Landorus is a special pokemon that you will only encounter once in Pokemon Black.
After you get the National Pokedex, and once you have both Tornadus and Thundurus in your party (with one of them being caught in your game), head to the Abundant Shrine on Route 14. Click on the shrine, and as long as you have Tornadus and Thundurus in your party, Landorus will fly down and engage you.
You will need to trade for Thundurus, since you can only catch it in Pokemon White.
Landorus is level 70 when you encounter it and has a low catch rate, so come prepared with high level pokemon and a lot of pokeballs.
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Dhoubiri July 20, 2012 at 6:23 am
I need a Tornadus to get Landorus, I will give Tornadus back to you
Thank you in advance T,T
John July 18, 2012 at 1:22 am
i havent caught one yet i need help
alejandro July 14, 2012 at 12:30 pm
yo hey iam typing with my 3ds i have tornadas which i caught on my game,and i trades for tbundurus th3 shrine still says small wheather shrine
Jason June 26, 2012 at 4:26 am
I need a thunderus so I can get landerus but I have black can anyone help me and im willingly will trade them one of my tornadus I got three in total.. I’ll post my friend code
Jason June 26, 2012 at 4:28 am
It is 3301 9516 4533
Iva May 19, 2012 at 2:37 pm
I traded my tornadus for a thunderus to fill my pokedex. Now i need a tornadus back to get to see landorus. Anyone out there to help. Thanks. I’ll give ya my friend code.
Jason June 26, 2012 at 4:09 am
I’ll let u barrow one of mines but I’ll need it back
Rookie409 April 29, 2012 at 7:48 pm
I traded for both of them Cuz mah cousin took mine,could it still work?
Pokemaster June 25, 2012 at 10:36 am
No
chris March 31, 2012 at 6:28 pm
i got RAKUO , ENTIE , AND SUENCUE LV 100!!!!!!!
Rookie409 April 29, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Just by doing that??
Pokemaster June 25, 2012 at 10:36 am
me 2
Blondee March 19, 2012 at 3:54 pm
I have Tornadus from my game & a traded Thunderous, but it still wont work, I traded my Tornadus to my friends game for them to use to get Landorus then they traded it me back, so it is mine and has my Id but now I cant get Landorus? this sucks!!!!
Rookie409 April 29, 2012 at 7:50 pm
I tried that myself,If u want,u can have mah lvl 100 tornadus.
alex February 29, 2012 at 5:27 pm
thanks wrtin from my 3ds by the way
Cecilia January 31, 2012 at 2:04 pm
Thank u for the info!My brother will creat me a Thundurus,i have Tornadus.
Again,thanks for the info.It have been really helpful.
Btw,im writting from my 3ds XD.
pooooop January 16, 2012 at 9:17 pm
i have pokemon white can i still catch him ???
TheDizle (site admin) January 17, 2012 at 9:22 am
He can be caught in both versions of the game.
http://gametipcenter.com/pokemon-white-how-to-catch-landorus
Shelbylinn January 3, 2012 at 3:01 pm
Hey~
I am just wondering, what should I do if I accidentally caused Landorus to faint and he flew away? I really want to catch him, but afraid to turn my game off since I didnt save right before I battled him.
Thanks!
TheDizle (site admin) January 3, 2012 at 4:42 pm
You may need to beat the Elite 4 again in order to reset him like the other legendaries
Rookie409 April 29, 2012 at 7:51 pm
You can do that??I thought they just come back after awhile,does that mean u can catch one u already have??
TheDizle (site admin) May 1, 2012 at 9:45 am
No, it just brings back the ones you’ve knocked out
Black December 10, 2011 at 7:46 am
I have both Tornadoes and Thunderous in Pokemon Black.I go to the Shrine but Landorus didn’t show up.Is the problem the season?On my Pokemon Black it’s Winter.Dose he show up in the fall or summer?
TheDizle (site admin) December 12, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Season shouldn’t matter I don’t think, but both Tornadus and Thundurus have to be in your party at the time, and one of them HAS to be from your game or it won’t work.
PureInsanity October 13, 2011 at 1:07 pm
Sounds like alot of fun to capture (sarcasm).
