How GREAT was Landorus ACTUALLY? - History of Landorus in Competitive Pokemon

[@FirstLastname604]

Zane has rightfully earned his doctorate in Landorus Studies

[@archellothewolf2083]

Zane is a gigachad of a writer and a blessing to this channel.

[@bradensmith8682]

His research is the kind that Villainous Teams would kill to steal.

[@vdd1001]

Same as bkc

[@zaneheaston8254]

I am trying not to make a vanity joke, & I’m not resisting well

[@skeetermania3202]

Too bad he mostly does VGC content these days (and the rare Smash Bros video).

[@BromanderInChief]

BKC and Zane were LeBron and DWade for this video frfr

[@jman2050]

“We’re only on page 29” I can only imagine the dread on Kellen’s face when he read that line in the script.

[@MasterTP10]

Stealth Rock was so good on Lando-T in Gen 5, it was a notable move *twice*

[@doubleace11554]

He used double rocks

[@skeetermania3202]

Yo, TP, you maybe should’ve checked the Gen 7 Lando-I set. Talk about madness.

[@elliottchen7947]

@@doubleace11554 charizard now instantly dies on switch in

[@hectorthe501st]

I think that one was meant to be Smack Down, but I find it funny the idea of Landorous setting up stealth rocks twice

[@rosel2452]

Mm6hz9 but ztu😊😢

[@PKR0CKIN]

You know, it’s comforting to know that, despite movie theaters releasing some pretty weak movies, some companies still take time to release really great and well thought out movies, like FSG

[@honjon666]

There must be someone on staff who truly cares about good cinema... :)

[@bluebaron6811]

This film was better than Strange World Change my mind

[@duelme1234]

​@@honjon666 a fellow BKC viewer I see :)

[@ion12]

@Duelme123 this is the film BKC was talking about releasing

[@cradiculous]

@@bluebaron6811 What are you talking about? Strange World is great ...is what I'd say if I was a soulless Disney shill.

[@Arissi]

THEY FINALLY DID IT 1 LANDOILLION VIEWS FOR THIS MASTERPIECE

[@TheGreatestTusk]

My favorite part was when he said it’s Landorin time and Landoed all over the bad guys.

[@Arissi]

@@TheGreatestTusk Truly the Landorus of all time

[@CiderVG]

Y'all still makin' these jokes?

[@EyeWasBored]

@@CiderVG ye

[@0condolences]

​@@TheGreatestTusk cringe

[@doodelay]

I think I speak for everyone when I say - FINALLY! The great Lando debuts

[@roninwarriorsfan]

I've been waiting for Terrakion

[@aninhhai4970]

I've been waiting for this thing to unexist 😊

[@mandalorianhunter1]

@@roninwarriorsfan same here but I hope the video of the rest of the swords are justice are in SV

[@mandalorianhunter1]

I think TTAR should have came since he is in gen 9 already

[@vrrfux4626]

Now we just have to wait for ttar and heatran

[@J3Puffin]

Landorus is the guy at your office who genuinely is as capable and noble a guy as you’ve ever met, to the point, you resent at least a little for being that way, but ultimately still count on because they still get the job done without question every time.

[@brunop.8745]

you hit the nail on the head, Lando-T isn't good because he's OP, he's good because he's reliable and consistent

[@yuomovaeh3028]

​@@brunop.8745 Also the reason he's not banned is that he's somewhat healthy for the meta. Not OP just very versatile.

[@daxdleader719]

Once i understood the value of intimidate + pivot move i unironically thought "it would be even crazier with parting shot" and then it hit me

[@SaimBinHassanRizvi]

I don't understand

[@daxdleader719]

@SaimBinHassanRizvi incineroar gets parting shot + intimidate and it's arguably the best vgc mon of all time

[@mario-nk7be]

@@FringeSpectre sqwak is great it has intim and learns roost and it has parting shot and please dont look at the rest of its movepool

[@jurischwarzer9877]

​Or at its stats

[@sinteleon]

@@mario-nk7be Does it need the rest of the movepool? (granted the stats are a different matter)

[@amateraceon5202]

Every single time a limited dex gets expanded, the OU meta becomes Lando the free and the home of the brave.

