Landorus (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

'''Landorus''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ランドロス''' ''Landlos'') is a dual-type {{2t|Ground|Flying}} [[Legendary Pokémon]] introduced in [[Generation V]].

Its Therian Forme was officially revealed on May 12, 2012.

Along with {{p|Tornadus}}, {{p|Thundurus}}, and {{p|Enamorus}}, it is a part of the [[Forces of Nature]]<!--, serving as its [[trio master]]-->.

==Biology==

In Incarnate Forme, Landorus is an orange, muscular humanoid {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, which resembles a genie. It is a male-only species with no female counterpart. On its forehead are three, sharp, pink horns arranged in a slight, upwards arch. Landorus has white hair shaped like a short log on top of its head, a jagged white mustache, and two pointed orange ears on either side of its head. Its eyes are yellow with beady white irises and no visible pupils. The front of Landorus's body is covered in dark pink spots, most of them shaped like diamonds, pebbles, and {{wp|magatama}}s. Its broad chest consists of two joined diamond-shaped pectorals, its shoulders and elbows are adorned with magatama shapes, and on top of its navel is a teardrop, all colored dark pink. It has two spotted muscular arms, with five fingers on each hand. Its lower body consists of a trailing cloud, with a long, curling, brown branch or root-like tail. Landorus's tail has various flat protrusions running its span, each spotted in dark pink on its edge surface.

Landorus is the [[Signature move|only known Pokémon]] capable of learning the move {{m|Sandsear Storm}}.

===Forms===

In Therian Forme, Landorus is an orange, lean, quadrupedal Pokémon with feline features. The horns on its head are now thinner and arranged closer together in a downwards arch. While its hair remains the same; its mustache now takes on a more fanged maw-like appearance, curving around its head to behind its ears, which have now become smaller and rounder. Its eyes remain yellow, but with larger irises that still lack visible pupils. Its chest remains broad and unchanged, while its navel is bejeweled with a beige gem. Landorus's back and lower legs are striped with dark pink, and its biceps and triceps are adorned with dark pink magatama designs. It has four trailing cloud-covered paws, each with three sharp dark pink claws. Its tail remains largely unchanged.

==Game data==

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{{Dex/Entry1|v=White|entry=The energy that comes pouring from its tail increases the nutrition in the soil, making crops grow to great size.}}

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{{Dex/Entry1|v=X|t=FFF|entry=Lands visited by Landorus grant such bountiful crops that it has been hailed as "The Guardian of the Fields."}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Omega Ruby|t=fff|entry=Lands visited by Landorus grant such bountiful crops that it has been hailed as "The Guardian of the Fields."}}

{{Dex/Entry1|v=Alpha Sapphire|t=FFF|entry=From the forces of lightning and wind, it creates energy to give nutrients to the soil and make the land abundant.}}

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{{Dex/NE|[[Generation IX]]}}

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|defense=179

|fast={{m|Mud Shot}}, {{m|Extrasensory}}

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{{evobox/Formes

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|forme1=Incarnate Forme

|item1=Reveal Glass

|loc1=From the {{color2|000|Pokémon world}}

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|loc2=From the {{color2|000|Interdream Zone}}

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===Sprites===

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{{Spritebox/5/2Forms/B2W2|ndex=645|form1=T}}

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==Trivia==

===Origin===

In Therian Forme, Landorus mostly resembles a predatory mammal, such as a tiger or other large feline. It is also loosely inspired by the {{wp|White Tiger (China)|White Tiger}} (Chinese: 白虎 ''Báihǔ'') of the {{wp|Four Symbols|Chinese Four Symbols}}.<ref>Redacción Hobby Consolas (September 20, 2012). "[https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/jamas-hubo-pokemon-como-kyurem-43611 Jamás hubo un Pokémon como Kyurem]." ''Hobby Consolas''. (Spanish)</ref> This inspiration is alluded to in {{g|Legends: Arceus}}; the White Tiger represents the west, and in [[Hisui]], Landorus roams the western [[Obsidian Fieldlands]] area. Additionally, Landorus may draw inspirations from {{wp|Tezcatlipoca}} or {{wp|Tepēyōllōtl}}, gods from the {{wp|Aztec mythology}} that resemble a jaguar.

|zh_cmn=土地雲 / 土地云 ''Tǔdìyún''|zh_cmnmeaning=From {{tt|土地 ''tǔdì''|land}} and {{tt|雲 / 云 ''yún''|cloud}}

|zh_yue=土地雲 ''Tóudeihwàhn''|zh_yuemeaning=From {{tt|土地 ''tóudeih''|land}} and {{tt|雲 ''wàhn''|cloud}}

|ru=Ландорус ''Landorus''|rumeaning=Transcription of English name

|th=แลนโดลอส ''Laendolot''|thmeaning=Transcription of Japanese name

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''Incarnate Forme''

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|vi=Dạng hiện thân

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''Therian Forme''

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|fr=Forme Totémique

|de=Tiergeistform

|id=Bentuk Therian{{tt|*|Pokémon GO}}<br>Bentuk Theria{{tt|*|Official site}}

|it=Forma Totem

|vi=Dạng linh thiêng

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