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tyranitar
#248

Tyranitar

Armor Pokémon

RockDark

Its body can't be harmed by any sort of attack, so it is very eager to make challenges against enemies.

Base Stats

HP 100
Attack 134
Defense 110
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 100
Speed 61
Total 600

Type Effectiveness

Held Items

Evolution Chain

pupitar Pupitar Lv. 30
tyranitar Tyranitar Lv. 55

Moves

Details

Category Armor Pokémon
Height 2.0 m
Weight 202.0 kg
Base Exp 270
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Monster

Sprites

tyranitar Front Front
tyranitar Back Back
tyranitar Front Shiny Front Shiny
tyranitar Back Shiny Back Shiny
tyranitar Official Art Official Art
tyranitar Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ubers Usage: 30.4%
CurseTar
Item
Leftovers
EVs
Spe 204
Roar + 3 Attacks
Item
Leftovers

Strategy Overview

Blessed with excellent stats all around, a unique typing, and an insane movepool, Tyranitar is one of the best Pokemon in GSC Ubers. Its ability to check very important Pokemon in the metagame, such as Snorlax, Mewtwo, Lugia, and Ho-Oh, coupled with key attributes like resisting Normal, having access to Curse and Roar, and having few special weaknesses means that Tyranitar fits perfectly on all kinds of teams from offense to stall. The rarity of effective checks to Tyranitar like Machamp and Nidoking in the metagame also means that Tyranitar usually feels less threatened to switch out once it starts boosting with Curse.

However, Tyranitar often finds itself using Roar in conjunction with Spikes support as a way of making progress through teams, as the lack of a powerful STAB move means that it can't fully exploit its gargantuan base Attack stat and thus struggles with the bulky nature of the metagame. Furthermore, many teams are prepared for Tyranitar and have answers to it, such as Celebi, Golem, and Steelix, all of which greatly threaten Tyranitar, meaning a Curse Tyranitar sweep should only be considered when all of its checks are weakened or removed. Lastly, the relevance of Growth + Baton Pass Pokemon like Jolteon and Vaporeon in the tier hurts Tyranitar's ability to reliably check Pokemon it's supposed to, like Mewtwo.

Most Used Moves

Roar
77.4%
Curse
67.2%
Rest
55.6%
Crunch
45.1%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
95.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc