Is Tyranitar Good in Emerald Playthrough?
600 BST Rock/Dark with AbilitySand Stream summoning permanent sandstorm on switch-in. Tyranitar handles most of the E4 through raw power and bulk. Sand Stream damages everything on the field including teammates. Salamence is the native 600 BST alternative without the friendly fire.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Tyranitar trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Tyranitar trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Tyranitar resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Tyranitar resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Tyranitar resists most of Glacia's coverage and hits back hard.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Tyranitar trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Trade
Tyranitar cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 55.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- LV 22RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 47DarkCrunchPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 61GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 75NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalMega KickPower 120Accuracy 75%PP 5Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalMega PunchPower 80Accuracy 85%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORFireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Tyranitar in Emerald
Tyranitar caps a pseudo line Emerald never spawns, with Pupitar evolving at level 55. Since Larvitar has to be traded in to begin with, reaching the armor Pokemon means a long grind on top of an import.
How to Obtain Tyranitar in E
- Step 1Obtain LarvitarCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Sevault Canyon, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Mt. Silver. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Mt. Silver. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Pokeradar · Route 207. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 206 · Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Mt. Silver. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Horde · Terminus Cave · Horde battle. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Pupitar
- Step 3Tyranitar ✓
How to Get Shiny Tyranitar in Emerald
Tyranitar cannot be raised from scratch in Emerald; import one from a Generation 3 game with the Larvitar family and evolve it, or transfer a fully grown shiny directly, and its green-and-blue shine crosses over untouched. See every game where Shiny Tyranitar can be hunted
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
What is Tyranitar Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Tyranitar
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 4x209-246%KO Earthquake 2x46-55% Surf 2x21-25% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 4x224-264%KO Solar Beam 2x51-61% Iron Tail 2x50-59% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 4x216-254%KO Megahorn 2x87-102%KO Earthquake 2x49-57% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 4x209-246%KO Earthquake 2x46-55% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 4x180-212%KO Earthquake 2x40-47% | ||
 Registeel Steel | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 120 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Registeel builds →Focus Punch 4x94-111%KO Earthquake 2x32-37% Metal Claw 2x24-29% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Pinsir builds →Focus Punch 4x144-169%KO Earthquake 2x49-57% | ||
 Groudon Ground | S | |
Obtain MethodTerra Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Groudon builds →Earthquake 2x85-100%KO Brick Break 4x86-101%KO Solar Beam 2x52-61% Iron Tail 2x56-66% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Swampert builds →Focus Punch 4x129-153%KO Earthquake 2x66-77% Surf 2x54-63% Iron Tail 2x44-51% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Aggron builds →Focus Punch 4x129-153%KO Iron Tail 2x66-77% Earthquake 2x44-51% Solar Beam 2x34-41% | ||
 Kyogre Water | S | |
Obtain MethodMarine Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Kyogre builds →Hydro Pump 2x110-129%KO Brick Break 4x61-71% Earthquake 2x40-47% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Rhydon builds →Focus Punch 4x149-176%KO Earthquake 2x75-88% Megahorn 2x60-71% Iron Tail 2x50-59% | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Feraligatr builds →Focus Punch 4x124-146%KO Hydro Pump 2x64-76% Earthquake 2x41-49% Iron Tail 2x41-49% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Cacturne builds →Focus Punch 4x134-158%KO Solar Beam 2x88-103%KO Pin Missile 2x7-8% | ||
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 49 partners from the Monster egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Curse, Dragon Dance and 4 more.
E Tyranitar Best Moveset
AbilitySand Stream sets permanent sandstorm on switch-in, boosting the Sp. Def of all Rock types by 50%% and making Tyranitar's already massive 134 base Attack even harder to stop. The moveset anchors entire teams as a mixed attacker that sets weather while threatening with Rock and Dark TermStab.
Best Build
Tyranitar best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance
- Hidden Power Bug
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 11 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. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
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
All 37 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
A TYRANITAR is so overwhelmingly powerful, it can bring down a whole mountain to make its nest. It roams in mountains seeking new opponents to fight.
Tyranitar Emerald Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Emerald, but Tyranitar does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Tyranitar hits 700 BST.
In Emerald, Tyranitar plays as a wallbreaker. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In Emerald, Adamant is the go-to nature for Tyranitar. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the wallbreaker role.
No. Tyranitar isn't catchable in Emerald. Obtain one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
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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