Tyranitar counters

Gen 9 Alphabet Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Tyranitar
#0248 Tyranitar
RockDark
USAGE 4.5% #37
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
Knock Off 69.1% Stone Edge 50.3% Tidy Up 42.0% Thunderous Kick 37.8% Ice Beam 37.3% Triple Axel 36.7% Power Trip 34.0% Taunt 26.8%
Items
Assault Vest 37.4% Covert Cloak 26.8% Smooth Rock 14.6% Choice Band 8.5% Weakness Policy 6.4% Leftovers 2.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.4% Wide Lens 1.2%
Abilities
Sand Stream100.0%Unnerve0.0%
Common Teammates
Excadrill60.6%Sinistcha36.7%Ogerpon-Cornerstone36.6%Hippowdon36.6%Iron Valiant35.7%Rillaboom31.0%Salamence28.4%Volcanion27.7%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #37 with 4.51% usage. Sorted by reliability score.