National Dex Monotype Tyranitar (Dark)

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[SET]
name: Specially Defensive (Dark)
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Slide
move 3: Heavy Slam / Fire Blast
move 4: Thunder Wave
item: Leftovers
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Careful / Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Tyranitar plays a pivotal role for Dark teams by acting as the primary Stealth Rock setter, helping break Focus Sash and Sturdy for its teammates and being able to tank most special attacks thanks to having a boosted Special Defense in sand. Rock Slide lets it take care of many threats to Dark teams such as Volcarona, Tornadus-T and Mega Charizard Y. Heavy Slam gives Tyranitar the ability to take on Tapu Lele and Hatterene, while Fire Blast hits most Steel-type physical walls such as Ferrothorn, Skarmory and Mega Scizor that would otherwise wall Tyranitar. Tyranitar can cripple faster foes that don't get OHKOed by Rock Slide with Thunder Wave such as Latios and Dragonite. Leftovers gives Tyranitar some passive recovery that increases its longevity. Maximum HP and Special Defense gives Tyranitar as much special bulk as possible, allowing it to tank almost any unboosted special attack in sand. Sassy nature is preferred if Fire Blast is chosen over Heavy Slam.

All of Tyranitar's teammates appreciate Stealth Rock and Thunder Wave support. Urshifu-S is great in the Steel matchup and can take advantage of weak foes damaged by entry hazards to either set up with Bulk Up or finish them off. Hydreigon especially helps in the Poison and Steel matchups as a Substitute + Nasty Plot sweeper or a faster teammate for an edge in the Dragon matchup. Mega Sableye is a great choice as a Mega Evolution and can act in tandem with Tyranitar,(comma) since it is immune to Fighting and can keep entry hazards off your side of the field while spreading burns with Will-O-Wisp. Greninja can be geared to help in any matchup and runs a variety of different sets including Choice Specs, Choice Scarf, Grassium-Z, Icium-Z or Expert Belt. Choice Specs is particularly helpful in the Dragon and Flying matchups, while Grassium-Z is great in the Water and Ground matchups. Icium-Z helps break defensive Celesteela after an Ice Beam, and Extrasensory with Expert Belt can break through Toxapex and Mega Venusaur,(comma) which give Tyranitar a lot of trouble. Choice Scarf Greninja can revenge kill opposing Choice Scarf users such as Latios, Latias, and Landorus-T as well as Mega Aerodactyl. Toxic Spikes can be fitted into any of these sets to support entry hazard stacking. Mandibuzz can help check physical setup sweepers such as Dragonite and Mega Scizor, and is also able to clear entry hazards with Defog. Alolan Muk is extremely helpful with taking on pesky Fairy-types and can take advantage of Fairy teams' passive Pokemon such as Klefki to set up with Curse. Zarude is another great teammate that gives an edge in the Water and Ground matchups since it becomes very dangerous after one or two Bulk Ups, and Weavile could be helpful versus Flying with its hard hitting STAB Ice-type attacks. Bisharp is a strong physical attacker that can set up with Swords Dance and provides great priority in Sucker Punch.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Dark
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Rock Blast can be used over Rock Slide to break Substitute from Kyurem and Zapdos and prevents PP stalling. Toxic and Protect can be used to spread status and wear down foes such as Porygon2 and Mantine.


Checks and Counters
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Dark
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**Super Effective Attacks**: Despite having boosted Special Defense in sand, Tyranitar can easily get overwhelmed by super effective attacks. Fighting-type attacks particularly will take down Tyranitar with ease, thus it is forced to switch out to a teammate such as Mega Sableye.

**Status**: Tyranitar can easily get worn down by poison, taken advantage of if its paralyzed, or have its Leftovers cancelled out by being burned.

**Rock-resistant Pokemon**: Pokemon such as Excadrill, Melmetal and Gastrodon resist Tyranitar's main STAB attacks and force it out.

