How to get Shiny Mega Tyranitar in Pokemon GO

Players can defeat Mega Tyranitar in Pokemon GO Mega Raids to get Shiny Mega Tyranitar. A Tyranitar needs certain Mega Energy to evolve, and so does the Shiny form. Mega Tyranitar raids are returning on June 28, 2024, at 10 am local time. Players can earn Mega Energy as well as encounters with both variants of Tyranitar until July 8, 2024, at 10 am local time.

Shiny Mega Tyranitar is a rare Pokemon in the mobile game. However, some methods help encounter the Shiny form, which you can then evolve into the Shiny variant of Mega Armor Pokemon.

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Pokemon GO: How to get Shiny Mega Tyranitar

An image of Shiny Tyranitar evolving into Shiny Mega Tyranitar (Image via The Pokemon Company)

You will need 300 Mega Energy if you're evolving your Shiny Tyranitar into its Mega form in Pokemon GO for the first time, The process will then charge you 30 from the second time onward.

From this, we know that a trainer needs two things for the particular evolution: a Shiny Tyranitar and Mega Energies. You can get Tyranitar Mega Energy by beating Raid Battles, completing Research Tasks, or walking your Buddy Pokemon. A Mega-evolved Pokemon can retain this form for eight hours, so make your Pokemon a Buddy to collect Energy.

Please remember that the likelihood of encountering a regular Tyranitar is higher than that of encountering its counterpart. This Rock and Dark-type Pokemon can be found in the wild in Pokemon GO. Winning Raids, including Tier 3 and Megas, can help obtain it. Completing Research Tasks is another way to get Shiny Tyranitar, a potential candidate for Shiny Mega Tyranitar evolution. Trading is also an option, but it is not always the ideal choice

As of writing, the best way to get Shiny Mega Tyranitar would be to win the upcoming Mega Raid. You can exploit Mega Tyranitar's Fighting, Bug, Fairy, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type weaknesses to defeat it. In addition to that, ensure your raid parties comprise Fighting-type Pokemon with strong movesets, as they deal the most damage to the Mega raid boss.

Counters for Mega Tyranitar raids:

• Terrakion: Double Kick and Sacred Sword
• Mega Blaziken: Counter and Focus Blast
• Keldeo: Low Kick and Sacred Sword
• Mega Heracross: Counter and Close Combat
• Shadow Hariyama: Counter and Dynamic Punch
• Lucario: Counter and Aura Sphere
• Conkeldurr: Counter and Dynamic Punch
• Primal Groudon: Mud Shot and Precipice Blades

Once you win against Mega Tyranitar in Pokemon GO Mega Raids, a regular or a Shiny form of Tyranitar will appear near the Gym that hosts these raids. Your chances of encountering this elusive being are around one in 20.