Is Tyranitar Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
600 BST with AbilitySand Stream which summons permanent sandstorm. That's new in Gen 3 and changes team dynamics. Trade-only in RS. If imported and evolved, Tyranitar handles Phoebe, Glacia, and most of Steven's team. The sandstorm hurts teammates though. Salamence doesn't have that drawback.
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 trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace'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 has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Tyranitar trades roughly evenly with Steven'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
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- LV 22RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 47DarkCrunchPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 61GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 75NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Tyranitar in Ruby & Sapphire
Tyranitar caps a trade-fed pseudo line. Bring a Larvitar over, reach Pupitar at 30, then grind all the way to level 55 for the armor Pokemon.
How to Obtain Tyranitar in RS
- 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 Ruby & Sapphire
Tyranitar lives nowhere in Ruby and Sapphire, so evolve its line to a shiny elsewhere and trade the beast in. 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% | ||
 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% | ||
 Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
 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% | ||
 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% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Sandslash builds →Focus Punch 4x120-141%KO Earthquake 2x60-71% Iron Tail 2x40-47% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tyranitar View Metagross builds →Brick Break 4x78-91% Meteor Mash 2x70-82% Earthquake 2x51-61% | ||
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.
RS Tyranitar Best Moveset
Permanent sandstorm through AbilitySand Stream boosts Sp. Def by 50% for all Rock-types and chips non-Rock/Ground/Steel opponents each turn. 134 Attack and 95 Sp. Atk hit from both sides. MoveEarthquake, MoveRock Slide, MoveCrunch, MoveFire Blast cover everything. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Format-defining weather setter and mixed attacker.
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 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. 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
TYRANITAR is so overwhelmingly powerful, it can bring down a whole mountain to make its nest. This POKéMON wanders about in mountains seeking new opponents to fight.
Tyranitar Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Tyranitar isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. 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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