Pokemon GO Mega Tyranitar raid guide: Weaknesses and best counters

A Pokemon GO Mega Tyranitar raid guide is the need of the hour as the creature returns to the game as a Mega Raid boss. It can be challenged from 10 am local time on February 6 until 10 am local time on February 17, 2025. Beating the raid boss will grant you an encounter with the base form (shiny possible) and give you Mega Energy — the amount will depend on the time it takes you to complete the challenge.

This Pokemon GO Mega Tyranitar raid guide covers the creature's weaknesses and best counters.

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Pokemon GO Mega Tyranitar raid weaknesses

Mega Tyranitar-type matchups (Image via Sportskeeda)

What is super-effective against Mega Tyrantiar?

Being a Rock- and Dark-type creature, Mega Tyrantiar takes super-effective damage from Fighting-, Water-, Grass-, Ground-, Steel-, Bug- and Fairy-type moves.

To learn more about type matchups, check out our Pokemon Type Calculator.

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Mega Tyranitar stat distribution and moveset in Pokemon GO

As a Mega Raid boss in Pokemon GO, Mega Tyranitar has the following stats:

• Combat Power: 52,433
• Attack: 251
• Defense: 207
• Stamina: 9,000 HP
• Fast Attacks: Bite and Iron Tail
• Charged Attacks: Brutal Swing, Crunch, Fire Blast, and Stone Edge

You can fight Pokemon GO Mega Tyrantiar raids with 19 other trainers, with everyone joining either in person or using Remote Raid Passes. The battle lasts for 300 seconds and ends when the creature faints or the timer runs out. The quicker you win, the more Mega Energy you get.

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Best counters in Pokemon GO Mega Tyranitar raids

The best counters to Mega Tyranitar in Pokemon GO Mega Raids are Mega Lucario, Mega Blaziken, Mega Heracross, Terrakion, and so on with their best movesets.

Mega Tyranitar in the anime (Image via TPC)

Here are the best attackers of the types that deal super-effective damage:

Fighting-type counters to Enamorus

• Mega Lucario with Force Palm and Aura Sphere
• Mega Heracross with Counter and Close Combat
• Mega Blaziken with Counter and Focus Blast
• Mega Gallade with Low Kick and Close Combat
• Terrakion with Double Kick and Sacred Sword
• Keldeo with Low Kick and Sacred Sword
• Shadow Conkeldurr with Counter and Dynamic Punch

Water-type counters to Enamorus

• Primal or Shadow Kyogre with Waterfall and Origin Pulse
• Shadow or Mega Gyarados with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
• Mega Swampert with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
• Shadow Empoleon with Waterfall and Hydro Cannon

Grass-type counters to Enamorus

• Mega or Shadow Sceptile with Bullet Seed and Frenzy Plant
• Mega or Shadow Venusaur with Vine Whip and Frenzy Plant
• Zarude with Vine Whip and Power Whip
• Kartana with Razor Leaf and Leaf Blade

Ground-type counters to Enamorus

• Primal or regular or Shadow Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades
• Mega or Shadow Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
• Therian Forme Landorus with Mud Shot and Sandsear Storm
• Shadow Rhyperior with Mud Slap and Earthquake

Steel-type counters to Enamorus

• Dusk Mane Necrozma with Metal Claw and Sunsteel Strike
• Shadow Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
• Mega Aggron with Iron Tail and Heavy Slam
• Shadow Excadrill with Metal Claw and Iron Head

Bug-type counters to Enamorus

• Mega Heracross with Struggle Bug and Megahorn
• Mega or Shadow Pinsir with Bug Bite and X-Scissor
• Mega or Shadow Scizor with Fury Cutter and X-Scissor
• Pheromosa with Bug Bite and Bug Buzz

Fairy-type counters to Enamorus

• Mega or Shadow Gardevoir with Charm and Dazzling Gleam
• Incarnate Forme Enamorus with Fairy Wind and Dazzling Gleam
• Tapu Bulu with Bullet Seed and Nature's Madness
• Xerneas with Geomancy and Moonblast

The following search strings will help you locate the best counters to Pokemon GO Mega Tyranitar raids in your collection:

• Fighting&@Fighting&cp2000-
• Water&@Water&cp2000-
• Grass&@Grass&cp2000-
• Ground&@Ground&cp2000-
• Bug&@Bug&cp2000-
• Steel@Steel&cp2000-
• Fairy&@Fairy&cp2000-

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Pokemon GO Mega Tyranitar raid catch CP and shiny availability

Shiny Tyranitar and Mega Tyranitar (Image via TPC)

The Tyranitar spawn in the aftermath of the battle will have combat power in one of the following ranges:

• No weather boost: 2,103 - 2,191 CP at Level 20 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)
• Weather boosted (Partly Cloudy and Foggy): 2,629 - 2,739 CP at Level 25 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)

What are the 100% IVs from Pokemon GO Mega Tyranitar raids?

The following are the 100% IVs from Pokemon GO Mega Tyranitar raids:

• No weather boost: 2,191 CP
• Weather boosted (Partly Cloudy and Foggy): 2,739 CP

Can Mega Tyranitar be shiny in Pokemon GO?

You can get Shiny Mega Tyranitar by evolving the base variant. It is also possible to find the shiny variant from these raids, and the odds of that happening are approximately 1-in-128.

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Check out our other Pokemon GO guides:

• Ditto disguises
• Buddy Evolution Adventure Together guide
• Best Fast Attacks in Pokemon GO
• Sierra counters
• Cliff counters
• Arlo counters
• Giovanni counters
• Team GO Rocket Grunts
• Pokemon GO Evolution Calculator