In-battle formes
Base
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| HP: | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Attack: | 134 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defense: | 110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sp. Atk: | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sp. Def: | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Speed: | 61 |
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Mega
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| Attack: | 164 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defense: | 150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sp. Atk: | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sp. Def: | 120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Speed: | 71 |
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Strategies
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Overview
Mega Tyranitar, despite the existence of seemingly more notable offensive threats such as Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Rayquaza, has its own unique set of attributes that make it a good Pokemon in the Balanced Hackmons metagame. For instance, its nice Rock / Dark typing allows it to deal with Aerilate Mega Rayquaza that do not carry Close Combat. It also has good mixed bulk and a very good Attack stat, the latter of which is backed up by STAB Knock Off and Diamond Storm. However, Mega Tyranitar is held back by its low Speed and weaknesses to many common offensive types, such as Fairy, Ground, and Fighting. When played properly, Mega Tyranitar can be used to wreak havoc either defensively or offensively.
Specially Defensive
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Diamond Storm provides a nice chance to boost Tyranitar's Defense and deals heavy damage to Mega Rayquaza. Knock Off allows Mega Tyranitar to get rid of various useful items that the foe may be holding, such as Toxic Orb, Eviolite, and Lum Berry. Will-O-Wisp burns the foe if they do not already have a status ailment, allowing Mega Tyranitar to take their physical attacks more easily. Slack Off increases Mega Tyranitar's longevity throughout the match by providing instant recovery alongside the gradual recovery that is obtained via Poison Heal. On the other hand, King's Shield serves as a deterrent to most Fighting-type moves such as Close Combat by lowering the foe's Attack on contact. If you just so happen to weaken Mega Diancie's Attack by predicting a contact move such as Fake Out, this move makes it easier for other Pokemon to switch in on Mega Diancie as well. Additionally, if Mega Tyranitar is poisoned, King's Shield essentially provides a slight amount of free recovery.
Set Details
HP and Special Defense EVs are maximized and a Careful nature is run in order to maximize Mega Tyranitar's walling capabilities. Special Defense investment allows it to switch into stronger special moves such as Aerilate Mega Rayquaza's Boomburst. The other 4 EVs are placed into Attack for a slight increase in damage output. Poison Heal provides Mega Tyranitar with passive recovery when poisoned. As this set is based around this ability, a Toxic Orb is run to ensure that Mega Tyranitar is poisoned as soon as possible, essentially making it immune to other status ailments.
Usage Tips
It is beneficial to scout for Mega Rayquaza's coverage moves, such as Close Combat and Precipice Blades, to ensure that Mega Tyranitar can deal with it safely. Because Mega Tyranitar needs to be poisoned throughout the match, it is also beneficial to get it in on a free switch or scout for Knock Off and status-inflicting moves such as Spore beforehand; these become a non-issue once Mega Tyranitar is poisoned, and at this point, Mega Tyranitar makes for an excellent Knock Off and status sponge.
Team Options
Registeel and Aegislash can help deal with Mega Diancie, which this set is bad at walling due to Mega Diancie's very powerful, super effective STAB attacks. Flash Fire is the ideal ability to run on these Pokemon to prevent Mega Diancie's Magma Storm from KOing them, but Precipice Blades will still hurt them. Giratina can be used to cover most of Mega Tyranitar's weaknesses to Fighting-, Water-, and Grass-type moves. It can also somewhat sponge Ground-type attacks such as Thousand Arrows.
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Diamond Storm is the most powerful Rock-type attack with no crippling flaws, while the Defense boosts it provides can potentially help Mega Tyranitar sweep. Knock Off is also quite strong and provides a large amount of utility by getting rid of the foe's item, notably removing Sturdy Shedinja's Lum Berry and Imposter Chansey's Eviolite. Sacred Fire provides a very nice amount of coverage, hitting Steel-types such as Registeel for super effective damage, and has a large chance to burn the foe. Spore is a very reliable sleep-inducing move that can aid in a sweep or cripple an incoming Imposter user. Shift Gear allows Mega Tyranitar to pull off a sweep by boosting its already high Attack and patching up its mediocre Speed stat.