**Physical Walls**: Hippowdon, Porygon2 and Mega Venusaur take little damage from Tyranitar's STAB attacks and threaten to cripple or KO it, leaving Tyranitar vulnerable.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[adjustments, 340084]]
- Dark analysis by: [[adjustments, 340084]]
- Quality checked by: [[maroon, 305839], [Maple, 473171]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Bandkrook, 301217]]

 

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ready

 

[maroon]

[set comments]
- talk about sand boosting its spd in the first line
- talk about leftovers and the residual recovery they bring
- for hydreigon break up the lines about np and scarf. focus on what each set can beat, also for the scarf set mention +1 kommo as an important target
- mega sab can also spread burns with wow allowing ttar to tank phys attacks better. it also is immune to fighting attacks
- talk about greninja and what its different sets beat like ground/water types with gknot/hp elec/ice beam, pex and mvenu with esensory, or what scarf can revenge kill. also talk about hazard stacking w/ tspikes
-mandibuzz can toxic other walls and clear hazards with defog. also talk about roost allowing it to switch into multiple attacks for ttar throughout the match, also give examples
- talk about weavile and zarude

[other options]
- these feel very basic, please expand a bit. same with the rest of ur analysis. i know you can do the descriptions better based on ur past analyses

[checks and counters]
- in super effective attacks give a special mention to fighting attacks
- rock-type resists like ground-type pokemon can easily deal with ttar

QC 1/2

 

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implemented, ready for check 2

 

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[SET]
name: Specially Defensive (Dark)
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Slide
move 3: Heavy Slam / Fire Blast
move 4: Thunder Wave
item: Leftovers
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Careful / Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Tyranitar plays a pivotal role for Dark teams by acting as the primary entry hazard setter with Stealth Rock [Mention that Stealth Rock helps its offensive teammates and breaks Sturdy/Focus Sash as well] and being able to tank most Special attacks thanks to having a boosted SpDef Special Defense in sand. Rock Slide is Tyranitar's main STAB attack that lets it take care of many threats to Dark teams such as Volcarona, Tornadus-T and Mega Charizard Y. Heavy Slam gives Tyranitar the ability to take on Tapu Lele and Hatterene, while Fire Blast hits most Steel-type physical walls such as Ferrothorn, Skarmory and Mega Scizor that would otherwise wall Tyranitar. Tyranitar can cripple faster foes that don't get OHKOed by Rock Slide with Thunder Wave such as Latios and Dragonite. Leftovers gives Tyranitar some passive recovery that increases its longevity. Maximum HP and Special Defense give Tyranitar as much special bulk as possible, allowing it to tank almost any unboosted special attack in sandstorm, thanks to its ability Sand Stream. [Mention that a Sassy nature is preferred if Fire Blast is used instead of Heavy Slam]

All of Tyranitar's teammates appreciate the entry hazards it sets and the foes it can cripple. Urshifu-S is great in the Steel matchup and can take advantage of weak foes that have taken chip damage from entry hazards to either set up on them with Bulk Up or just finish them off. Hydreigon especially helps in the Dragon matchup and can either be a Substitute + Nasty Plot sweeper or speed control. [Reword this because, Choice Scarf is what helps in the Dragon matchup, Sub NP doesn't help in that matchup as much, right now it isn't worded that way and mention that Sub NP is great against matchups like Steel and Poison. Add that Hydregion also resists Water and Grass type attacks directed at Tyranitar] Mega Sableye is a great choice as a mega evolution and can act in tandem with Tyranitar since it is immune to Fighting-types and can keep entry hazards off your side of the battlefield while spreading burns with Will-oO-Wisp. Greninja can be geared to help in any matchup and runs a variety of different sets including Choice Specs, Choice Scarf, Grassium-Z, Icium-Z or Expert Belt. Choice Specs is particularly helpful in the Dragon and Flying matchups, while Grassium-Z is great in the Water and Ground matchups. Icium-Z helps break Defensive Celesteela after an Ice Beam, and Extrasensory with Expert Belt can break through Toxapex and Mega Venusaur, all of which Tyranitar has trouble dealing with. Choice Scarf Greninja can revenge kill opposing speed controls such as Latios, Latias, Landorus-T and Mega Aerodactyl. Toxic Spikes can be fitted into any of these sets to support the entry hazard stacking. Mandibuzz can help check physical setup sweepers such as Dragonite and Mega Scizor, and is also able to clear entry hazards with Defog. Alolan Muk is extremely helpful with taking on pesky Fairy-types and can take advantage of Fairy teams' passive Pokemon such as Klefki to setup with Curse. Zarude is another great teammate that gives an edge in the Water and Ground matchups since it becomes very dangerous after one or two Bulk Ups, and Weavile could be helpful versus Flying with its hard hitting STAB Ice-type attacks. [Add Bisharp as a teammate, and how it helps]

