Best Pokemon GO Mega Tyranitar Counters: Weaknesses & Type Effectiveness

Mega Tyranitar: A Powerful Raid Boss and How to Defeat It in Pokémon GO

Mega Tyranitar is a formidable 5-Star Mega Raid boss in Pokémon GO, requiring strategic counter selection to exploit its weaknesses. While boasting high Attack, CP, and Defense, its health pool, though substantial, remains vulnerable to the right Pokémon.

Mega Tyranitar's Weaknesses and Resistances

Mega Tyranitar is a dual Rock/Dark type, making it weak to Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type attacks. Fighting-type attacks are particularly effective, dealing 256% super-effective damage. Other weaknesses inflict 160% damage. Conversely, it resists Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Ghost, and Dark-type attacks (63% reduction), and Psychic-type moves (39% reduction).

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

Despite these weaknesses, Mega Tyranitar's moveset (including Iron Tail and Fire Blast) provides coverage against many potential counters.

Top Mega Tyranitar Counters

Optimal counters prioritize high-Attack Fighting-type Pokémon. Excellent choices include Keldeo, Conkeldurr, and Machamp. The table below details additional effective counters and their recommended movesets:

Pokémon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Keldeo (Resolute or base form)	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 (or base form)	Low Kick	Close Combat
Mega Lopunny	Double Kick	Focus Blast
Galarian Zapdos	Counter	Close Combat
Meloetta (Pirouette form)	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

Yes, Shiny Mega Tyranitar can be encountered after defeating it in a Mega Raid. However, the Shiny rate is approximately 1 in 128. A Larvitar Community Day increases the chances of obtaining a Shiny Larvitar, which can be evolved into a Shiny Mega Tyranitar.