Pokémon GO Landorus Therian Legendary Raid: Best Counters & DPS Ranking

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Recommended Counter Teams vs Landorus Therian

Switch counter team panel (Pattern / Weather / XL Candy Bonus)

Top 6 recommended attackers across 4 sort axes (DPS / TDO x Legendaries inclusion) with an XL Candy Bonus toggle. XL Candy Bonus ON includes a type-matching Mega in the party (at natural rank or 6th slot). Selecting weather re-ranks Top 6.

Pattern: DPS (Legendaries allowed) DPS (no Legendaries) TDO (Legendaries allowed) TDO (no Legendaries)

Include a Mega that triggers XL Candy Bonus Include a Mega that triggers XL Candy Bonus

Weather:

Note: When XL Candy Bonus is on, only slot 6 may change.

Pattern: DPS (Legendaries allowed) / Weather: None / XL Candy Bonus: Off

Kyurem WhiteDPS 53.2

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

Shadow WeavileDPS 46.7

Ice Shard

Avalanche

Mega Mewtwo YDPS 46.1

Psycho Cut

Ice Beam

Shadow MamoswineDPS 44.1

Powder Snow

Avalanche

Kyurem BlackDPS 43.7

Dragon Tail

Freeze Shock

Shadow Porygon ZDPS 41.6

Lock-On

Blizzard

Note: a non-Mega and its Mega form may appear together (e.g., Rayquaza + Mega Rayquaza). With JavaScript enabled, radio + checkbox + weather buttons let you switch dynamically.

🏆 Recommended Counters Ranking (Top 20)

Ranked by DPS vs Boss. Click the "DPS" or "TDO" column header in each table to re-sort. Consider both DPS and TDO (cumulative damage = DPS × Time To Faint) for a balanced view. The DPS Rank / TDO Rank columns are fixed annotations showing original rank in the source data even after sorting.

Landorus Therian — ⚡ Top 12 aura-matched Megas

Megas whose aura type overlaps with this boss's type. Top pick: Mega Swampert.

⚡ Mega-Evolution raid bonuses:
・Damage: while a Mega is on the field, all allies get +10% damage (regardless of type). Moves whose type matches the Mega's type are upgraded to +30% instead.
・Catch candy bonus: while you have a Mega evolved, every Pokémon caught gives +1 candy at Base Mega level, or +2 candies at High / Max Mega level (regardless of type).
・Candy XL chance: only triggers when your Mega is at High level or above AND you catch a Pokémon that shares a type with the Mega (type-matched only).
⚡-badged Megas trigger the same-type +30% damage bonus / XL Candy chance against this boss.
Primal Kyogre (Water/Electric/Bug), Primal Groudon (Fire/Ground/Grass) and Mega Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying/Psychic) emit a 3-type aura instead of the standard own-types only.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	4	Mega Swampert Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ground)	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	31.7	576.4
2	1	Mega Rayquaza Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent*	29.9	874.6
3	2	Mega Salamence Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Hydro Pump	23.5	760.3
4	5	Mega Charizard Y Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	23.4	457.1
5	6	Mega Garchomp Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ground)	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe	23.0	447.8

Show ranks 6-12 (remaining 7)

6	9	Primal Groudon Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ground)	Dragon Tail / Fire Blast	21.5	329.5
7	3	Mega Dragonite Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor*	21.3	689.1
8	7	Mega Pidgeot Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Gust* / Brave Bird	21.0	424.5
9	8	Mega Aerodactyl Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	18.3	361.9
10	12	Mega Camerupt Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ground)	Incinerate / Overheat	17.4	153.7
11	11	Mega Steelix Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ground)	Iron Tail / Heavy Slam	13.8	240.8
12	10	Mega Pinsir Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Bug Bite / X-Scissor	12.0	310.2

Landorus Therian — Top 20 Mega counters (with Mega Aura badges)

All Mega-tier counters. Top pick: Mega Mewtwo Y. ⚡ badge marks Megas whose aura matches this boss's type.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	1	Mega Mewtwo Y Mega	Psycho Cut / Ice Beam	46.1	1093.8
2	3	Mega Mewtwo X Mega	Psycho Cut / Ice Beam	44.8	868.1
3	12	Mega Glalie Mega	Ice Shard / Avalanche	40.9	498.7
4	4	Primal Kyogre Mega	Waterfall / Avalanche	40.8	855.2
5	6	Mega Abomasnow Mega	Powder Snow / Blizzard	37.1	715.3

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	10	Mega Gardevoir Mega	Magical Leaf / Triple Axel	35.2	561.9
7	9	Mega Swampert Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ground)	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	31.7	576.4
8	11	Mega Blastoise Mega	Water Gun / Ice Beam	31.3	502.4
9	17	Mega Lopunny Mega	Pound / Triple Axel	30.6	336.4
10	2	Mega Rayquaza Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent*	29.9	874.6
11	7	Mega Gyarados Mega	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	28.9	700.0
12	15	Mega Sharpedo Mega	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	28.7	358.0
13	8	Mega Slowbro Mega	Water Gun / Ice Beam	27.1	628.5
14	18	Mega Alakazam Mega	Confusion / Psychic*	24.0	316.6
15	19	Mega Blaziken Mega	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	23.8	183.1
16	20	Mega Gengar Mega	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	23.6	174.6
17	5	Mega Salamence Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Hydro Pump	23.5	760.3
18	13	Mega Charizard Y Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	23.4	457.1
19	14	Mega Garchomp Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Ground)	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe	23.0	447.8
20	16	Mega Sceptile Mega	Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant*	22.0	353.7

Landorus Therian — Top 20 counters (Normal + Shadow, excluding Mega)

