Tyranitar counters

Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmb · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Tyranitar
#0248 Tyranitar
RockDark
USAGE 1.2% #79
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 97.4% Knock Off 85.6% Protect 65.7% Low Kick 50.1% Ice Punch 34.0% Dragon Dance 11.0% Crunch 9.9% Brick Break 6.2%
Items
Choice Scarf 28.2% Chople Berry 23.0% Focus Sash 16.2% Life Orb 9.2% Sitrus Berry 5.3% Passho Berry 3.6% Leftovers 3.5% Smooth Rock 2.4%
Abilities
Sand Stream99.5%Unnerve0.5%
Common Teammates
Sinistcha40.7%Staraptor-Mega38.4%Excadrill30.9%Rotom-Wash21.8%Metagross-Mega19.6%Incineroar19.5%Whimsicott18.2%Garchomp15.4%
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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 #79 with 1.21% usage. Sorted by reliability score.