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tyrantrum
#697

Tyrantrum

Despot Pokémon

RockDragon

This Pokémon is from about 100,000,000 years ago. It has the presence of a king, vicious but magnificent.

Base Stats

HP 82
Attack 121
Defense 119
Sp. Atk 69
Sp. Def 59
Speed 71
Total 521

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Despot Pokémon
Height 2.5 m
Weight 270.0 kg
Base Exp 182
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Monster ,Dragon

Sprites

tyrantrum Front Front
tyrantrum Back Back
tyrantrum Front Shiny Front Shiny
tyrantrum Back Shiny Back Shiny
tyrantrum Official Art Official Art
tyrantrum Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 9.4%
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Setup Sweeper
Item
Lum Berry / Life Orb
Ability
Rock Head
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

With access to a STAB recoil-free Head Smash and useful coverage options, Tyrantrum is one of NU's premier wallbreakers, threatening immense damage whenever it safely gets onto the field. Because of this, Tyrantrum loves the plethora of pivoting options in the tier to reliably bring it in, and, when coupled with its good Speed tier for a wallbreaker, teams rarely have a consistent defensive answer. Tyrantrum also has Scale Shot, allowing sweeper sets to outspeed more offensive teams and revenge killers. Tyrantrum's main drawback offensively lies in its reliance on Head Smash, making Tyrantrum predictable for teams to switch into with a defensive Steel- or Ground-type. On top of that, Head Smash has low accuracy, making Tyrantrum unreliable at throwing out huge damage. Faster revenge killers, such as Passimian, Rotom-C, and Inteleon, can also take advantage of Tyrantrum, forcing it out to grab back momentum or break massive holes in your team.

Most Used Moves

Toxic
35.1%

Most Used Items

Lum Berry
20.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc