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Tyranitar @ Choice Band
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stone Edge
- Crunch
- Superpower
- Earthquake
Equipped with a Choice Band to boost its already-massive Attack to sky high levels, Tyranitar becomes a truly monstrous wallbreaker in OU! Stone Edge and Crunch dish out huge damage to common switch-ins like Landorus-T, Corviknight, and Clefable, while Superpower is Tyranitar's coverage move of choice to hit Ferrothorn; Earthquake rounds out the set to blow past Toxapex and for a safer move against most Steel-types. Beyond its wallbreaking prowess, Tyranitar's great special bulk under sand lets it easily sponge Ghost- and Fire-type moves from the likes of Dragapult, Blacephalon, Heatran, and Volcarona and act as a sturdy answer to other special attackers like offensive Zapdos and Galarian Moltres. Tyranitar can struggle to enter the field safely, so pivots like Tornadus-T, Corviknight, and Slowbro are fantastic partners; Slowbro also provides Future Sight support, cutting down Tyranitar's short switch-in list even further. Sand Rush users like Excadrill and Dracozolt greatly appreciate Tyranitar’s ability to weaken bulky Ground-types and can provide insurance against faster foes like Zeraora and Choice Scarf Tapu Lele that Tyranitar struggles with.
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