[OVERVIEW]
Mega Tyranitar is a slow, bulky offensive Pokemon that is capable of tanking powerful super effective moves from Pokemon like Genesect, Magnezone, and Heatran and KOing them back. It has one of the highest Attack stats available in the 1v1 metagame, with access to useful STAB moves in Rock Tomb and Crunch, coverage moves like Iron Head, Fire Punch, Superpower, and Earthquake, and utility moves like Dragon Dance and Taunt, which allow it to take on a large number of Pokemon such as Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, Dragonite, Genesect, Greninja, Mega Slowbro, and Heatran. Good bulk and a fantastic ability in Sand Stream, which raises its Special Defense by 50%, allow it to tank a number of strong attacks with appropriate defensive investment, Mega Tyranitar can tank two Outrages from Mega Charizard X, a Bug Buzz from Download-boosted Choice Specs Genesect, and a Hydro Cannon from Choice Specs Greninja. Its typing also gives it the upper hand versus Fire-, Normal-, and Ghost-types like Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, Porygon-Z, and Mega Gengar and gives it an immunity to Psychic-type moves from Pokemon like Necrozma. However, Rock is a weak defensive typing, and Mega Tyranitar has difficulty getting around stall because it has to give up arguably more valuable coverage moves for Taunt in order to do so. Mega Tyranitar is also a slow Pokemon, and this presents major drawbacks in its usage. It also has weaknesses to common attacking types in the 1v1 metagame, such as Fighting, Ground, Water, and Grass. As a result, it gets countered by the likes of Mega Lopunny, Landorus-T, Mega Gyarados, and Kartana.
[SET]
name: Bulky Attacker
move 1: Rock Tomb
move 2: Fire Punch
move 3: Earthquake / Taunt
move 4: Superpower / Crunch
item: Tyranitarite
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 132 Atk / 72 Def / 52 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Rock Tomb slows down faster foes like Dragonite and Magnezone, allowing Mega Tyranitar to move first and KO them afterwards. Also, Rock Tomb's high accuracy means it is more reliable compared to Tyranitar's other Rock-type STAB moves. Fire Punch helps defeat Steel-type Pokemon like Genesect, Ferrothorn, and Celesteela. Earthquake is used to KO some Steel-types like Magnezone and Heatran. Taunt is also an option against stall Pokemon like Jumpluff, Deoxys-S, and Type: Null. Superpower allows Mega Tyranitar to defeat certain some Normal- and Dark-type Pokemon like Porygon-Z and opposing Mega Tyranitar, while Crunch could be used as another STAB move to defeat Psychic-type Pokemon like Meloetta.
Set Details
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252 HP and 72 Defense EVs allow Mega Tyranitar to two Outrages from maximum Attack Mega Charizard X. 52 Special Defense EVs alongside the Special Defense boost from Sand Stream help it to tank a Bug Buzz from Download-boosted Choice Specs Genesect and a Hydro Cannon from Choice Specs Greninja. The remaining 72 EVs are put into Attack, which, when coupled with an Adamant nature, helps Mega Tyranitar KO Pokemon like Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, Magnezone, Genesect, and Heatran.
Usage Tips
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Against pre-Mega Charizard, it is always better to start off with Rock Tomb; if it is Mega Charizard Y, Rock Tomb KOes it , and if it is Mega Charizard X, a follow-up Earthquake will usually KO it. When matched up against Choice Specs Greninja, start off with Fire Punch. If Greninja uses Hydro Cannon, you can knock it out the next turn with Earthquake, but if Greninja used Grass Knot, Fire Punch along with Sandstorm usually OHKOes it. Against Magnezone and Heatran, always use Rock Tomb followed by Earthquake, since Heatran usually has Air Balloon as the held item, and Magnezone has Sturdy as its ability. Against stall Pokemon like Jumpluff, Deoxys-S, and Mega Slowbro, Mega Evolve Tyranitar after five turns to maximize sand damage. If you have Taunt, always start off by using Taunt against Jumpluff and Type: Null, but against Deoxys-S, start off by using Rock Tomb, and after four uses of Rock Tomb, use Taunt. At this point, Mega Tyranitar outspeeds Deoxys-S and can force it to Struggle with Taunt. When up against Slowbro, if Tyranitar has Crunch and Taunt, use Crunch on the first turn. If Slowbro was Mega Evolved, use Taunt to block its recovery, but if Slowbro was not, use Crunch again, since Slowbro's ability Oblivious blocks Taunt.
