Is Landorus Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Requires both Tornadus and Thundurus in party. Ground/Flying with AbilitySand Force and 125 Attack. Available through soaring after meeting the prerequisite. One of the strongest non-box legendaries in the game.
Landorus resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Landorus resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Landorus resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
Landorus resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Landorus resists most of Norman's coverage and hits back hard.
Landorus has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Landorus has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Landorus has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Landorus has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Landorus has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Landorus trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Landorus has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Landorus has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Landorus on Mirage Spots (interact, Lv 50). LIMITED; Soaring near Fortree City; Tornadus and Thundurus in party. Soar near Fortree City with both Tornadus and Thundurus in your party to encounter a dark storm cloud.
How to Get Landorus in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Landorus in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. It's available in Black & White, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, or Legends: Arceus and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.
Landorus is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Landorus Weakness
Ice and Water moves hit Landorus for super-effective damage. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Electric and Ground-type moves can't touch it at all. With 89 HP and balanced defenses, Landorus can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Water |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric, Ground |
What is Landorus Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Landorus
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Prinplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Croconaw Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Landorus View Croconaw builds →Ice Fang 4x61-71% Surf 2x51-61% | ||
 Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Landorus View Feraligatr builds →Ice Fang 4x70-84% Surf 2x63-74% | ||
 Clamperl Water | C | |
Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Landorus View Feraligatr builds →Ice Fang 4x73-86% Surf 2x64-76% | ||
Clamperl Water | C | |
Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Landorus View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x164-193%KO Dive 2x51-60% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
 Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Landorus View Samurott builds →Blizzard 4x132-156%KO Surf 2x82-97% | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Landorus View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x161-189%KO Dive 2x50-59% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Landorus View Samurott builds →Blizzard 4x130-153%KO Surf 2x80-95% | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Landorus View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x161-189%KO Dive 2x50-59% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Clawitzer Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Landorus View Clawitzer builds →Ice Beam 4x116-137%KO Surf 2x87-103%KO | ||
Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Landorus View Samurott builds →Ice Beam 4x106-125%KO Surf 2x79-93% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Weavile can KO Landorus with Ice Shard (129-152%). Gyarados threatens a KO with Waterfall (97-114%).
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Landorus View Weavile builds →Knock Off52-61% Ice Shard 4x129-152%KO Pursuit32-38% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Landorus View Gyarados builds →Waterfall 2x97-114%KO | ||
Landorus Evolutions
A Ground/Flying-type legendary, Landorus doesn't evolve or breed. At 600 total stats, it's meant to stand on its own. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
ORAS Landorus Best Moveset
AbilitySheer Force boosts moves with secondary effects at zero Held ItemLife Orb recoil cost. 125 Attack and 115 Sp. Atk fire Ground/Flying TermStab from both sides at 101 Speed. Fairy types don't threaten Ground/Flying. The moveset earns S-tier through boosted power that works independently of type shifts.
Best Build
Landorus best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock
- Explosion
- Sludge Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Landorus's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Earthquake and Earth Power gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Lands visited by Landorus grant such bountiful crops that it has been hailed as “The Guardian of the Fields.”
From the forces of lightning and wind, it creates energy to give nutrients to the soil and make the land abundant.
Landorus Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire meta, At 600 BST, Landorus is built different. We rank it B-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a sweeper. Earthpower with Life Orb is the standard set.
Landorus is a static encounter at Mirage Spots in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Landorus appears at level 50. Prerequisite: LIMITED; Soaring near Fortree City; Tornadus and Thundurus in party. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Run Sheer Force on Landorus. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Landorus also gets Sand Force, but they don't compare. With base 101 Speed, Sheer Force gives Landorus an edge before opponents can react.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Landorus fills the sweeper role. It's a mixed attacker with base 125 Attack and 115 Sp. Atk. Base 101 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
Game Availability
Landorus has appeared in 9 games since Black & White, spanning 6 generations. As a Legendary, it's typically a one-per-save encounter tied to the story or post-game content.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves