Competitive Information for Tyranitar [Ruby/Sapphire]
Rock / Dark
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tyranitar? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
SwampertGengarSkarmoryBlisseyJolteonAerodactylStarmieCloysterForretressFlygon
Tyranitar is a decent Rock and Dark-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty standard sight to see Tyranitar out in the 3rd generation battlefield. Tyranitar can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Tyranitar is weak to Bug, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Lum Berry
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Focus Punch / Brick Break
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Dragon Dance
Physical Sweeper Tyranitar (Popular/Trending)
Tyranitar is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Tyranitar last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Sand Stream, on switch-in Tyranitar summons sandstorm.
♦ Brick Break is a physical 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).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Dragon Dance is a status move (raises your Tyranitar's attack and speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
- Earthquake / Dig
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
Physical Sweeper Tyranitar (Sand Stream)
Tyranitar is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Sand Stream, on switch-in Tyranitar summons sandstorm.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Ancient Power is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Tyranitar's level).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tyranitar? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
SwampertGengarSkarmoryBlisseyJolteonAerodactylStarmieCloysterForretressFlygon
Item: Hard Stone
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Ancient Power
- Earthquake / Dig
- Double-Edge / Return
- Brick Break / Seismic Toss
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tyranitar (Sand Stream)
Tyranitar is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Sand Stream, on switch-in Tyranitar summons sandstorm.
♦ Ancient Power is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Dig is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ 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).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, even if the target is immune).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Tyranitar's level).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Tyranitar 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 Tyranitar can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Tyranitar
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Tyranitar's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Dragon Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Tyranitar
- Brick Break
- Crunch
- Dragon Dance
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
- Focus Punch
- Hidden Power Bug
- Hidden Power Grass
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Pursuit
- Rest
- Roar
- Rock Slide
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Tyranitar in Ruby and Sapphire
- Adamant Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/0/0/0/4/ )
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