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dark
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* Rock Blast can be used over Rock Slide to help break Substitutes from Kyurem and Zapdos, since it hits multiple times [Also prevents being PP stalled by Substitute + Pressure].
* Toxic and Protect can be used to spread status and wear down foes such as Porygon2 and Mantine.


Checks and Counters
===================

Dark
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**Super Effective Attacks**: Despite having a high Special Defense stat in Sandstorm, Tyranitar can easily get broken through by super effective attacks. Fighting-type attacks particularly will take down Tyranitar with ease, thus it is forced to switch to a Pokemon that can take them such as Mega Sableye.

**Status Conditions**: Tyranitar can easily get worn down by being poisoned, or taken advantage of if its paralyzed. [Mention that Burn cancels out Leftovers recovery]

**Rock-type resists**: Pokemon such as [Add one more Steel and Ground type example each] Excadrill resist Tyranitar's main STAB attacks and force it out.

**Physical walls**: Hippowdon, Porygon2 and Mega Venusaur take little damage from Tyranitar's STAB attacks and leave it with very little to do to take them on. [They can threaten to KO or cripple Tyranitar with status moves]


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[adjustments, 340084]]
- Dark analysis by: [[adjustments, 340084]]
- Quality checked by: [[maroon, 305839], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]

QC 2/2

 

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implemented, sorry for taking forever, my life's been super busy lately, will put this in gp queue sometime tomorrow

 

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GP 1/1

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive (Dark)
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Slide
move 3: Heavy Slam / Fire Blast
move 4: Thunder Wave
item: Leftovers
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Careful / Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Tyranitar plays a pivotal role for Dark teams by acting as the primary entry hazard setter with Stealth Rock Stealth Rock setter, helping break Focus Sashes Focus Sash and Sturdy for it's its teammates and being able to tank most Special special attacks thanks to having a boosted Special Defense in sandstorm sand. Rock Slide is Tyranitar's main STAB attack that lets it take care of many threats to Dark teams such as Volcarona, Tornadus-T and Mega Charizard Y. Heavy Slam gives Tyranitar the ability to take on Tapu Lele and Hatterene, while Fire Blast hits most Steel-type physical walls such as Ferrothorn, Skarmory and Mega Scizor that would otherwise wall Tyranitar. Tyranitar can cripple faster foes that don't get OHKOed by Rock Slide with Thunder Wave such as Latios and Dragonite. Leftovers gives Tyranitar some passive recovery that increases its longevity. Maximum HP and Special Defense gives Tyranitar as much special bulk as possible, allowing it to tank almost any unboosted special attack in sandstorm, thanks to its ability Sand Stream sand. Sassy nature is preferred if Fire Blast is chosen over Heavy Slam.

