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[SET]
name: Standard
move 1: Stone Edge / Rock Blast
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Crunch / Earthquake
move 4: Fire Blast / Crunch
item: Weakness Policy / Assault Vest
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Brave
evs: 244 HP / 52 Atk / 212 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
Tyranitar excels in winning individual matchups due to its absurd stats and coverage. Stone Edge is Tyranitar's strongest STAB move and KOes metagame-defining threats such as Togekiss and Gyarados. Iron Head is necessary to hit Mimikyu and boosts Tyranitar's Defense when it's Dynamaxed. Crunch notably hits Dragapult, but Earthquake is Tyranitar's best option against Toxapex. Fire Blast is used to punish Corviknight and Ferrothorn.
Tyranitar has plenty of weaknesses, but it is bulky enough to take boosted super effective hits. Weakness Policy has the ability to boost Tyranitar's mixed offenses to unparalleled heights and is standard for a good reason. Assault Vest Tyranitar plays rather differently from Weakness Policy Tyranitar, as the item allows Tyranitar to better handle dangerous special attackers as Nasty Plot Togekiss and makes Tyranitar a lot less dependent on Dynamax. The EV spread allows Tyranitar to avoid a 2HKO when Dynamaxed against Life Orb +2 Mimikyu. If running Assault Vest, it is worth considering additional Special Defense investment; 252 HP / 76 SpD Assault Vest Tyranitar, for instance, avoids a 2HKO from +2 Max Starfall Togekiss with the help of Dynamax. These are only two of many possible ways to EV Tyranitar. It is worth doing some calculations to make custom EV spreads for a Pokemon as flexible as Tyranitar.
Fighting-type coverage from the likes of Galarian Darmanitan, Aegislash, and Corviknight can put a heavy dent in Tyranitar. Focus Sash users like Excadrill do damage and stall out Dynamax. None of these Pokemon can actually nab a clean KO or win one-on-one matchups, but they weaken Dynamaxed Tyranitar without Dynamaxing themselves, which is a significant advantage. Common teammates include Fairy- and Ghost-types like Togekiss, Mimikyu, and Dragapult to provide type synergy. Togekiss can also exploit the few Pokemon capable of defensively checking Tyranitar.
[SET]
name: Focus Sash
move 1: Rock Tomb
move 2: Foul Play
move 3: Stealth Rock
move 4: Superpower / Thunder Wave / Taunt
item: Focus Sash
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Jolly
evs: 84 HP / 140 Atk / 28 Def / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
This variant sets Stealth Rock and provides speed control from the lead slot. Rock Tomb allows Tyranitar to break Focus Sash, slow down the foe, and give Tyranitar an extra turn to set up Stealth Rock. Foul Play, on the other hand, is a strong move against physical attackers, OHKOing +2 Mimikyu. The final slot can be very flexible. Superpower allows Tyranitar to KO opposing Tyranitar, but Thunder Wave is an option to cripple certain strong attackers like Dragapult and provide a steeper Speed decrease against faster Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Dracovish. Finally, Taunt is an option to deny opposing Stealth Rock and status moves.
Focus Sash allows Tyranitar to survive super effective hits without Dynamaxing. The spread allows Tyranitar to survive Life Orb Mimikyu's Play Rough + Shadow Sneak and maximizes Speed to outspeed neutral-natured maximum Speed Corviknight. This Tyranitar is a supportive lead set, and it generally wants to be paired with strong Dynamax sweepers. It is frequently paired with Excadrill for its Sand Stream, but it's also paired with Togekiss and Gyarados. Both are highly threatening with a free turn, and Tyranitar often lures in Ground-type and Fighting-type attackers with the threat of Dynamaxing. Outside of the lead slot, Tyranitar can slow down a Dynamax sweep, as is the case with most Focus Sash Pokemon.
[SET]
name: Lure
move 1: Dark Pulse
move 2: Fire Blast
move 3: Stone Edge
move 4: Ice Beam / Thunderbolt
item: Weakness Policy / Life Orb
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Tyranitar's coverage can surprise its opponents. Dark Pulse is one such move because it takes advantage of common Tyranitar counterplay such as burn and physical walls like Quagsire. It provides great neutral coverage, and the Special Defense drop from Max Darkness often sets up for KOs even against specially bulky Pokemon. Fire Blast is a great move for hitting Corviknight and Ferrothorn. Stone Edge will hit hard with a Weakness Policy or Life Orb boost, and it hits Togekiss super effectively. Thunderbolt threatens Water-types, hitting Toxapex hard and OHKOing Gyarados through Dynamax with Life Orb, but Ice Beam hits Hippowdon and Hydreigon harder than Tyranitar's other options.