Team Options
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Since Mega Tyranitar is weak to Ground-type attacks from Pokemon like Garchomp, Landorus-T, Donphan, and Golem, bulky Pokemon like Mega Heracross and fast Pokemon like Mega Gyarados can be paired to counter said threats. These Pokemon can take advantage of Mega Tyranitar's ability to KO their common counters like bulky Mega Charizard Y. Since Fighting-type Pokemon like Mega Lopunny, Mega Medicham, Mega Blaziken, and Mega Heracross can KO Mega Tyranitar easily, Fairy-type Pokemon like Magearna and Primarina fare well as teammates. In this case, Primarina is the better option, since it can additionally be used to KO Sturdy users and lure Magnezone for Mega Tyranitar to defeat. Since Mega Tyranitar is vulnerable to physically defensive Pokemon like Mega Venusaur, Mega Sableye, Mega Aggron, and Pyukumuku, stallbreakers like Mega Charizard Y and Mega Gardevoir are solid team options. Since Mega Tyranitar is weak to bulky Water-type Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, Primarina, Mega Swampert, and Tapu Fini, bulky Grass-type Pokemon like Mega Venusaur and Ferrothorn can be used. In turn, these Pokemon appreciate Mega Tyranitar taking care of their Fire- and Flying-type weaknesses.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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A fully defensive set with Counter or Foul Play can be used against Pokemon like Garchomp and Mega Gyarados, but this can be countered by setup from the aforementioned Pokemon. As a check to some Ground-type Pokemon, Mega Tyranitar can use a set of Ice Beam, Iron Defense, Rest, and Rock Tomb, which notably beats Donphan, Golem, Zygarde, and non-Groundium Z Landorus-T.
Checks and Counters
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**Fighting-types**: Fighting-type Pokemon like Mega Lopunny, Mega Blaziken, and Mega Heracross counter Mega Tyranitar because Mega Tyranitar is 4x weak to Fighting.
**Grass-types**: Most Grass-type Pokemon like Mega Venusaur are bulky enough to tank Mega Tyranitar's attacks and wear it down, while fast Grass-types like Kartana outspeed Mega Tyranitar and can KO it before it gets the chance to retaliate
**Water-types**: Most of the commonly used Water-type Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, Primarina, and Tapu Fini are able to KO Mega Tyranitar without being KOed by it because of their good Defense. However, Stone Edge from Mega Tyranitar has a good chance of beating Primarina.
**Steel-types**: Steel-type Pokemon like Mega Mawile and Mega Metagross are able to KO Mega Tyranitar with their strong STAB moves.
**Ground-types **: Ground-type Pokemon are ubiquitous in the 1v1 metagame, and all of them, such as Donphan, Landorus-T, Golem, Zygarde, and Garchomp, can easily take out Mega Tyranitar.
**Physically Defensive Pokemon**: Mega Tyranitar is vulnerable to physically defensive Pokemon like Mega Venusaur, Mega Sableye, Mega Aggron, and Pyukumuku, which are able to survive Mega Tyranitar’s attacks and PP stall it or defeat it with Leech Seed or Toxic.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[<Wrath of Alakazam>, <292550>]]
- Quality checked by: [[<MaceMaster>, <302951>], [<charizard8888>, <333554>], [<UBERLandon21>, <379544>]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<martha>, <384270>], [<The Dutch Plumberjack>, <232216>]]
Mega Tyranitar is a slow, bulky offensive Pokemon that is capable of tanking powerful super effective moves from Pokemon like Genesect, Magnezone, and Heatran and KOing them back. It has one of the highest Attack stats available in the 1v1 metagame, with access to useful STAB moves in Rock Tomb and Crunch, coverage moves like Iron Head, Fire Punch, Superpower, and Earthquake, and utility moves like Dragon Dance and Taunt, which allow it to take on a large number of Pokemon such as Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, Dragonite, Genesect, Greninja, Mega Slowbro, and Heatran. Good bulk and a fantastic ability in Sand Stream, which raises its Special Defense by 50%, allow it to tank a number of strong attacks with appropriate defensive investment, Mega Tyranitar can tank two Outrages from Mega Charizard X, a Bug Buzz from Download-boosted Choice Specs Genesect, and a Hydro Cannon from Choice Specs Greninja. Its typing also gives it the upper hand versus Fire-, Normal-, and Ghost-types like Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, Porygon-Z, and Mega Gengar and gives it an immunity to Psychic-type moves from Pokemon like Necrozma. However, Rock is a weak defensive typing, and Mega Tyranitar has difficulty getting around stall because it has to give up arguably more valuable coverage moves for Taunt in order to do so. Mega Tyranitar is also a slow Pokemon, and this presents major drawbacks in its usage. It also has weaknesses to common attacking types in the 1v1 metagame, such as Fighting, Ground, Water, and Grass. As a result, it gets countered by the likes of Mega Lopunny, Landorus-T, Mega Gyarados, and Kartana.
[SET]
name: Bulky Attacker
move 1: Rock Tomb
move 2: Fire Punch
move 3: Earthquake / Taunt
move 4: Superpower / Crunch
item: Tyranitarite
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 132 Atk / 72 Def / 52 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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Rock Tomb slows down faster foes like Dragonite and Magnezone, allowing Mega Tyranitar to move first and KO them afterwards. Also, Rock Tomb's high accuracy means it is more reliable compared to Tyranitar's other Rock-type STAB moves. Fire Punch helps defeat Steel-type Pokemon like Genesect, Ferrothorn, and Celesteela. Earthquake is used to KO some Steel-types like Magnezone and Heatran. Taunt is also an option against stall Pokemon like Jumpluff, Deoxys-S, and Type: Null. Superpower allows Mega Tyranitar to defeat certain some Normal- and Dark-type Pokemon like Porygon-Z and opposing Mega Tyranitar, while Crunch could be used as another STAB move to defeat Psychic-type Pokemon like Meloetta.
Set Details
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252 HP and 72 Defense EVs allow Mega Tyranitar to two Outrages from maximum Attack Mega Charizard X. 52 Special Defense EVs alongside the Special Defense boost from Sand Stream help it to tank a Bug Buzz from Download-boosted Choice Specs Genesect and a Hydro Cannon from Choice Specs Greninja. The remaining 72 EVs are put into Attack, which, when coupled with an Adamant nature, helps Mega Tyranitar KO Pokemon like Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, Magnezone, Genesect, and Heatran.
Usage Tips
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Against pre-Mega Charizard, it is always better to start off with Rock Tomb; if it is Mega Charizard Y, Rock Tomb KOes it , and if it is Mega Charizard X, a follow-up Earthquake will usually KO it. When matched up against Choice Specs Greninja, start off with Fire Punch. If Greninja uses Hydro Cannon, you can knock it out the next turn with Earthquake, but if Greninja used Grass Knot, Fire Punch along with Sandstorm usually OHKOes it. Against Magnezone and Heatran, always use Rock Tomb followed by Earthquake, since Heatran usually has Air Balloon as the held item, and Magnezone has Sturdy as its ability. Against stall Pokemon like Jumpluff, Deoxys-S, and Mega Slowbro, Mega Evolve Tyranitar after five turns to maximize sand damage. If you have Taunt, always start off by using Taunt against Jumpluff and Type: Null, but against Deoxys-S, start off by using Rock Tomb, and after four uses of Rock Tomb, use Taunt. At this point, Mega Tyranitar outspeeds Deoxys-S and can force it to Struggle with Taunt. When up against Slowbro, if Tyranitar has Crunch and Taunt, use Crunch on the first turn. If Slowbro was Mega Evolved, use Taunt to block its recovery, but if Slowbro was not, use Crunch again, since Slowbro's ability Oblivious blocks Taunt.
