Is Tyranitar Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
600 BST with Rock/Dark typing. Tyranitar is one of the strongest Pokemon in Gen 2, but the level 55 evolution from a postgame-only catch means almost no one has it before Red. If you put in the work, Tyranitar dominates Mt. Silver. The ultimate end-game reward.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with 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.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Larvitar has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Pupitar has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Bruno's team hits Pupitar's weaknesses hard.
Pupitar has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Larvitar
Catch Larvitar in Mt. Silver (walking, Lv 15-20, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 15)
- LV 15DarkBitePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- LV 22RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 29NormalThrashPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- 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. Your Larvitar should hit Level 30 before you reach Will, at typical leveling pace.
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
How to Get Tyranitar in Gold & Silver
Tyranitar caps the Larvitar line at level 55, one of the latest evolution points in the game. Nothing wild, so the whole climb depends on first landing a rare Larvitar and raising it the long way up.
Catch Larvitar at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Tyranitar.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8How to Obtain Tyranitar in GS
To get Tyranitar, start by catching Larvitar through walking encounters at Lv. 15-20. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Evolve into PupitarBREEDINGAvailableLeave Tyranitar with a compatible partner at the Goldenrod Pokemon Day Care to receive a Larvitar egg.
- Step 3Tyranitar ✓
How to Get Shiny Tyranitar in Gold & Silver
Tyranitar has no wild form of its own, so dig deep into Mt. Silver for a shiny Larvitar, then raise it up through Pupitar to reach the final form. Compare Shiny Tyranitar odds across every game
Gold & Silver Shiny Tyranitar Calculator
2 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.
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 Gold & Silver 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
 Machoke Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Machoke builds →Cross Chop 4x120-142%KO Earthquake 2x40-47% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Primeape builds →Cross Chop 4x124-147%KO Iron Tail 2x41-49% Dig 2x25-30% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 4x118-139%KO Mud-Slap 2x10-12% | ||
 Marowak Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x51-60% Dynamic Punch 4x68-80% Iron Tail 2x34-40% | ||
 Suicune Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Suicune builds →Surf 2x57-67% Iron Tail 2x32-37% Dig 2x20-23% Rock Smash 4x14-17% | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Pinsir builds →Submission 4x78-91% Fury Cutter 2x8-10% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x70-82% Rock Smash 4x20-23% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x75-88% Dynamic Punch 4x100-118%KO Iron Tail 2x50-59% Surf 2x22-27% | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x56-66% Dynamic Punch 4x75-88% Surf 2x32-38% Iron Tail 2x37-44% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 2x85-100%KO Iron Tail 2x29-34% Mud-Slap 2x6-7% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Meganium builds →Solar Beam 2x66-78% Earthquake 2x34-41% Iron Tail 2x34-41% Rock Smash 4x15-18% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Nidoking PoisonGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x61-72% Dynamic Punch 4x82-96% Surf 2x36-42% Iron Tail 2x41-48% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
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.
GS Tyranitar Best Moveset
Rock/Dark with 134 Attack, 95 Sp. Atk, and the stat spread to hit hard from both sides. MoveEarthquake, MoveRock Slide, MoveCrunch, and MoveFire Blast cover nearly every type. Sandstorm boosts Sp. Def passively by 50%% for all Rock-types. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. One of the most dominant threats in the format.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Roar
- Fire Blast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Tyranitar. Ancient Power and Focus Energy come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Crunch and Rock Slide and coverage across 8 types.
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
Its body can’t be harmed by any sort of attack, so it is very eager to make challenges against enemies.
Extremely strong, it can change the landscape. It has an insolent nature that makes it not care about others.
Tyranitar Gold & Silver Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver.
In Gold & Silver, 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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