Is Tyranitar Good in Crystal Playthrough?
600 BST with Rock/Dark typing. Crystal's postgame gives Tyranitar more purpose than Gold or Silver: the Battle Tower provides an ongoing challenge where its power matters. Against Red, it dominates Mt. Silver. The level 55 evolution from a postgame catch means almost no one finishes this grind. The ultimate Crystal endgame.
Larvitar resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Larvitar resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Larvitar has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Larvitar has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Larvitar's weaknesses hard.
Larvitar has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Larvitar's weaknesses hard.
Larvitar has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Sabrina's typing presses Larvitar's defenses.
Erika's team hits Larvitar's weaknesses hard.
Larvitar has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Pupitar has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Pupitar resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Tyranitar resists most of Will's coverage and hits back hard.
Tyranitar resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Tyranitar trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Tyranitar resists most of Lance's coverage and hits back hard.
Buy Larvitar
Larvitar can be purchased in Celadon City at Lv 40. Purchase for 8,888 Coins at the Celadon Game Corner prize counter.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 40)
- LV 40RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 40NormalThrashPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 40DarkBitePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- LV 43DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 50GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 57NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
Evolve Larvitar to Pupitar
Larvitar evolves into Pupitar at Level 30. You get it at Level 40, past Level 30, so it evolves into Pupitar the next time it levels up. A lower-level Larvitar evolves when it reaches Level 30.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 30NormalThrashPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 30DarkBitePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- LV 47DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 56GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 65NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
Evolve Pupitar to Tyranitar
Pupitar evolves into Tyranitar at Level 55. Your Pupitar should hit Level 55 before you reach Blue, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 55)
- LV 55DarkCrunchPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 55RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- After Lt. Surge
- TUTORFireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod City
- TUTORIceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod City
- LV 61GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 75NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Tyranitar in Crystal
Tyranitar caps the Larvitar line at a brutal level 55, with no wild form to shortcut it. The grind starts from a Mt. Silver catch or the Game Corner Larvitar.
Catch Larvitar or Pupitar at any of these 2 spots to eventually evolve into Tyranitar.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8How to Obtain Tyranitar in C
To get Tyranitar, start by catching Larvitar through walking and gift encounters at Lv. 15-40. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve Pupitaror evolve from Larvitar (Step 1)
- Step 3Tyranitar ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Larvitar egg.
How to Get Shiny Tyranitar in Crystal
Tyranitar leaves no footprints in the wild; carry a shiny Larvitar or Pupitar from Mt. Silver all the way to level 55 for the payoff. Compare Shiny Tyranitar odds across every game
Crystal Shiny Tyranitar Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Crystal shiny odds calculator with Tyranitar already selected.
Tyranitar Weakness
Tyranitar is weak to Fighting, Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, and Steel. Watch out for Fighting attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Psychic-type moves entirely. It resists 6 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Tyranitar's overall bulk (100/110/100) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fighting |
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Tyranitar Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Tyranitar
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 4x120-141%KO Mud-Slap 2x11-13% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Machoke builds →Cross Chop 4x120-141%KO Earthquake 2x40-47% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Poliwag (Ecruteak City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Poliwrath builds →Submission 4x93-110%KO Surf 2x46-55% Earthquake 2x38-45% | ||
 Marowak Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x50-59% Dynamic Punch 4x67-79% Iron Tail 2x33-39% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Pinsir builds →Submission 4x78-92% Fury Cutter 2x8-10% | ||
 Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Celebi builds →Solar Beam 2x78-92% Mud-Slap 2x9-11% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x76-89% Dynamic Punch 4x101-119%KO Iron Tail 2x50-60% Surf 2x23-27% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x71-84% Rock Smash 4x21-25% | ||
 Suicune Water | B | |
Obtain MethodTin Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Suicune builds →Surf 2x57-68% Iron Tail 2x32-38% Dig 2x19-23% Rock Smash 4x14-17% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 2x84-100%KO Iron Tail 2x28-34% Mud-Slap 2x6-8% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Meganium builds →Solar Beam 2x67-79% Earthquake 2x34-40% Iron Tail 2x34-40% Rock Smash 4x16-19% | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x61-72% Dynamic Punch 4x82-96% Surf 2x37-43% Iron Tail 2x41-48% | ||
Tyranitar Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Larvitar through Pupitar ends here at Tyranitar. Want more? Breed for Larvitar eggs. A decent partner pool available via one egg group. The evolution from Larvitar pushed Tyranitar to 600 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +70. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Tyranitar to get Larvitar eggs using 36 partners from the Monster egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Focus Energy, Outrage and 2 more.
C Tyranitar Best Moveset
Rock/Dark with 134 Attack and 95 Sp. Atk for mixed offense across MoveEarthquake, MoveRock Slide, MoveCrunch, and MoveFire Blast. Sandstorm passively boosts Sp. Def by 50%% for Rock-types. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. One of the most versatile and dangerous threats in the entire format.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Roar
- Fire Blast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 10 types means almost nothing walls Tyranitar cleanly, with Crunch and Rock Slide anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
29 of 34 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
In just one of its mighty hands, it has the power to make the ground shake and mountains crumble.
Tyranitar Crystal Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Crystal, but Tyranitar does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Tyranitar hits 700 BST.
Yes. Tyranitar is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Tyranitar becomes available after the main story is complete in Crystal.
In Crystal, Tyranitar plays as a wallbreaker. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
Game Availability
Available since Gold & Silver, Tyranitar appears in 18 games spanning 8 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Mega form in Generation 6.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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