All of Tyranitar's teammates appreciate the entry hazards it sets and the foes it can cripple Stealth Rock and Thunder Wave support. Urshifu-S is great in the Steel matchup and can take advantage of weak foes that have taken chip damage from damaged by entry hazards to either set up on them with Bulk Up or just finish them off. Hydreigon especially helps in the Poison and Steel matchups as a Substitute + Nasty Plot sweeper or speed control a faster teammate for an edge in the Dragon matchup. Mega Sableye is a great choice as a mega evolution Mega Evolution and can act in tandem with Tyranitar,(comma) since it is immune to Fighting-types Fighting and can keep entry hazards off your side of the battlefield field while spreading burns with Will-O-Wisp. Greninja can be geared to help in any matchup and runs a variety of different sets including Choice Specs, Choice Scarf, Grassium-Z, Icium-Z or Expert Belt. Choice Specs is particularly helpful in the Dragon and Flying matchups, while Grassium-Z is great in the Water and Ground matchups. Icium-Z helps break Defensive defensive Celesteela after an Ice Beam, and Extrasensory with Expert Belt can break through Toxapex and Mega Venusaur,(comma) which give Tyranitar a lot of trouble. Choice Scarf Greninja can revenge kill opposing speed controls fast Pokémon (i'm assuming latios/latias/lando-t are all choice scarf. if they are, use "Choice Scarf Greninja can revenge kill opposing Choice Scarf users such as Latios, Latias, and Landorus-T, as well as Mega Aerodactyl") such as Latios, Latias, Landorus-T and Mega Aerodactyl. Toxic Spikes can be fitted into any of these sets to support the entry hazard stacking. Mandibuzz can help check physical setup sweepers such as Dragonite and Mega Scizor, and is also able to clear entry hazards with Defog. Alolan Muk is extremely helpful with taking on pesky Fairy-types and can take advantage of Fairy teams' passive Pokemon such as Klefki to set up with Curse. Zarude is another great teammate that gives an edge in the Water and Ground matchups since it becomes very dangerous after one or two Bulk Ups, and Weavile could be helpful versus Flying with its hard hitting STAB Ice-type attacks. Bisharp is a strong physical attacker that can set up with Swords Dance and provides great priority in Sucker Punch.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dark
--------
* Rock Blast can be used over Rock Slide to help break Substitutes from Kyurem and Zapdos, since it hits multiple times, also preventing it from being PP stalled.
* Toxic and Protect can be used to spread status and wear down foes such as Porygon2 and Mantine.

Rock Blast can be used over Rock Slide to break Substitute from Kyurem and Zapdos and prevents PP stalling. Toxic and Protect can be used to spread status and wear down foes such as Porygon2 and Mantine.

Reworked this into a paragraph + made changes.


Checks and Counters
===================

Dark
--------
**Super Effective Attacks**: Despite having a high Special Defense stat in Sandstorm boosted Special Defense in sand, Tyranitar can easily get broken through overwhelmed by super effective attacks. Fighting-type attacks particularly will take down Tyranitar with ease, thus it is forced to switch to a Pokemon that can take them out to a teammate such as Mega Sableye.

**Status Conditions**: Tyranitar can easily get worn down by being poisoned poison, taken advantage of if its paralyzed, or have it's its Leftovers canceled cancelled out by being burned.

**Rock-type resists Rock-resistant Pokemon**: Pokemon such as Excadrill, Melmetal and Gastrodon resist Tyranitar's main STAB attacks and force it out.

**Physical walls Walls**: Hippowdon, Porygon2 and Mega Venusaur take little damage from Tyranitar's STAB attacks and threaten to cripple or KO it, leaving Tyranitar with very little to do to take them on vulnerable.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[adjustments, 340084]]
- Dark analysis by: [[adjustments, 340084]]
- Quality checked by: [[maroon, 305839], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Bandkrook, 301217]], [username2, userid2]]

 

[DugZa]

