Mega Tyranitar

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.

Dex No

#230

Mega Tyranitar - Mega Evolution Bonuses

Catch Candy Boost (+1)
Boosted Ally Attacks
7-Day Rest Period
Mega Energy Requirement: -80%

Catch Candy Boost (+1)
Catch Candy XL Chance (+10%)
Catch XP Boost (+50)
Boosted Ally Attacks
5-Day Rest Period
Mega Energy Requirement: -90%

Catch Candy Boost (+2)
Catch Candy XL Chance (+25%)
Catch XP Boost (+100)
Boosted Ally Attacks
3-Day Rest Period
Mega Energy Requirement: -95%

It costs 300 Mega Energy to evolve Mega Tyranitar for the first time.

Candy, Candy XL and XP Boosts only apply when capturing Pokemon with Rock types and Dark types

It takes 30 Mega Evolves to reach Max Level.

Mega Tyranitar Weaknesses and Strengths

Mega Tyranitar is a dual-type Pokemon of types Rock and Dark. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ground	160%
Steel	160%
Water	160%
Grass	160%
Bug	160%
Fairy	160%
Fighting	256%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Psychic	39.1%
Normal	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Poison	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Ghost	62.5%
Dark	62.5%

Best Moves for Mega Tyranitar in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Mega Tyranitar.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Smack Down	Brutal Swing	57.05	708.52
Bite	Brutal Swing	55.45	703.79
Iron Tail	Brutal Swing	54.69	648.07
Smack Down	Stone Edge	68.17	637.13
Smack Down	Return	66.00	625.43
Bite	Stone Edge	66.57	620.57
Smack Down	Crunch	42.25	617.10
Smack Down	Fire Blast	49.33	607.95
Bite	Crunch	40.65	604.20
Bite	Return	64.40	603.49

All Moves for Mega Tyranitar

Below are all the moves that Mega Tyranitar can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Fire Blast	Charged	140	33.33	4200ms	-100
Crunch	Charged	70	21.88	3200ms	-33
Stone Edge	Charged	100	52.17	2300ms	-100
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Brutal Swing	Charged	65	34.21	1900ms	-33
Iron Tail	Quick	15	13.64	1100ms	7
Smack Down EliteTM	Quick	16	16	1200ms	8
Bite	Quick	6	12	500ms	4

Mega Tyranitar Evolution

Larvitar	Requires 25x Candy	Pupitar
Pupitar	Requires 100x Candy	Tyranitar
Tyranitar	Requires 300x Mega Energy	Mega Tyranitar

Best Mega Tyranitar Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Mega Tyranitar Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Mega Tyranitar in a raid.