Is Tyranitar viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Tyranitar is ranked #60 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 1.23% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Tyranitar in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

The best counter for Tyranitar in Gen 9 Anything Goes is Koraidon with a 71.8% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Tyranitar include Koraidon, Kyogre, Smeargle, Calyrex-Shadow, Miraidon.

What is the best counter for Tyranitar in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Koraidon is the best counter for Tyranitar in Gen 9 Anything Goes, KOing or forcing it out in 71.8% of their encounters.

Tyranitar counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0248 Tyranitar

RockDark

USAGE 1.2% #60

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 90.0% Low Kick 62.3% Rock Tomb 61.9% Tera Blast 49.4% Stealth Rock 23.6% Earthquake 22.9% Roar 12.8% Ice Beam 12.6%

Items

Assault Vest 63.2% Smooth Rock 13.6% Leftovers 9.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 2.7% Focus Sash 2.7% Choice Band 1.8% Loaded Dice 1.4% Life Orb 1.3%

Abilities

Sand Stream99.9%Unnerve0.1%

Tera Types

Grass 59.9% Rock 12.6% Water 6.9% Flying 4.0% Fairy 3.9% Ghost 3.4% Poison 3.2% Ground 2.3%

Common Teammates

Houndstone13.3%

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

115.982

71.8% checker faints 6.92%

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Collision Course (133.3251953125 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tyranitar: 1204-1420 (298 - 351.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Kyogre

Water DEFENSIVE COUNTER

23.353

66.7% checker faints 9.75%

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Tyranitar Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Kyogre: 138-163 (34.1 - 40.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after sandstorm damage

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Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK

34.082

40.0% checker faints 8.39%

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Smeargle Nuzzle vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Tyranitar: 9-11 (2.2 - 2.7%)

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Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK

187.183

31.2% checker faints 5.77%

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Grass Knot (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Tyranitar in Sand: 112-132 (27.7 - 32.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Calyrex-Shadow counters → Teams with Calyrex-Shadow →

Miraidon

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK

37.773

24.3% checker faints 6.98%

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Electro Drift vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Tyranitar in Electric Terrain: 153-181 (37.8 - 44.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ranked #60 with 1.23% usage. Sorted by reliability score.