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive (Dark)
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Slide
move 3: Heavy Slam / Fire Blast
move 4: Thunder Wave
item: Leftovers
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Careful / Sassy
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Tyranitar plays a pivotal role for Dark teams by acting as the primary Stealth Rock setter, helping break Focus Sash and Sturdy for its teammates and being able to tank most special attacks thanks to having a boosted Special Defense in sand. Rock Slide lets it take care of many threats to Dark teams such as Volcarona, Tornadus-T and Mega Charizard Y. Heavy Slam gives Tyranitar the ability to take on Tapu Lele and Hatterene, while Fire Blast hits most Steel-type physical walls such as Ferrothorn, Skarmory and Mega Scizor that would otherwise wall Tyranitar. Tyranitar can cripple faster foes that don't get OHKOed by Rock Slide with Thunder Wave such as Latios and Dragonite. Leftovers gives Tyranitar some passive recovery that increases its longevity. Maximum HP and Special Defense gives Tyranitar as much special bulk as possible, allowing it to tank almost any unboosted special attack in sand. Sassy nature is preferred if Fire Blast is chosen over Heavy Slam.

All of Tyranitar's teammates appreciate Stealth Rock and Thunder Wave support. Urshifu-S is great in the Steel matchup and can take advantage of weak foes damaged by entry hazards to either set up with Bulk Up or finish them off. Hydreigon especially helps in the Poison and Steel matchups as a Substitute + Nasty Plot sweeper or a faster teammate for an edge in the Dragon matchup. Mega Sableye is a great choice as a Mega Evolution and can act in tandem with Tyranitar,(comma) since it is immune to Fighting and can keep entry hazards off your side of the field while spreading burns with Will-O-Wisp. Greninja can be geared to help in any matchup and runs a variety of different sets including Choice Specs, Choice Scarf, Grassium-Z, Icium-Z or Expert Belt. Choice Specs is particularly helpful in the Dragon and Flying matchups, while Grassium-Z is great in the Water and Ground matchups. Icium-Z helps break defensive Celesteela after an Ice Beam, and Extrasensory with Expert Belt can break through Toxapex and Mega Venusaur,(comma) which give Tyranitar a lot of trouble. Choice Scarf Greninja can revenge kill opposing Choice Scarf users such as Latios, Latias, and Landorus-T as well as Mega Aerodactyl. Toxic Spikes can be fitted into any of these sets to support entry hazard stacking. Mandibuzz can help check physical setup sweepers such as Dragonite and Mega Scizor, and is also able to clear entry hazards with Defog. Alolan Muk is extremely helpful with taking on pesky Fairy-types and can take advantage of Fairy teams' passive Pokemon such as Klefki to set up with Curse. Zarude is another great teammate that gives an edge in the Water and Ground matchups since it becomes very dangerous after one or two Bulk Ups, and Weavile could be helpful versus Flying with its hard hitting STAB Ice-type attacks. Bisharp is a strong physical attacker that can set up with Swords Dance and provides great priority in Sucker Punch.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dark
--------
Rock Blast can be used over Rock Slide to break Substitute from Kyurem and Zapdos and prevents PP stalling. Toxic and Protect can be used to spread status and wear down foes such as Porygon2 and Mantine.


Checks and Counters
===================

Dark
--------
**Super Effective Attacks**: Despite having boosted Special Defense in sand, Tyranitar can easily get overwhelmed by super effective attacks. Fighting-type attacks particularly will take down Tyranitar with ease, thus it is forced to switch out to a teammate such as Mega Sableye.

**Status**: Tyranitar can easily get worn down by poison, taken advantage of if its paralyzed, or have its Leftovers cancelled out by being burned.

**Rock-resistant Pokemon**: Pokemon such as Excadrill, Melmetal and Gastrodon resist Tyranitar's main STAB attacks and force it out.

**Physical Walls**: Hippowdon, Porygon2 and Mega Venusaur take little damage from Tyranitar's STAB attacks and threaten to cripple or KO it, leaving Tyranitar vulnerable.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[adjustments, 340084]]
- Dark analysis by: [[adjustments, 340084]]
- Quality checked by: [[maroon, 305839], [Maple, 473171]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Bandkrook, 301217]]

Implemented the GP check since it hasn't been implemented in over 2 weeks. Ready to be uploaded maroon