Tyranitar counters

Gen 7 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Tyranitar
#0248 Tyranitar
RockDark
USAGE 3.7% #45
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 94.2% Crunch 75.9% Earthquake 73.2% Stone Edge 57.4% Foul Play 25.5% Rock Slide 22.1% Stealth Rock 12.8% Ice Punch 8.0%
Items
Choice Band 43.2% Choice Scarf 33.0% Assault Vest 10.2% Leftovers 3.6% Weakness Policy 2.0% Chople Berry 1.7% Smooth Rock 1.6% Icium Z 1.4%
Abilities
Sand Stream100.0%Unnerve0.0%
Common Teammates
Excadrill61.5%Toxapex57.3%Charizard-Mega-Y35.3%Celesteela27.1%Clefable26.1%Kartana23.2%Latias-Mega21.2%Landorus-Therian21.0%
Browse Gen 7 OU teams using Tyranitar →
Teams using Greninja 68% Teams using Landorus-Therian 44%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Greninja
Greninja
WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK
20.174
68
67.8% dies 10.41%
02
Landorus-Therian
Landorus-Therian
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
85.946
44
44.2% dies 9.24%

Ranked #45 with 3.70% usage. Sorted by reliability score.