[@ThePe5e]

I wouldn't say that has been the case for nearly a decade now though. Like Lando-T was pretty solid in the last few gens but it was hardly the driving central force that shaped the meta. Gen 6 was probably it's peak but after that it was just a good choice to have but nothing overwhelming. Also because most of its later sets where defensive or suicide rocks.

[@idunnohonestly9519]

@@ThePe5e what, it’s been number one undisputed every generation except 6

[@yeet8036]

@@idunnohonestly9519 no? The best one in gen 5 ou is latios or ttar. In gen 7 its pex or magearna. Only in gen 8 it top 1.

[@ThePe5e]

@@idunnohonestly9519 That is not very accurate. It only had some of the highest usage. But high usage doesn't mean it has the same viability. Generally it has only been a threatening force in gen 6 and 7. It dropped of hard in the later gens though and in gen 7 and 8 it was mostly a pivot mon that brought in the powerhouse mons and not the powerhouse itself. For example: - In its deput gen of gen 5, it is clearly worse and not as meta defining as Latios, the weather setters, Ferrothorn, Keldo or Excadrill. In todays gen5 ou viability ranking it's ranked 5th in the A+ rank. - In gen 6 it fells off quite a bit after its peak and when the generation ended. A ton of mega mons are above it and it is currently ranked 34th in the A- rank. - Only in gen 7 and 8 it is still in the top 3 mons of the metagame thanks to its pivot ability.

[@Rarest26]

It’s literally THE best in 7 and 8, and an easy top 5 in BW. 6 is the only gen where it doesn’t rule the whole tier, even though it’s still excellent.

[@WeedleTwineedle]

Fun fact Landorus is considered the abundance Pokemon which is quite fitting considering his journey in competitive Pokémon

[@The_Mister_E]

Oof

[@vincentpaul42]

Ariana what are you doing here?

[@tyhensley9827]

incineroar

[@thatman666]

So it keeps on giving wherever legal.

[@Jarblade101]

Based Weedle appearance

[@GuyFromCanada]

The newest addition to the “My sleepover, my movie.” list. Glorious.

[@grixan8012]

We can finally see Landorus' back sprite after many years of seeing it's front sprite on the opposing side, and we get to see it for 1+ goddamn hour

[@JirenFan123]

Are you saying that you didn't use Lando yourself?

[@Quoise_]

@@JirenFan123 i think they meant because the other Pokémon were always facing it in the other FSG videos since it’s the king of ou

[@catsorafgc]

I assume the reason why Landorus is so smug in his artwork is because he knew how strong he’d be in competitive play. Hasn’t missed a game since is debut either. Can’t wait for him in Gen 9

[@JRose-712]

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[@VictorbrineSC]

Please no. Dondozo, Chien-Pao, Palafin, Gholdengo... Landorus' return is another absolute monster in the meta

[@svenbtb]

@@VictorbrineSC Exactly. Landorus needs to put all the new guys in their place! But seriously I'm curious to see how well he'd do in the world of Gen 9, It's already fun just thinking about which Terra Type would be best for him

[@azeria1]

@@svenbtb steel maybe put ice types in they place and mess with fairy types like fluttermane

[@MtF_doom]

Mfw great tusk

[@Shin3y]

RIP Angel Miranda, truly a great player, and a great person. He will be missed, condolences to his family.

[@legendspectre1683]

What happened?

[@musashikenjii]

He died

[@jamesgiles4517]

Rip

[@sephikong8323]

Honestly, I lowkey expected even longer than 1h15 lmao You know how absurd things are when 75 minutes sounds unexpectedly short

[@RockHoward256]

Believe me, if they didnt just mention first places in the VGC section, this would be like 2h

[@koreankamui98]

2h is generously short imo

[@shanez1215]

You can tell how good the pokemon will be by the video length lol

[@Rarest26]

That’s what happens when you watch FSG as opposed to BKC. You’d be in a retirement home by the time he would start talking about chalk.

[@IgnitedQuils]

Especially since over the years, people often theorized FSG’s video of Landorus would be way too long, but still ended up to be over an hour at least.

[@GymLeaderJasmine]

Not long enough, Landorus’s total analysis should be college thesis level length

[@IschmarVI]

70+ pages is master thesis length (60-100 pages seem to be common, at least in Germany). Even longer than that and we are approaching dissertation territory.

