Tyranitar Pokemon Guide

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Tyranitar Pokemon Guide

Tyranitar is one of the most iconic Rock and Dark-type Pokemon, known for its huge base stat total, Sand Stream ability, strong physical attacks and evolution from Larvitar and Pupitar. This guide covers Tyranitar’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations, Mega Tyranitar and Pokemon Champions build information.

Normal Form

Tyranitar

Shiny Form

Shiny Tyranitar

Mega Evolution

Mega Tyranitar

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Tyranitar guide supports current Pokemon games, Pokemon Champions and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Tyranitar Guide Contents

Description	Build
Quick Facts	Stats
Best Moves	All Moves
Weaknesses	Evolution
Locations	FAQ

Tyranitar Description

Tyranitar is the final evolution of Larvitar and Pupitar. It is a Rock and Dark-type Pokemon known for its Armor Pokemon classification, sand-setting ability, excellent base stats, strong coverage and Mega Evolution.

Competitive Overview

Is Tyranitar Good in Competitive?

Tyranitar is usually a strong competitive Pokemon because of its high Attack, excellent mixed bulk, Sand Stream weather support and strong Rock and Dark-type attacks. It can work as a bulky weather setter, physical attacker, Dragon Dance sweeper or Mega Evolution threat depending on the game and format.

Tyranitar’s biggest strengths are Rock Slide, Crunch, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Dragon Dance and its ability to enable sand teams. Its biggest issue is its large weakness profile, especially its major Fighting weakness.

Featured Competitive Build

Best Tyranitar Build in Pokemon Champions

Tyranitar is a sand-based threat in Pokemon Champions that can function as a specially bulky sand tank or an offensive pressure option.

This build uses Tyranitar’s Sand Stream ability, strong Rock and Dark attacks and flexible item choices to support sand teams while still threatening major damage.

Best Moves

Rock Slide, Crunch, Thunder Wave and Protect or Low Kick and Dragon Dance

Best Ability

Sand Stream

Best Nature

Careful or Adamant

Best Items

Leftovers, Smooth Rock, Life Orb or Mega Stone

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Tyranitar Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Tyranitar, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Tyranitar

National Dex

#0248

Type

Rock / Dark

Species

Armor Pokemon

Height

6’07” / 2.0 m

200 cm

Weight

445.3 lbs / 202.0 kg

202 kg

Abilities

Sand Stream, Unnerve

Tyranitar Stats

Tyranitar has excellent all-around stats with especially high Attack, Defense and Special Defense. Its bulk, offensive power and Sand Stream utility make it one of the most flexible pseudo-legendary Pokemon.

100

Attack

134

Defense

110

Special Attack

Special Defense

100

Speed

Tyranitar Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Tyranitar has a deep movepool with Rock, Dark, Ground, Fighting, Fire, Ice, Electric and Dragon coverage. These are some of Tyranitar’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Rock type Pokemon icon

Rock Slide

A reliable Rock-type spread attack that is especially useful in doubles formats.

Rock type Pokemon icon

Stone Edge

A high-power Rock-type attack that gives Tyranitar major damage potential.

Dark type Pokemon icon

Crunch

A dependable Dark-type physical attack that fits many Tyranitar sets.

Ground type Pokemon icon

Earthquake

Strong Ground-type coverage that helps Tyranitar hit Steel, Rock, Fire, Electric and Poison-type Pokemon.

Dragon type Pokemon icon

Dragon Dance

A setup move that can turn Tyranitar into a dangerous late-game sweeper.

Rock type Pokemon icon

Stealth Rock

A valuable entry hazard option that pressures opposing teams over time.

Ice type Pokemon icon

Ice Punch

Useful coverage against Dragon, Flying, Grass and Ground-type Pokemon.

Fire type Pokemon icon

Fire Punch

Helpful coverage against Steel, Ice, Bug and Grass-type Pokemon.

Tyranitar All Moves

Tyranitar can learn a deep move pool across different Pokemon games, including Rock, Dark, Ground, Fire, Ice, Electric, Fighting and Dragon moves. Use the section below to view Tyranitar’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
1	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
1	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95
1	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
1	Rock Throw	Rock	Physical	50	90
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95
9	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
12	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
15	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
18	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100
21	Screech	Normal	Status	–	85
24	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100
27	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
33	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
37	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
42	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100
47	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
52	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
59	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Avalanche	Ice	Physical	60	100
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Breaking Swipe	Dragon	Physical	60	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100
TM	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	–	–
TM	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100
TM	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90
TM	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
TM	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Hard Press	Steel	Physical	0	100
TM	Heavy Slam	Steel	Physical	–	100
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	95	95
TM	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	80
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95
TM	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
TM	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
TM	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
TM	Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
TM	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
TM	Muddy Water	Water	Special	90	85
TM	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
TM	Power Gem	Rock	Special	80	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Blast	Rock	Physical	25	90
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100
TM	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100
TM	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Surf	Water	Special	90	100
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70
TM	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100

Tyranitar Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Tyranitar is a Rock and Dark-type Pokemon. This gives it several useful resistances and a Psychic immunity, but it also creates a major weakness to Fighting-type moves.

