Competitive Information for Tyranitar [Sword/Shield]
Rock / Dark
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tyranitar? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Tyranitar is a phenomenal Rock and Dark-typed Pokemon. It's super common to find yourself dealing with Tyranitar when battling in the 8th generation meta. Tyranitar is weak to Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Weakness Policy / Focus Sash
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower
- Lash Out / Assurance
- Rock Slide
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Tyranitar (Popular/Trending)
Tyranitar is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Tyranitar from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Weakness Policy activates if Tyranitar is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Sand Stream, on switch-in Tyranitar summons sandstorm.
♦ Lash Out is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Dark-type move (2x power if your Tyranitar had a stat lowered this turn).
♦ Assurance is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tyranitar this turn).
Item: Smooth Rock / Chople Berry
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Rock Slide / Earthquake
- Superpower
- Crunch / Lash Out
Physical Sweeper Tyranitar (Sand Stream)
Tyranitar is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Sand Stream, on switch-in Tyranitar summons sandstorm. Rock Slide or Earthquake are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Tyranitar's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Lash Out is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Dark-type move (2x power if your Tyranitar had a stat lowered this turn).
Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 225 Hp / 252 Atk / 33 SpD
Moveset:
- Stone Edge
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Low Kick
Tyranitar Physical Tank (Choice Scarf)
Tyranitar is a stupendous Physical Tank. It is meant to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Choice Scarf will increase Tyranitar's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Sand Stream, on switch-in Tyranitar summons sandstorm.
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Tyranitar afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Low Kick is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the heavier the target).
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
EVs: 242 Hp / 213 Atk / 55 Def
Moveset:
- Iron Defense
- Outrage
- Rock Slide
- Ice Beam / Low Kick
Tyranitar Physical Tank (T-tar Special)
Tyranitar is a pretty decent Physical Tank. It's meant to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Tyranitar last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Sand Stream, on switch-in Tyranitar summons sandstorm.
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Tyranitar afterwards).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Low Kick is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the heavier the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tyranitar? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
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Item: Smooth Rock / Chople Berry
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Brutal Swing / Crunch
- Outrage / Breaking Swipe
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tyranitar (Sand Stream)
Tyranitar is popular Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Sand Stream, on switch-in Tyranitar summons sandstorm.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Brutal Swing is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dark-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Tyranitar afterwards).
♦ Breaking Swipe is a physical 60-base power Dragon-type move (100% chance to lower the foes attack by 1 stage).
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 Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Tyranitar
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Most notable and possible best moves for Tyranitar
- Assurance
- Crunch
- Fire Punch
- Foul Play
- Ice Punch
- Lash Out
- Protect
- Rock Slide
- Snarl
- Superpower
- Taunt
Common Effort Values for Tyranitar in Sword and Shield
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Adamant Nature ( 196/92/4/0/100/116 )
- Optimize Tyranitar's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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