[@That1Guy-0]

This is truly one of THE moments of history

[@ChikaJihyo]

Fsg’s longest video EVER. Love that they even got meta about it at points haha

[@fulltimeslackerii8229]

you’re not funny

[@shade08538]

Rip english

[@Arkantos1900]

One of the moments of Pokemon indeed

[@warnertesla8297]

Overused cringe

[@TalkingVidya]

Even if I'm not a fan of Lando-T, I think when people say "They should ban it to UBERS", they don't really understand that Lando is not "broken" or OP, it's more the fact that his flexibilty makes it REALLY easy to just throw him in your Team to patch up any holes it may have. It's like Incineroar in VGC, not OP by any means, but most of times you can say "sure, why not?" when Team bulding.

[@bentowers3614]

On a personal note as well, this thing alone was the reason I stopped competitively battling until Gen 8. I got so tired of seeing it and having to run it myself just to stay relevant annoyed me so much I just decided to stop.

[@TCStink3]

@@bentowers3614skill issue

[@Cr3zant]

Pretty sure most VGC players say that Incineroar needs to be removed/banned...

[@boliveto]

pokemon is a rock paper scissors game, ultra versatility backed with awesome stats made this uncounterable spock-lizard beast. Shouldve been uber

[@lukebytes5366]

​@@bolivetoa rock that can act like scissors is still weak to paper.

[@yuki_on_ice]

1:13:12 That speech about Landorus made me tear up. He truly is one of the greatest Pokemon of all time.

[@Magic_Ice]

This is an amazing speech I love it

[@darcash1738]

is that a marshmallow on his head?

[@risel56]

With how prominent Lando is in competitive Pokémon, I'm honestly shocked this video isn't twice as long.

[@Entelarmer]

Well, "only" 2 tiers to cover per gen and only 4 gens so far. So there's that.

[@Y0G0FU]

They cut many things short ofc. You cant cover every single matchup and statspread that both Landos had. They kept the Focus on the Important stuff. And for a Pokemon that only has seen 4 Generations 75 Minutes is alot. Its longer then Charizards Remake and that thing was arround since Gen 1 and has 4 Forms :P

[@JamienautMark2]

I feel like 3-4 years ago it would have been a 2 hour video but FSG has gotten pretty good at keeping the videos from getting too bloated and concise.

[@SoggySlopster]

@@Y0G0FU lando therian just BEGGING for us sp attack and speed to be swapped tho… it would be so much better. It has missed potential in its stat spread. No on is using it’s sp attack

[@papershadow]

Now imagine when Tyranitar gets updated

[@yuvalwh]

Seeing Aaron's Landorus hit itself in confusion will always be a tragedy

[@nicholas851]

Unfortunate doesn't even begin to

[@yuvalwh]

​@@nicholas851 hahaha yeah

[@ddhelmet]

​@@nicholas851 This game rewards blind luck and nothing else

[@germanfedyunin4803]

@@ddhelmet I fucking had you I had you Thunderpunch rachi guaranteed OHKO This was the single biggest threat to my fucking team I played around it to the best of my ability And this bullshit After RBY too Enjoy your fucking trophy dude, I quit.

[@brunop.8745]

@@ddhelmet is this a reference to what i'm thinking it is?

[@Darkness3750]

One of the few Pokémon that won’t get hit with the “Unfortunately” line

[@skeetermania3202]

Well, other than one mention.

[@prajjwaljha6897]

​@@skeetermania3202 where is it?

[@kond7664]

@@prajjwaljha6897 1:07:10 according to youtube transcript

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

@@kond7664 That unfortunately is like have an itch for Lando

[@Harmless_Music]

Lando is the embodiment of competitive Pokemon. Organize a set to accomplish a goal, figure out your opponent’s set, and use what tactics you have to shut it down and come out on top. It truly is the mon of all time.

[@cobalt7248]

I'm surprised Lando's analysis isn't like... 5 hours long. Shows how great you're at summarizing even the most noteworthy of competitive Pokémon!

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

Now with Dunphan joining the 50% usage party

[@tuhinkumarkole]

@@陳嘉宇-y4q great tusk I want to see who will be the king when the old king will return

[@kulla8587]

@@tuhinkumarkole it’s pretty exciting to think about since the old king got robbed of some pretty important moves it used to have… but Landorus is known for one thing, and that’s adapting.