Type

Rock / Dark

Weaknesses

Fighting, Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Steel and Fairy

Resistances

Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Ghost and Dark

Immunity

Psychic

Tyranitar Abilities

Tyranitar’s abilities support its role as a weather setter and disruptive bulky attacker.

Sand Stream

Starts a sandstorm when Tyranitar enters battle. This helps sand teams and also improves Rock-type Special Defense during sand.

Unnerve

Prevents opposing Pokemon from eating their held Berries while Tyranitar is on the field.

Tyranitar Evolution

Tyranitar evolves from Pupitar, which evolves from Larvitar. The full Tyranitar evolution line is Larvitar, Pupitar and Tyranitar.

Stage 1

Larvitar

Starting form

Stage 2

Pupitar

Evolves from Larvitar at Level 30

Stage 3

Tyranitar

Evolves from Pupitar at Level 55

Where to Find Tyranitar in Pokemon Games

Tyranitar’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Tyranitar is obtained by catching Larvitar or Pupitar, evolving Larvitar into Pupitar at Level 30 and then evolving Pupitar into Tyranitar at Level 55.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Tyranitar
Pokemon Gold	Catch Larvitar at Mt. Silver and evolve it.
Pokemon Silver	Catch Larvitar at Mt. Silver and evolve it.
Pokemon Crystal	Catch Larvitar at Mt. Silver and evolve it.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Tyranitar
Pokemon Ruby	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon FireRed	Catch Larvitar in Sevault Canyon and evolve it.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Catch Larvitar in Sevault Canyon and evolve it.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Tyranitar
Pokemon Diamond	Catch or obtain Larvitar through version-supported methods and evolve it.
Pokemon Pearl	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Platinum	Trade, migrate or use version-supported transfer methods.
Pokemon HeartGold	Catch Larvitar through supported Johto or Kanto encounter methods and evolve it.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Catch Larvitar through supported Johto or Kanto encounter methods and evolve it.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Tyranitar
Pokemon Black	Transfer from another game when supported.
Pokemon White	Transfer from another game when supported.
Pokemon Black 2	Catch or obtain Larvitar through version-supported methods and evolve it.
Pokemon White 2	Catch or obtain Larvitar through version-supported methods and evolve it.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Tyranitar
Pokemon X	Evolve Larvitar or Pupitar. Mega Tyranitar can be used with Tyranitarite when available.
Pokemon Y	Trade from Pokemon X or another compatible game.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade or transfer from another compatible game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade or transfer from another compatible game.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Tyranitar
Pokemon Sun	Trade or transfer from another compatible game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade or transfer from another compatible game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Catch Larvitar at Diglett’s Tunnel or use Island Scan and evolve it.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade or transfer from another compatible game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Tyranitar
Pokemon Sword	Trade from Pokemon Shield or transfer when supported.
Pokemon Shield	Catch Larvitar or Pupitar in supported Wild Area locations and evolve it.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Catch or obtain Larvitar through version-supported methods and evolve it.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Trade from Pokemon Brilliant Diamond or another compatible game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Tyranitar
Pokemon Scarlet	Catch Larvitar or Pupitar in version-supported locations and evolve it. Tyranitar is also available through raids or transfers when supported.
Pokemon Violet	Trade from Pokemon Scarlet or transfer when supported.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Available as an Alpha Pokemon in Wild Zone 20 during day or night. Tyranitar can also be obtained by evolving Pupitar at Level 55.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Tyranitar
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

Mega Tyranitar

Mega Tyranitar is Tyranitar’s Mega Evolution. It keeps Tyranitar’s Rock and Dark typing while gaining more destructive power and an even more armored design.

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Tyranitar FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Tyranitar. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Tyranitar?

Tyranitar is a Rock and Dark-type Pokemon.

What is Tyranitar weak against?

Tyranitar is weak to Fighting, Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Steel and Fairy-type moves. Fighting is especially dangerous because Tyranitar has a major weakness to it.

What does Tyranitar evolve from?

Tyranitar evolves from Pupitar at Level 55. Pupitar evolves from Larvitar at Level 30.

What are Tyranitar’s abilities?

Tyranitar’s abilities are Sand Stream and Unnerve. Sand Stream is often Tyranitar’s most important ability because it starts sandstorm when Tyranitar enters battle.

What are Tyranitar’s best moves?

Tyranitar’s best moves often include Rock Slide, Stone Edge, Crunch, Earthquake, Dragon Dance, Stealth Rock, Ice Punch and Fire Punch.

Is Tyranitar good in Pokemon?

Yes, Tyranitar is usually a strong Pokemon because of its Attack stat, bulk, Sand Stream ability, wide movepool and Mega Evolution.

How do you get Tyranitar?

The most common way to get Tyranitar is to evolve Pupitar at Level 55 after evolving Larvitar into Pupitar at Level 30.

Is Mega Tyranitar available?

Mega Tyranitar is Tyranitar’s Mega Evolution and is available in games where Tyranitarite and Mega Evolution are supported.

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