Tyranitar

Dark

Tyranitar easily finds itself a spot on Dark teams thanks to its access to Stealth Rock. Setting sand enhances its natural bulk, allowing Tyranitar to act as a special sponge against threats such as Dragapult, Galarian Moltres, Zapdos, and Kyurem. It also comes with a variety of utility options; Thunder Wave is great against faster threats such as Dragapult and Weavile, while Toxic helps when facing common walls Tyranitar struggles against, such as Swampert. Its typing allows it to check Flying- and Fire-types, most notably Togekiss, Galarian Moltres, Zapdos, Heatran, Blacephalon, and Victini. However, despite being a solid special tank, Tyranitar's typing stacks up its team's Fighting weakness while also creating weaknesses to common types such as Water and Ground. Due to its mediocre Speed, Tyranitar is outsped by the vast majority of the metagame, giving foes a chance to do serious damage. Tyranitar also lacks any form of recovery and is weak to residual damage.