Tyranitar counters

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

Tyranitar
#0248 Tyranitar
RockDark
USAGE 3.1% #47
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 97.0% Stealth Rock 63.0% Ice Beam 52.3% Low Kick 45.7% Ice Punch 34.7% Stone Edge 32.6% Roar 22.9% Thunder Wave 21.3%
Items
Smooth Rock 36.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 20.6% Choice Band 19.3% Assault Vest 10.0% Leftovers 9.8% Weakness Policy 3.3% Lum Berry 0.1% Loaded Dice 0.1%
Abilities
Sand Stream100.0%Unnerve0.0%
Tera Types
Flying 25.6% Ghost 23.8% Poison 11.7% Dark 10.6% Rock 8.8% Fighting 8.1% Bug 4.0% Fairy 3.5%
Common Teammates
Excadrill67.0%Iron Valiant29.2%Ogerpon-Wellspring24.0%Zamazenta23.5%Hydrapple23.0%Pecharunt21.3%Moltres17.6%Tornadus-Therian17.4%
Browse Gen 9 OU teams using Tyranitar →
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Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Great Tusk
Great Tusk
GroundFighting DEFENSIVE COUNTER
20.435
82
82.4% dies 8.42%

Ranked #47 with 3.14% usage. Sorted by reliability score.