Is Tyranitar viable in Gen 8 OU?

Tyranitar is ranked #24 in Gen 8 OU with 9.26% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Tyranitar in Gen 8 OU?

Landorus-Therian has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 50.7% of 25.535803744219976 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.9 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Tyranitar matchup checks ranked in Gen 8 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 8 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0248 Tyranitar

RockDark

USAGE 9.3% #24

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 62.1% Stone Edge 60.3% Stealth Rock 44.5% Superpower 40.4% Heavy Slam 39.2% Earthquake 35.1% Rock Blast 34.6% Thunder Wave 21.1%

Items

Choice Band 54.6% Leftovers 38.0% Smooth Rock 3.3% Focus Sash 2.3% Life Orb 0.7% Custap Berry 0.7% Assault Vest 0.2% Shuca Berry 0.1%

Abilities

Sand Stream100.0%Unnerve0.0%

Common Teammates

Excadrill64.2%

Ferrothorn45.1%

Slowbro38.3%

Tornadus-Therian33.9%

Buzzwole24.9%

Landorus-Therian24.6%

Zapdos20.1%

Clefable19.5%

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Explore Tyranitar + Landorus-Therian teams 11 score Explore Tyranitar + Urshifu-Rapid-Strike teams -4 score Explore Tyranitar + Clefable teams -11 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Tyranitar + Excadrill 64.2% 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

Landorus-Therian

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.536

11.2

50.7% Standard error 9.89 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

View Landorus-Therian counters → Teams with Landorus-Therian →

Urshifu-Rapid-Strike

FightingWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.234

-3.8

38.4% Standard error 10.55 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Choice Band Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tyranitar: 1188-1404 (294 - 347.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Urshifu-Rapid-Strike counters → Teams with Urshifu-Rapid-Strike →

Clefable

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.415

-10.7

28.2% Standard error 9.72 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ SpA Clefable Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tyranitar in Sand: 134-158 (33.1 - 39.1%) -- 99.8% chance to 3HKO

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Ranked #24 with 9.26% usage. Sorted by conservative score.