Competitive Information for Tyrogue [Diamond/Pearl]
Fighting
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tyrogue? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Tyrogue is pretty popular Fighting-typed Pokemon. Tyrogue is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Tyrogue can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Tyrogue's only type-related weaknesses are Flying and Psychic.
Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 60 Def / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Facade / Double-Edge
- High Jump Kick / Brick Break
- Earthquake
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Tyrogue (Guts)
Tyrogue is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Tyrogue at the end of the turn which will activate Tyrogue's Guts ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Tyrogue is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Tyrogue a sweet boost.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ High Jump Kick is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (if miss, Tyrogue takes 1/2 damage it would've dealt).
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tyrogue this turn).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/es10aec
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 60 Def / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- High Jump Kick / Brick Break
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
Physical Sweeper Tyrogue (Steadfast)
Tyrogue is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Tyrogue's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steadfast, if Tyrogue flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/es11aec
Item: Focus Sash / Black Belt
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 136 Hp / 60 Def / 252 SpA / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Vacuum Wave
- Snore
- Mud-Slap
- Bulk Up
Special Sweeper Tyrogue (Steadfast)
Tyrogue is a sensational Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Tyrogue from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Steadfast, if Tyrogue flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Tyrogue must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Tyrogue's attack and defense by 1 stage).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/es12aec
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tyrogue? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 60 Def / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Facade / Double-Edge
- High Jump Kick / Brick Break
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tyrogue (Guts)
Tyrogue is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Tyrogue at the end of the turn which will activate Tyrogue's Guts ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Tyrogue is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Tyrogue a sweet boost.
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Tyrogue is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ High Jump Kick is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (if miss, Tyrogue takes 1/2 damage it would've dealt).
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tyrogue this turn).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/ed10aec
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 60 Def / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- High Jump Kick / Brick Break
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tyrogue (Steadfast)
Tyrogue is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Tyrogue's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Steadfast, if Tyrogue flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage.
♦ High Jump Kick is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (if miss, Tyrogue takes 1/2 damage it would've dealt).
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/ed11aec
Item: Focus Sash / Black Belt
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 136 Hp / 60 Def / 252 SpA / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Vacuum Wave
- Snore
- Mud-Slap
- Bulk Up
Doubles Special Sweeper Tyrogue (Steadfast)
Tyrogue is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Tyrogue from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Steadfast, if Tyrogue flinches its speed is raised by 1 stage.
♦ Snore is a special 40-base power Normal-type move (Tyrogue must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Bulk Up is a status move (raises your Tyrogue's attack and defense by 1 stage).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/ed12aec
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Tyrogue learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Tyrogue can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Tyrogue
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Guts + Item: Flame orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Mach Punch, Fake Out, Helping Hand, Bullet Punch, Vacuum Wave
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Tyrogue's stats
- Bulk Up
- Rapid Spin
Most notable and possible best moves for Tyrogue
- Earthquake
- Fake Out
- Protect
- Rapid Spin
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Tyrogue in Diamond and Pearl
- Nature ( )
- Nature ( )
- Optimize Tyrogue's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
Related Videos
Here are various how-to-use and competitive moveset analysis video guides for Tyrogue in Diamond/Pearl. These featured videos will most likely contain additional strategies and combos not listed on our site. Disclaimer: All videos belong to their respective owners along with the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the videos. They belong solely to the author and not to us.
We currently do not have any competitive video guides for Tyrogue in Diamond/Pearl
Want to have your Competitive Pokemon videos sponsored on our site? Contact us!
Some builds on this page have been hidden, click here to display them
Here are the best movesets for Tyrogue. Top rated Tyrogue Diamond/Pearl movesets. You can find Tyrogue builds Diamond/Pearl. Tyrogue movesets Diamond/Pearl are listed here. VGC Tyrogue Competitive Movesets can be found here. Find various EV spreads, find the best nature for Tyrogue in Diamond/Pearl along with competitive movesets. Basic info and Movesets for Hitmonchan evolution