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The best Landorus (Therian Forme) Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) has the Sand Force ability, and the Shell Bell held item. Read on to learn what the best Landorus (Therian Forme) Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.
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| Best Landorus (Therian Forme) Tera Builds | ||
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Landorus (Therian Forme) ![]()
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Tera Type | Nature | ||||
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Adamant (↑Stat, ↓Stat) |
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| EV Spread | ||||||
| HP: 252 |
Atk: 252 |
Def: 4 |
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| Ability | Moveset | |||||
| Intimidate | ・
Swords Dance
・ Sandsear Storm ・ Earthquake ・ Smack Down |
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| Held Item | ||||||
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The best ability for Landorus (Therian Forme) in Tera Raid Battles is Intimidate. This lowers the Raid Pokemon's Attack stat freely at the start of the battle.
Alternatively, you can use Landorus in its Incarnate Forme with Sandstorm and Sand Force, at the cost of lowering your Attack in exchange for a higher base Speed.
We also recommend getting a Landorus (Therian Forme) with a Ground Tera Type to further synergize with your Ground-type moves. As a Physical Attacker, Adamant nature would be best.
Best Tera Types: Best Pokemon to Terastallize
Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards Bulky Offense. Max out your HP and Atk EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Def. Give it Shell Bell to help Landorus recover HP when dealing damage.
| Landorus (Therian Forme) Tera Raid Turn-by-Turn Counter Strategy | |
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| Turns 1~3 | Use Swords Dance to maximize Landorus' Attack stat. |
| Optional | Use Sandsear Storm to Deal damage and inflict a Burn against the Raid Pokemon. |
| Turns 5~7 | Use Earthquake to deal damage and build Tera Orb charge. |
| Turns 8+ | Terastallize and continue using Earthquake. |
Start Tera Raid battles by using Swords Dance to maximize Landorus' Attack stat. You can also use Sandsear Storm to try and inflict a burn against the Raid Pokemon at a 20% chance.
After setting up, use Earthquake to deal damage and build Tera Orb charge. If the Raid Pokemon has a Flying Tera type, or the ability Levitate, you can use Smack Down first to remove its Ground-type immunity before using Earthquake.
Once you have enough Tera Orb charge, Terastallize into a pure Ground-type to deal even more damage against the Raid Pokemon, allowing you to win faster.
| Earthquake(+6 Atk, Ground Tera) 976 ~ 1,150 (12.8 ~ 15.1%) |
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| Earthquake(+6 Atk, Ground Tera) 1,952 ~ 2,300 (25.6 ~ 30.2%) |
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| Super Effective (2x) |
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| Not Very Effective (x0.5) | |
| No Effect (x0) |
This Landorus (Therian Forme) Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock and Steel Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Water, or Grass Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Landorus (Therian Forme) will be weak to these Types as a Ground-Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness
| How to Make Best Landorus (Therian Forme) Tera Raid Build |
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Landorus is currently only available by transfer from Pokemon Legends: Arceus using Pokemon HOME.
Pokemon HOME Support Release Date
If the Landorus (Therian Forme) build you are following requires it to have a different Tera type, you will need to have 50 Tera Shards of the type you need, and bring it to Medali to have your Pokemon's Tera Type changed.
| Item | Effect |
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An item used to change the form of Tornadus, Thundurus, Landorus, or Enamorus between their Incarnate and Therian Forms. |
You can change Landorus' Form from Incarnate Forme to Therian Forme using the Reveal Glass Key Item.
The Reveal Glass can be obtained in the Special Auction in Porto Marinada if you have any member of the Forces of Nature in your Boxes or Party.
Special Auctions: All Form Change Items at Porto Marinada

EV train Landorus (Therian Forme) according to the build's EV spread using Vitamins or the traditional way with Power Items and battling Pokemon with the right EV yield.
If you have the money for it, you can just buy 26 HP Up (for HP), 26 Protein (for Atk), and an Iron (for Def). All of these items can be bought at a Chansey Supply shop and it will cost you ₽530,000 in total.
Alternatively, you can use Power Items that you can buy at a Delibird Presents shop for ₽10,000 each. Have your Pokemon hold the respective Power Item while defeating the Pokemon listed below.
| Held Item | Number of Pokemon to Defeat | Defeat Any of These Pokemon |
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(For HP EVs) |
28 in Total (To get 252 HP EVs) |
・Azurill ・Lechonk ・Paldean Wooper Location: South of Los Platos |
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(For Attack EVs) |
28 in Total (To get 252 Attack EVs) |
・Shinx ・Growlithe ・Yungoos ・Nymble Location: South Province (Area 3) |
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(For Defense EVs) |
1 in Total (To get 4 Defense EVs) |
・Tarountula Location: South of Lost Platos |

After EV training it, head to Montenevera and talk to the man with an Abomasnow near the Pokemon Center. He will hyper train your Pokemon using Bottle Caps.
A Bottle Cap can be bought at the Delibird Presents shops for ₽20,000 after getting 6 Gym Badges. 1 Bottle Cap is needed for each stat that will be maxed out.
Hyper Training: How to Increase IVs

Next, level it up to 100 to maximize its stats. The easiest way to do this is by farming Exp candies from Tera Raid Battles.
How to Level Up Fast: EXP Farming Guide
You can also give your Landorus (Therian Forme) a Held Item to help it when facing off against various Raid Pokemon.
Learn how to find the recommended held item and price from the table below!
| Item Name | Location | Price |
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| Levincia Delibird Presents | ₽20,000 |
Delibird Presents Locations and All Items
The table below includes all the moves Landorus (Therian Forme) learns through level up needed for our recommended builds. Choose the moves depending on the build you are trying to make.
| Level | Move | Type |
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| 1 | Smack Down |
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| 65 | Earthquake |
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| 80 | Sandsear Storm |
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You can have Landorus (Therian Forme) remember moves by going to the "Moves and Stats" menu and pressing A.
The table below includes all the moves Landorus (Therian Forme) learns from TMs needed for our recommended builds. Choose the moves depending on the build you are trying to make.
| TM / Move Name | How to Get Materials |
|---|---|
| TM088 Swords Dance |
![]() Available for Crafting through TM Machine after defeating Team Star's Fighting Crew Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Zangoose Claw x3 ・Gible Scales x3 ・Scyther Claw x3 |

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Best Pokemon for Tera Raid Battles
| Best Pokemon For Raids Per Tera Type | |||||
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Grass |
Water |
Fire |
Electric |
Ice |
Fighting |
Ground |
Poison |
Flying |
Psychic |
Bug |
Rock |
Ghost |
Dragon |
Dark |
Steel |
Fairy |
Normal |
Landorus (Therian Forme) Best Tera Raid Build



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