Tyranitar is a Rock- and Dark-type Pokémon that Trainers will encounter as a Tier-3 Raid Boss in chance of being Shiny in Pokémon GO, appearing with a yellowish-green body and purple abdomen instead of its usual light-green appearance.
As a Rock and Dark Pokémon, Tyranitar is resistant to Normal, Flying, Poison, Ghost, Fire, Dark, and Psychic attacks. As a result, Pokémon such as Ninetales, Flareon, or Arcanine will be highly ineffective against this Raid Boss. On the other hand, it is weak to Ground, Bug, Steel, Water, Grass, Fairy, and especially Fighting Moves. If the weather is Partly Cloudy or Foggy in the AR world of Pokémon GO, Tyranitar will receive a Weather Boost, slightly enhancing its Fast and Charged Moves. Moreover, this Raid Boss will deal its maximum amount of damage when equipped with Smack Down and Stone Edge.
How To Counter Tyranitar In A Pokémon GO Raid
The best counters for Tyranitar in a Pokémon GO Raid are Shadow Machamp, Shadow Hariyama, Conkeldurr, Lucario, Machamp, and Mega Lopunny. However, not all Trainers will have the noted rare Shadow or Mega Pokémon in Pokémon GO. Alternatively, the regular unaltered Pokémon listed below are more than capable of countering Tyranitar in a Raid Battle.
Since Fighting-type attacks deal 2.56× the damage against Tyranitar, the recommended counters will all be Fighting-type Pokémon:
Name |
Type |
Unlock |
Moveset |
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Conkeldurr |
Fighting |
Evolve Timburr and Gurdurr with Candy ×250 |
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Lucario |
Fighting & Steel |
Evolve Riolu with Candy ×50 |
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Machamp |
Fighting |
Evolve Machop and Machoke with Candy ×125 |
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Hariyama |
Fighting |
Trainers can get Hariyama by evolving Makuhita with Candy ×50 |
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Breloom |
Fighting & Grass |
Evolve Shroomish with Candy ×50 |
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Blaziken |
Fighting & Fire |
Evolve Torchic and Combusken with Candy ×125 |
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