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tyranitar
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Tyranitar

Armor Pokémon

RockDark

It wanders through the mountains seeking opponents to fight. If it finds an opponent that’s not worthy, Tyranitar ignores it and wanders on.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

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

Offensive
Moves
Stone Edge / Rock Slide
Low Kick / Ice Beam
Item
Rockium Z / Tyranitarite / Shuca Berry
Nature
Adamant / Brave
EVs
HP 180
Atk 252
Spe 76
Choice Band
Moves
Stone Edge / Ice Punch
Superpower / Low Kick
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
SpD 4
Mega Dragon Dance
Item
Tyranitarite
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Tyranitar has a great offensive and defensive typing with the stats to back it up. Rock Slide and Crunch together hit most of the tier for consistent damage, and unique resistances and amazing defensive stats enable Tyranitar to check top-tier Pokemon such as Mega Salamence, Mega Charizard Y, and Hoopa-U. Tyranitar also matches up well against speed control users such as Zapdos and Mega Salamence. Furthermore, Tyranitar's low Speed can be used to its advantage, as it beats the most common Trick Room user, Hoopa-U, with its defensive typing. Tyranitar also has an incredibly diverse movepool that includes premier coverage moves such as Ice Beam, Fire Blast, and Low Kick and can properly utilize them with its good mixed offenses. Tyranitar is also able to effectively use many item options such as Choice Band, Z-Crystals, Tyranitarite, and resistance Berries; this makes it a truly unpredictable threat. Sand Stream gives Tyranitar a lot of utility; it not only gives Tyranitar a 50% boost in Special Defense but also removes opposing weather, deals chip damage, invalidates Focus Sash, and scouts foes' Speed. However, Tyranitar has plenty of weaknesses to common attacking types such as Ground, Water, and especially Fighting, which are carried by common threats such as Landorus-T. Low Speed makes Tyranitar reliant on its bulk and speed control, although Mega Tyranitar is able to patch up its speed by Mega Evolving and setting up a Dragon Dance.

Most Used Moves

Crunch
74.2%
Protect
68.4%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc