Tyranitar counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Tyranitar
#0248 Tyranitar
RockDark
USAGE 1.3% #53
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 99.4% Knock Off 79.4% Protect 74.4% Low Kick 68.8% Ice Punch 32.8% Crunch 7.7% Superpower 7.5% Stone Edge 6.9%
Items
Focus Sash 33.7% Chople Berry 25.2% Choice Scarf 24.4% Passho Berry 7.6% Shuca Berry 2.1% Lum Berry 1.9% Hard Stone 1.8% White Herb 1.2%
Abilities
Sand Stream99.8%Unnerve0.2%
Tera Types
Rock 0.0%
Common Teammates
Garchomp30.2%Sinistcha24.9%Incineroar24.4%Basculegion23.3%Excadrill22.2%Corviknight20.8%Floette-Mega18.8%Aegislash18.7%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #53 with 1.32% usage. Sorted by reliability score.