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**To use Landorus Therian effectively in the current VGC format, leverage its Ground/Flying type typing and build around its top-performing movesets.** Landorus Therian appears as a prominent choice in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Landorus Therian fits in a VGC team.
The most common build highlights Intimidate, Choice Scarf and Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32. Its frequent moves include Stomping Tantrum, U-turn, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Crunch, and Taunt. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.
Defensively, Landorus Therian has important weaknesses to ice 4x, water 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as Indeedee-F, Rillaboom, Gholdengo, Grimmsnarl, and Incineroar appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.
MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Landorus Therian. Open the Landorus Therian teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Landorus Therian with other Pokémon in the active format.
The best moveset for Landorus Therian in the current competitive meta typically features the moves Stomping Tantrum, U-turn, Earthquake, Rock Slide.
In the Pokémon Champions meta, Landorus Therian can be countered by exploiting its weaknesses (ice 4x, water 2x) and using effective check/counter teams.
The best item for Landorus Therian is typically Choice Scarf, based on high-level tournament and ladder stats.
Usage statistics and battle data compiled from Pokémon Showdown usage reports and official Play! Pokémon VGC tournament results.
External sources cited: Pokémon Showdown | Play! Pokémon