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Tyranitar, a Rock and Dark type Pokémon, official artwork

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Tyranitar: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

RockDarkOU

Tyranitar is a bulky attacker, led by its Attack (134) and Defense (110), with a base stat total of 600. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 3.8% of OU teams. In the VGC ladder it sits at 2.4% usage.

Build a team with Tyranitar

What is Tyranitar weak to?

How much damage Tyranitar takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toFighting
2×Weak toBugFairyGrassGroundSteelWater
0.5×ResistsDarkFireFlyingGhostNormalPoison
0×Immune toPsychic

Tyranitar takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Bug, Fairy, Grass, Ground, Steel, Water (Fighting hit it for 4x damage). It resists Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Normal, Poison and is immune to Psychic.

Best moveset for Tyranitar

The most-used moves on Tyranitar in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Knock OffDark6523.7%
  • Stealth RockRock-18.2%
  • Stone EdgeRock10013.7%
  • Ice BeamIce9012.4%
  • Low KickFighting010.5%
  • Ice PunchIce758.4%

Best nature for Tyranitar

Adamant. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Adamant with 0/252/0/0/4/252 EVs (29% of sets).

Abilities

  • Sand StreamOn switch-in, this Pokemon summons Sandstorm.
  • UnnerveWhile this Pokemon is active, it prevents opposing Pokemon from using their Berries.

Evolution line

Larvitar
Pupitar
Tyranitar

Best counters for Tyranitar

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Tyranitar:

Best teammates for Tyranitar

Pokémon most often paired with Tyranitar on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (86 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
ThrashNormal120100%Physical
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
High HorsepowerGround9595%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
Muddy WaterWater9085%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
CrunchDark80100%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
DigGround80100%Physical
Dragon ClawDragon80100%Physical
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Power GemRock80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Lash OutDark75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
Fire FangFire6595%Physical
Ice FangIce6595%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Thunder FangElectric6595%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
AvalancheIce60100%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
Breaking SwipeDragon60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
SnarlDark5595%Special
PaybackDark50100%Physical
Rock ThrowRock5090%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Sand TombGround3585%Physical
Rock BlastRock2590%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
FlingDark?100%Physical
Hard PressSteel?100%Physical
Heavy SlamSteel?100%Physical
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
CurseGhost--Status
Dragon DanceDragon--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status