Mega Tyranitar

#248 (Johto)

#249 Lugia ›

Pokémon type

Rock

Dark

Boosted in Partly Cloudy and Fog weather

Mega Tyranitar weaknesses

Mega Tyranitar is weak to Ground, Bug, Steel, Water, Grass and Fairy-type moves, and doubly weak to Fighting-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Mega Tyranitar is resistant to Normal, Flying, Poison, Ghost, Fire and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Psychic-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Mega Tyranitar

The best moves for Mega Tyranitar are Bite and Brutal Swing when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Dragon Breath and Stone Edge deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Bite

14.4DPS

Brutal Swing

39DPS

Defending

Smack Down Elite TM

15.6DPS

Brutal Swing

39DPS

Trainer Battles

Dragon Breath

4EPT

Stone Edge

2.18DPE

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Evolution

There are 4 Pokémon in the Larvitar family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Tyranitar temporarily evolves into Mega Tyranitar.

Evolving Mega Tyranitar costs 300 Mega Energy the first time. Doing it again during the rest period that follows costs up to 60 Mega Energy, and less at higher Mega Levels.
Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Larvitar for 22 Candy, Pupitar for 90 Candy.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Tyranitar:

Normal

Tyranitar (Mega Tyranitar) in Pokémon GO

Mega Evolution

Game images

Mega Tyranitar, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Special GO Fest 2026: Global - Sunday Raid Event

26th Jul

The Road of Legends

6th Jul

Summary

Mega Tyranitar is a Rock & Dark Pokémon. It is weak to Fighting, Ground, Bug, Steel, Water, Grass and Fairy moves. Tyranitar's best moveset is Bite & Brutal Swing and it has a Max CP of 6,045.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Smack Down Elite TM	13	7	15.6
Bite	6	8	14.4
Iron Tail	14	6	14
Dragon Breath	6	8	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Brutal Swing	65	3	2.36
Crunch	65	3	2.36
Fire Blast	140	1	1.4
Stone Edge	105	1	1.26
Return Purified	25	3	0.76

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Bite	2	1	2.4	4
Dragon Breath	3	1	3	4
Smack Down Elite TM	11	3	4.4	2.7
Iron Tail	10	3	3.3	2.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Stone Edge	100	55	2.18
Brutal Swing	55	35	1.89
Crunch ▼ def	70	45	1.87
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Fire Blast	140	80	1.75

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Bite 14.4 DPS	Brutal Swing 39 DPS	16.7	100%
Smack Down Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Brutal Swing 39 DPS	16.5	99%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Brutal Swing 39 DPS	15.6	93%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	15.3	92%
Smack Down Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	15.1	91%
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Brutal Swing 39 DPS	15.1	91%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Fire Blast 35 DPS	14.5	87%
Smack Down Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Fire Blast 35 DPS	14.5	86%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	14.4	86%
Smack Down Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	14.3	86%
Smack Down Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	14	84%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	14	84%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	13.9	83%
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	13.7	82%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	13.4	80%
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	13.4	80%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Fire Blast 35 DPS	13.2	79%
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Fire Blast 35 DPS	13.2	79%
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.6	76%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.5	75%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Smack Down Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Brutal Swing 39 DPS	6.1	110%
Smack Down Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	5.8	104%
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Brutal Swing 39 DPS	5.5	100%
Smack Down Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Fire Blast 35 DPS	5.3	95%
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	5.3	95%
Smack Down Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	5.3	95%
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Fire Blast 35 DPS	4.8	87%
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	4.8	86%
Smack Down Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.4	79%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Brutal Swing 39 DPS	4.2	75%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	4	72%
Iron Tail 14 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4	72%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Brutal Swing 39 DPS	3.9	70%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	3.7	67%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Fire Blast 35 DPS	3.5	63%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	3.4	61%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Fire Blast 35 DPS	3.2	57%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	3.1	56%
Bite 14.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.8	51%
Dragon Breath 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.5	45%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	14	11.7	100%
Bite 4 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	14	11.1	95%
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Brutal Swing 1.89 DPE	9	10.5	90%
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Crunch ▼ def 1.87 DPE	12	10.5	89%
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	89%
Smack Down Elite TM 2.7 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	21	10.2	87%
Dragon Breath 4 EPT	Fire Blast 1.75 DPE	20	10	85%
Bite 4 EPT	Brutal Swing 1.89 DPE	9	9.9	85%
Bite 4 EPT	Crunch ▼ def 1.87 DPE	12	9.9	84%
Bite 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	9.8	84%
Smack Down Elite TM 2.7 EPT	Brutal Swing 1.89 DPE	15	9.4	80%
Bite 4 EPT	Fire Blast 1.75 DPE	20	9.4	80%
Smack Down Elite TM 2.7 EPT	Crunch ▼ def 1.87 DPE	18	9.4	80%
Smack Down Elite TM 2.7 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	27	9.4	80%
Smack Down Elite TM 2.7 EPT	Fire Blast 1.75 DPE	30	9.1	77%
Iron Tail 2.3 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	24	8.4	72%
Iron Tail 2.3 EPT	Brutal Swing 1.89 DPE	15	7.7	66%
Iron Tail 2.3 EPT	Crunch ▼ def 1.87 DPE	21	7.7	66%
Iron Tail 2.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	30	7.7	65%
Iron Tail 2.3 EPT	Fire Blast 1.75 DPE	36	7.4	63%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Mega Tyranitar counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Mega Tyranitar Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.86
2
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

1
3
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

1.02
4
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

1.03
5
Keldeo (Ordinary Form)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

1.06

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		309
Defense		276
Stamina		225

Max HP

Level 40	189
Level 50	201

Average size

Height	2.5 m
Weight	255 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	75,000
Candy	75

Other

Buddy walk distance

5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	2,292
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	3,055
Level 30 Max wild	4,584
Level 40	5,347
Level 50	6,045

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	3,820
Level 35 (wild)	4,966