Weakness Policy provides Tyranitar with ridiculous stat boosts when activated. Life Orb detracts from Tyranitar's stellar bulk but always adds immediate extra damage. Notably, Life Orb gives Modest Tyranitar a clean OHKO against physically defensive Corviknight and non-Wacan Dynamaxed Gyarados. 252 Speed EVs allow Tyranitar to get the jump on common defensive Pokemon, including Corviknight. This Tyranitar is best paired with physical cleaners like Mimikyu, Excadrill, and Galarian Darmanitan that take advantage of Tyranitar removing physical walls.
[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Stone Edge / Rock Blast
move 3: Fire Punch / Fire Blast
move 4: Iron Head / Earthquake
item: Lum Berry / Weakness Policy
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Dragon Dance allows Tyranitar to alleviate one of its biggest weaknesses: low Speed. As Tyranitar boosts its Speed, it can outspeed many of its offensive checks and OHKO them before they get to attack it. Stone Edge is an obligatory attack for Tyranitar with great neutral coverage. Rock Blast has same base power Max Rockfall, and also break through disguise. Fire Punch, or even Fire Blast, is necessary to hit Steel-types such as Corviknight. Finally Iron Head provides a defensive boost with Max Steelspike and handles Fairy-types such as Mimikyu, but Earthquake provides good coverage in conjunction with Stone Edge or Rock Blast.
Lum Berry allows Tyranitar to set up on status users such as Sylveon and Rotom-H. However, Weakness Policy is always an option on Tyranitar. The set outspeeds Durant after a single Dragon Dance. Unfortunately, this is still quite slow, and High Jump Kick Cinderace, Choice Scarf Dracovish, and Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan, among others, are capable of outspeeding Tyranitar. However, the Speed boost can be a big surprise factor against teams looking to handle Tyranitar with fast, offensive Pokemon.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[marilli, 70760]]
- Quality checked by: [[cant say, 158401], [Theorymon, 29010]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Rabia, 336073]]
name: Standard
move 1: Stone Edge / Rock Blast
move 2: Iron Head
move 3: Crunch / Earthquake
move 4: Fire Blast / Crunch
item: Weakness Policy / Assault Vest
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Brave
evs: 244 HP / 52 Atk / 212 Def
[SET COMMENTS]
Tyranitar excels in winning individual matchups due to its absurd stats and coverage. Stone Edge is Tyranitar's strongest STAB move and KOes metagame-defining threats such as Togekiss and Gyarados. Iron Head is necessary to hit Mimikyu and boosts Tyranitar's Defense when it's Dynamaxed. Crunch notably hits Dragapult, but Earthquake is Tyranitar's best option against Toxapex. Fire Blast is used to punish Corviknight and Ferrothorn.
Tyranitar has plenty of weaknesses, but it is bulky enough to take boosted super effective hits. Weakness Policy has the ability to boost Tyranitar's mixed offenses to unparalleled heights and is standard for a good reason. Assault Vest Tyranitar plays rather differently from Weakness Policy Tyranitar, as the item allows Tyranitar to better handle dangerous special attackers as Nasty Plot Togekiss and makes Tyranitar a lot less dependent on Dynamax. The EV spread allows Tyranitar to avoid a 2HKO when Dynamaxed against Life Orb +2 Mimikyu. If running Assault Vest, it is worth considering additional Special Defense investment; 252 HP / 76 SpD Assault Vest Tyranitar, for instance, avoids a 2HKO from +2 Max Starfall Togekiss with the help of Dynamax. These are only two of many possible ways to EV Tyranitar. It is worth doing some calculations to make custom EV spreads for a Pokemon as flexible as Tyranitar.
Fighting-type coverage from the likes of Galarian Darmanitan, Aegislash, and Corviknight can put a heavy dent in Tyranitar. Focus Sash users like Excadrill do damage and stall out Dynamax. None of these Pokemon can actually nab a clean KO or win one-on-one matchups, but they weaken Dynamaxed Tyranitar without Dynamaxing themselves, which is a significant advantage. Common teammates include Fairy- and Ghost-types like Togekiss, Mimikyu, and Dragapult to provide type synergy. Togekiss can also exploit the few Pokemon capable of defensively checking Tyranitar.
