Is Tyranitar Good in Platinum Playthrough?
600 BST Rock/Dark pseudo-legendary at level 55. AbilitySand Stream sets permanent sandstorm on entry. If you can get Larvitar early and grind through 55 levels, Tyranitar handles everything. Cynthia's Garchomp is the only thing fast enough to threaten it.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Larvitar's weaknesses hard.
Fantina's team hits Larvitar's weaknesses hard.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Pupitar has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Pupitar has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Pupitar has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Bertha's team hits Pupitar's weaknesses hard.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Tyranitar resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Tyranitar resists most of Mars's coverage and hits back hard.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Tyranitar trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Larvitar
Catch Larvitar on Route 206 (walking, Lv 16, common). Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 16)
- LV 16RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Fantina
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- LV 41GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 46RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- LV 50NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Larvitar to Pupitar
Larvitar evolves into Pupitar at Level 30. Your Larvitar should hit Level 30 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Fantina
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- LV 47GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 54RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- LV 60NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Pupitar to Tyranitar
Pupitar evolves into Tyranitar at Level 55. Your Pupitar should hit Level 55 before you reach Flint, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 55)
- LV 55RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- LV 55DarkCrunchPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 55DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 70NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Tyranitar in Platinum
Tyranitar caps the pseudo-legend line at level 55 from Pupitar, with nothing wild to find. The long grind traces back to a swarm-day Larvitar, the slowest step of the whole climb.
Catch Larvitar at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Tyranitar.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 2How to Obtain Tyranitar in Pt
- Step 2Evolve into PupitarBREEDINGAvailableLeave Tyranitar with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Larvitar egg.
- Step 3Tyranitar ✓
How to Get Shiny Tyranitar in Platinum
Tyranitar sits at the top of the Larvitar line, so chain a Larvitar on Route 206 to 40 for a shiny and grind it all the way up. Compare Shiny Tyranitar odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Tyranitar Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Tyranitar Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Tyranitar
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 4x227-267%KO Seed Bomb 2x61-72% Iron Tail 2x50-59% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 4x218-257%KO Earthquake 2x49-58% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 4x218-257%KO Earthquake 2x49-58% Leaf Blade 2x45-53% X-Scissor 2x39-47% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 4x189-223%KO Earthquake 2x42-50% X-Scissor 2x35-41% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 4x186-219%KO Solar Beam 2x54-64% Earthquake 2x42-49% Iron Tail 2x42-49% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Marowak builds →Focus Punch 4x101-119%KO Earthquake 2x51-60% Iron Tail 2x34-40% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Rhydon builds →Focus Punch 4x151-178%KO Earthquake 2x75-89% Iron Tail 2x50-59% Surf 2x23-27% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 4x181-213%KO Earthquake 2x41-48% | ||
 Registeel Steel | B | |
Obtain MethodIron Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Registeel builds →Focus Punch 4x97-114%KO Flash Cannon 2x42-50% Earthquake 2x33-39% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Sandslash builds →Focus Punch 4x120-142%KO Earthquake 2x61-72% X-Scissor 2x33-39% Iron Tail 2x41-48% | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Steelix builds →Earthquake 2x54-63% Iron Tail 2x54-63% Rock Smash 4x31-37% | ||
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodIron Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Riolu builds →Focus Punch 4x137-161%KO Earthquake 2x31-37% Iron Tail 2x31-37% | ||
 Mawile Steel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Mawile builds →Focus Punch 4x107-126%KO Solar Beam 2x34-40% Flash Cannon 2x35-41% | ||
 Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
Tyranitar Evolutions
The three-stage chain from Larvitar through Pupitar ends here at Tyranitar. Want more? Breed for Larvitar eggs. Plenty of partners 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 63 partners from the Monster egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Assurance, Curse and 7 more.
Pt Tyranitar Best Moveset
Mixed attacker at 134 Attack and 95 Sp. Atk that adapts to whatever the team faces. AbilitySand Stream chips non-Rock/Ground/Steel opponents every turn, and the sandstorm boosts Rock-type Sp. Def by 50%. The moveset can go physical, special, or support.
Best Build
Tyranitar best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Crunch
- Pursuit
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 12 types means almost nothing walls Tyranitar cleanly, with Stone Edge and Dark Pulse 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
53 of 56 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
If it rampages, it knocks down mountains and buries rivers. Maps must be redrawn afterward.
Tyranitar Platinum Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Platinum, but Tyranitar does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Tyranitar hits 700 BST.
In Platinum, Tyranitar plays as a wallbreaker. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully. Crunch is the primary attack.
In Platinum, Jolly is the go-to nature for Tyranitar. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the wallbreaker role.
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
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