Landorus Therian is a legendary raid boss. Weak to Ice, Water. Top DPS counters sorted by per-second damage against this boss. Attackers assumed at Level 50 IV15, including Shadow attack bonus; no weather/aura boost applied. Best overall: Kyurem White. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Kyurem White.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	1	Kyurem White Legendary	Ice Fang / Ice Burn	53.2	896.7
2	5	Shadow Weavile Shadow	Ice Shard / Avalanche	46.7	576.6
3	10	Shadow Mamoswine Shadow	Powder Snow / Avalanche	44.1	501.2
4	3	Kyurem Black Legendary	Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock	43.7	735.4
5	17	Shadow Porygon Z Shadow	Lock-On / Blizzard	41.6	396.1

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	4	Baxcalibur	Ice Fang / Blizzard	41.4	601.6
7	14	Darmanitan Galarian Standard	Ice Fang / Avalanche	40.9	420.0
8	7	Weavile	Ice Shard / Avalanche	39.3	558.4
9	11	Glaceon	Ice Shard / Avalanche	38.9	478.7
10	6	Shadow Mewtwo Shadow	Psycho Cut / Ice Beam	38.7	558.4
11	8	Shadow Kyogre Shadow	Waterfall / Avalanche	37.6	549.9
12	9	Mamoswine	Powder Snow / Avalanche	37.5	504.4
13	20	Shadow Sneasel Shadow	Ice Shard / Avalanche	37.2	338.8
14	18	Shadow Aurorus Shadow	Frost Breath / Weather Ball Ice	36.9	366.8
15	2	Shadow Articuno Shadow	Ice Shard / Blizzard	36.9	882.6
16	15	Shadow Cloyster Shadow	Ice Shard / Avalanche	36.8	413.8
17	16	Jynx	Frost Breath / Avalanche	36.4	407.4
18	19	Shadow Piloswine Shadow	Ice Shard / Avalanche	35.6	355.7
19	13	Vanilluxe	Frost Breath / Avalanche*	35.2	433.4
20	12	Shadow Walrein Shadow	Frost Breath / Blizzard	34.6	468.4

Landorus Therian — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow; legendaries OK)

Other strong picks (legendaries included) not already listed in the sections above. Top pick: Porygon Z.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	16	Porygon Z	Lock-On / Blizzard	34.4	388.1
2	5	Cetitan	Ice Shard / Avalanche	34.0	549.1
3	11	Avalugg Hisuian	Powder Snow / Blizzard	33.5	452.8
4	7	Kyurem Legendary	Dragon Breath / Glaciate*	33.5	516.8
5	4	Mewtwo Legendary	Psycho Cut / Ice Beam	33.3	572.6

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	12	Frosmoth	Powder Snow / Ice Beam	33.1	436.9
7	8	Mr Rime	Ice Shard / Triple Axel	32.5	470.4
8	20	Sneasel	Ice Shard / Avalanche	31.5	340.6
9	6	Kyogre Legendary	Waterfall / Avalanche	31.4	534.3
10	1	Articuno Legendary	Ice Shard / Blizzard	31.3	868.4
11	3	Avalugg	Ice Fang / Avalanche	31.0	574.4
12	17	Aurorus	Frost Breath / Weather Ball Ice	30.9	365.3
13	15	Cloyster	Ice Shard / Avalanche	30.5	406.9
14	19	Piloswine	Ice Shard / Avalanche	30.1	355.1
15	9	Cryogonal	Frost Breath / Triple Axel	30.0	466.6
16	13	Zamazenta Crowned Shield Legendary	Ice Fang / Behemoth Bash	29.7	427.7
17	10	Walrein	Frost Breath / Blizzard	29.6	462.3
18	2	Regice Legendary	Lock-On / Blizzard	29.1	626.2
19	18	Beartic	Powder Snow / Ice Punch	28.8	357.1
20	14	Genesect Chill Legendary	Fury Cutter / Ice Beam	28.4	424.2

Landorus Therian — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow, no Legendary)

Alternatives if you don't have a Mega, Shadow, or Legendary roster. Top pick: Abomasnow.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	2	Abomasnow	Powder Snow / Blizzard	28.2	445.8
2	12	Sandslash Alolan	Powder Snow / Blizzard	28.1	301.3
3	1	Lapras	Ice Shard* / Blizzard	27.5	484.6
4	13	Arctibax	Ice Fang / Avalanche	27.4	287.2
5	18	Crabominable	Bubble / Ice Punch	27.4	260.9

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	7	Ninetales Alolan	Powder Snow / Blizzard	27.3	352.4
7	16	Quaquaval	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	27.0	265.3
8	9	Glalie	Frost Breath / Avalanche	26.9	320.2
9	6	Greninja	Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon*	26.8	354.3
10	11	Clawitzer	Water Gun / Ice Beam	26.8	302.7
11	15	Froslass	Powder Snow / Avalanche	26.8	266.6
12	17	Kingler	Bubble / Crabhammer	26.4	261.4
13	4	Gardevoir	Magical Leaf / Triple Axel	26.2	376.9
14	19	Inteleon	Water Gun / Surf	25.9	241.2
15	20	Rotom Frost	Thunder Shock / Blizzard	25.7	215.2
16	3	Tsareena	Magical Leaf / Triple Axel	25.6	429.8
17	5	Feraligatr	Ice Fang / Ice Beam	25.5	357.2
18	8	Primarina	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon*	25.3	348.9
19	10	Samurott	Waterfall / Blizzard	24.9	315.7
20	14	Empoleon	Waterfall / Blizzard	24.8	277.7