[SET]
name: Focus Sash
move 1: Rock Tomb
move 2: Foul Play
move 3: Stealth Rock
move 4: Superpower / Thunder Wave / Taunt
item: Focus Sash
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Jolly
evs: 84 HP / 140 Atk / 28 Def / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
This variant sets Stealth Rock and provides speed control from the lead slot. Rock Tomb allows Tyranitar to break Focus Sash, slow down the foe, and give Tyranitar an extra turn to set up Stealth Rock. Foul Play, on the other hand, is a strong move against physical attackers, OHKOing +2 Mimikyu. The final slot can be very flexible. Superpower allows Tyranitar to KO opposing Tyranitar, but Thunder Wave is an option to cripple certain strong attackers like Dragapult and provide a steeper Speed decrease against faster Pokemon such as Choice Scarf Dracovish. Finally, Taunt is an option to deny opposing Stealth Rock and status moves.
Focus Sash allows Tyranitar to survive super effective hits without Dynamaxing. The spread allows Tyranitar to survive Life Orb Mimikyu's Play Rough + Shadow Sneak and maximizes Speed to outspeed neutral-natured maximum Speed Corviknight. This Tyranitar is a supportive lead set, and it generally wants to be paired with strong Dynamax sweepers. It is frequently paired with Excadrill for its Sand Stream, but it's also paired with Togekiss and Gyarados. Both are highly threatening with a free turn, and Tyranitar often lures in Ground-type and Fighting-type attackers with the threat of Dynamaxing. Outside of the lead slot, Tyranitar can slow down a Dynamax sweep, as is the case with most Focus Sash Pokemon.
[SET]
name: Lure
move 1: Dark Pulse
move 2: Fire Blast
move 3: Stone Edge
move 4: Ice Beam / Thunderbolt
item: Weakness Policy / Life Orb
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Tyranitar's coverage can surprise its opponents. Dark Pulse is one such move because it takes advantage of common Tyranitar counterplay such as burn and physical walls like Quagsire. It provides great neutral coverage, and the Special Defense drop from Max Darkness often sets up for KOs even against specially bulky Pokemon. Fire Blast is a great move for hitting Corviknight and Ferrothorn. Stone Edge will hit hard with a Weakness Policy or Life Orb boost, and it hits Togekiss super effectively. Thunderbolt threatens Water-types, hitting Toxapex hard and OHKOing Gyarados through Dynamax with Life Orb, but Ice Beam hits Hippowdon and Hydreigon harder than Tyranitar's other options.
Weakness Policy provides Tyranitar with ridiculous stat boosts when activated. Life Orb detracts from Tyranitar's stellar bulk but always adds immediate extra damage. Notably, Life Orb gives Modest Tyranitar a clean OHKO against physically defensive Corviknight and non-Wacan Dynamaxed Gyarados. 252 Speed EVs allow Tyranitar to get the jump on common defensive Pokemon, including Corviknight. This Tyranitar is best paired with physical cleaners like Mimikyu, Excadrill, and Galarian Darmanitan that take advantage of Tyranitar removing physical walls.
[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Stone Edge / Rock Blast
move 3: Fire Punch / Fire Blast
move 4: Iron Head / Earthquake
item: Lum Berry / Weakness Policy
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Dragon Dance allows Tyranitar to alleviate one of its biggest weaknesses: low Speed. As Tyranitar boosts its Speed, it can outspeed many of its offensive checks and OHKO them before they get to attack it. Stone Edge is an obligatory attack for Tyranitar with great neutral coverage. Rock Blast has same base power Max Rockfall, and also break through disguise. Fire Punch, or even Fire Blast, is necessary to hit Steel-types such as Corviknight. Finally Iron Head provides a defensive boost with Max Steelspike and handles Fairy-types such as Mimikyu, but Earthquake provides good coverage in conjunction with Stone Edge or Rock Blast.
Lum Berry allows Tyranitar to set up on status users such as Sylveon and Rotom-H. However, Weakness Policy is always an option on Tyranitar. The set outspeeds Durant after a single Dragon Dance. Unfortunately, this is still quite slow, and High Jump Kick Cinderace, Choice Scarf Dracovish, and Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan, among others, are capable of outspeeding Tyranitar. However, the Speed boost can be a big surprise factor against teams looking to handle Tyranitar with fast, offensive Pokemon.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[marilli, 70760]]
- Quality checked by: [[cant say, 158401], [Theorymon, 29010]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Rabia, 336073]]
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