Team Options
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Since Mega Tyranitar is weak to Ground-type attacks from Pokemon like Garchomp, Landorus-T, Donphan, and Golem, bulky Pokemon like Mega Heracross and fast Pokemon like Mega Gyarados can be paired to counter said threats. These Pokemon can take advantage of Mega Tyranitar's ability to KO their common counters like bulky Mega Charizard Y. Since Fighting-type Pokemon like Mega Lopunny, Mega Medicham, Mega Blaziken, and Mega Heracross can KO Mega Tyranitar easily, Fairy-type Pokemon like Magearna and Primarina fare well as teammates. In this case, Primarina is the better option, since it can additionally be used to KO Sturdy users and lure Magnezone for Mega Tyranitar to defeat. Since Mega Tyranitar is vulnerable to physically defensive Pokemon like Mega Venusaur, Mega Sableye, Mega Aggron, and Pyukumuku, stallbreakers like Mega Charizard Y and Mega Gardevoir are solid team options. Since Mega Tyranitar is weak to bulky Water-type Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, Primarina, Mega Swampert, and Tapu Fini, bulky Grass-type Pokemon like Mega Venusaur and Ferrothorn can be used. In turn, these Pokemon appreciate Mega Tyranitar taking care of their Fire- and Flying-type weaknesses.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=======
A fully defensive set with Counter or Foul Play can be used against Pokemon like Garchomp and Mega Gyarados, but this can be countered by setup from the aforementioned Pokemon. As a check to some Ground-type Pokemon, Mega Tyranitar can use a set of Ice Beam, Iron Defense, Rest, and Rock Tomb, which notably beats Donphan, Golem, Zygarde, and non-Groundium Z Landorus-T.
Checks and Counters
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**Fighting-types**: Fighting-type Pokemon like Mega Lopunny, Mega Blaziken, and Mega Heracross counter Mega Tyranitar because Mega Tyranitar is 4x weak to Fighting.
**Grass-types**: Most Grass-type Pokemon like Mega Venusaur are bulky enough to tank Mega Tyranitar's attacks and wear it down, while fast Grass-types like Kartana outspeed Mega Tyranitar and can KO it before it gets the chance to retaliate
**Water-types**: Most of the commonly used Water-type Pokemon like Mega Gyarados, Primarina, and Tapu Fini are able to KO Mega Tyranitar without being KOed by it because of their good Defense. However, Stone Edge from Mega Tyranitar has a good chance of beating Primarina.
**Steel-types**: Steel-type Pokemon like Mega Mawile and Mega Metagross are able to KO Mega Tyranitar with their strong STAB moves.
**Ground-types **: Ground-type Pokemon are ubiquitous in the 1v1 metagame, and all of them, such as Donphan, Landorus-T, Golem, Zygarde, and Garchomp, can easily take out Mega Tyranitar.
**Physically Defensive Pokemon**: Mega Tyranitar is vulnerable to physically defensive Pokemon like Mega Venusaur, Mega Sableye, Mega Aggron, and Pyukumuku, which are able to survive Mega Tyranitar’s attacks and PP stall it or defeat it with Leech Seed or Toxic.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[<Wrath of Alakazam>, <292550>]]
- Quality checked by: [[<MaceMaster>, <302951>], [<charizard8888>, <333554>], [<UBERLandon21>, <379544>]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<martha>, <384270>], [<The Dutch Plumberjack>, <232216>]]
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