Sounds like it’s best to have a pokemon like
Gligar or it’s evolved for for THIS particular capture, it’s a flying type so immune to both the Ground moves.. I shouldn’t think Rock moves should hurt it much(because though it is Flying it too is a ground type), plus it can use/learn FALSE SWIPE (TM54) making it perfect, just need a second pokemon like Gangar for the sleep (Hypnosis).
Why use a pokemon like Groudon who’s actually susceptible to Ground moves when you got a great pokemon who’s got flying who’s seem so perfect for such a capture? But Whatever… That’s just me…
rupert November 15, 2011 at 10:46 pm
I WANT A LANDORUS SO BAD BUT BOTH OF MY STUPID THUNDURES AND TORNADUS ARE TRADED I WANT LANDORUS SO BAD(again) anyone wanna give it to me? ill give lvl 100 mew two for it
Luke January 2, 2012 at 11:52 am
Hey guys,
if you have Pokemon black and your trying to catch tornadus and you have traded thundurus heres my opinion,
you should have a pokemon with the move “Mean Look” to stop it fleeing like golbt,crobot etc
Hope this helped
Ash February 26, 2012 at 7:18 pm
Rupert i have a landorus i would acept the mew lvl 100
Rookie409 April 29, 2012 at 7:53 pm
I have a lvl 100 japenese Landorus and chinese Zekrom,u want one for the mewtwo?
lolza August 22, 2011 at 2:13 pm
hello guys i really need thunderus so could some one trade him me i will giev you my freidn code and i will also have a pokemon battle if you wish but i am strong and the pokemon i will use are feraligater lvl 100 kyogre lvl 100 salamance lvl 100 mew lvl 100 sceptile lvl 99 and finally i will have a axew lvl 1
qwerty October 3, 2011 at 12:57 am
Ive got giratina lv 100 landorus lv 100 and other random pokemon lv 100
AKK May 16, 2012 at 6:35 pm
I CAN TRADE YOU A LVL 60 MANDIBUZZ FOR UR LVL 100 LANDORUS. PLEASE PRETTY PLEASE WITH A CHERRY ON TOP WILL YOU GIVE ME LANDORUS
Rookie409 April 29, 2012 at 7:55 pm
I know how to get a lvl 100 prygon-z and I have lvl 100 articuno,zekrom,Secial event Reshiram,and I believe I may have a spiritomb…
girard July 9, 2011 at 5:58 pm
You know what else you could doinstead of just leveling up? Just trnasfer you already level 100 pokemon from Daimond, Pearl, or Platinum.
killerwolf123 July 1, 2011 at 11:16 am
buy both games get landorus by the way me want battle!!!!!!!!!!!!
madara May 22, 2011 at 10:23 am
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lololol May 22, 2011 at 6:13 am
I have tornadus and thunderus but when I go to the shrine landorus does not come
WTF???????????
TheDizle May 23, 2011 at 3:12 pm
One of them has to be from your game, obviously the one that’s available in your version of the game. I’m guessing yours are both traded so it won’t work.
yoyo im ya man here May 16, 2011 at 6:22 pm
sorry forgot somthingu have to have national dex,thunderus,tornadus to get landorous one has to be from your game though black tornadus and white thunderus but be careful save right befor u talk to the shrine then battle him and if he dies turn the power off and then try again
yoyo im ya man here May 16, 2011 at 6:19 pm
u have to have national dex,thunderus,tornadus to get landorous but be careful save right befor u talk to the shrin then battle him and if he dies turn the power off and then try again
tom May 1, 2011 at 11:14 pm
okay um well i have both thunderus and tornadus but landrous wont fly down. heres some info i think u might need … on april first as a prand my bro relesed torndus into wild so i got tordus and thurndrus by trading but why wont landorus fly down
TheDizle May 2, 2011 at 7:06 am
One of them has to be caught from your game.
Thanks May 19, 2011 at 11:51 pm
OMG, thanks! That makes sense, both Tornadus and Thundurus are traded. Once again, thanks!
seth May 1, 2011 at 5:31 pm
you should just get a friend or both versions to get both thunderus and tornadus.hey keep your master ball so you could get a zorua holdig it and get reshiram/zekrom.if you got both just dont save it.i alredy got all legends except landorus and thunderus.im waiting for my brother to trade.once i get them i got all legends.
madara May 4, 2011 at 5:18 pm
I will give you my thunderus i dont need it anymore.
