Tyranitar counters

Gen 9 Metronome Battle · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Tyranitar
#0248 Tyranitar
RockDark
USAGE 1.4% #27
ABILITYMagic Guard
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
300.0% Metronome 100.0%
Items
Life Orb 39.6% Covert Cloak 23.9% Weakness Policy 14.8% Choice Band 13.2% Bright Powder 2.5% Clear Amulet 2.2% Choice Specs 1.7% Leppa Berry 1.0%
Abilities
Magic Guard39.6%Magic Bounce28.8%Simple10.3%Defiant9.9%Filter2.3%Friend Guard2.1%Tinted Lens1.2%Scrappy1.0%
Tera Types
Ghost 94.3% Rock 3.7% Stellar 1.3% Bug 0.3% Flying 0.2% Electric 0.1% Water 0.1% Dragon 0.0%
Common Teammates
Volcanion159.2%Altaria-Mega134.6%Tyranitar60.3%Dragapult59.7%Spectrier16.8%Camerupt-Mega12.2%Drampa-Mega9.9%Garchomp9.0%
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Ranked #27 with 1.36% usage. Sorted by reliability score.