Set Details
Attack EVs are maximized and an Adamant nature is run to allow Mega Tyranitar to deal as much damage as possible. 168 Speed EVs allow Mega Tyranitar to outspeed positive-natured Deoxys-A after a Shift Gear. If you would instead like to only outspeed Timid Mega Mewtwo Y after a Shift Gear, you may shift 44 Speed EVs to HP. The rest of the EVs are placed into HP to improve Mega Tyranitar's bulk, allowing it to pull off a sweep slightly more easily. Poison Heal gives Mega Tyranitar passive recovery to facilitate its sweep, and Toxic Orb is used to poison Mega Tyranitar as early as possible so that Poison Heal can activate, effectively making it immune to other status ailments.
Usage Tips
Due to this set's nature, it is exceptionally important to bring Mega Tyranitar in safely and allow its Toxic Orb to activate. This prevents Mega Tyranitar from getting burned or paralyzed, which is incredibly useful to keep a sweep going. With its Toxic Orb activated, Mega Tyranitar is an excellent status and Knock Off absorber, allowing it to potentially get a free switch in and set up. While Imposter does not give this set too much trouble if it isn't boosted, it can be important to Knock Off the Imposter user's item. It is also quite important to inflict the Imposter user with a status ailment, as without a Sacred Fire burn, the Imposter user can 2HKO Mega Tyranitar after a Shift Gear boost. Therefore, it is a good idea not to set up too many Shift Gears while your opponent has a healthy Imposter user. Knock Off is always a good move to click to get rid of a potential switch-in's item, as is Shift Gear to allow Mega Tyranitar to sweep. The former can also be utilized to deal with Sturdy Shedinja, as Shedinja's Ice Shard fails to KO Mega Tyranitar after an Endeavor when factoring in Poison Heal recovery. Spore can also be used after Knock Off, as the latter gets rid of the foe's Safety Goggles if they have it, allowing Mega Tyranitar to put anything to sleep that isn't Grass-type, does not have Magic Bounce, and doesn't already have a status ailment, facilitating a sweep. However, against Pokemon such as Giratina, it can sometimes be important to wait to Knock Off the foe's item until later in the match so that Knock Off retains its power boost.
Team Options
Registeel or Aegislash can provide entry hazards for Mega Tyranitar to help it sweep as well as provide a resistance to Fairy, which is essential because Mega Tyranitar's weakness to this type makes it a prime target for Mega Diancie. Because Mega Tyranitar is weak to Fighting-, Water-, and Grass-type moves, Giratina is an excellent teammate to patch up these weaknesses. Giratina can also somewhat deal with Ground-type attacks depending on what Pokemon uses them.
Other Options
A RegenVest set can be run if a pivot role is desired, giving Mega Tyranitar nice bulk and allowing it to deal with Mega Rayquaza even better. Keep in mind that Mega Tyranitar cannot use moves such as Will-O-Wisp and King's Shield and should carry Volt Switch or U-turn to better its pivoting role. A Sand Stream set can be run to improve Mega Tyranitar's Special Defense and better handle non-Safety Goggles Sturdy Shedinja. The defensive Poison Heal set is typically better due to its immunity to status, which can be crucial; however, this set has a niche of allowing Sand Rush users to potentially sweep, such as Mega Latios. Pursuit and Sucker Punch can be used to trap the foe and simply to have a priority move, respectively. Notably, Mold Breaker can be used alongside Pursuit to trap and KO Sturdy Shedinja.
Checks and Counters
Bulky Fairy- and Ground-types: Bulky Fairy- and Ground-types, such as Xerneas, Mega Swampert, and Groudon, resist at least one of Mega Tyranitar's STAB moves and can hit it hard in return with theirs.
Mega Mewtwo X: Mega Mewtwo X as well as other, rarer Fighting-types can give Mega Tyranitar a few issues thanks to its 4x weakness to their STAB attacks. However, they do not enjoy switching in on Will-O-Wisp or Sacred Fire due to most of them being physically oriented.
Mega Diancie: While Mega Diancie does not appreciate taking a Diamond Storm from either set, its extremely powerful Pixilate-boosted attacks can very easily get rid of Mega Tyranitar, regardless of the set.
Contrary Users: Most Pokemon with Contrary will either run Leaf Storm or Superpower, both of which Mega Tyranitar is quite weak to. These Pokemon do not typically appreciate taking Mega Tyranitar's attacks on the switch, however, and most of them can also be copied by Imposter Chansey to revenge kill or potentially countersweep.
Credits
- Written by Pikachuun
- Quality checked by Uselesscrab, Kingslayer2779, and nyan kat
- Grammar checked by Lumari and Empress
