Dark
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Tyranitar easily finds itself a spot on Dark teams thanks to its access to Stealth Rock. Setting sand enhances its natural bulk, allowing Tyranitar to act as a special sponge against threats such as Dragapult, Galarian Moltres, Zapdos, and Kyurem. It also comes with a variety of utility options; Thunder Wave is great againstfaster threats such as Dragapult and Weavile, while Toxic helps when facing common walls Tyranitar struggles against, such as Swampert. Its typing allows it to check Flying- and Fire-types, most notably Togekiss, Galarian Moltres, Zapdos, Heatran, Blacephalon, and Victini. However, despite being a solid special tank, Tyranitar's typing stacks up its team's Fighting weakness while also creating weaknesses to common types such as Water and Ground. Due to its mediocre Speed, Tyranitar is outsped by the vast majority of the metagame, giving foes a chance to do serious damage. Tyranitar also lacks any form of recovery and is weak to residual damage.
[SET]
name: Specially Defensive (Dark)
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Blast
move 3: Thunder Wave / Toxic
move 4: Heavy Slam
item: Leftovers
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Stealth Rock allows Tyranitar's offensive teammates such as Zarude, Weavile, and Hydreigon to break through teams more consistently. Rock Blast is its preferred STAB move, allowing Tyranitar to take on Substitute Kyurem and Galarian Moltres more reliably. Thunder Wave can be used to cripple faster threats such as Dragapult, while Toxic cripples Pokemon Tyranitar cannot beat reliably such as Swampert. Heavy Slam allows Tyranitar to take on Tapu Lele and the uncommon Hatterene. Sand Stream sets sand, which boosts Tyranitar's Special Defense, allowing it to tank hits from foes such as Zapdos and Kyurem better.
Zarude makes a phenomenal partner for Tyranitar, as it can cover two of Tyranitar's most crucial weaknesses: Ground- and Water-types such as Swampert, Hippowdon, and Toxapex. In return, Tyranitar can deal with Flying-types such as Galarian Moltres and Zapdos. Weavile enhances the matchup against Dragon-types such as Dragapult and Garchomp, while Tyranitar handles Kyurem for Weavile. Mandibuzz forms a solid defensive backbone with Tyranitar for Dark teams. As it takes neutral damage from Bug- and Fighting-type attacks, Mandibuzz can take on such attacks directed at Tyranitar, while Tyranitar can comfortably tank BoltBeam coverage with its excellent special bulk. Moreover, Mandibuzz provides Toxic and Defog; the former allows Tyranitar to run Thunder Wave freely and the latter prevents entry hazards from damaging Tyranitar. Hydreigon is a fantastic wallbreaker that can handle Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Skarmory, as well as directly switching into Water- and Grass-type moves for Tyranitar. Mandibuzz and Hydreigon also provide Ground immunities for Tyranitar. Bisharp breaks past Fairy-types such as Clefable and Klefki and threatens Defog users such as Mantine and Zapdos due to Defiant, helping keep Stealth Rock up. Drapion aids Tyranitar with checking Fairy-types such as Tapu Lele and Hatterene. Drapion also has Toxic Spikes, which can be used to cripple types without proper hazard removal options such as Grass, Dragon, and Fairy.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Tyranitar has no other options.
Checks and Counters
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Dark
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**Physical Walls**: Physical walls such as Skarmory and Toxapex can comfortably take on Tyranitar and threaten it with moves like Body Press and Scald, respectively.
**Revenge Killers**: Due to its mediocre Speed, Tyranitar is easily revenge killed by many Pokemon such as Urshifu-R, Terrakion, Keldeo, Zeraora, Garchomp, and Tapu Bulu.
