Is Tyranitar viable in Gen 6 OU?

Tyranitar is ranked #15 in Gen 6 OU with 13.84% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Tyranitar in Gen 6 OU?

Keldeo has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 88.9% of 51.70114025211569 relevant encounters. Standard error is 6.2 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Tyranitar matchup checks ranked in Gen 6 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 6 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0248 Tyranitar

RockDark

USAGE 13.8% #15

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

Pursuit 97.9% Stone Edge 86.7% Ice Beam 46.7% Crunch 41.7% Stealth Rock 38.0% Superpower 35.1% Earthquake 25.5% Ice Punch 6.8%

Items

Chople Berry 50.1% Choice Band 21.4% Choice Scarf 13.0% Smooth Rock 8.6% Assault Vest 4.9% Leftovers 1.3% Shuca Berry 0.3% Life Orb 0.1%

Abilities

Sand Stream100.0%Unnerve0.0%

Common Teammates

Charizard-Mega-X22.0%

Bisharp20.6%

Browse Gen 6 OU teams using Tyranitar →

Explore Tyranitar + Keldeo teams 64 score Explore Tyranitar + Excadrill teams 48 score Explore Tyranitar + Clefable teams 42 score Explore Tyranitar + Garchomp teams 26 score Explore Tyranitar + Landorus-Therian teams 5 score Explore Tyranitar + Weavile teams 4 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Tyranitar + Excadrill 91.0% 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

Keldeo

WaterFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

51.701

64.2

88.9% Standard error 6.18 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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Excadrill

GroundSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

71.473

48.1

76.5% Standard error 7.09 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tyranitar: 338-402 (83.6 - 99.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Clefable

Fairy DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

54.552

41.9

74.7% Standard error 8.20 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Tyranitar Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Clefable: 160-190 (40.6 - 48.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Garchomp

DragonGround OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

30.37

26.1

61.4% Standard error 8.83 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Garchomp Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tyranitar: 332-392 (82.1 - 97%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.591

4.9

45.9% Standard error 10.26 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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Weavile

DarkIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.469

4.5

47.6% Standard error 10.78 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Choice Band Weavile Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Chople Berry Tyranitar: 374-442 (92.5 - 109.4%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO

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Heatran

FireSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.892

-12.0

16.9% Standard error 7.23 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ SpA Heatran Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tyranitar in Sand: 104-124 (25.7 - 30.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Ranked #15 with 13.84% usage. Sorted by conservative score.