Is Tyranitar viable in Gen 5 OU?

Tyranitar is ranked #2 in Gen 5 OU with 33.52% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Tyranitar in Gen 5 OU?

Excadrill has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 90.7% of 26.383709609635122 relevant encounters. Standard error is 5.6 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Tyranitar matchup checks ranked in Gen 5 OU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Tyranitar was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Tyranitar counters

Gen 5 OU · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0248 Tyranitar

RockDark

USAGE 33.5% #2

ABILITYSand Stream

BASE STATS

HP 100

ATK 134

DEF 110

SPA 95

SPD 100

SPE 61

BST600

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Fighting

2×

WaterGrassGroundBugSteelFairy

½×

NormalFirePoisonFlyingGhostDark

0×

Psychic

Moves

Crunch 98.9% Pursuit 97.2% Superpower 50.6% Thunder Wave 30.4% Fire Blast 28.4% Ice Beam 26.8% Stealth Rock 24.4% Rock Slide 20.7%

Items

Chople Berry 62.0% Choice Scarf 17.2% Custap Berry 12.5% Choice Band 4.6% Leftovers 1.4% Lum Berry 0.8% Focus Sash 0.7% Shuca Berry 0.4%

Abilities

Sand Stream100.0%Unnerve0.0%

Common Teammates

Landorus-Therian53.7%

Browse Gen 5 OU teams using Tyranitar →

Explore Tyranitar + Excadrill teams 68 score Explore Tyranitar + Keldeo teams 63 score Explore Tyranitar + Politoed teams 29 score Explore Tyranitar + Alakazam teams 21 score Explore Tyranitar + Skarmory teams 16 score Explore Tyranitar + Thundurus-Therian teams 12 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Tyranitar + Landorus-Therian 53.7% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Excadrill

GroundSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

26.384

68.2

90.7% Standard error 5.65 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Sand Force Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tyranitar in Sand: 440-522 (108.9 - 129.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Keldeo

WaterFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

41.648

62.5

84.8% Standard error 5.57 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ SpA Choice Specs Keldeo Secret Sword vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Chople Berry Tyranitar: 420-494 (103.9 - 122.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Politoed

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

66.679

28.8

53.3% Standard error 6.11 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Politoed Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tyranitar in Rain: 366-432 (90.5 - 106.9%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO

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Alakazam

Psychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.882

21.2

63.3% Standard error 10.55 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ SpA Alakazam Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Chople Berry Tyranitar in Sand: 142-168 (35.1 - 41.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Skarmory

SteelFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

22.952

15.6

56.9% Standard error 10.34 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

0- SpA Tyranitar Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Skarmory: 200-236 (59.8 - 70.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Thundurus-Therian

ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

42.321

11.6

42.0% Standard error 7.59 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ SpA Thundurus-Therian Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Chople Berry Tyranitar in Sand: 150-178 (37.1 - 44%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

30.27

11.6

47.9% Standard error 9.08 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tyranitar: 360-426 (89.1 - 105.4%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO

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Latios

DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

111.006

8.9

25.5% Standard error 4.14 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ SpA Choice Specs Latios Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tyranitar in Sand: 181-214 (44.8 - 52.9%) -- 27.3% chance to 2HKO

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Ferrothorn

GrassSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.832

-6.9

34.9% Standard error 10.44 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Ferrothorn Power Whip vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tyranitar: 320-378 (79.2 - 93.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Ferrothorn counters → Teams with Ferrothorn →

Ranked #2 with 33.52% usage. Sorted by conservative score.