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Keep to evolve
Pupitar will not win battles on its own, but Tyranitar is S-tier for Dark raid attacker. Keep the good-IV copies and the candy to evolve one.
Battle roles
- –Great League#989 of 1146 · score 59.1
Ranked #989 of 1146; not competitive in Great League.
Worth evolving into
TyranitarS Dark raid attacker (shadow)B Master League (shadow)B Dark raid attackerB Rock raid attacker (shadow)
Collection value
- Shadow version exists: Shadows hit 20% harder and are worth a raid slot even with low IVs.
Tiers: S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = playable, C = niche. PvP from PvPoke overall rankings; raids from computed DPS/TDO within each attacking type; Max Battles from GO Hub tier lists.
Base stats
Base stats. Bars are scaled to the strongest Pokemon in the game.
Evolution line
- → Tyranitar: 100 candy
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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)
| League | Tier | Rank | Score | Recommended moves | Typical build |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great League | – | #989 / 1146 | 59.1 | Bite · Ancient Power · Dig | L34 · 4/15/12 |
| Great LeagueShadow | – | #1007 / 1146 | 58.3 | Bite · Ancient Power · Dig | L34 · 4/15/12 |
Source: PvPoke overall rankings. Score is relative to the league meta (100 = best). Typical build is the IV spread PvPoke assumes.
Raid attacker rankings
| Attacking type | Tier | Rank | DPS | TDO | Best moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rockShadow | – | #175 / 291 | 8.3 | 89 | Bite · Ancient Power |
| groundShadow | – | #181 / 299 | 8.4 | 90 | Bite · Dig |
| rock | – | #192 / 291 | 7.2 | 93 | Bite · Ancient Power |
| ground | – | #197 / 299 | 7.3 | 94 | Bite · Dig |
| darkShadow | – | #240 / 360 | 7.8 | 83 | Bite · Crunch |
| dark | – | #255 / 360 | 6.7 | 86 | Bite · Crunch |
Level 40, 15/15/15, neutral target. DPS = damage per second, TDO = total damage output before fainting. Rank is among every Pokemon using that attacking type.
Moves
| Fast move | Type | Raid power | Energy | Duration | DPS | PvP power | PvP energy | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bite | dark | 6 | +4 | 0.5s | 12.0 | 2 | +4 | 1 turn |
Rock Smash | fighting | 17 | +12 | 1.5s | 11.3 | 9 | +7 | 3 turns |
| Charged move | Type | Raid power | Energy | Duration | Dmg/energy | PvP power | PvP energy | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DigSTAB | ground | 100 | -50 | 4.5s | 2.00 | 70 | -50 | |
Crunch | dark | 65 | -33 | 3.0s | 1.97 | 70 | -45 | 20% chance: -1 foe Def |
Ancient PowerSTAB | rock | 70 | -33 | 3.5s | 2.12 | 60 | -45 | 10% chance: +1 own Atk, +1 own Def |
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