generally safer because Intimidate immediately reduces opposing physical Attack whenever it enters battle. U-turn allows Therian Landorus to preserve momentum while leaving dangerous matchups, and Stealth Rock can support the entire team without requiring prolonged exposure. Ice attacks are the critical danger because they deal quadruple damage, and strong Water moves also hit super effectively. Jolly or Impish Therian Landorus can be especially safe when used as an Intimidate pivot rather than as an all-purpose tank.

Learnsets

65 moves · Scarlet Violet

Level Up

1 Sand Tomb ground type 35 85 physical move
1 Smack Down rock type 50 100 physical move
5 Leer normal type --- 100 status move
10 Block normal type --- --- status move
15 Bulldoze ground type 60 100 physical move
20 Rock Tomb rock type 60 95 physical move
30 Imprison psychic type --- --- status move
35 Rock Slide rock type 75 90 physical move
40 Earth Power ground type 90 100 special move
45 Extrasensory psychic type 80 100 special move
50 Stone Edge rock type 100 80 physical move
55 Hammer Arm fighting type 100 90 physical move
60 Sandstorm rock type --- --- status move
65 Earthquake ground type 100 100 physical move
70 Outrage dragon type 120 100 physical move
75 Fissure ground type --- 30 physical move
80 Sandsear Storm ground type 100 80 special move

Machine

- Swords Dance normal type --- --- status move
- Fly flying type 90 95 physical move
- Body Slam normal type 85 100 physical move
- Take Down normal type 90 85 physical move
- Hyper Beam normal type 150 90 special move
- Earthquake ground type 100 100 physical move
- Dig ground type 80 100 physical move
- Psychic psychic type 90 100 special move
- Rest psychic type --- --- status move
- Rock Slide rock type 75 90 physical move
- Substitute normal type --- --- status move
- Protect normal type --- --- status move
- Scary Face normal type --- 100 status move
- Sludge Bomb poison type 90 100 special move
- Mud-Slap ground type 20 100 special move
- Outrage dragon type 120 100 physical move
- Sandstorm rock type --- --- status move
- Endure normal type --- --- status move
- Sleep Talk normal type --- --- status move
- Rain Dance water type --- --- status move
- Sunny Day fire type --- --- status move
- Crunch dark type 80 100 physical move
- Facade normal type 70 100 physical move
- Taunt dark type --- 100 status move
- Brick Break fighting type 75 100 physical move
- Imprison psychic type --- --- status move
- Weather Ball normal type 50 100 special move
- Rock Tomb rock type 60 95 physical move
- Sand Tomb ground type 35 85 physical move
- Bulk Up fighting type --- --- status move
- Mud Shot ground type 55 95 special move
- Calm Mind psychic type --- --- status move
- Gravity psychic type --- --- status move
- U-turn bug type 70 100 physical move
- Fling dark type --- 100 physical move
- Focus Blast fighting type 120 70 special move
- Earth Power ground type 90 100 special move
- Giga Impact normal type 150 90 physical move
- Nasty Plot dark type --- --- status move
- Stone Edge rock type 100 80 physical move
- Stealth Rock rock type --- --- status move
- Grass Knot grass type --- 100 special move
- Smack Down rock type 50 100 physical move
- Sludge Wave poison type 95 100 special move
- Bulldoze ground type 60 100 physical move
- Stomping Tantrum ground type 75 100 physical move
- Scorching Sands ground type 70 100 special move
- Tera Blast normal type 80 100 special move

Pokédex Entries

4 entries
Black / X / Omega Ruby

Lands visited by Landorus grant such bountiful crops that it has been hailed as “The Guardian of the Fields.”

White

The energy that comes pouring from its tail increases the nutrition in the soil, making crops grow to great size.

Black 2 / White 2 / Y / Alpha Sapphire

From the forces of lightning and wind, it creates energy to give nutrients to the soil and make the land abundant.

Legends Arceus

When the incarnations of wind and of lightning clash, Landorus arrives to quell the conflict. After the tempests and thunderbolts abate, the land is sure to be blessed with bountiful harvests.

Additional Images

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Landorus Therian Biology and Behavior

Therian Landorus takes on a lean, quadrupedal, feline-like body and is suspected to represent the species' true form, revealed through the Reveal Glass. It can cross an entire region such as Hisui in only a few hours and travels over oceans while searching for suitable regions in which to reside. Its association with fertility and land remains unchanged from the Incarnate Forme. The form is also associated with the mysterious Interdream Zone.

Landorus Therian Biological Data

National Pokédex
#645
Species
Abundance Pokémon
Height
4' 3" (1.3 m)
Weight
149.9 lbs (68.0 kg)
Habitat
Currently Unknown
Color
Brown
Body Style
Arms
Gender
0% female / 100% male

Misc

Catch Rate: 3

Base Experience: 300 Exp

Hatch Counter: 120

Landorus Therian Size Comparison: BETA

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