[@grunkleg.2934]

​@@kulla8587 Lando did actually get a funny new tool going into Gen 9, that being Taunt. Think your metal bird is gonna Defog right in Lando's face? Taunt

[@skeetermania3202]

@@grunkleg.2934 Is that just a data mine thing?

[@vtmagno23]

Seeing lando, who has been dominant for only 4 gens, get a movie of over an hour makes me excited to see how long the ttar remake takes

[@CoralReaper707]

Everytime I see more tools introduced with each generation that punish landorus therian, I feel nothing but joy.

[@stevenashley27]

And yet it’ll still be great in the meta

[@rios5944]

When megas return, give us mega mamoswine. No superpower can destroy mamoswine

[@RagingBrachy]

Every punishment against Landorus is deserved

[@CoralReaper707]

@@RagingBrachy by far the funniest Landorus punisher is Competitive Wigglytuff

[@RandalfElVikingo]

Smogon should have banned it a long time ago.

[@AshBlossomWorshiper]

My favorite part of the intros are the "And we'll be going over these competative formats" part. Apart from some edge cases, you can tell a lot from how the pokemon faired in VGC. With that in mind, Landerous being viable in every single VGC since launch is crazy and is a testament to how well designed he was from a competative standpoint

[@skimaskedabi]

Youre not wrong about whether it is 'good' or not is usually a tell if vgc is grayed out at the beginning.. but that's more because whomever writes these isn't a vgc player, clearly. A lot of the 'bad' pokemon had sets that were/are niche and or risky and so tournament players don't normally run them. For instance there was no mention of Mantine as a bulky tailwind setter that hard walled zacian, incineroar and kyogre and no way to break it with a lightning rod teammate. Did i mention it gets wide guard too? Which blocks spread moves which were a nightmare to deal with in the restricted formats. and while it wasn't everywhere like incin, it definitely got decent play in series 12 since zacian-kyogre teams were *the* most common archetype in the format. I wish they covered the evolving vgc meta outside of major tournaments like they do for singles

[@SoeZ-M4]

@@skimaskedabi🤢🤢🤢 VGC 🤮🤮🤮

[@skimaskedabi]

@@SoeZ-M4 as a regular player of both singles and vgc i personally prefer vgc if i had to pick. It's more complex and challenging imo. Plus you can make any pokemon work; i used a stunfisk team in the sw/sh double restricted format and finished the season in the top 150 on the ladder

[@snuffysam]

@@skimaskedabi There’s definitely at least one VGC writer that they work with lol, but you are right that the channel is focused primarily on singles. Pretty obvious with how much only-good-in-singles Pokémon outweigh only-good-in-doubles ones as video subjects. But as someone who plays VGC primarily, I don’t mind. Hearing about strategies I’ve never even heard of before is why I come here.

[@skimaskedabi]

@@snuffysam haha yeah its definitely more singles oriented, i knew vgc wasnt a priority when they made several videos about little cup mons without a video about clefairy. I appreciate the content it for what it is but im just saying there's been a few videos where it's like "oh man, this pokemon was *NOT* good at *ALL* ! let's talk about how virtually the same singles set on this pokemon got worse over time." where they could have talked about vgc sets that were more interesting and relevant. Mantine is the first one that jumps to the front of my mind, but there have been several for sure.

[@theblitz1070]

Something really amazing about this video is the music, it's really well scored with how it plays with the common motifs used and the timing of the music to the big moments of the video. Great job on this feature film you guys!

[@stealthy9156]

They've never skipped over so many vgc first places. Lando truly is the greatest of all time

[@Stony2103]

We've waited, and it delivered as much as we've expected. Thanks for the effort, all the people at FSG.

[@SYKim_94]

When your video is the longest in FSG history, elite in singles AND doubles, you know you are without doubt one of the greatest Pokémon ever introduced.

[@LionsEatNoobs]

This is now the longest video on FSG. To be honest, I thought it would have been about 90 minutes, but still damn impressive

[@skeetermania3202]

Maybe it’ll eventually get eclipsed by Ttar when that gets remade. Or Rotom if all formes are covered in one video.

[@Entelarmer]

@@skeetermania3202 Zapdos will be super long, since it has niche in Ubers in first 2 (3?) gens and then some UU appearances, not to mention VGC. And total of 8 Gens (9 if it hits Paldea before the video drops).

