Tyrantrum
RockDragon
Best attacking moveset: Dragon Tail and Meteor Beam, worth 14.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Tyrantrum can learn 18 combinations. Dragon Tail with Meteor Beam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Fairy | 20 | 1.5s | +11 |
| Dragon Tail | Dragon | 14 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Rock Throw | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Meteor Beam | Rock | 140 | 2.0s | -100 |
| Outrage | Dragon | 110 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny


Yes. Shiny Tyrantrum has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,537 at level 50, 3,128 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,787 CP at level 20, or 2,234 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,708 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 227 attack · 191 defense · 193 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 2.5 m and 270 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Tyrantrum does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Bug, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 21.9 | |
| Bug | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 21.9 |
| Fire | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 21.9 |
| Ice | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 21.9 |
| Dragon | Dragon Tail + Outrage | 20.2 |
| Dark | Charm + Meteor Beam | 16.2 |
| Poison | Dragon Tail + Earthquake | 14.5 |
| Rock | Dragon Tail + Earthquake | 14.5 |
| Electric | Dragon Tail + Earthquake | 14.5 |
| Fighting | Charm + Outrage | 14.1 |
| Normal | Dragon Tail + Meteor Beam | 14.0 |
| Ghost | Dragon Tail + Meteor Beam | 14.0 |
| Water | Dragon Tail + Meteor Beam | 14.0 |
| Grass | Dragon Tail + Meteor Beam | 14.0 |
| Psychic | Dragon Tail + Meteor Beam | 14.0 |
| Fairy | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 14.0 |
| Ground | Dragon Tail + Outrage | 12.4 |
| Steel | Dragon Tail + Earthquake | 12.2 |
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 Tyrantrum is actually for.
Counters: what beats Tyrantrum
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 38.0 | |
| FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 30.0 | |
| DragonIce | Ice Fang + Glaive Rush Legacy | 29.4 | |
| Dragon | Dragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy | 27.9 | |
| Dragon | Dragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy | 27.9 | |
| WaterDragon | Dragon Tail + Draco Meteor | 27.9 | |
| Dragon | Dragon Tail + Draco Meteor | 27.6 | |
| BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 27.4 | |
| FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 27.4 | |
| RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 27.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Tyrantrum's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.

