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Best Pokemon GO Mega Tyranitar Counters: Weaknesses & Type Effectiveness

Conquering Mega Tyranitar in Pokémon GO Mega Raids: A Comprehensive Guide Mega Tyranitar, a formidable 5-Star Mega Raid boss in Pokémon GO, demands strategic counter selection to exploit its weaknesses effectively. Despite its high Attack, CP, and Defense stats, a well-chosen team can overcome this

By Thomas: Feb 25,2025

Conquering Mega Tyranitar in Pokémon GO Mega Raids: A Comprehensive Guide

Mega Tyranitar, a formidable 5-Star Mega Raid boss in Pokémon GO, demands strategic counter selection to exploit its weaknesses effectively. Despite its high Attack, CP, and Defense stats, a well-chosen team can overcome this Dark-type powerhouse.

Mega Tyranitar's Strengths and Weaknesses

Mega Tyranitar is a dual Rock/Dark type, vulnerable to Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type attacks. Fighting-type moves are particularly effective, dealing 256% damage. Other weaknesses inflict 160% damage. However, it boasts resistances to Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Ghost, and Dark-type moves, and is strong against Psychic-type moves.

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Pokémon	Type	Weaknesses	Strong Against	Resistances
Mega Tyranitar	Rock/Dark	Fighting, Bug, Fairy, Water, Grass, Ground, Steel	Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug, Psychic, Ghost, Rock, Steel, Fairy, Grass	Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Dark

Optimal Mega Tyranitar Counters

High-Attack Fighting-type Pokémon are your best bet. Top contenders include Keldeo, Conkeldurr, and Machamp. The table below lists excellent counters with their recommended movesets:

Keldeo Resolute form, one of the best Pokemon GO counters against Mega Tyranitar to target its weaknesses machamp hariyama Mega Blaziken, another one of the best counters against Mega Tyranitar in Pokemon GO conkeldurr toxicroak mega-gallade mega-lopunny Galarian Zapdos Meloetta (Pirouette)

Pokémon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Keldeo (All Forms)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword
Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch
Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch
Mega Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast
Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch
Toxicroak	Counter	Dynamic Punch
Mega Gallade (All Forms)	Low Kick	Close Combat
Mega Lopunny	Double Kick	Focus Blast
Galarian Zapdos	Counter	Close Combat
Meloetta (Pirouette)	Low Kick	Close Combat

Water and Ground-type Pokémon offer viable alternatives, though their damage output may be lower. Prioritize Same-Type Attack Bonus (STAB) for maximum effectiveness.

Shiny Mega Tyranitar

Shiny Mega Tyranitar on the Pokemon GO map

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Yes, Shiny Mega Tyranitar exists! The odds are 1 in 128. Alternatively, a Larvitar Community Day increases your chances of obtaining a Shiny Larvitar, which can be evolved into a Shiny Tyranitar and then Mega-Evolved.