It took every damn ounce of my power to avoid nominating av regice. i cannot exaggerate this, i spent two sleepless nights deliberating whether to nom av regice
Tyranitar @ Assault Vest
Ability: Sand Stream
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 12 Atk / 244 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Rock Tomb
- Crunch
- Ice Punch
- Earthquake
A Big Boy. Absolute unit. If you have made a team and the only things you need to destroy are mgengar, naganadel, nihilego, and as it turns out, xurkitree, this fat man will eat delicious energy balls, even from a high-rolling xurkitree whose tail is very shiny indeed...
+6 252 SpA Xurkitree Energy Ball vs. 252 HP / 244+ SpD Assault Vest Tyranitar in Sand: 164-194 (79.2 - 93.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
It really wants 5 moveslots to use pursuit, and frankly of the four moves I put in, eq seems like a semi-viable option to do so with, but perhaps you don't want your counterplay to a +6 casinoxurk being taking it out when it's at +0 speed from a 95% rock tomb... you're kind of stuck with it. think of it as the ultimate heatran scarer.
12 Atk Tyranitar Earthquake vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Xurkitree: 130-154 (81.7 - 96.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after sandstorm damage
i.e. kills after 3 sandstorm hits, which is the amount of turns it needs to get to +6 with you asleep in the first place...
12 Atk Tyranitar Rock Tomb vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Xurkitree: 58-70 (36.4 - 44%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after sandstorm damage
not even close sadly...
Casinoxurk is the one that's actually difficult to check, but any move that isn't at a significant boost will bounce off this boy.
252 SpA Xurkitree Energy Ball vs. 252 HP / 244+ SpD Assault Vest Tyranitar in Sand: 42-50 (20.2 - 24.1%) -- guaranteed 5HKO
252 SpA Xurkitree Dazzling Gleam vs. 252 HP / 244+ SpD Assault Vest Tyranitar in Sand: 38-46 (18.3 - 22.2%) -- possible 5HKO