**Status**: Tyranitar doesn't appreciate status conditions like Toxic and burn, (AC) as they negate its Leftovers and limit its overall longevity in the field.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Perish Song, 419696]]
- Dark analysis by: [[Perish Song, 419696]]
- Quality checked by: [[maroon, 305839], [DugZa, 473171]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Astra, 240732], [Finland, 517429]]
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Tyranitar easily finds itself a spot on Dark teams thanks to its access to Stealth Rock. Setting sand enhances its natural bulk, allowing Tyranitar to act as a special sponge against threats such as Dragapult, Galarian Moltres, Zapdos, and Kyurem. It also comes with a variety of utility options; Thunder Wave is great againstfaster threats such as Dragapult and Weavile, while Toxic helps when facing common walls Tyranitar struggles against, such as Swampert. Its typing allows it to check Flying- and Fire-types, most notably Togekiss, Galarian Moltres, Zapdos, Heatran, Blacephalon, and Victini. However, despite being a solid special tank, Tyranitar's typing stacks up its team's Fighting weakness while also creating weaknesses to common types such as Water and Ground. Due to its mediocre Speed, Tyranitar is outsped by the vast majority of the metagame, giving foes a chance to do serious damage. Tyranitar also lacks any form of recovery and is weak to residual damage.
[SET]
name: Specially Defensive (Dark)
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Blast
move 3: Thunder Wave / Toxic
move 4: Heavy Slam
item: Leftovers
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Stealth Rock allows Tyranitar's offensive teammates such as Zarude, Weavile, and Hydreigon to break through teams more consistently. Rock Blast is its preferred STAB move, allowing Tyranitar to take on Substitute Kyurem and Galarian Moltres more reliably. Thunder Wave can be used to cripple faster threats such as Dragapult, while Toxic cripples Pokemon Tyranitar cannot beat reliably such as Swampert. Heavy Slam allows Tyranitar to take on Tapu Lele and the uncommon Hatterene. Sand Stream sets sand, which boosts Tyranitar's Special Defense, allowing it to tank hits from foes such as Zapdos and Kyurem better.
Zarude makes a phenomenal partner for Tyranitar, as it can cover two of Tyranitar's most crucial weaknesses: Ground- and Water-types such as Swampert, Hippowdon, and Toxapex. In return, Tyranitar can deal with Flying-types such as Galarian Moltres and Zapdos. Weavile enhances the matchup against Dragon-types such as Dragapult and Garchomp, while Tyranitar handles Kyurem for Weavile. Mandibuzz forms a solid defensive backbone with Tyranitar for Dark teams. As it takes neutral damage from Bug- and Fighting-type attacks, Mandibuzz can take on such attacks directed at Tyranitar, while Tyranitar can comfortably tank BoltBeam coverage with its excellent special bulk. Moreover, Mandibuzz provides Toxic and Defog; the former allows Tyranitar to run Thunder Wave freely and the latter prevents entry hazards from damaging Tyranitar. Hydreigon is a fantastic wallbreaker that can handle Steel-types such as Ferrothorn and Skarmory, as well as directly switching into Water- and Grass-type moves for Tyranitar. Mandibuzz and Hydreigon also provide Ground immunities for Tyranitar. Bisharp breaks past Fairy-types such as Clefable and Klefki and threatens Defog users such as Mantine and Zapdos due to Defiant, helping keep Stealth Rock up. Drapion aids Tyranitar with checking Fairy-types such as Tapu Lele and Hatterene. Drapion also has Toxic Spikes, which can be used to cripple types without proper hazard removal options such as Grass, Dragon, and Fairy.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Tyranitar has no other options.
Checks and Counters
===================
Dark
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**Physical Walls**: Physical walls such as Skarmory and Toxapex can comfortably take on Tyranitar and threaten it with moves like Body Press and Scald, respectively.
**Revenge Killers**: Due to its mediocre Speed, Tyranitar is easily revenge killed by many Pokemon such as Urshifu-R, Terrakion, Keldeo, Zeraora, Garchomp, and Tapu Bulu.
**Status**: Tyranitar doesn't appreciate status conditions like Toxic and burn, (AC) as they negate its Leftovers and limit its overall longevity in the field.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Perish Song, 419696]]
- Dark analysis by: [[Perish Song, 419696]]
- Quality checked by: [[maroon, 305839], [DugZa, 473171]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Astra, 240732], [Finland, 517429]]
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