Hello students! My name is Professor Noctowl, and today, I wish to draw attention to Landorus Therian. This member of the Forces of Nature, despite being in the same leagues as titans like Primal Groudon, is still a wonderful Ground Type pick. Grab your notebooks, class is in session. For those who wish to do their research independently, our raw data can be found here. And for those who wish for a simple visual guide, go ahead and take a look at the below visual guide by CaptGoldfish.

NOTE: Some visual guides will be outdated for the duration of GO FEST. They will remain mostly accurate, but lack modern counters, such as the Mega Mewtwo duo, or Eternatus. Not only that, please note that some raids will not be covered in an article for GO FEST, due to the sheer volume. Our team has decided that the best call is to only cover raids who are within the top 10 counters in their type. If you’re looking for a counter that does not have an article, feel free to use pokebattler.com

Course Schedule

This counter is one of many GO FEST raids. There are too many to put a coherent schedule here, but rest assured, pretty much every legendary, mega, and shadow under the sun will be going at some point. Look to your local GO FEST event or the Pokebattler.com raid schedule to see exactly what raids will be going.

Like Mega Garchomp before it, this Ground type finds itself doubly weak to Ice, with no way to produce an answer for the frozen threat.

Effectiveness	Types
Double Resist (0.4x)	Ground
Resist (0.6x)	Fighting Poison Bug Electric
Neutral	Normal Flying Rock Ghost Steel Fire Grass Psychic Dragon Dark Fairy
Super Effective (1.6x)	Water
Double Super Effective (2.6x)	Ice

Landorus Therian’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Earthquake
• Stone Edge
• Bulldoze
• Superpower
• Return
• Sandsear Storm

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Landorus Therian. As always, the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the Third Ranked will have their best moveset alternatives in a table with their rankings and a table detailing their defensive prowess against the charge moves listed above.

White Kyurem A

Best Moveset: Ice Fang / Ice Burn

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Ice Fang	Ice Burn	100%
Dragon Breath	Ice Burn	79%
Steel Wing	Ice Burn	77%
Ice Fang	Blizzard	76%
Dragon Breath	Blizzard	58%
Steel Wing	Blizzard	55%

Black Kyurem A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Dragon Tail	Freeze Shock	100%
Shadow Claw	Freeze Shock	96%
Dragon Tail	Blizzard	76%
Shadow Claw	Blizzard	72%
Dragon Tail	Outrage	44%
Dragon Tail	Stone Edge	41%

Primal Kyogre A

Best Moveset: Waterfall / Avalanche

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Waterfall	Avalanche	100%
Waterfall	Blizzard	90%
Waterfall	Origin Pulse	86%
Waterfall	Surf	82%
Waterfall	Hydro Pump	78%
Waterfall	Return	64%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Earthquake	—	—	—
Stone Edge	⚔	⚔	—
Superpower	⚔	⚔	—
Bulldoze	—	—	—

Shadow Mamoswine A

Best Moveset: Powder Snow / Avalanche

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Abomasnow A

Best Moveset: Powder Snow / Weather Ball

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Baxcalibur

We here at Pokebattler Pokémon Research Institute can’t expect you to have the best counters every time. So, here are some of our other best options, most of which will be easier to find than the members of the Dean’s List.

Shadow Kyogre A

Best Moveset: Waterfall / Avalanche

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Mewtwo A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Ice Beam

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mamoswine A

Best Moveset: Powder Snow / Avalanche

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Regigigas A

Best Moveset: Hidden Power / Crush Grip

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Glalie A

Best Moveset: Ice Shard / Avalanche

DPS★★☆☆☆

Tank★★☆☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Of course, besides our 10 best counters, there are plenty of Pokémon that also work against Landorus Therian. Here are a few star choices, worthy of praise.

A	Mega GardevoirGlaceonCetitanShadow WeavileShadow ArticunoMewtwoKyogreMega SwampertShadow AbomasnowMr. RimeShadow WalreinShadow AurorusRegigigasVanilluxeShadow RegiceAvaluggGalarian DarmanitanArticunoMega Lopunny

Sometimes, the weather can be your most powerful ally. In certain weather conditions, certain Pokémon on our list excel. The most transformative cases are noted below.

Snow

Baxcalibur (1.2)Mamoswine (1.2)Mega Glalie (1.3)

Overall, Landorus Therian is quite easy. Having that incredibly glaring weak point makes fighting pokemon like this easy, but does not detract from their usefulness, as you can choose when to put it in. Of course, if you wish to do more research on your box’s best Pokémon for the job, Pokebattler.com itself can be a great help! Remember, the best counter is the one you have powered up and ready to go. I grant extra credit to those who use their best friend bonus and the weather to their advantage. Class dismissed!