Landorus is a T5 Raid boss in Pokémon GO and is the trio master of the Forces of Nature legendary Pokémon from the Unova Region. The best counters for this Abundance Pokémon include only two types in Ice and Water. Landorus is a Ground and type and has two forms: the (Normal) Incarnate Form and the Therian form.
Landorus can be caught with the following Combat Power values:
- 1965 – 2050 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 2456 – 2563 CP at Level 25 with Windy and Sunny weather boost
Landorus can be beaten by 2 trainers under extremely ideal conditions. In all other cases, it is recommended to form a group of 3-5 high-level trainers or 6-8 lower level trainers to take out this beast without breaking much sweat.
The aim of this guide is to give you detailed coverage regarding the best Landorus counters, the best strategy for successfully taking it down, and the CPs at which you can catch it.
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Best Landorus counters in Pokémon GO
A comprehensive list of best Pokémon to use in a fight with Landorus (Incarnate form). As you can see, most of the list is comprised of Ice-type Pokémon, followed by Water-types. Make sure not to sleep on Primal Kyogre, Mamoswine, Glaceon and Weavile.
# | Pokemon | Fast Move | Charge Move | TTW | Faints |
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1. |
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Waterfall Water |
Blizzard Ice |
408.32s | 11.75 |
2. |
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Ice Fang Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
368.87s | 24.50 |
3. |
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Powder Snow Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
405.76s | 21.63 |
4. |
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Frost Breath Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
426.55s | 24.86 |
5. |
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Frost Breath Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
421.36s | 25.38 |
6. |
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Ice Shard Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
408.58s | 28.00 |
7. |
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Psycho Cut Psychic |
Ice Beam Ice |
457.39s | 17.63 |
8. |
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Ice Fang Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
480.98s | 18.50 |
9. |
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Frost Breath Ice |
Weather Ball Ice |
481.69s | 25.43 |
10. |
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Frost Breath Ice |
Blizzard Ice |
516.99s | 20.38 |
11. |
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Waterfall Water |
Blizzard Ice |
528.17s | 18.38 |
12. |
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Frost Breath Ice |
Blizzard Ice |
494.43s | 28.71 |
13. |
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Powder Snow Ice |
Blizzard Ice |
519.82s | 22.50 |
14. |
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Lock-On Normal |
Blizzard Ice |
512.99s | 25.67 |
15. |
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Quick Attack Normal |
Ice Punch Ice |
539.54s | 19.38 |
16. |
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Frost Breath Ice |
Blizzard Ice |
525.44s | 23.63 |
17. |
|
Powder Snow Ice |
Ice Punch Ice |
507.30s | 29.43 |
18. |
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Ice Shard Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
501.24s | 34.14 |
19. |
|
Powder Snow Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
532.35s | 27.43 |
20. |
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Ice Shard Ice |
Ice Punch Ice |
527.10s | 27.38 |
21. |
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Frost Breath Ice |
Blizzard Ice |
564.88s | 19.75 |
22. |
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Powder Snow Ice |
Weather Ball Ice |
573.06s | 21.60 |
23. |
|
Frost Breath Ice |
Blizzard Ice |
567.39s | 22.88 |
24. |
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Powder Snow Ice |
Weather Ball Ice |
549.78s | 27.83 |
25. |
|
Ice Shard Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
547.15s | 30.86 |
26. |
|
Quick Attack Normal |
Ice Punch Ice |
593.24s | 20.13 |
27. |
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Dragon Breath Dragon |
Blizzard Ice |
558.68s | 26.33 |
28. |
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Ice Fang Ice |
Hydro Cannon Water |
586.02s | 23.17 |
29. |
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Water Gun Water |
Hydro Cannon Water |
610.51s | 20.83 |
30. |
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Ice Shard Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
575.49s | 33.33 |
31. |
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Powder Snow Ice |
Blizzard Ice |
612.18s | 20.33 |
32. |
|
Powder Snow Ice |
Avalanche Ice |
562.74s | 31.50 |
33. |
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Water Gun Water |
Ice Beam Ice |
593.68s | 25.25 |
34. |
|
Fury Cutter Bug |
Hydro Cannon Water |
602.05s | 24.50 |
35. |
|
Bubble Water |
Crabhammer Water |
589.95s | 29.50 |
Landorus stats and typing
Landorus is a Ground and type and it’s weak to 2x Ice, 1x Water. Landorus stats are as follows:
- Max CP 3588
- ATK 261
- DEF 182
- HP 205
Landorus only has two weaknesses, and one of them is a 4x weakness. Accordingly, the Ice type moves totally dominates the choice of moveset and Pokémon alike. Even if you are not an Ice type Pokémon, the very fact that you possess a powerful Ice type move and excellent stats to power it up, makes you a worthy counter to take down this legendary raid boss. Both the forms have just decent DEF stats. So, the usage of the cold icy moves would be sufficient.
Landorus Moveset Analysis
Both the Incarnate and the Therian forms of Landorus have the same moves in Pokémon Go:
Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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The combination of Mud Shot and Earth Power makes Landorus Therian form the best Ground type Pokémon in the meta at the time of this writing. Regardless of the form, however, this is a deadly moveset and will surely hit you like a truck.
- Mud Shot is the best fast move in the game in terms of energy gain. Three of Landorus’ charge moves are 2-bar. So you need to use some immaculate dodging techniques to make your counters last longer.
- Outrage is another move to fear due to its widespread neutral coverage and immense power.
- Rock Throw is a hard-hitting fast move and sports good DPS in combination with any charge move.
- Rock Slide does decent damage but is super-effective against pure ice-types.
- Focus Blast can be deadly as it hits many of the counters for super-effective damage.
- In short, dodging should definitely be included when you do this raid.
Without any weather or friendship boosts, our simulator has a TTW with Mamoswine and Weavile with just 443s and 435s respectively. Accordingly, a trio is more than possible and under ideal conditions, either form of Landorus can be duod.
Conclusion
Landorus comes with an incredible moveset, great stats, and a legendary status to occupy the throne of the Ground type meta. Countering it is not that much of a challenge since both of its weaknesses (one of them being 2x) boast of Pokémon with exceptional stats. However, Landorus has a good set of moves that even offer coverage against some of its best counters. As such, dodging is a must for a potion-efficient performance.
The Ground type meta has long been devoid of exceptional Pokémon with an exceptional moveset. Gen V has brought in a legendary magic lamp, out of which comes a Genie with the crown for the king of the Ground types.