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Pokémon Go Landorus counters, weaknesses and moveset, including Therian Forme Landorus explained

How to beat the Abundance Pokémon in Pokémon Go!

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Landorus, the Abundance Pokémon, can occasionally be found floating over the world of Pokémon Go.

Part of the Gen 5 Forces of Nature trio, Landorus is also known as 'the good one' in Pokémon Go, given how laughably bad the other two are. While Thundurus and Tornadus are mostly just Pokédex fillers - a shame as they are Legendary Pokémon - Landorus is actually fairly useful.

Like its cousins, Landorus has two Formes - Incarnate Forme and Therian Forme. It's tough to remember which is which, so for sake of ease: Incarnate is the 'sitting up' one and Therian is the 'sky cat', or 'Lando Catrissian' Forme. Each has its uses - and its own stats - and we’ll cover how to catch both in this guide.

Like other Legendary Pokémon in Pokémon Go, Landorus can be found be in five-star raids. There's also a chance that you'll encounter Landorus as a reward for battling in the Go Battle League, depending on the Season in Pokémon Go.

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Landorus counters and weaknesses in Pokémon Go

Here are the counters and weaknesses for Landorus - both Incarnate and Therian Formes - which will help you add it to your Pokédex in Pokémon Go:

  • Landorus types: Flying and Ground-type
  • Landorus is double-weak against: Ice-type attacks
  • Landorus is weak against: Water-type attacks
  • Landorus is strong against: Ground, Poison, Fighting, Electric and Bug-type attacks
  • Landorus Mega counters: Mega Abomasnow, Mega Blastoise, Mega Gyarados, Primal Kyogre and Mega Glalie
  • Landorus counters: Mamoswine, Galarian Darmanitan, Glaceon, Mewtwo (with Ice Beam),Kyogre and Abomasnow. Weavile is a great counter too, but beware how glassy it is!
  • Number of players to beat Landorus: With a reasonable set of counters, three players at Level 40 is perfectly reasonable.
  • Tactics: Double-weakness to Ice is snow joke. Bring a strong Mega Abomasnow to pump up your fellow Trainers’ Ice-type Pokémon and then make it rain (snow? hail?) with your strongest Ice-type attackers.
  • Other Landorus notes: There is a shiny available, and shinies are caught automatically after a raid as long as you connect with one of your Premier Balls. Use a Pinap Berry, take a screenshot and then enjoy catching yourself a new shiny!

Incarnate Forme Landorus CP in Pokémon Go

The two forms have slightly different numbers to be aware of. If you’re up against Incarnate Forme Landorus in raids, you can expect the following CP levels:

  • Raid Boss CP - 47,444 CP
  • CP range when being caught - 2050 CP
  • Weather Boosted (Sunny, Clear or Windy) CP range when being caught - 2563 CP

Therian Forme Landorus CP in Pokémon Go

If Landorus is in its Therian Forme you can expect the following:

  • Raid Boss CP - 51,858 CP
  • Normal CP for catching Therian Forme Landorus - 2151-2241 CP
  • Weather Boost CP (Clear) for catching Therian Forme Landorus - 2688-2801 CP

Landorus and Therian Forme Landorus Moveset in Pokémon Go

Landorus can use a variety of charged and fast moves in Pokémon Go, including:

Incarnate Forme Landorus.

Possible Fast Moves:

  • Mud Shot (Ground)
  • Rock Throw (Rock)

Possible Charged Moves:

  • Earth Power (Ground)
  • Focus Blast (Fighting)
  • Outrage (Dragon)
  • Rock Slide (Rock)

If you catch a Therian Forme Thundurus, then you can expect it to have a different moveset. The moves available to Therian Forme Thundurus include:

Therian Forme Landorus

Possible Therian Forme Fast Moves:

  • Extrasensory (Psychic)
  • Mud Shot (Ground)

Possible Therian Forme Charged Moves:

  • Bulldoze (Ground)
  • Earthquake (Ground)
  • Stone Edge (Rock)
  • Superpower (Fighting)

The World of Wonders season has come to Pokémon Go, which has brought the World of Wonders quest. Don't forget to try out Routes, Gift Exchange and Party Play while you're hunting down rare Pokémon, fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases.

Everything we know about Landorus

Landorus acts as the master of the original Forces of Nature trio, which also includes Tornadus and Thundurus.

An additional Pokémon was added to this group in Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Enamorus - making this trio a quartet. It’s not yet in the game, but it’s one to be aware of at a later date!

Tornadus and Thundurus are the other members of the original Forces of Nature trio.

As the master of the group, its Landorus’ duty to ensure that Tornadus and Thundurus don’t wreak havoc on the Unova region. This led the humans of this land to construct a shrine for Landorus in thanks for its protection.

Like Tornadus and Thundurus, Landorus represents a different physical domain of the world. Landorus, unsurprisingly, represents the land we walk upon, which is why it's the one who protects it from the other members of the trio.

Landorus also takes inspiration from the kami, a holy being from Shinto mythology, Inari Ōkami, who was the kami of foxes, agriculture, rice and fertility just to name a few.

The Therian Forme for Landorus was released alongside Pokémon Dream Radar, which was an app for the Nintendo 3DS.

Good luck catching Landorus - whichever form you're aiming for!

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