[@Drakorre]

Ttar is definitely gonna be longer.

[@bluebaron6811]

Just wait for the Aegislash episode. I give it a chance to be the 2nd longest after Landorus' video.

[@skeetermania3202]

@@bluebaron6811 Why say that?

[@RedStriker212]

Thank you for mentioning that "In memoriam" bit at the end for Angel. Still hard to believe the man's gone. I talked off and on with him in the past; dude was a G.

[@TheKyubiisaan]

39:00 I was sitting like a row behind Marilland, Tamashii and Chuggaaconroy this day watching these matches. I’ll never forget getting to meet them all and watch the spectacle that is the land genie. The ban genie signs man LOL those took me back.

[@brandontherabboat4850]

Whenever I think of the Pokémon meta, I think of Lando. That earth genie really is Him.

[@brunop.8745]

when people say "You're not that guy pal, trust me you're not that guy", Lando-T is the "that guy" they're talking about

[@june9914]

I also think of clefable, with every godamn move in the game

[@Ryan_D.]

We’ve been waiting for this! Landorus is naturally good that it can just skip “How GOOD was” to “How GREAT was”.

[@Nekro715]

Truly one of this year's cinematic masterpieces

[@Strixer-gk2kz]

From a 25 minute video covering Mewtwo to 1 hour of Landorus. This channel has come far...

[@Kyxtra]

id just like to thank the false swipe team for all the hard work they put into these videos they are amazing

[@starflight]

And now, for the moment you’ve all been waiting for: The Landorus Movie! Directed by FSG, Produced by FSG, based on a true story from the mires of the Competitive Pokémon Scene!

[@teddtbhoy]

Oh my god, it’s happening, I’ve been waiting to see this behemoth since the channel started! Congratulations for taking your time and waiting to do this legend justice.

[@charn9827]

I loved it when Landorus appeared for the first time in OU and said "It's Landorusing' time".

[@PalmTree457]

Truly one of the pokemon of all time

[@Bungger]

And then intimidated the entire meta game

[@Kyoobur9000]

My favorite part was when he said “It’s Landin’ Time” and used Roost.

[@theshatteredseas]

​@@Kyoobur9000 the most original use of this joke

[@zacmayes2802]

Landorussy

[@thebigbean8783]

I can't believe this is finally here. I've wanted to know why this guy is so good for a long time

[@ZenoCrasher]

I like to imagine Landorus and Incineroar being gym bros since they had so much synergy with their double intimidate and utility/offense sharing.

[@Irelevant472]

I like to think that these tow have cat fights when no one loooks

[@nyukjustacommenter857]

​@@Irelevant472 Literally best friends They love each other so much that they know the exact perfect way to hate each other, and always make sure to greet each other with a middle finger before they do their man handshake

[@raymondgraham6455]

I have LITERALLY BEEN WAITING YEARS FOR THIS VIDEO. I been commenting, donating, BEGGING. And it finally happened. I'm literally almost crying

[@TheBestFormOfHumor]

Five comments overall

[@dirtydard4870]

Gross

[@idrissattar-dp4fb]

I've been waiting so long for this video. Easily the most iconic and impactful pokemon in competitive history. I expected a 2 hour video but I'll happily take a 1 hour 15 mins one.

[@bidoofenshmirtzevilinc.4369]

I wasn't expecting a new film in the False Swipe Movie series today, but I'll take what I can get

[@Zikerrock]

Landorus is the John Wick in Pokemon. It's a Pokemon of Focus. Commitment. Sheer will. Some things Pokemon know very little about.

[@BanríonBéar]

Focus. Commitment. Sheer Force*

[@raghavpant3251]

Love the respect given to Angel throughout the video. May he rest in peace.

[@skeetermania3202]

What happened to him? It was so unexpectedly sad to see that at the end of the video.

[@TheLudicrousLuv]

The fact a Generation 5 pokemons video lasts longer than charizards, a generation 1 pokemon, with competetive success in the lower tiers, 2 megas and a gigantaxmax form, being the most popular pokemon, is truly a saying of the horrors of Lando T on OU.

