Tyranitar Counters — Gen 9 Monotype RockDark

Gen 9 Monotype counter data · Sorted by KO Rate (P) · Smogon 2026-04

Checks and Counters

What beats Tyranitar in Gen 9 Monotype? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, the following checks and counters are the most effective at beating Tyranitar. Sorted by KO Rate (P) — the chance the checker wins when it encounters Tyranitar.

Tyranitar is ranked #89 in Gen 9 Monotype with a 1.87% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Tyranitar in Gen 9 Monotype are Archaludon (78.5%), Gholdengo (38.6%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Archaludon Archaludon 36.03 78.5% 6.85%
2 Gholdengo Gholdengo 30.748 38.6% 8.78%

KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Tyranitar. KO Rate (D): % of Tyranitar's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.

Tyranitar Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Knock Off 19.9% Stone Edge 10.5% Earthquake 9.3% Heavy Slam 9.2% Thunder Wave 8.4% Stealth Rock 7.6% Ice Punch 5.8% Dragon Dance 5.0%

Most Used Items

Leftovers 49.5% Assault Vest 32.2% Choice Band 3.8% Air Balloon 3.6% Lum Berry 2.6% Chople Berry 1.8% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.2% Weakness Policy 1.0%

Most Used Abilities

Sand Stream 99.7%Unnerve 0.3%

Common Teammates

Ogerpon-Cornerstone 14.5% Glimmora 14.0% Iron Boulder 12.0% Garganacl 11.6% Arcanine-Hisui 6.5% Kleavor 4.6% Meowscarada 3.4% Greninja 3.0%

Usage data based on Smogon weighted stats from 2026-04. Percentages show how often each move, item, ability, or Tera Type was used on Tyranitar sets.

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