Sup August 4, 2011 at 4:12 am
Can you trade me yourthunderus
RozeX April 25, 2011 at 3:13 pm
i only have thundurus how do i trade to get tornadus if he is not in my pokedex cause if you want to trade in wifi you to have that pokemon in your pokedex please help!
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TheBlueTrainer April 24, 2011 at 3:05 pm
The people that are there when you first go there, if you talk to them and you dont have thundrus and tornadus at the time, does that effect catching Landorus?
TheDizle April 24, 2011 at 10:37 pm
No it shouldn’t, since they should only go through the motions if you have them in your party.
Arcanine April 24, 2011 at 1:18 pm
per bulbapedia: Landorus, the embodiment of fertility, can be battled here if Tornadus and Thundurus are in the player’s party and if at least one of them is originally from the player’s game.
***ONE OF THEM is REQUIRED to be from the player’s game.
source: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Abundant_Shrine
TheDizle April 24, 2011 at 10:40 pm
@Arcanine Thanks for posting that, I wasn’t aware of that requirement. I will add that to the article.
Erikku312 April 24, 2011 at 5:49 am
If you can use the wifi trading post thing, go to google and type in pokemon selecto. It will be the first one; after that choose what you pokemon you want them have fun. But follow what the directions tell you or you might end up mad Bc it will not work. Hope this helps
Dan April 16, 2011 at 6:54 am
I have this problem too, i have tornadus AND thundurus in my party, and when i click on the shrine it just says “its a small, weathered shrine”
Gabriel April 11, 2011 at 4:48 pm
I have both thundrus landrus and i got them both in a trade but i also beat the elite 4 and everything else and i still cant get him
TheDizle April 12, 2011 at 8:48 am
Edit: At least one of them has to be from your game.
Hjvyvvyviyvuiv April 6, 2011 at 5:17 pm
Don’t think that the other two are gonna help you catch this guy. Bring a sleeper and knock him out quick (sleep!) and then get him down to red and spam ultra balls. Try to set your game to night time and go for dusk balls too
TitusMagnus April 3, 2011 at 6:50 pm
Thundurus is in one version, Tornadus is in the other.
To trigger the Landorus encounter at the aboundant shrine, you MUST have them both in your party, it doesn’t matter what version of the game you caught them in, or where you got them from, but they must be there, so you will have to trade.
Landorus is lv70, and it knows Earthquake, Rockslide, Sandstorm and Fissure. It is also a ground/flying type, which makes him invulnerable to thunder wave (for paralysis) and most useful land-based techniques.
My suggestion is to bring another powerful (lv 100) legendary from another verion that knows rest, such as Groudon, as in this manner, it will be unaffected by fissure and can keep restoring its own hp, no matter how hard Landorus hits it.
Watch Landorus’s hp though, as KO’ing him will cause him to fly away, and he is one of those you only get ONE shot at catching.
Sadie April 3, 2011 at 1:14 pm
I have both pokemon and have beat the elite4 but when i go to the shrine, nothing is there?
Pokemaster June 25, 2012 at 10:45 am
You need them in your party and it need to be the one from your game
PLK96 April 2, 2011 at 12:45 am
I have the same problem as william. I got them both through trades since I traded away my Thundurus first.
liam March 31, 2011 at 8:50 am
I Only Have Tornadus and can’t get my hands on thunderus…is there any way to get it at all without trading?
TheDizle March 31, 2011 at 9:59 am
@liam No, Thundurus is White only so you have to trade for it to get Landorus.
scott March 31, 2011 at 8:10 am
i have them both, ones japanese tho, but does that matter
Pokemaster June 25, 2012 at 10:45 am
No it doesn’t
megan March 29, 2011 at 3:34 pm
omg!i need to lv. up pokemon in black elite 4 is harder than i thought… the ground one pawned me.
william March 25, 2011 at 7:23 pm
i have them both ! i cant catch him he wont come out is it cuz i traded both of them?
TheDizle March 26, 2011 at 6:12 pm
@William Have you beaten the game to get National Pokedex?