[@TheMirksta]

Lando is practically 2 pokemon in 1 to be fair

[@TheLudicrousLuv]

@@TheMirksta and charizard was 3 or 4

[@Zendvious]

@@TheMirksta To be fair Lando I is the most unidimensional pokemon ever and his history goes something like this, quick banned from OU in every gen in like 1 week of its release and then ok in locked dex uber formats

[@castform7]

He's finally here, the floating cat of legend. His tyranny known throughout the competitive scene. Finally, it's his time.

[@yassinekhoumri6404]

The film of the century, the excitement behind it was immense, and we finally get to see how revolutionary Landorus actually was

[@ChikaJihyo]

Lando jokes aside, I have to say it is wonderful that you guys made such an amazing episode in memory of Angel Miranda ♥

[@HarveyMeadowlark]

I use KZbin to go to sleep because I have pretty severe tinnitus in my right ear, and long uploads like these are so helpful and appreciated, thank you FSG

[@astracontritus1209]

The incarnate trio were basically the embodiment of the ‘Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss’ meme before Enamorus came along and made it ‘Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss, Girlboss harder’

[@marcorossi2854]

Enamorus will be fun

[@PeterGriffin11]

Which one of trio is a girlboss? The only female one is Enamorus.

[@StriiderEclipse]

@@PeterGriffin11 landorus ofc

[@Kamirasu]

​@@PeterGriffin11 'girlboss' is not locked to gender; it is a lifestyle, a state of mind

[@PeterGriffin11]

@@Kamirasu okay.

[@Syogren]

So the Lando video is finally here! Thank you so much for going through the effort of making it, for it was a joy to watch. I feel similarly to you all. I used to find it annoying that he was so omnipresent no matter where I looked, but if anything that's just a testament to how flexible and versatile he is, and a testament to the creativity of the playerbase to find new roles for him to play even when it seems like a waste of time. He is the quintessential good Pokemon, what every Pokemon should strive to be.

[@joshuawilliams4741]

Fun Fact: The Therian forms of all four Genies are based off of the 4 Chinese Sacred Beasts, Lando-T being based off of the White Tiger. This means Lando-T + Incineroar was a duo of tigers. Truly intimidating. 😁

[@affinitycrafts1068]

There's a 4th genie?

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

Can't wait for Huang Long to appear

[@pondr3225]

@@affinitycrafts1068 you should play more in game than showdown, or just use google

[@affinitycrafts1068]

@@pondr3225 sorry, my knowledge ends at gen 6, which is the only gen I really played. The 4th is a gen 8 thing, thank you

[@nicolala7132]

@@affinitycrafts1068 Legends Arceus introduced the Fairy Genie

[@FunnySillyGuy743]

I find these kind of videos so amazing, and the fact he has not stopped making them either, gives me hope of a video of my boy Golisopod one day.

[@curriegaming8301]

It’ll be interesting to see how good Landorus will be in the Gen 9 competitive scene since it’s supposed to be transferrable through pokemon home later this year

[@snapclub8751]

I theorize that two of the most common sets will be either some form of Tera-Flying with Tera blast or some form of Tera-Ground.

[@theshatteredseas]

It'll probably allow a lot of ubers to return to OU simply because it'll singlehandedly keep them disciplined LMFAO

[@naturalharmoniagropius4486]

Tera Ice Tera Blast to counter opposing Landorus

[@baseballs1742]

@@snapclub8751 It's funny how every generational mechanic ends up benefitting Lando

[@tommyortega7796]

Every godamn time

[@DefinitelyNotEmma]

Landorus is just an absolutely great Pokémon, tons of utility with relatively small drawbacks. Many times I could use less meta Pokémon just because I used Landorus as a pivot too.

[@AndrewDevourer]

Idk man, i just use ice beam and it dies :)

[@ismingo4264]

@@AndrewDevourer if the oponent is an idiot Then that might work

[@MacMens0100]

That's what the lando haters don't understand Lando lets you play more of what you want

[@yungmuney5903]

Cause ice types are so trash lol

[@DefinitelyNotEmma]

@@yungmuney5903 No, ice is one of the best offensive types and ice coverage is very sought after. Ice Beam is one of the things that made Kyurem as good as it is, or Starmie.

[@asmontosborne3111]

I don’t think I have the words to show the appreciation this work deserves. Landorus is one of my favorite Legendaries regardless of its competitive merits, so this would’ve always been a fun watch. Great job, everyone! P. S. Minor nitpick: as an Italian fan, please try to address Francesco Pio Pero by his full name. His middle name is pronounced pee-oh and it sounds really bad if you read it as “pee”. I don’t like correcting pronunciations but I know some of our names can be really terrible for non-native speakers and this one specifically made me chuckle.

