Tyranitar counters

Gen 8 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Tyranitar
#0248 Tyranitar
RockDark
USAGE 6.3% #35
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
Rock Slide 91.4% Protect 90.5% Crunch 67.5% Dragon Dance 65.6% Lash Out 16.3% Superpower 16.3% Ice Punch 7.3% Stomping Tantrum 7.3%
Items
Weakness Policy 66.0% Leftovers 18.9% Smooth Rock 9.7% Sitrus Berry 3.4% Muscle Band 1.4% Safety Goggles 0.4% Choice Band 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0%
Abilities
Sand Stream100.0%Unnerve0.0%
Common Teammates
Excadrill81.0%Rotom-Wash59.9%Sandshrew50.8%Tapu Koko37.4%Celesteela35.0%Rillaboom33.5%Corviknight25.3%Dragapult24.5%
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Ranked #35 with 6.30% usage. Sorted by reliability score.