Is Tyranitar better for rock or Dark?

For your Rock-type attacker, teach Tyranitar Smack Down and Stone Edge. Your Dark-type attacker, on the other hand, should learn Bite and Brutal Swing. Your Rock-type attacker will be useful against Bug-, Fire-, Flying-, and Ice-type Pokémon including Zapdos, Moltres, Lugia, Rayquaza, Reshiram, and Yveltal.
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What nature is best for Tyranitar?

Maximum EVs in Attack and an Adamant nature to give Tyranitar the most potential to break through the opponent's team.
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What is the best type for Tyranitar?

Dragon Dance Attacker Moveset & Best Build

This build requires Rock Tera typing to ensure it still gets the Special Defense boost from Sandstorm. Stone Edge is Tyranitar's strongest STAB move and also has an increased critical hit ratio that allows it to threaten Fire, Ice, and Flying-type Pokemon.
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Which is better Tyranitar or shadow tyranitar?

Shadow Tyranitar is preferred over its regular variant due to the consistency of its Fast Attack pressure. Smack Down is generally preferred due to the ubiquity of Zacian and Flying-type Pokemon, but Bite offers greater pressure against Groudon and Dialga.
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What is the best skill set for Tyranitar?

Best moveset for Tyranitar

The best moves for Tyranitar are Smack Down and Stone Edge when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS and is also the best moveset for PVP battles.
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Is Tyranitar with *Brutal Swing* that much Better?

Is Tyranitar a good dark type?

Introduced in Generation II, Dark-type Pokemon have not always been at the top of the OU tier. With Steel-types aplenty and a lack of a strong, reliable physical move, the only Dark-types to truly shine in OU were Tyranitar and Hydreigon.
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Is Shadow tyranitar better?

Shadow Tyranitar is the best non-mega rock type in Estimator, but only barely ahead of Rampardos.
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Which is better Tyranitar or lycanroc?

Lycanroc will be better in-game overall due to evolving earlier and carrying more weight over the course of the game. T-tar is pretty solid in the end-game though if you are willing to baby larvitar. [This signature has been deleted due to the request of God.]
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Who is stronger than Tyranitar?

The best Pokemon Go Tyranitar counters are Terrakion, Mega Blaziken, Shadow Machamp, Keldeo, Shadow Hariyama & Conkeldurr. Login to see your custom results!
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Is Garchomp or Tyranitar better?

Garchomp is better. He's really strong, really fast, and gets STAB Dragon and Ground, which is awesome. However, Tyranatar has Sand Stream. if you have a ground/rock/steel team going, he would be a great choice.
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Which is better scizor or Tyranitar?

Scizor probably fits in better; Tyranitar's sandstorms really mess with your other Pokemon. I'd say Scizor, which should be a more stable choice, and you already have plenty of attack variety in your team. Tyranitar since you need something that can take a special attack without instantly dieing.
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Is Tyranitar the best rock type?

As if this Generation II addition wasn't great enough, it also possesses the ability to Mega Evolve like Diancie and some other Rock-type creatures. Tyranitar is already an intimidating force, and Mega Evolution makes it one of the finest Rock- and Dark-type Pokemon in the series.
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Is Tyranitar ground dark?

Tyranitar is now dark/ground instead of dark instead of dark/rock, what impact does it have in current meta? Although tyranitar is one the best Pokémon in every generation, it have many weakness.
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Is jolly or adamant better for Tyranitar?

Depends on what you need it for. Between Adamant and Jolly, I find Jolly to be more beneficial most of the time. It really depends on what purpose you want it for though. There are other natures that are more beneficial for a Specially Defensive set (boosted by Sandstorm) or a Mixed set that can surprise people.
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Is Tyranitar or dragonite better?

In the main games, Tyranitar usually wins, unless you take gimmicky setups into account. Because there is no way Dragonite can 1-shot Tyranitar under normal circumstances, but Tyranitar can go first and 1-shot Dragonite with Stone Edge after one Dragon Dance. Not even Multi-scale can save Dragonite due to sandstorm.
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Is Tyranitar better than steelix?

Tyranitar has a high attack, but its defense is bad and it's double weak against Fighting. Steelix has very high defense, and doesn't have any double weaknesses.
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Is Tyranitar better than groudon?

Groudon's stats are just better in almost every way. With stats like these Groudon makes Tyranitar look rather puny.
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What Pokemon is the strongest rock type?

Pokémon: The 12 Toughest Rock Pokémon, Ranked
  • 8 Gigalith.
  • 7 Bastiodon.
  • 6 Rhyperior.
  • 5 Rampardos.
  • 4 Tyrantrum.
  • 3 Onix.
  • 2 Aggron.
  • 1 Tyranitar.
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What is the best rock type in scarlet?

A List of the Best Rock Types in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
  • Drednaw. Image via Game Freak. ...
  • Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Image via Game Freak. ...
  • Garganacl. Image via Game Freak. ...
  • Coalossal. Image via Game Freak. ...
  • Glimmora. Image via Game Freak. ...
  • Iron Thorns. Image via Game Freak. ...
  • Tyranitar. Image via Game Freak.
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What kills Shadow Tyranitar?

The best Pokemon Go Shadow Tyranitar counters are Terrakion, Mega Blaziken, Shadow Machamp, Keldeo, Shadow Hariyama & Conkeldurr.
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Is a 0 star Shadow Pokémon good?

Shadow Pokemon that are Purified will sometimes have their Appraisal increased. It will also lose the Shadow Bonus effect. So, if a Shadow Pokemon is 0-stars but has decent Attacks and CP, it's better to leave it unpurified for future battles.
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