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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
Sand Stream Unnerve (Hidden)
Held Items
Forms
Evolution Chain
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
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 228
Def 28
Spe 252
Utility
Strategy Overview
- While Tyranitar has an underwhelming matchup against common threats like Primal Groudon, Necrozma-DM, Zygarde-C, and Xerneas, its unique typing leaves it with a number of notable attributes that justify its place on some teams.
- Tyranitar's good bulk, defensive typing of Rock / Dark, and Sand Steam that further improves its special bulk make it one of the few Pokemon that can pivot into dangerous attackers like Yveltal, Lunala, and Mega Mewtwo Y lacking Focus Blast. Tyranitar's decent offensive typing, wide movepool, and offensive stats also contribute to its offensive presence, making it a decent wallbreaker when equipped with Choice Band.
- One of the most important aspects of using Tyranitar is its ability to guarantee the removal of Ghost- and Psychic-types with Pursuit in addition to defensively checking them. This can prove to be very valuable for some balanced teams that want troublesome foes like Mega Mewtwo Y and Giratina-O disposed of and defensive teams that have trouble facing Mega Gengar and Gothitelle.
- Despite these rare traits, Tyranitar's low Speed, many common weaknesses, and vulnerability to residual damage when lacking Rest undermine its overall effectiveness, forcing it out against a massive portion of the tier and limiting its ability to be a switch-in to threats it will have to check. Said downsides cause further problems to Tyranitar's team due to Tyranitar leaving its team open to threatening foes that it invites after trapping a foe with Pursuit.
- Tyranitar has a myriad of utility options like Stealth Rock and coverage move options available in its arsenal, but even when it is performing a specialized role, it tends to lack moveslots to fit all necessary moves. The majority of its sets are checked by Steel-types, and others lacking Toxic have little chance against Arceus formes with a type advantage.
- All of these combine to make Tyranitar somewhat inconsistent due to a high demand of proper predictions and fluctuating performances depending on matchups. However, Tyranitar's many mentioned unique traits allow it to support or synergize with many common Pokemon in the tier and compress valuable roles, such as setting Stealth Rock in place of Primal Groudon, pivoting into Yveltal in place of Xerneas, and drawing in bulky Pokemon and punishing them with unsuspected powerful attacks or status moves.
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Common Teammates
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