[@onebear6504]

Landorus T is my favorite of the genies and one of my top favorite legendaries, not because of competitive, but because of how awesome it is being a tiger standing on clouds and flying around with it, sounds straight outta legend like an actual mythological creature. As such, I'm really happy the legend cements its place in competitive hahahahahaha

[@Ap0ll0Justic3]

I remember following this channel in its infancy and first being introduced to competitive Pokémon. I enjoyed watching the videos then and I still love watching them now. The channel has come a long way. Congrats! 🎉❤

[@nolanstone4723]

Staple removers can't even get rid of Landorus. It is beyond a staple mon at this point. It's a permanent rivet in the metagame fabric. Can't wait to see it and Great Tusk fight for supremacy. If Lando can't transfer moves it might not go so well. Defog and knock off are important support tools.

[@nicolasturetta7959]

It lost defog, knock off and toxic... Great Tusk Will and has taken the spot of Lando

[@marcorossi2854]

It got taunt now and tera blast Flying..

[@tempy2440]

Yes give up your tea slot for a non usefull stab. Perfect 🤡

[@Y0G0FU]

As long as Lando has intimidate it will find a niche in OU. Great Tusk is amazing but it and Lando won't share a role. Lando-T can and will always adapt. What will be really interesting to see is how long Lando-I needs to be quickbanned again :P

[@tempy2440]

@@Y0G0FU I mean in nat DeX you see tusk waaaaaaaay more often than therein, only niche therein has over tusk with all options its had is toxic and uturn

[@lucabov7388]

Loving the long documentaries! Waiting for the TTar remake. Keep on the great work :D

[@danielmaynard239]

Okay, time to get all Ice based robot masters to unleash their attacks on Landorus

[@phatnana2379]

Landorus getting Taunt in Gen-9 is something I never really thought would be SUCH a great move it! Adding even MORE utility to it's Lead game

[@gymfamily]

Landorus seems like a perfect Pokémon in that it’s such a good Pokémon, saw it on teams all the time, but never felt that it was broken. Just a great Pokémon that was annoying to play against that filled a lot of roles. Almost reminds me of lee sin from league of legends. One of the very few old league of legends champions that never went through a major rework and was pretty relevant across all 10+ seasons the champion has existed in. I'd probably say in general landorus is stronger in pokemon than lee is in league, but both had kits that pretty much stood the test of time regardless of the generation or season.

[@jayanths1221]

Giratina may have been banished to the distortion realm by Arceus for its evil deeds but little does Arceus know that it appointed Landorus to do his bidding in the overworld in his absence.

[@dittodiaz8822]

Finally, the Lando Cut is here. Grats, this must have been a pain. Thanks for all the hard work FSG!

[@kylerstrickler1750]

The most consistent poke of all time. Will never be bad

[@Y0G0FU]

The day this Pokemon drops to UU in any of his forms will be a sad day :P But i doubt this will ever happen.

[@MrcreeperDXD777]

​@@Y0G0FU the day Landorus drops to UU is the day Zacian drops to OU

[@HornetIsVoid]

@@MrcreeperDXD777 fr, that’ll be when Kyogre and Groudon are OU main-stays

[@MrcreeperDXD777]

@@HornetIsVoid hell, im pretty sure than when these 3 drop to OU, Lando will still be viable in OU. He will only truly drop to UU when Zacian drops to RU.

[@HornetIsVoid]

@@MrcreeperDXD777 gen 27 predictions lmaooo

[@picholasido155]

I love it when a Pokémon's first video is how GREAT they were instead of how GOOD they were. Means we're getting a movie

[@SSB_Seal]

The Zane cameo made this video even better, I loved his rant so much hahaha. Great work tackling one of the most dense pokemon in competitive history!

[@Thorozak]

Who would have thought one of the genies would become one of the most influential mons on each meta in Pokémon

[@B3FMandCProductions]

This video is one hour and fifteen minutes long and it still feels too short for Lando-T. Insanely good competitive mon

[@yuvalwh]

Amazing tribute Kellen, you did Angel justice with this one.

[@CaptainJLinebeck]

Gliscor and Lando-T are certainly influential pair. Counterparts to each other that balance things out, but the absence of one causes the scales to tip.

[@skeetermania3202]

Unless you’re playing VGC, that is.

[@tomtom-tz6zc]

Lando is super underrated I always found him to be pretty decent in ou and vgc, more people should try him out more he needs more useage.

[@sonofab30]

"Landorus" and "underrated" are two words that should never be uttered together in a sentence

[@skeetermania3202]

@@sonofab30 Maybe in a design sense…

[@Blaziken36]

I have been waiting for this hour long video for YEARS! I figured the video would be as long as this!

[@hiddenpowerfairy]

if landorus gets an episode this long then the heatran one will be an entire documentary 💀💀

[@veryconfusedidiot]

hi corvi

[@vdd1001]

Heatran did exist for one generation more but it has no other form, I think the heatran video will be a bit shorter than this. A long one would be a tyranitar remake honestly

[@PeridotEX]

I think the Rotom video will be the longest

[@zacmayes2802]

Kid named Tinkaton:

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

@@veryconfusedidiot Not yet, it's only one gen old

[@maxxmackereth5627]

Never thought I’d see the day we got a landorus movie on par with ferrorthorn. What a great movie for the holidays now.

[@fool8304]

THe most amazing part of this was FalseSwipe acknowledging the existence of the SSB series

[@yuvalwh]

This video will forever be legendary. The absolute king of competetive pokemon. The monster in both singles and VGC. Amazing video as always FSG, well done!

[@NeviTheLettyFan]

9:45 Stealth Rock was so popular on Lando-T it's listed twice

[@jackflorek622]

I believe Zane’s work on this script should count as his PhD thesis defense. I would happily present Zane his PhD in Pokémon science

[@carlodechosa4219]

You guys finally did it, you madlads. Thank you very much for your blood, sweat, and tears making this masterpiece of a vid!

[@skyegreytv]

Surprised this isnt a feature length film, thanks for keeping it short.

[@StriiderEclipse]

Landorus is like Atlas - for years, it has held the entirety of the competitive scene on its shoulders. Being incredibly versatile, Landorus is never dominant, but always able to perform well and fill whatever niche it needs to. It can be argued that this is maybe the greatest Pokémon in competitive Pokémon history.

[@skeetermania3202]

“Never dominant” Tell that to Gen 7 or 8 OU players or anyone who played in VGC 2015.

[@skeetermania3202]

Never broken is a better way of putting it.

[@butteredsalmonella]

Landorus-I finally got the insta-ban that has evaded him since generation 6 after getting Nasty Plot this gen.

[@2lat56]

How broken is a Dorito genie who can turn into a cat actually? So hyped that the Landorus video is finally here!

[@Krisunderscore_1]

This video was absolutely phenomenal, for years I've dreamed of getting to one day see you guys release the landorus movie. Today my dream came true and it completely blew every expectation I had out of that water. Big props to everyone involved in this project! I can't wait to see the 3 hour heatran film in another 2 years

[@milessmith2248]

Absolutely god tier video and channel. No one comes close to matching this dedication to quality content.

[@competitively3315]

The wait was worth it. Your team did a fantastic job.

[@fatman3574]

One of these days I would love to see a "How Great Was Wolfe Glick Actually" 🤣🤣🤣 he's been in the competitive scene for so long he deserves his own video

[@mkjirak]

I second this. World Champ Difference!

[@flallana18]

At long last, Landorus: The Movie!

[@Soeren2011]

Watch the whole video. And it was worth it seeing the ending summarized Lando perfectly. Great video, much respect

[@elmo3766]

YES, FINALLY! IT HAS FINALLY COME!! I couldnt give more praise to kellen and the other guys on the channel, im sure this is gonna be a great watch!

[@Dakress23]

Oh boy the megaton video is finally here! I wonder what awaits for Lando-T's future in gen 9 once he's finally legal.

[@naturalharmoniagropius4486]

GF took away Lando's toys like Toxic and Knock Off. I'm so excited how he will perform in a toxic SV OU meta and the use of Terastallization

[@skeetermania3202]

@@naturalharmoniagropius4486 I don’t think it’ll be that different. Most of its best tools remain, and it apparently will also get Taunt.

[@togakhan1274]

It's finally Lando time. The goat of Pokemon!