Tyranitar
RockDark
Best attacking moveset: Bite and Brutal Swing, worth 14.2 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Tyranitar can learn 16 combinations. Bite with Brutal Swing does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Dragon Breath | Dragon | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Iron Tail | Steel | 14 | 1.0s | +6 |
| Smack Down Legacy | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brutal Swing | Dark | 65 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 4.0s | -100 |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Tyranitar has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 4,335 at level 50, 3,834 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 2,191 CP at level 20, or 2,739 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 2,103 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 251 attack · 207 defense · 225 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy |
| Size | 2.01 m and 202 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Tyranitar does not have one best moveset, it has 7. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ghost, Psychic, Flying.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Bite + Brutal Swing | 21.3 |
| Psychic | Bite + Brutal Swing | 21.3 |
| Smack Down + Stone Edge | 19.8 | |
| Bug | Smack Down + Stone Edge | 19.8 |
| Fire | Smack Down + Stone Edge | 19.8 |
| Ice | Smack Down + Stone Edge | 19.8 |
| Rock | Iron Tail + Brutal Swing | 16.4 |
| Fairy | Iron Tail + Stone Edge | 16.0 |
| Dragon | Dragon Breath + Brutal Swing | 15.6 |
| Steel | Bite + Fire Blast | 15.5 |
| Grass | Bite + Fire Blast | 15.5 |
| Normal | Bite + Brutal Swing | 14.2 |
| Poison | Bite + Brutal Swing | 14.2 |
| Ground | Bite + Brutal Swing | 14.2 |
| Water | Bite + Brutal Swing | 14.2 |
| Electric | Bite + Brutal Swing | 14.2 |
| Dark | Smack Down + Stone Edge | 12.9 |
| Fighting | Iron Tail + Fire Blast | 11.2 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Tyranitar is actually for.
Counters: what beats Tyranitar
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 44.5 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 40.7 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 40.5 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 40.2 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 38.4 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 37.1 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 36.7 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 36.6 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 36.3 |
 Marshadow | FightingGhost | Counter + Close Combat | 35.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Tyranitar's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.