Tyranitar counters

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

Tyranitar
#0248 Tyranitar
RockDark
USAGE 7.0% #25
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
Stone Axe 83.9% Salt Cure 70.6% Knock Off 68.4% Shore Up 59.5% Sucker Punch 37.5% Parting Shot 22.5% Accelerock 12.0% Mighty Cleave 8.3%
Items
Leftovers 36.2% Assault Vest 27.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 14.9% Smooth Rock 10.8% Stone Plate 2.6% Choice Band 2.4% Choice Scarf 1.0% Chople Berry 0.9%
Abilities
Sand Stream38.2%Regenerator28.1%Water Absorb11.0%Fluffy8.2%Sharpness4.7%Rocky Payload3.1%Vessel of Ruin1.1%Purifying Salt0.7%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian58.2%Pecharunt55.3%Primarina44.7%Corviknight38.1%Cinderace23.2%Lucario21.4%Gholdengo20.4%Scream Tail14.2%
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Ranked #25 with 7.02% usage. Sorted by reliability score.