Like in the mainline Pokemon titles, many players make use of Pokemon known as pseudo-legendaries in Pokemon GO. One of these Pokemon is Tyranitar, the final evolution of the Larvitar line from the Johto region.
Tyranitar is a dual Rock and Dark-type Pokemon, giving it a large number of both weaknesses and resistances that Pokemon GO players need to deal with. This can make certain battles easy to tank damage with while putting Tyranitar at a severe disadvantage with others.
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In order to get Tyranitar normally, players will have to evolve it up from Larvitar. It will require 25 Larvitar candies in order to evolve into Pupitar, which will then require 100 more Tyranitar candies in order to evolve into Tyranitar. To make this process faster, the usage of Pinap Berries, Rare Candies, and Buddy Pokemon are highly recommended.
Being a fully evolved Pokemon in a three-stage evolutionary line, there are quite a lot of moves that Tyranitar can learn. Before deciding on a moveset, it is highly recommended to pay the Stardust and candy price in Tyranitar's profile menu in order to unlock the ability to use a second charge move.
There are three different fast moves that Tyranitar can learn. These moves are Bite, Iron Tail, and Smack Down. While Bite and Iron Tail can be learned normally, Smack Down can only be taught to Tyranitar via certain events or by using an Elite Fast TM. This is very worth it though, as Smack Down is the best fast move that this Pokemon can learn at this time, as it provides high damage and high energy toward charge moves.
Tyranitar has a lot more options when it comes to charge moves. This is why it is recommended to open up the second charge move slot. It has the choice between Stone Edge, Fire Blast, Crunch, Frustration, and Return. With these all in consideration, Stone Edge and Crunch are the best picks as both give out great damage and play toward Tyranitar's same type attack bonus.
In short, the recommended moveset for Tyranitar is:
Fast Move – Smack Down
First Charge Move – Stone Edge
Second Charge Move – Crunch
As previously stated, Tyranitar's type advantages and weaknesses are very important in battle due to the high number on both sides. For weaknesses, Tyranitar is vulnerable to damage from Fighting, Fairy, Ground, Bug, Steel, Water, and Grass-type moves. It meanwhile also resists damage from Dark, Normal, Poison, Ghost, Flying, Fire, and Psychic-type moves.
Pokemon GO is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
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